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Peer reviewedZipko, Stephen J. – American Biology Teacher, 1978
The minicourse and school assembly program described in this article include such topics as heart disease, cancer, smoking, and comparative anatomy of circulatory and respiratory systems. (BB)
Descriptors: Biology, Career Awareness, Disease Control, Health Education
Peer reviewedZipko, Stephen J. – American Biology Teacher, 1978
A ten-day minicourse is described in which seventh graders build, install, and observe a bird house. (BB)
Descriptors: Biology, Field Trips, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedZipko, Stephen J. – American Biology Teacher, 1983
Describes a four- to six-week minicourse featuring topics from language arts, law, history, sociology, mathematics, art, and woodworking in addition to botany, zoology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. Student study is divided into five phases: tree-ring analysis; forest history; seedling competition; genetic improvement and cloning; and a…
Descriptors: Botany, Conservation Education, Debate, Ecology
