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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – Science Teacher, 2019
The primary learning objectives of this "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS; NGSS Lead States 2013) aligned activity is to help high school biology students experience firsthand the role of replication in scientific inquiry and food preference as a behavioral reproductive trait of the Madagascar hissing cockroach. The secondary…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Biology, Entomology
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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
Arachnids are predatory arthropods that are beneficial to humans in many ways, with common examples including spiders and scorpions. Despite the importance of arachnids to global ecosystems, the fear of spiders in specific human groups is well documented. Arachnids are a very diverse class (i.e., Arachnida) encompassing eleven extant orders with…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers