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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab


By: A. Daniel Johnson
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Type of Product:NSTA Press Book (also see downloadable PDF version of this book)
Publication Date:3/1/2009
Pages:514
Stock Number:PB232X
ISBN:978-1-93353-139-7
Grade Level:College
Read Inside:Read a sample chapter: Mendelian Genetics
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Description

Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the inquiry method in presenting 40 different lab exercises that make complicated biology subjects accessible to major and nonmajors alike. The volume offers a review of various aspects of inquiry, including teaching techniques, and covers 16 biology topics, including DNA isolation and analysis, properties of enzymes, and metabolism and oxygen consumption. Student and teacher pages are provided for each of the 16 topics.

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Additional Info

Intended User Role:College/University Professor (core science discipline), College/University Professor (preservice science education), Learner
Educational Issues:Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Educational research, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
About the Author

Part I

Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction to Inquiry
Chapter 2. An Outcomes-Oriented Approach to Implementing Inquiry
Chapter 3. Assessing Inquiry-Based Instruction
Chapter 4. Teaching Techniques for Inquiry Labs

Part II

Introduction to Part II: Tested, Inquiry-Based Laboratory Exercises
Summary of Units
Unit 1: Designing Scientific Experiments
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 2: Mendelian Genetics
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 3: DNA Isolation and Analysis
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 4: Properties of Enzymes
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 5: Applied Enzymology
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 6: Energetics and Photosynthesis
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 7: Signal Transduction
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 8: Animal Hormones
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 9: Neuromuscular Control
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 10: Homeostasis and Heart Rate
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 11: Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 12: Transpirational Control
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 13: Animal Behavior
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 14: Resource Allocation in Plants
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 15: Population Ecology
Student Pages
Teacher Pages
Unit 16: Measuring Biological Diversity
Student Pages
Teacher Pages

Appendix A:The Instructional Methods Inventory
Appendix B: Sample Form for Students’ Experimental Outline
Index


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  • Process Standards for Professional Development
    • Design
      • Uses learning strategies appropriate to the intended goal. (NSDC)
    • Learning
      • Build on the teacher's current science understanding, ability, and attitudes. (NSES)
      • Incorporate ongoing reflection on the process and outcomes of understanding science through inquiry. (NSES)
  • Teaching Standards
    • Teachers of science plan an inquiry-based science program for their students.
      • Select teaching and assessment strategies that support the development of student understanding and nurture a community of science learners.
    • Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers
      • Encourage and model the skills of scientific inquiry, as well as the curiosity, openness to new ideas and data, and skepticism that characterize science.
    • Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
      • Structure the time available so that students are able to engage in extended investigations.
      • Create a setting for student work that is flexible and supportive of science inquiry.


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