A number of activities are described by which a class can collect biological data about the students in the class. Brief instructions are given. (RH)

Part two of a two-part article gives details of the threat of off-road vehicles to the terrain and wildlife of desert areas and to cultural values. (JR)

A STATEWIDE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE PREPARED THIS VOLUME CONTAINING TEACHER GUIDE MATERIALS FOR LIFE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, ADVANCED BIOLOGY, AND NONGRADED BIOLOGY. A GENERAL RATIONALE FOR EACH OF THE COURSES IS PRESENTED. COURSE TOPICS AND AN EXTENDED TREATMENT OF A SAMPLE LABORATORY ACTIVITY ARE LISTED FOR EACH COURSE. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE…

In this teaching guide the natural and social sciences are integrated with an emphasis on conservation and ecology. The guide contains ten teaching units dealing with various physical and biological aspects of the environment. Unit one deals with the question of what is conservation. Unit two is concerned with the question of what is a natural…

This volume is intended for use by biology teachers in universities, teacher-training institutions, and secondary schools. It provides a means of international exchange of information on modern content, approaches, curricula, and techniques in the teaching of the biological sciences. Articles included in this volume are listed under three major…

This book was developed for use in India and is adapted from "Ideas for Science Investigations" by Victor M. Showalter and Irwin L. Slesnick. It is a source book of ideas for student research projects. Three model projects are described, illustrating different approaches taken by three students to the investigation of the rise of sap in…

This document describes a grade 10-12 biology course designed to increase student interest by introducing topics in space biology including: the book "Andromeda Strain"; weightlessness; centrifuge; cosmic radiation; space research; origins of life; extraterrestrial life; and the Mars Viking Mission. (SL)

Described are nutritional studies that can be incorporated into elementary biology courses. Included are suggested experiments concerning physical change, chemical change, and microbiological change. (SL)

Suggested is the restructuring of secondary school biology curriculum utilizing an ecological approach based upon the physical existance of man as an individual, and as a species. Examples from a teaching syllabus are given. (SL)

A description of four rapid tests to determine the viability of stored seeds are given. Typical results are reported and some possible applications of the tests are discussed. (Author/EB)