Advancing Secondary Science Education through Tetrahymena (ASSET)
ASSET provides education materials that stimulate hands-on, inquiry-based learning of biology. Each lab module features living Tetrahymena, a single-celled protozoan that’s safe and easy to grow and work with. Students cultivate samples of this organism in lab exercises to learn about topics such as chemotaxis, microevolution, organelle growth and regeneration , and effects of vaping. Downloadable teacher guides and student activity sheets are also available.
Grades: Elementary through high school
Produced by: Cornell University (SEPA funded)