Investigating Biology through Inquiry
Recommended for College and High School. Available March 2012.
Investigating Biology through Inquiry will help you integrate inquiry into your existing biology curriculum, whether you teach high school, AP Biology, IB Biology, or at the college level. It provides many possible researchable questions and sample data for your students to investigate.
Description
Investigating Biology through Inquiry contains investigations for many fundamental concepts in biology. Each investigation includes a preliminary activity, teacher information, sample researchable questions, and sample data. Labs will be correlated to AP* and IB** standards. Topics covered include:
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Organismal Biology
- Ecology
- Evolution
If you are new to inquiry-based instruction, the extensive teacher sections will help guide you through the inquiry-based style of biology instruction.
Included with Investigating Biology through Inquiry
- Complete student preliminary activities with step-by-step instructions, data tables, and questions.
- Teacher Information section for each investigation with complete directions for setting up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.
- Word-processing files of the student sections on a CD so that any investigation may be easily edited to your specifications (Microsoft® Word® files).
- CD includes both open and guided inquiry approaches to student preliminary activities.
Features listed above are only available when you purchase the lab book. The downloadable evaluation PDFs include student instructions only.
Table of Contents
- Investigating Buffers
- Diffusion
- Investigating Osmosis
- Chemistry of Membranes
- Investigating Protein: The Bradford Assay
- Testing Catalase Activity (O2)
- Testing Catalase Activity (Gas Pressure)
- Introduction to Biofuels: Enzyme Action
- Analysis of Enzymes using Tyrosinase
- Cellular Respiration
- Sugar Metabolism with Yeast
- Fermentation with Yeast
- Photosynthesis by Chloroplasts
- Transpiration of Plants
- Plant Pigments
- Heart Rate
- Investigating Dissolved Oxygen
- Investigating Primary Productivity
- Modeling Population Dynamics
- Water Monitoring
- Evolution of Cellobiase in Fungi
- Introduction to Molecular Evolution
- Evolution of Yeast: Artificial Selection
Download the Diffusion sample investigation from the new book
Ordering Information
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* AP and Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product.
** The IB Diploma Program is an official program of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) which authorizes schools to offer it. The material available here has been developed independently of the IBO and is not endorsed by it.
About this Book
Availability
- March 2012
Authors
- Johnathan M. Melville
- Donald L. Volz
- Michael Collins