A CLASSROOM EXERCISE FOR TESTING URBAN MYTH: Does Wedding Rice Cause Birds To Explode or Were Ann Landers, Martha Stewart & Bart Simpson Wrong?

In this article, the author first provides the history of the wedding rice myth. He then details an interactive class activity that involved students in his large, non-majors biology classes. These students developed a series of experiments that scientifically determined if rice could be harmful to...

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Published in:The American biology teacher 2005-04, Vol.67 (4), p.223-230
Main Author: Krupa, James J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Education
Animals
Aviary birds
Biology
Bird banding
Birds
Class Activities
College Students
Contemporary legends
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Evaluation
Experiential Learning
Folk Culture
Food
Inferences
Inquiries & Investigations
Inquiry & Investigation
Learner Engagement
Lentils
Logical Thinking
Mythology
Nonmajors
Paper bags
Rice
Science education
Science experiments
Science experiments (Education)
Science Instruction
Science Process Skills
Sciences education
Seeds
Student Motivation
Study and teaching
Teaching methods
Tests, problems and exercises
Water
Weddings
Wild birds
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Summary:In this article, the author first provides the history of the wedding rice myth. He then details an interactive class activity that involved students in his large, non-majors biology classes. These students developed a series of experiments that scientifically determined if rice could be harmful to birds. Finally, he provides suggestions on how others can replicate most of the activity. (Contains 5 tables.)
ISSN:0002-7685
1938-4211
DOI:10.1662/0002-7685%282005%29067%5B0223%3AACEFTU%5D2.0.CO%3B2