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Counting Microscopic Heartbeats

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Video for use with the alternate activity found in Activity 4 of The Science of Alcohol Teacher's Guide, when microscopes and Daphnia are not available. Students will count the heartbeats from the video and chart results.

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Funding

National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, NIH

Grant Number: 3-R25-ES10698-04S1T