biosurf unit 5 teachers' lounge

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND TUTORIALS

Internet Travels in the Life Sciences: This outstanding multimedia presentation of plant science and history was created for a class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Each topic in botany, evolution, anthropology, cell biology, and agriculture contains links to graphics, movies, and lecture outlines.
The Many Dimensions of Plant Tissue Culture Research: Learn how new cloning, selection, and hybridization techniques are revolutionizing the nursery industry in this article from Texas A & M University.
Biology of Plants: A wealth of lecture outlines with lots of helpful information and diagrams comes from Ross Koning, an instructor at Eastern Connecticut State University. It covers photosynthesis, plant anatomy, transport and transpiration, and floral evolution.
Astroculture: If humans are to live in space for an extended period of time, we will have to learn how to grow food in microgravity. On this NASA page, read more about space experiments investigating photosynthesis as well as the transport and storage of photosynthetic products.
Flowering Plant Reproduction: Flower Structure: Read about flowering plants and the anatomy of flowers at this Maricopa Community College Web page by instructor Michaela Farabee. It is illustrated with diagrams and cross sections of flower parts.
Pollination Lecture Notes: This lecture outline from a plant biology class at the University of Maryland describes pollination in depth, covering gametes, coevolution between plants and pollinators, and the pollinators themselves. Especially useful are the photos representing the diverse methods of pollination.

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Dendrochronology Classroom: Have students interpret the tree growth rings of four imaginary trees in this activity from the site of Wild Wings Heading South, an Audubon television special on PBS.
Microbes & History: Microbial Influence on the Spread of Civilization: This activity could also be associated with Chapters 14 and 16 since it demonstrates how bacteria and fungi are used in the production of flax fiber. It is placed here with the plant activities, however, because it describes the historical significance of flax and gives detailed instructions for the production of flax fibers in your own classroom. This ambitious project can be found at the Access Excellence Activities Exchange.

Unit 5 Index

Learning Links
Chapter 17 || Chapter 18 || Chapter 19 || Chapter 20

In the News || Link and Think
Spotlight on Careers || Teachers' Lounge

In the Community
Chapter 17 || Chapter 18 || Chapter 19 || Chapter 20