Rita Hoots

Yuba College, 
Woodland, CA

 

1998

Frontiers in Physiology

Summer Research Teacher

 

Barbara A. Horwitz, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis


1998

Summer Research Host
Brain Comparisons of Animals from
the Five Vertebrate Classes
Grade Level: High School 
Subject: Reproduction & Cell Structure and Function 

Students observe and record similarities and differences among brains of animals from different vertebrate classes. Students will gain an understanding of the basic five-part structure of the vertebrate brain by noting the modifications that take place in the basic brain structure as animals become more complex, as well as changes that reflect structural adaptation. Students will also learn to organize observational data into comprehensive summary charts.
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