BIO 150

"HANDS-ON BIOLOGY FOR TEACHERS" 

This course focuses on the State of New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards in Science.  This course emphasizes the biological topics taught in grades K-12.  The course is designed for current and future teachers.  Each topic presented will have hands-on activities that can readily be used in the classroom along with background information.  The students will learn the theory behind each topic and gain the experience of conducting hands-on activities with their students.

BIO 150 is taught by Dr. Ombrello.  He can be reached at 709-7556 

or send email to ombrello@ucc.edu for more information.

 

 

Tentative Course Topics* for BIO 150

"Hands-on Biology for Teachers":

  •  Is it alive or not?

  • Microscopy in the classroom

  • Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Seismomorphogenesis

  • The common fruit fly as a teaching tool for population dynamic and genetics

  • Respiration, Photosynthesis, and the Biochemistry of Life

  • How Old is That? -Dentrochronology and Fish Scales

  • How to plan and lead a successful field trip

  • The world of birds

  • Quick and easy plants in the classroom for experiments

  • Communication - Pheromones in animals and plants

  • Surviving winter - Hibernation and winter botany

  • That other Kingdom - The Fungi

  • Plant reproduction - ferns to flowers

  • Extinction and Evolution

  • Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

  • Alien Invaders - Exotic biological introductions

  • Earth's Atmosphere and Life

  • What should we do with our Garbage?

  • Student project presentations

* Topics are correlated with NJ's CCC Science Standards.

                          

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