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'And All Our Classes Turned into a Flower Garden Again' -- Science Education in Soviet Schools in the 1920s and 1930s: The Case of Biology from Darwinism to Lysenkoism
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Caroli, Dorena – History of Education, 2019
The purpose of this article is to outline the evolution of biology education in Soviet schools in the 1920s and 1930s. After some introductory consideration of the ideological changes taking place in the field of genetics that impacted on the teaching of science and led to botany being favoured over biology in schools, the first part outlines the…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Educational History, Botany, Science Instruction
The Use of Slides to Study Flowering Plants
Rozenshtein, A. M. – Soviet Education, 1976
Seven-slide series produced by the Diafilm Studio are discussed as they are used as demonstration material for teaching students detailed familiarity with the morphology of the plants in given families and with the variety of their representatives. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Classification, Comparative Education
An Evolutionary and Ecological Approach to Teaching the Topic "Plant Communities" (Sixth Grade)
Kalinova, G. S. – Soviet Education, 1976
Description of a pilot study that replaced a geographic emphasis in sixth-grade biology with an ecological and evolutionary emphasis. (ND)
Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Comparative Education, Ecology
Experimental Garden Plots for Botany Lessons
Gorodnicheva, V. V.; Vasil'eva, E. I. – Soviet Education, 1976
Discussion of the botany lessons used at two schools points out the need for fifth and sixth grade students to be taught the principles of plant life through observations made at an experimental garden plot at the school. (ND)
Descriptors: Biology, Botany, Comparative Education, Elementary Education