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University of St Thomas
Planarians
Study the effect of different substances on the nervous system of planarians
- Ultraconcurrent labs
- University & College
- Middle School
- High School
- Elementary
Laboratory information
Planarians are flatworms that can be used to study the effect of different substances on the nervous system. In this remote laboratory, you can choose the solution into which to place the planarian worms. The solutions are aqueous and have different exitatory or inhibitory substances, with different concentrations, dissolved into them.
In this version of the planarians laboratory there is a manual tally counter that students can use to count the number of times the planarians cross a line (to estimate their activity level).
What students do
Operate real equipment and reason from the measurements.
- Recommended level
- University & College, Middle School, High School, Elementary
- Typical access model
- Ultraconcurrent labs
- Works on
- Modern web browsers on school, university, and home computers.
- Teaching use
- Suitable for assignments, demonstrations, LMS-linked activities, and remote practical work.
Available experiments
Use the real laboratory from the browser.
Teaching resources
Public laboratory contents
Guide for Planarians Laboratory
Description of the planarian laboratory and some activities that can be carried out in it.
Open resourceGuide and Full Activity for Planarians
Description of the planarian laboratory and some activities that can be carried out in it. This document includes questions and answers.
Open resourcePlanarians Practice
Explanation of how the planarians laboratory can be used and questions.
Open resource