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What resources do you have for teaching high school biology?

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Hello,

In response to your request for information on teaching biology, I conducted a sample search of the ERIC database. Below I have appended my search strategy, 12 citations with abstracts, and directions for accessing the full text. These citations may represent an introductory, rather than exhaustive, search for information on your topic.

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Internet Sites:

* Biology in Motion.
Produced by Dr. Leif Saul, a biology teacher and Web site/ game developer, Biology in Motion has two interactive education activities. Organize-It introduces an alternative way to test biological understanding by organizing concepts hierarchically. Evolution Lab allows users to investigate how natural selection works by watching an animated simulation.
http://www.biologyinmotion.com/

* Interactive Frog Dissection
Designed by graduate student and science teacher Richard Hill. The dissection can be viewed from start to finish, or you can skip straight to the parts that are most interesting. Additional resources for teachers are available for download.
http://www.froguts.com/

* Troy High School Interactive Biology Online
Website designed by Troy High School, New York. Contains notes, diagrams, links, and tips to help the students and teachers with a variety of biology-related material.
http://www.troy.k12.ny.us/thsbiology/index_1.html

* BioSciEdNet.org
Website managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Collection of digital electronic resources for the teaching of biology.
http://www.biosciednet.org/portal/

* Actionbioscience.org Lesson Plan Directory
"The web site provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in science, and bioscience education. In addition, the web site provides educators with lessons and resources to enhance bioscience teaching."
http://www.actionbioscience.org/lessondirectory.html

* National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science
Affiliated with the US Department of Education. Dedicated to "working with teachers and schools to study and develop ways to advance K-12 students' learning of mathematics and science."
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/index.html

* SCORE (Schools of California On-Line Resources For Education) -- Science
This site has been developed to assist K-12 students and teachers in locating quality science resources on the Internet.
http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/

Electronic Discussion Group:

* BIOPI-L
This is a list covering secondary education relating to biology.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To: listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu
Subscribe BIOPI-L YourFirstName YourLastName

Organization:

* National Association of Biology Teachers
12030 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 110
Reston VA 20191
Voice: (703) 264-9696 or (800) 406-0775
E-mail: office@nabt.org
http://www.nabt.org/

Below are several ERIC Citations that may be relevant to your question. For information on obtaining the full text of the materials cited below please refer to our document on how to obtain the full text of materials cited in ERIC at: http://www.eduref.org/Eric/Help/obtain.shtml For more information about ERIC Citations, including an explanation of the abbreviations used for the field codes, click here: http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Qa/archives/fields.shtml

ERIC Database Citations through 12/2002:

Search Strategy: biology (Major Descriptor) AND science instruction (Major Descriptor) AND secondary education (All Descriptors)

Click here to run this search in the ERIC Database:

Record 1 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ645966
CHN: SE566683
AU: Lawson,-Anton-E.
TI: Using the Learning Cycle To Teach Biology Concepts and Reasoning Patterns.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Biological-Education; v35 n4 p165-169 Aut 2001
ISSN: 0021-9266
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Opinion-Papers (120); Reports-General (140)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Concept-Formation; *Sustainable-Development; *Thinking-Skills
DE: Science-Education; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education
ID: *Conceptual-Change; *Learning-Cycle-Teaching-Method
AB: Introduces the learning cycle method in the context of biology instruction. Includes a theoretical rationale for its use as well as a brief review of key studies that have found it effective. (Author/MM)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 120; 140
UD: 200209 (CIJE)

Record 2 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ645825
CHN: PS532845
AU: Venaleck,-Judy; McDonald,-Pete
TI: Hershey Montessori Farm School: Place-Based High School Biology.
PY: 2001
SO: NAMTA-Journal; v26 n3 p543-52 Sum 2001
ISSN: 1522-9734
NT: Special issue on: "The Montessori Adolescent: Analysis in Retrospect."
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Descriptive (141)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Experiential-Learning; *Montessori-Method; *Montessori-Schools; *Secondary-Education; *Secondary-School-Science
DE: Adolescents-; Cooperative-Learning; Integrated-Curriculum; Relevance-Education; Science-Instruction; Secondary-School-Curriculum; Secondary-School-Students; Student-Projects
ID: *Erdkinder-
ID: Ohio-; Place-Based-Education
AB: Describes how the Hershey Montessori Farm School in Huntsburg, Ohio, developed an advanced biology course, which begins with an experience-based, task-oriented approach within different biomes of the surrounding environs while incorporating high school content and scientific method. Concludes that integrating place-based and contextual inquiries promotes a concept of land stewardship while being relevant and engaging to students' lives. (Author/KB)
CH: PS
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 141
UD: 200209 (CIJE)

Record 3 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ638171
CHN: SE566202
AU: Abrams,-Eleanor; Southerland,-Sherry; Cummins,-Catherine
TI: The How's and Why's of Biological Change: How Learners Neglect Physical Mechanisms in Their Search for Meaning.
PY: 2001
SO: International-Journal-of-Science-Education; v23 n12 p1271-81 Dec 2001
ISSN: 0950-0693
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Descriptive (141)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Measurement-
DE: Cognitive-Processes; Cognitive-Structures; Educational-Strategies; Illustrations-; Knowledge-Representation; Prior-Learning; Science-Curriculum; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education
AB: Describes trends in students' explanations of biological change in organisms. Student responses to questions on how graphically depicted phenomena occur were analyzed and most students were unable to offer causal explanations. (Contains 27 references.) (DDR)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 141
UD: 200205 (CIJE)

Record 4 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ635900
CHN: SE565732
AU: Singer,-Fred; Hagen,-Joel-B.; Sheehy,-Robert-R.
TI: The Comparative Method, Hypothesis Testing and Phylogenetic Analysis--An Introductory Laboratory.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n7 p518-23 Sep 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Evolution-; *Science-Instruction; *Scientific-Methodology
DE: Science-Activities; Secondary-Education; Secondary-School-Science
AB: Presents a laboratory sequence that allows students to use traditional comparative methods, scientific methodology, and modern molecular data bases to test hypotheses of evolutionary relationships. (Contains 13 references.) (ASK)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 5 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ635899
CHN: SE565731
AU: Rhodes,-Simon-J.; Banner,-Lisa-R.
TI: Are Your Cells Pregnant? Relating Biology Laboratory Exercises to Everyday Life.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n7 p514-17 Sep 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Science-Experiments; *Science-Instruction
DE: College-Science; Higher-Education; Science-Activities; Secondary-Education
ID: Hormones-
AB: Presents a laboratory exercise that allows students to investigate the principles of hormone release from endocrine cells, which is highly relevant to students' everyday lives. (Contains 17 references.) (ASK)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 6 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ635898
CHN: SE565730
AU: Haws,-LaDawn; Bauer,-Scott
TI: A Genetics Game.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n7 p504-12 Sep 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Educational-Games; *Genetics-; *Science-Instruction
DE: Higher-Education; Science-Activities; Secondary-Education
AB: Presents a game that was created to loosely simulate the process of genetic material exchange and to illustrate how two simple sets of genes can lead to much variability. (ASK)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 7 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ635897
CHN: SE565729
AU: Tatina,-Robert; Mansor,-Marcy; Maier,-Sarah
TI: Phosphate Uptake in Carrot and Yeast.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n7 p498-502 Sep 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Science-Experiments; *Science-Instruction
DE: Chemical-Reactions; College-Science; Food-; Higher-Education; Science-Activities; Secondary-Education; Secondary-School-Science
ID: Phosphates-
AB: Presents a student laboratory investigation that tests hypotheses about the uptake of phosphate ions by carrots and yeast. (ASK)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 8 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ627086
CHN: SE565179
AU: Texley,-Juliana
TI: Adding Math to Biology.
PY: 2001
SO: Science-Teacher; v68 n4 p36-39 Apr 2001
ISSN: 0036-8555
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Descriptive (141)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Evolution-
DE: Mathematical-Applications; Mathematics-Education; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education; Teaching-Methods
ID: *Darwin-(Charles)
AB: Describes a teaching method in which students learn about evolutionary biology through the use of mathematics. Uses the concept of biostatistics, the mathematical analysis of the variation in nature, to understand evolution. (SAH)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080; 141
UD: 200111 (CIJE)

Record 9 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ627042
CHN: SE565134
AU: Offner,-Susan
TI: A Universal Phylogenetic Tree.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n3 p164-70 Mar 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Classification-
DE: Evolution-; Higher-Education; Science-History; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education; Teaching-Methods
ID: *Phylogeny-
AB: Presents a universal phylogenetic tree suitable for use in high school and college-level biology classrooms. Illustrates the antiquity of life and that all life is related, even if it dates back 3.5 billion years. Reflects important evolutionary relationships and provides an exciting way to learn about the history of life. (SAH)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200111 (CIJE)

Record 10 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ625534
CHN: SE565086
AU: Dempsey,-Brian-C.; Betz,-B.-J.
TI: Biological Drawing: A Scientific Tool for Learning.
PY: 2001
SO: American-Biology-Teacher; v63 n4 p271-79 Apr 2001
ISSN: 0002-7685
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Freehand-Drawing; *Science-Activities
DE: Higher-Education; Plants-Botany; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education
AB: Points out the usefulness of drawing for a biologist, how biologists spend time on it, and contrasts how teachers do not spent any time on drawing in biology education. Recommends starting drawing with plants because they are stationary. Provides drawing exercises and explains how to draw with different techniques. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200110 (CIJE)

Record 11 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ625525
CHN: SE565077
AU: Ekstrom,-James
TI: Slicing for Biology.
PY: 2001
SO: Science-Teacher; v68 n2 p56,58,60 Feb 2001
ISSN: 0036-8555
DT: Guides-Classroom-Teacher (052); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Density-Matter
DE: Cytology-; Earth-Science; Entomology-; Science-Activities; Science-Instruction; Secondary-Education
ID: *Digital-Imagery
AB: Advocates using computer imaging technology to assist students in doing projects in which determining density is important. Students can study quantitative comparisons of masses, lengths, and widths using computer software. Includes figures displaying computer images of shells, yeast cultures, and the Aral Sea. (SAH)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 052; 080
UD: 200110 (CIJE)

Record 12 of 12 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ625473
CHN: SE565025
AU: Sungur,-Semra; Tekkaya,-Ceren; Geban,-Omer
TI: The Contribution of Conceptual Change Texts Accompanied by Concept Mapping to Students' Understanding of the Human Circulatory System.
PY: 2001
SO: School-Science-and-Mathematics; v101 n2 p91-101 Feb 2001
ISSN: 0036-6803
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Research (143)
LA: English
DE: *Biology-; *Cardiovascular-System; *Concept-Mapping; *Science-Instruction
DE: Grade-10; Secondary-Education; Teaching-Methods
ID: Conceptual-Change
AB: Investigates the contribution of conceptual change texts accompanied by concept mapping instruction to 10th-grade students' understanding of the human circulatory system. Indicates that the conceptual change texts accompanied by concept mapping instruction produced a positive effect on students' understanding of concepts. Concludes that students in the experimental group performed better with regard to the human circulatory system. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/ASK)
CH: SE
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 143
UD: 200110 (CIJE)

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