A Strategy to Survey Taxonomic Groups: Integrating the study of Biology Topics with Inquiries into Higher Taxa

Autor/in	De Fina, Anthony V.
Titel	A Strategy to Survey Taxonomic Groups: Integrating the study of Biology Topics with Inquiries into Higher Taxa
Quelle	In: American Biology Teacher, 65 (2003) 6, S.409-417 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-7685
Schlagwörter	Biodiversity; Biology; Classification; Thinking Skills; Science Instruction; High School Students; Secondary School Curriculum; Critical Thinking; Instructional Development; Observation; Biological Sciences; Animals; Animal Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biodiversität; Biologie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Denkfähigkeit; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Kritisches Denken; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Beobachtung; Abwasserbiologie; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Tierverhalten
Abstract	Biology teachers in introductory and upper level high school courses generally present principles of taxonomy as part of the curriculum. Students learn about classification systems that categorizes species into recognized taxonomic groups based on their degrees of structural divergence or derived ancestral traits. References made, hereafter, to specific higher taxa do not assign a particular ranking, because the designation of status or ranking to such groups is in a state of flux. Despite the ongoing questions about hierarchical ranking, teachers can introduce representative groups to students through purposeful activities that are planned within the limits of required curricula and available instructional time. There are a number of effective classroom tactics and instructional plans that biology teachers can employ to expose their students to Earth's biodiversity while developing observation and critical thinking skills. This article presents one plan which utilizes an instructional approach that integrates student inquiries of select higher taxa with their study of other topics taught during a biology course. (Contains 6 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10