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Babaian, Caryn; Kumar, Sudhir – American Biology Teacher, 2020
Evolutionary evidence is important scientific background for appreciating the theory of evolution. We describe a STEAM-based lesson plan that uses paleontological drawings and a modern evolutionary database to explore and understand fossil, morphological, and molecular evidence. Together, with a focus on arthropods and the Cambrian explosion,…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Evolution
"Bugs on Bugs": An Inquiry-Based, Collaborative Activity to Learn Arthropod & Microbial Biodiversity
Lampert, Evan C.; Morgan, Jeanelle M. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Diverse communities of arthropods and microbes provide humans with essential ecosystem goods and services. Arthropods are the most diverse and abundant macroscopic animals on the planet, and many remain to be discovered. Much less is known about microbial diversity, despite their importance as free-living species and as symbionts. We created…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Biodiversity, Research Projects, Student Projects
Prinster, Andrew J.; Hoskins, Josephina L.; Strode, Paul K. – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Students learning the skills of science benefit from opportunities to move between the scientific problems and questions they confront and the mathematical tools available to answer the questions and solve the problems. Indeed, students learn science best when they are actively engaged in pursuing answers to authentic and relevant questions. We…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Process Skills, Problem Solving, Statistical Analysis
Richardson, Matthew L.; Hari, Janice – American Biology Teacher, 2008
On Earth there is a huge diversity of arthropods, many of which are highly adaptive and able to exploit virtually every terrestrial habitat. Because of their prevalence even in urban environments, they make an excellent model system for any life science class. Since plants also exploit virtually every terrestrial habitat, studying the relationship…
Descriptors: Entomology, Ecology, Biodiversity, Urban Environment
Rop, Charles J. – American Biology Teacher, 2010
This is a set of animal behavior investigations in which students will practice scientific inquiry as they observe crayfish, ask questions, and discuss territoriality, social interactions, and other behaviors. In doing this, they hone their skills of observation, learn to record and analyze data, control for variables, write hypotheses, make…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Animal Behavior, Biology, Science Instruction
Schoenly, Kenneth G.; Haskell, Neal H.; Mills, David K.; Bieme-Ndi, Carine; Larsen, Kristie; Lee, Yer – American Biology Teacher, 2006
In this article, the authors describe how to construct a mock crime scene, acquire a pig carcass, sample its arthropod fauna, integrate photographic, climatic and arthropod successional data, and estimate the postmortem interval (PMI) from insect successional timetables. The experimental layout described in this article represents the untreated…
Descriptors: Death, Longitudinal Studies, Animals, Entomology
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Gray, Alice – American Biology Teacher, 1976
Lists the advantages of having insects as classroom animals and suggests lessons utilizing them for science, English, social studies and mathematics. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Entomology
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American Biology Teacher, 1976
Presented are four how-to-do-it projects including: an environmental education museum, developing chick embryos in plastic bags, construction of an arthropod holding device, and safety planning for beach field trips. (SL)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, College Science, Elementary School Science
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Merritt, Sheridan V. – American Biology Teacher, 1989
The use of actographs for studying animal activity is discussed. Described are running recorders for rodents, perching and feeding recorders for birds, and tilting box recorders for studying the movement of reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, High Schools, Laboratory Animals
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Kishbaugh, Michael A.; Yocom, Daniel H. – American Biology Teacher, 2000
Presents a quantitative laboratory experiment to aid students in understanding how to account for a loss of species biodiversity due to habitat fragmentation. (ASK)
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Biology, Habitats, Higher Education