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Wefer, Stephen H.; Sheppard, Keith – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2008
The proliferation of bioinformatics in modern biology marks a modern revolution in science that promises to influence science education at all levels. This study analyzed secondary school science standards of 49 U.S. states (Iowa has no science framework) and the District of Columbia for content related to bioinformatics. The bioinformatics…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Science and Society, Biology, Scientific Literacy
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Cronquist, Arthur – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1979
Discusses some principles of biological taxonomy. The evolutionary principle in taxonomy and its limitations, and the difference in evolutionary patterns between plants and animals, are also discussed. (HM)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Classification, College Science, Evolution
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Hazard, Evan B. – American Biology Teacher, 1998
Argues that the common assumption about the lack of intermediate forms in evolutionary history is inaccurate and misleading. Points out that there are many transitional forms, although special creationists refuse to recognize them as such. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, Concept Formation, Creationism
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Office of Secondary Instruction. – 1987
This course of study is aligned with the California State Science Framework and provides students the biology content needed to become scientifically literate and prepared for post-secondary science education. The course of study is divided into four sections. The first section provides an overview of the course and includes a course description,…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Botany, Classification