Recently added articles from The American Biology Teacher:
The Mystery Organism of the Day
Mar 01, 2009; ... Do you ever wish that you could cover more material in your class but you run out of time? Then this quick fix can help! The "mystery organism of the day" can be used in any course that includes biology. In my Marine Biology course for non-majors, we cover a variety of topics from the ...
Constructing & Using Case Studies in Genetics To Engage Students in Active Learning
Mar 01, 2009; ... One of the national goals in science education is to teach science in a way that mirrors the process of science as inquiry, described by the National Science Education Standards (NSES) Science Teaching Standard B and Content Standard A (NRC, 1996). Inquiry-based learning, including the use of ...
Evaluation of Bacterial & Fungal Culture Practices in School Classrooms
Mar 01, 2009; ... A wide range of activities may be undertaken in elementary and secondary school science laboratories as part of regular curricular activities or optional classroom activities, including science fair projects. Among these is the culturing of microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi. There are ...
Investigating Contemporary Evolution via Size-Selective Harvest
Mar 01, 2009; ... Evolution is commonly taught as a slow process that changes gene frequencies over long time periods. These genotypes are changed through natural selection on phenotypes with the fittest individuals spreading more genes into the environment than less-fit phenotypes. What is now well known to ...
Exploring the Diversity of Life With the Phylogenetic Collection Lab
Mar 01, 2009; ... An awareness of the extensive diversity of living organisms is an essential component of a complete biology education. It is important for students to explore the spectacular variety of living things as well as to understand the many solutions to the challenges of living on Earth that have ...
You Recognize: Excellent Teaching: ... So Does NABT!
Mar 01, 2009; ... (Nominate yourself or a colleague for one or more of the following NABT awards by filling out the nomination form on the next page and mailing it - along with a letter stating why the candidate should be selected - to the NABT Reston office, 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, #110, Reston, VA ...
Teaching Cellular Respiration & Alternate Energy Sources With a Laboratory Exercise Developed by a Scientist-Teacher Partnership
Mar 01, 2009; ... Students often resort to memorization and recall when learning about cellular respiration. The concepts of glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and the electron transfer chain are abstract with multiple steps that are difficult to follow. The electron transport chain is the major workhorse for creating ATP ...
Augmenting the Traditional Bacterial Transformation Lab
Mar 01, 2009; ... Using plasmid DNA to transform competent E. coli is a standard laboratory in many biology curriculum, including the AP Curriculum (Laboratory 6, Molecular Biology) and many general biology laboratory and genetics lab curricula (such as Mertens & Hammersmith, 2007; Vodopich & Moore, ...