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Peer reviewedBrewer, Carol A. – American Biology Teacher, 1996
Presents investigations of leaf surface wetness that provide ideal opportunities for students to explore the relationships between leaf form and function, to study surface conditions of leaves and plant physiology, and to make predictions about plant adaptation in different environments. Describes simple procedures for exploring questions related…
Descriptors: Biology, Higher Education, Inquiry, Investigations
Download full textWeeks, Denise Jarrett, Ed.; Stepanek, Jennifer, Ed. – Northwest Teacher, 2001
This publication presents examples of inquiry-based science teaching in which students develop an understanding of the natural world. Sections include: (1) "Connecting Students to Science and the World" (Jennifer Stepanek); (2) "Apple Orchard Lush with Life's Lessons" (Helen Silvis); (3) "Student Scientists Team Up with the Pros" (Amy Sutton); (4)…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Outdoor Education, Plants (Botany), Science Education
Beller, Joel – 1994
This book is a compilation of biology labs that are safe, simple, dependable, economical, and diverse. Some of the 25 investigations contained within this book involve organisms that are free for the taking and returned to the environment unharmed following the investigations. Students gain experience in making observations, forming hypotheses,…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Education
Council of State Science Supervisors, VA. – 2000
This document provides information on the most commonly asked science safety questions by science teachers primarily at the secondary school level. Topics include the legal responsibilities of a science teacher, a general safety checklist, proper labeling and storing of chemicals, purchasing of new chemicals and disposing of old chemicals, a…
Descriptors: Animals, Chemistry, Hands on Science, Hygiene
Carroll, Juliet E. – 1994
This monograph contains 10 plant pathology experiments that were written to correspond to portions of a biology curriculum. Each experiment is suitable to a biology topic and designed to encourage exploration of those biological concepts being taught. Experiments include: (1) The Symptoms and Signs of Disease; (2) Koch's Postulates; (3)…
Descriptors: Biology, Cytology, Ecology, Genetics
Wesson, Ada Crosby; Williams, Michelle; Barnes, Johnny; Boleware, Reaner; Hilton, Barbara; Littman, John; Smith, Bernice; Ward, Charles; Wares, Melvin; Williams, Joyce – 1997
Promoting ACademic Excellence in Mathematics and Science for Workers of the 21st Century (PACE) was a consortium project made up of Indiana University Northwest, the Gary Community Schools, and the Merrillville Community Schools. The focus of this project was to prepare teachers and curricula for Tech Prep mathematics and science courses for the…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Classification, Conservation (Environment)
