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Barnard, Betsy; Sussman, Michael; BonDurant, Sandra Splinter; Nienhuis, James; Krysan, Patrick – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2006
We have developed and optimized the necessary laboratory materials to make DNA microarray technology accessible to all high school students at a fraction of both cost and data size. The primary component is a DNA chip/array that students "print" by hand and then analyze using research tools that have been adapted for classroom use. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Research Tools, Laboratories, Botany
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Biggs, Devin; Miller, Todd; Hall, Dee – Science and Children, 2006
Although it is unspectacular in appearance, dead wood is one of the most ecologically important resources in forests. Fallen logs, dead standing trees, stumps, and even cavities in live trees fulfill a wide range of roles. Prominent among these is that they provide habitat for many organisms, especially insects. Fourth-grade students at Fox…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Entomology, Graduate Students, Environmental Education
Wisconsin Univ., Whitewater. – 1977
This guide identifies the minimum competencies necessary to teach and administer a high school driver and traffic safety education (DTSE) program and provides curricular suggestions for the University of Wisconsin System teacher preparation program. Course descriptions are listed for the following areas: general safety, traffic safety education,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Course Descriptions
Tindall, Lloyd W.; Morehouse, Nancy – 1979
This combination teaching guide and student workbook, the first in a five-volume series (see note), presents an approach to teaching horticulture for handicapped students. The guide discusses a functional approach to modifying agriculture programs to accomodate cognitive, affective, and psychomotor (CAP) domain handicaps. The discussion centers on…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Strategies, Handicapped Students, Instructional Materials
Leone de Nie, Karen, Ed.; Todd, Amanda K., Ed.; Hess, Diana, Ed. – 2001
In February 2000, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the State Bar of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Curriculum and Instruction brought together 28 high school teachers from around the state together for a 2-day intensive workshop on teaching about federal and state courts. A second institute was held in February 2001…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Court Role, Courts
Chambers, Donald L.; And Others – 1986
This guide was written under the basic assumptions that the mathematics curriculum must continuously change and that mathematics is most effectively learned through a spiral approach. Further, it is assumed that the audience will be members of district mathematics curriculum committees. Instructional objectives have been organized to reveal the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives