A science teacher describes his experience at a workshop to learn to teach the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Science Laboratory Protocols. These protocols lead students through processes for taking E. coli cells and transforming them into a new antibiotic resistant strain. The workshop featured discussions of the role of DNA recombinant technology in…

Explores the learning approaches of males and females and their subsequent biology understanding and achievement. (ZWH)

A wide variety of careers related to agriculture and based on studies of the biological sciences are discussed. The importance of agriculture in our society as well as the educational means to an agricultural career are outlined. (MDR)

Discusses what constitutes a good sex education program. (BB)

Reviews major developments in areas that are at the cutting edge of biological research. Areas include: human anti-cancer gene, recombinant DNA techniques for the detection of Huntington disease carriers, and marine biology. (CW)

Describes a program called "Society-Environment-Science" which has been offered for three years at Lansdowne Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland). It is a one semester, interdisciplinary course that is team-taught by a social-studies teacher and a science teacher. (JR)

Describes construction of a model that can demonstrate the activities of the human lungs. Among these are the effects of occluding the trachea and respiratory opening, the action of diaphragmatic and negative-pressure breathing and pressure changes. (SA)

Describes a laboratory exercise which applies Koch's Postulates to a plant disease, bacterial speck. Includes an explanation of Koch's Postulate, list of equipment needed, advance preparation, outline of the three-week activity, and variations of the laboratory exercise. (DS)

An approach is suggested for teaching science history through inquiry training. A series of investigations are given for illustrating to students the manner in which organisms are grouped taxonomically. (SA)

Ideas intended for use in a high school biology laboratory are given. Swordtail fish are described as subjects for observation in animal behavior studies. (SA)

The hazards associated with recombinant DNA research are presented along with some social implications and the development of recombinant DNA research guidelines by the National Institutes of Health. (SA)

Investigates how intellectual development, IQ, and achievement of 92 high school biology students were affected by inquiry teaching methods. A pre-post-test design of four parameters (Cognitive development, content achievement, inquiry skills achievement, and IQ) was used. Results show that inquiry teaching produces significant gains in all…

Describes some practical ways for examining the process of making ethical decisions for the purpose of encouraging biology teachers to actively engage themselves and their students in the search for a new ethical structure. (HM)

Reported are the results of a survey of undergraduate students regarding the knowledge and attitudes about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Survey methods, limitations, results, and implications are discussed. Results are compared with a previous survey to assess change over time. (CW)

The gradual decline of anthropocentrism from 50,000 BC to the present is traced in relation to the controversy over the teaching of evolution and creationism. The discussion focuses on the battle over people's minds as waged in the public schools by fundamentalist religious groups and others. (CW)