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  • Biological Nanomachines: Viruses

    Book Chapter |

    Although nanotechnology is a new and emerging field, nanoscale structures are not new. Small molecules such as water, large molecules such as proteins, and larger, more complex objects such as viruses and nanotubes are…

  • Measuring Biological Diversity

    Book Chapter |

    Biological diversity is a hallmark of life on Earth. In this unit, students estimate biological diversity in two different aquatic ecosystems. They collect water and bottom detritus from two locations and make field…

  • Unifying Principles of Biology

    Book Chapter |

    This chapter outlines six unifying principles educators can use to organize biological concepts, thus helping to unify the otherwise disparate facts of biology. These unifying principles represent a comprehensive…

  • Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12

    NSTA Press Book |

    Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies…

  • Biological Effects of Climate Change

    Book Chapter |

    How important is climate change—something that has occurred throughout Earth’s history? Can ecosystems tolerate the magnitude and rate of future change? How will other conservation threats interact with climate change?…

  • BSCS's Influence in Biology Education

    Book Chapter |

    This chapter describes the dominating concerns in science education over the past 50 years. It also discusses the way BSCS has addressed those concerns through curriculum and professional development and through…

  • Reading Nature: Engaging Biology Students With Evidence From the Living World

    NSTA Press Book |

    By making room for this book in your curriculum, you’ll have a fresh way to motivate your students to look at the living world and ask not only “Why?” but also “How do we know?” Unique in both its structure and approach…

  • Gender-Inclusive Biology: A framework in action

    Journal Article |

  • Biology Students’ Views of Science Communication

    Journal Article |

    Educational efforts to promote effective oral science communication at the undergraduate level tend to reinforce strategies related to impression management. Students are taught tactics that can be used to create the…

  • Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Teacher Edition

    NSTA Press Book |

    Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liquids to how a snake that eats only eggs can make body structures such…

  • Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Student Edition

    NSTA Press Book |

    Through 19 carefully sequenced lessons and activities, this unit gets middle schoolers ready for next-level learning. Students explore what happens at the molecular level so they can understand how living things grow…

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