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Inquiry Laboratory Activity: Investigating the Effects of Mobile Phone on Yeast Viability

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    Identifier: imarina:9242177
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9242177
    Authors:
    Borrull AValls C
    Abstract:
    Practical work as observation and experimentation are vital parts of science education. One way to accomplish this is by applying inquiry-based learning in laboratory activities. Inquiry enhances the development of scientific skills as well as the learning of the scientific concepts. In the present article, a laboratory activity was developed to evaluate the effect of ionizing waves emitted by different mobile phone types on viability of yeast cells. We got yeast cells as a cellular model, since yeast is a eukaryotic cell, as humans are, and many investigations are based on them. The procedure is simple and adaptable to school centers with low resources, using low-cost laboratory material. In the experimental part, we found a decrease in yeast cells ' viability exposed to radiations compared to control cells. Also, different viabilities were found depending on the phone trademark used. Further studies should be done in this line. ©ISSN:1304-6020

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Borrull A; Valls C
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Borrull Riera, Anna / Valls Bautista, Cristina
    Keywords: Yeasts Scientific method Mobile phone radiation Inquiry Cell model
    Abstract: Practical work as observation and experimentation are vital parts of science education. One way to accomplish this is by applying inquiry-based learning in laboratory activities. Inquiry enhances the development of scientific skills as well as the learning of the scientific concepts. In the present article, a laboratory activity was developed to evaluate the effect of ionizing waves emitted by different mobile phone types on viability of yeast cells. We got yeast cells as a cellular model, since yeast is a eukaryotic cell, as humans are, and many investigations are based on them. The procedure is simple and adaptable to school centers with low resources, using low-cost laboratory material. In the experimental part, we found a decrease in yeast cells ' viability exposed to radiations compared to control cells. Also, different viabilities were found depending on the phone trademark used. Further studies should be done in this line. ©ISSN:1304-6020
    Thematic Areas: Education Ciencias sociales Applied psychology
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: anna.borrull@urv.cat cristina.valls@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-5583-5695
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.tused.org/index.php/tused/article/view/93
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Journal Of Turkish Science Education. 18 (2): 176-191
    APA: Borrull A; Valls C (2021). Inquiry Laboratory Activity: Investigating the Effects of Mobile Phone on Yeast Viability. Journal Of Turkish Science Education, 18(2), 176-191. DOI: 10.36681/tused.2021.59
    Article's DOI: 10.36681/tused.2021.59
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications

  • Keywords:

    Applied Psychology,Education
    Yeasts
    Scientific method
    Mobile phone radiation
    Inquiry
    Cell model
    Education
    Ciencias sociales
    Applied psychology

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