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Hartley, Laurel M.; Momsen, Jennifer; Maskiewicz, April; D'Avanzo, Charlene – BioScience, 2012
Biology majors often take introductory biology, chemistry, and physics courses during their first two years of college. The various and sometimes conflicting discourse about and explanations of matter and energy in these courses may contribute to confusion and alternative conceptions (those that differ from scientific consensus) in biology…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Botany, Biology, Sciences
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Hartley, Laurel M.; Wilke, Brook J.; Schramm, Jonathon W.; D'Avanzo, Charlene; Anderson, Charles W. – BioScience, 2011
Processes that transform carbon (e.g., photosynthesis) play a prominent role in college biology courses. Our goals were to learn about student reasoning related to these processes and provide faculty with tools for instruction and assessment. We created a framework illustrating how carbon-transforming processes can be related to one another during…
Descriptors: Energy, Ecology, Botany, Biology
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Gallo, Travis; Waitt, Damon – BioScience, 2011
The Invaders of Texas program is a successful citizen science program in which volunteers survey and monitor invasive plants throughout Texas. Invasive plants are being introduced at alarming rates, and our limited knowledge about their distribution is a major cause for concern. The Invaders of Texas program trains citizen scientists to detect the…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Scientists, Science Education, Science Teachers
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Wagner, George J.; And Others – BioScience, 1978
A plant protoplast is basically a plant cell that lacks a cell wall. This article outlines some of the ways in which protoplasts may be used to advance understanding of plant cell biology in research and student instruction. Topics include high efficiency experimental virus infection, organelle isolation, and osmotic effects. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Culturing Techniques
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Billings, W. D. – BioScience, 1973
Discusses environmental and biological aspects of arctic and alpine vegetations in the New World between the equator and the Arctic Ocean, considering their similarities, differences, and susceptibility to disturbance by man. (JR)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, College Science, Ecological Factors
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Postlethwait, S. N. – BioScience, 1980
Supports implementation of instructional procedures that permit students to engage in good learning practices as commonly defined by educational psychologists and teachers. Presents the scientific strategy used by students in botany at Purdue, which involves students in the practice of scientific procedures. (CS)
Descriptors: Botany, College Science, Higher Education, Science Education
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Carlson, Pter S. – BioScience, 1975
Descriptors: Agriculture, Botany, Culturing Techniques, Field Crops
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Smith, H. H. – BioScience, 1974
Discusses recent advances in culturing somatic cells of plants that now make it possible to apply the powerful techniques of microbial genetics to higher life forms. (Author/JR)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, College Science
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Hershey, David R. – BioScience, 1991
Discusses the idea that hands-on science education should give credit to the scientists who originally conducted the experiments now repeated in classrooms. Plant experiments originally done by Stephen Hales are described and given as examples. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, History
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Rudolph, Emanuel D. – BioScience, 1988
This article reviews the treatment of lichens in 93 different introductory North American botany textbooks. Topics considered are questions of relationship, independent survival, reproduction, definition, and scientific name. The author reports that treatment is uneven and often includes incomplete or erroneous information which may persist…
Descriptors: Botany, College Science, Higher Education, Science Education
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Robinson, Michael H. – BioScience, 1988
Suggests creating a biological park to stress the interrelationships between plants and animals. States that the techniques of a zoo should be applied to paleontology, anatomy, anthropology. Gives advantages of this creative concept. (RT)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animal Facilities, Botany, Educational Facilities