Biological Perspectives

Biological Sciences Curriculum Studies (Autor)

Druckwerk

277 Seiten

2006 | Third Edition
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
978-0-7575-2570-4 (ISBN)

Infos

An Inquiry-Based Textbook for Non-Majors Biological Perspectives presents active, collaborative, and inquiry-based instruction for non-majors by providing a variety of experiences that challenge students to think, discuss, and write about information they are learning. Biological Perspectives uses innovative learning strategies. Students are actively engaged in learning from each other, encouraging joint intellectual effort. Suggested teaching strategies are provided for both in- and out-of-class assignments. 

Key Features of Biological Perspectives: 



Flexible, looseleaf format promotes active student engagement.  
Three thematic units represent expanding perspectives from organism to population to biosphere levels- The Medical Examination Legacies of Life Conserving the Commons  
"Basics About" sections provide basic biological concepts.  
"The Commons Perspective" features guide students to consult the CD-ROM provided with each book.  
"Internet Links to Enrich Your Perspective" are provided for supplemental reference.  
"Another Perspective" paragraphs describe how the structure and function of cells, organs, and the body systems in non-humans help solve the same problems that humans face.  
"Thinking Biologically" lab manual containing 14 inquiry-oriented investigations is available. 

Inhalt

Unit 1 - The Medical Examination: The Functioning Organism
Chapter 1 - The Examination Begins
Chapter 2 - Interacting Systems
Chapter 3 - Coordinating and Maintaining Homeostasis
Chapter 4 - Matter, Energy, and Life
Chapter 5 - Continuity Through Reproduction and Development
Chapter 6 - Your Genetic Self
Chapter 7 - Your Immediate Past
Chapter 8 - Our Distant Past
Chapter 9 - Looking into the Future
Chapter 10 - A Common Concern
Chapter 11 - Thinking Ecologically
Chapter 12 - Thinking Ecologically About Biodiversity
Chapter 13 - Thinking Ecologically About Behavior
Chapter 14 - Limited Resources: Growing Populations?
Appendices
Resource 1 Numbers in the Natural Sciences
Resource 2 The Chemistry of Life
Appendix 1 Using the CD The Commons: An Environmental Dilemma
Appendix 2 The Tragedy of the Commons by Garrett Hardin
Glossary
References
Credits
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.2.2014
• Verlagsort: Iowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7575-2570-9 / 0757525709
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7575-2570-4 / 9780757525704
• Zustand: Neuware