My Experience in Biology Education in a Marine Biology Course-Observation of Planktons-

Abstract

The author described his experience in marine biology course at the Mukaijima Marine Laboratory, which was attached to the Faculty of Science, Hiroshima Univer­ sity, for 5 days, July 15-20, 1958. The author was deeply impressed by the observation of planktons by a microscope, one of the major activities in the course. In the activity, the author observed and sketched many phytoplanktons and zooplanktons. In the present paper, some of the author's sketches of planktons are shown. The author also discuss the necessity of such hands-on activity as the observation of planktons in a marine biology course.