Botany Teacher Resources - NBII Access to online resources that emphasize the teaching of botany, project ideas,fun activities, and teaching materials related to botany at NBII s http://www.nbii.gov/education/botany.html
Extractions: K-3 Grades K-3 Botany for Kids from the NBII Botany Page Find links to kid-friendly background materials, project ideas, fun activities, and teaching materials related to botany at NBII's Botany page. Kidsgardening.com From the National Gardening Association, this site includes resources for starting a school greenhouse; stories from their Digging Deeper newsletter about successful projects in the classroom; grant-writing opportunities and guidelines; a wealth of classroom gardening activities; and international classroom projects that can link your students to other budding botanists around the world. School Gardens from KinderGarden What is Photosynthesis? A comprehensive, annotated collection of links culled by Arizona State University, this site points users to online resources for a range of age groups. Grades 4-6 Created by three teachers, Alien Explorer is a collection of references and activities for a variety of science topics. The plants module includes information about plant growth, seed dispersal, types of plants, and lichens. Botanists-in-Training From the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network, this site provides students with a comprehensive, clear, and well-illustrated introduction to botany. Included are a sections devoted to plant anatomy and biological processes; plant growth from seed to seedling; invasive and endangered plants; science experiments with plants; a hyperlinked glossary of terms; a quiz; and a directory of related links. Although the site has a Canadian slant, it nevertheless includes many species also found in the U.S., and is a useful resource for teaching basic botanical principles and processes.
Botany: Botany For Kids The botany node of the NBII provides comprehensive resources for botanical Fun activities to do with Plants. There are lots of fun projects to do with http://www.nbii.gov/disciplines/botany/science.html
Extractions: Botany Home Past and Future Form and Function Focus on Species ... General Reference Sources Hi Kids! Are you ready to learn something about the wide world of plants? Did you know that there are more than 400,000 different types of plants growing in the world? Plants provide us with so many benefits, and there is lots we can learn from them! Follow the links below to find out more... Have fun! Aliens Explore Earth: Plants, Trees, and Forests If aliens came to Earth from another planet, what would they think of our plants and trees? Like the aliens, you too can learn about how plants grow, how seeds are spread, and the many kinds of plants that inhabit our planet. Grades 4-8. Botanists-in-Training From the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network, this site provides students with a comprehensive, clear, and well-illustrated introduction to botany. Included are a sections devoted to plant anatomy and biological processes; plant growth from seed to seedling; invasive and endangered plants; science experiments with plants; a hyperlinked glossary of terms; a quiz; and a directory of related links. Although the site has a Canadian slant, it nevertheless includes many species also found in the U.S., and is a useful resource for teaching basic botanical principles and processes.
APS Curricular Materials And Teaching Resources activities and labs from APS publications are available here as well. Women Life Scientists, Ecology/botany/Animal Behavior, MSHS, Rachel Carson-The http://www.the-aps.org/education/k12curric/index.asp
Extractions: Welcome to the American Physiological Society's Online K-12 Curricular Materials and Teaching Resources website. The science activities and laboratories included here are written for elementary, middle, high school, and junior college/college level and are organized in the following ways: by author/project name (teacher/developer's last name or publication name or project name); by scientific subject; and by grade level. Most curricular materials were developed and field-tested by teachers and participants of APS programs. Activities and labs from APS publications are available here as well. K-12 Curricular Materials and Teaching Resources by author name... AUTHOR NAME SUBJECT GRADE LEVEL TITLE Arrowtop, Barbara Biochemistry ES Painting with Natural Dyes Baker, Carol Exercise Physiology, Musculoskeletal System MS-HS Move Chicken Move Beck, Larry
APS Curricular Materials And Teaching Resources The science activities and laboratories included here are written for elementary,middle, Women Life Scientists, Ecology/botany/Animal Behavior, MSHS http://www.the-aps.org/education/k12curric/tchractsbysubject.asp
Extractions: Welcome to the American Physiological Society's Online K-12 Curricular Materials and Teaching Resources website. The science activities and laboratories included here are written for elementary, middle, high school, and junior college/college level and are organized in the following ways: by author/project name (teacher/developer's last name or publication name or project name); by scientific subject; and by grade level. Most curricular materials were developed and field-tested by teachers and participants of APS programs. Activities and labs from APS publications are available here as well. K-12 Curricular Materials and Teaching Resources by subject... AUTHOR NAME SUBJECT GRADE LEVEL TITLE Doyle, Shane Animal Behavior MS Test Your Pets! Kritzberger, Trisha Animal Behavior HS Prairie Dog and Habitat Activity Madsen, Bob Animal Behavior ES-MS Bee Cool Schempp, Sally
CBA Teaching - Elementary, High School And College Levels Canadian Botanical Association Teaching Section Web Site Choose any or allof the suggested activities for your class. Many activities are for students http://www.trentu.ca/biology/botany/levels.html
Extractions: Plantwatch is a program which asks students and the general public to observe flowering times for "key indicator" plant species and to report these dates electronically (over the Internet) or by mail. These indicator plants flower largely in response to heat accumulation (degree-days), so after warm winters and springs they flower earlier than average. These phenology (study of the seasonal timing of life cycle events) data, collected over many years, provide information on average spring development time for different areas, and also show how much earlier or later each succeeding season is. They help in seeing how the biota is responding to climate change. By participating, observers have fun and learn about the natural environment and biodiversity. Wisconsin Fast Plants
Extractions: UC Home Courses Departments Library ... Search Teaching activities at the Kaikoura Field Station 2002 Teaching activities at the Kaikoura Field Station 2004 Teaching activities at the Westport Field Station 2004 Teaching activities at the Harihari Field Station 2004 ... Teaching activities at the Cass Field Station 2004 Biology 281 Marine Invertebrates field course
- Books - Curriculum Aides For Science Teaching Christopherus Homeschool Resources botany Unit Study Looking at Plants;Development of the Senses; botany activities; Plants and Their Environment http://www.waldorfbooks.com/edu/curriculum/science.htm
Extractions: View Shopping Cart Star and Planet Almanac 2005 Monthly Guide to the Sky at Night Whether at home or in the classroom, follow the stars and planets through the changing night sky by using this beautiful calendar/star guide. If you've ever wondered where Orion's Belt was, or wanted to find the Gemini Twins or even the Big Dipper, this is for you. With beautiful pictures and clear, helpful and very interesting text, this calendar will take you outdoors month after month and point to just the right spot for you to see the constellations and planets.
Extractions: ****** From: http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i24/24a02501.htm The key may be a growing movement for peer review of Web sites and online teaching materials By JEFFREY R. YOUNG Don't waste time teaching online or laboring over electronic course enhancements unless you've already climbed to the top of the tenure-and-promotion ladder. Review committees may not take technology work seriously, so stick to traditional academic activities, like publishing journal articles. That's the warning Gary Bradshaw heard from colleagues when he told them about his work on ePsych, an online resource to help introductory psychology students. He already had tenure when he started the online project, but he found out the hard way that the advice was sound. He was twice turned down for a promotion to full professor at Mississippi State University, where he is an associate professor of psychology. (The chairman of the psychology department, Stephen B. Klein, said he could not discuss personnel issues.) Mr. Bradshaw feels that work creating online teaching materials such as sophisticated Web sites or multimedia tools designed to help students slips through the cracks of the three traditional categories used in promotion: teaching, research, and service.
Extractions: Academy of Marketing Science Review Accounting Historians Journal, The Accounting History AgExporter ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Evaluation of Teaching and Research Experiences Undertaken by Botany Majors at N.C. State University1 NACTA Journal Mar 2005 by Coker, Jeffrey Scott Van Dyke, C Gerald Experiential learning in the forms of teaching and research can be extremely rewarding for undergraduate students. These experiences allow students to put classroom knowledge into practice and explore potential career paths. Teaching and research settings frequently present rich opportunities to build leadership skills such as team-work, problem-solving, getting along with others, analytical skills, time-management, writing, speaking, work ethic, and integrity. Perhaps most importantly, both teaching and research pose significant, open-ended challenges to students that provide opportunities for high achievement and excellence.
Sierra: Teaching About The Earth Full text of the article, Teaching about the earth from Sierra, articles aboutbasic botany, educational activities, and other resources for gardening http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1525/is_6_85/ai_66356249
Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Ideas for environmental educators get support Organizations for environmental educators The AEOE hosts conferences, publishes a newsletter, and offers other resources to support educators who want to incorporate outdoor environmental education into their lesson plans. ASSOCIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, 2305 Canyon Blvd., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80302, (303) 440-8844, bill@aeeorg; www.aee.org
Science: Plant Science: Teaching With Comedy | EThemes | EMINTS Science Plant Science Teaching with Comedy. Contact eThemes@emints.org if you Quia botany All activities by Title This page has a number of links to http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001399.shtml
Extractions: About eMINTS Communities Equipment eThemes ... eThemes Contact eThemes@emints.org if you have questions or comments about this resource. Printer-friendly version Please preview all links before sharing in class with students. Title: Science: Plant Science: Teaching with Comedy Description: Learn about plants, cells, and seeds. Find out how science can be a fun activity. Read jokes and fun facts about plants. The sites include interactive games, quizzes, printouts, in class activities, and video files. There are links to eThemes resources about different species of plants, the structures, and functions of cells. Grade Level: Resource Links: Enchanted Learning: Plant Anatomy
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens This program was developed to aid in teaching new topics in the Regents laboratory activities, teachers learn about plant ecology, basic botany and http://www.buffalogardens.com/events/body_education.html
Extractions: Instructor Pat Burger is a local art teacher and frequent judge at art festivals and shows. She has also taught art classes at the Orchard Park YMCA and at the Botanical Gardens. Pat has judged the Orchard Park Summer Festival Art Show, the Erie County Fair Art Show and many other art festivals in the Western New York area. Note: Bring your art supplies to class Art Classes for Kids!
Department Of Botany The Department of botany aims to achieve excellence in teaching and A widerange of modern equipment is available for research and teaching activities. http://www.mu.ac.ke/academic/faculties/science/botany.html
Extractions: INTRODUCTION The department of Botany offers both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in various disciplines of plant sciences including: plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant structure and function, plant geography, plant biotechnology, plant ecology, plant genetics, phycology, microbiology and mycology. There is a wide selection of courses that have been designed and are taught to equip the graduates and postgraduates with practical solutions to most of the problems existing in various areas of plant sciences. More details and other requirements are as listed at various levels of study, i.e. undergraduate and postgraduate levels. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES The Department of Botany aims to achieve excellence in teaching and research in the areas of plant sciences. It aims to equip graduates with appropriate knowledge and skills in plant sciences and to understand the plant function and relationship with other plant sciences. YEAR ONE
Undergraduates Pages botany Sophister (Year 3 4) Teaching. Why choose botany? and buildon, theresearch interests and activities of the Departments staff. http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/under.html
Extractions: Teaching is supported by the laboratories and greenhouses on Campus, the College Botanic Garden and the internationally recognised Herbarium. Most courses are derived from active research lines and emphasis is placed on the student's own research project in the final year. There are also opportunities for access to complementary courses in other departments. Study Abroad The Botany Department has links with a large number of universities and research centres in Europe and tropical developing countries. Through these contacts, it may be possible to undertake some of your studies elsewhere. In 2001, the undergraduate field trip took the form of an expedition to Guyana; in 2004 the undergraduate field trip was to Gran Canaria island, and in 2006 we plan to visit Thailand. Opportunities also exist for tropical ecology study through the Department's membership of the Tropical Biology Association. Assessment Assessment is by a combination of in-course assessment and examination.
TeacherSource SCIENCELINE But unlike traditional teaching, inquiry teachers don t have to know the answers . botany activities offer Tim O Keefe many opportunities to be both http://wpsx.psu.edu/scienceline_sched.html
Tucson Botanical Gardens: School Programs Handson activities and games teach children about the ethnobotany of Sonoran For more information about Tucson Botanical Gardens, call (520) 326-9686 http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/html/school_programs.html
Extractions: Bring your class to the Gardens to explore the fascinating world of plants. Find out about the history of plants in Tucson as you tour the Historical Gardens . Learn about the importance of herbs in the Herb Garden and see exotic tropical species in our Tropical Plant Exhibit . Look, touch, smell, and listen to all the wonderful sights, scents, and sounds of a garden. Discover how the Native American and Hispanic cultures use plants. Observe pollinators at work in the
Extractions: Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Standards and Procedures Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Authority: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs History: First Issued September 4, 2001; Last Revised October 22, 2004. Additional History Information Related Policies: Academic Tenure Policy College of Agriculture and Life Sciences RPT Statements of Mutual Expectations and Plan for Professional Development Glassick Standards ... University Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Procedures Contact: Department Head, Department of Botany, 919-515-2727 This Department of Botany rule is supplemental to and consistent with the NC State University Academic Tenure Policy http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/employment/faculty/POL05.20.1.php It is the responsibility of the faculty member to be knowledgeable about the NC State University Academic Tenure Policy and the university regulations and college rule. The departmental rule augments these to provide faculty with knowledge of the general process and expectations used in evaluating faculty in the department. The Board of Trustees is the authority for final tenure approval. II. Areas of Faculty Responsibility
Extractions: and Procedures September 4, 2001 Archived Version Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Authority: Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs History: First Issued, September 4, 2001. Additional History Information. Related Policies: Humanities and Social Sciences RPT Academic Tenure Policy Promotion and Tenure Departmental Criteria and Procedures Contact Info: The guidelines for the Department of Botany are modified from those developed for CALS in order to be more specific for our discipline, missions, and practices. North Carolina State University tenure policies and regulations are set forth in the Faculty Handbook (http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/fh/) and in the Faculty Development section of the Provosts web site (http:// www.ncsu.edu/provost/faculty-development/html). These documents present in general terms the information to be considered in making decisions about tenure and/or promotion as well as specific procedures for appointment, reappointment, non-reappointment, promotion, and conferral of tenure. These procedures are the basis upon which all college and departmental procedures are developed. Departmental procedures must be in full accord with the policies and procedures in these documents. A. Philosophy
David R. Hershey Plant Biology Education Writings Exciting Plant Science activities for the Secondary Classroom Chapel Hill, NCUniversity of An historical perspective on problems in botany teaching. http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/84/bio.htm
Extractions: - Biology Education Consultant and Author (1994 to date) - Hershey, D.R. 2000. "Hydroponics: Iron Deficiency of Piggyback Plants" pp. 147-155. IN Gerry M. Madrazo, Jr. and Steven E. Dyche (editors). Exciting Plant Science Activities for the Secondary Classroom Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. - Hershey, D.R. 2004. Avoid Misconceptions When Teaching about Plants. [August]
Back Issues Teaching about food systems, Classroom hydroponics, Green economics countingthe earth Multiculturalism theme ideas and activities, Sidewalk botany, http://www.greenteacher.com/backiss.html
