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Unlike traditional laboratories, often run by TA's, our activities are integrated into the total classroom experience.  A study by M.S. student, Katherine Meyer, showed that some of our most effective activities had several characteristics in common.  They were very short, containing at most 3-5 question.  (If you have several points to get across, try breaking your activity up into several separate activities.