| Title | Ethnobotanicals |
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| Audience | Biology, Integrated Science, Advanced Biology |
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| Abstract | This is a newly designed thematic unit which will explore the medicinal values of local plants. It is designed as a generic unit that will allow for regional differences. The specific areas to be addressed will include:
1. Literature/Cultural research into local plants of medicinal value
2. Identification of candidate plants for testing for biologic activity
3. Design of a scientific protocol for testing for biologic activity
4. Preparation of plant samples for testing
5. Bacteriologic lab activities to assess biologic activity
6. Protozoal lab activities to assess biologic activity
7. Arthropod lab activities to assess biologic activity
8. Chromatographic techniques to isolate active fractions from plant extracts
9. Testing for activity of isolates
10. Characterization of isolates |
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| Author | John Norton |
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| Email | nortonj@ptialaska.net |
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| Unifying Concept | Change, constancy, and measurement |
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| Science and Technology | Abilities of technological design |
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| Science as Inquiry | Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry |
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| History and Nature of Science | Science as a human endeavor, Historical perspectives |
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| Science in Personal and Social Perspectives | Personal and community health, Natural resources, Science and technology in local, national, global challenges |
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| Life, Physical, Earth Sciences | Interdependence of organisms, Structure and properties of matter |
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| Other Standards | Assessment |
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nortonj@ptialaska.net
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