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Direct linkMitchell, Debra Bailey – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
In responding to Murakami and Siegel's "Becoming Bermuda grass" one is led to reflect on one's own practice in what becomes an example of reflexivity. Following the authors' lead of incorporating Deleuze and Guattari's rhizomatic theory and the art form of decalcomania to reflect on practice, discoveries are made regarding the practice…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Plants (Botany), Educational Theories, Middle School Teachers
Peer reviewedBianchi, Lynne – Primary Science Review, 2000
Suggests activities to elicit and develop children's conceptual understanding of plants. (Author)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Misconceptions, Plants (Botany)
Peer reviewedHershey, David R. – American Biology Teacher, 1996
Discusses how the many problems in botany teaching are interrelated and most have existed since at least the early 1900s. Considers botany teaching at both the precollege and introductory college levels. Discusses botany neglect in biology teaching, botanical illiteracy, uninteresting or irrelevant botany teaching, zoochauvinism, research…
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Peer reviewedFlannery, Maura, Ed. – American Biology Teacher, 1988
Discusses the importance of student questions as tools of instruction and as indicators of student misconceptions. Suggests different ways in which students may gain an understanding of biological concepts through discussion of popular movies and biological problems. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, College Science, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Allen, Bradford D. – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2004
The analysis and simulation of spiral growth in plants integrates algebra and trigonometry in a botanical setting. When the ideas presented here are used in a mathematics classroom/computer lab, students can better understand how basic assumptions about plant growth lead to the golden ratio and how the use of circular functions leads to accurate…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Computer Software, Models, Algebra
Cadwell, Louise Boyd – 1997
This book is a collection of stories describing the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, based on the author's internship in the Italian preschools and a 4-year adaptation effort in one American school. The book's prologue describes the author's work before using the Reggio Emilia approach, the history of Reggio Emilia, the…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childrens Writing, Classroom Design, Early Childhood Education
