Biology Brought To Life: A Guide To Teaching Students To Think Like Scientists

by Jo Handelsman, Helaine Kriegel

Intended as a guide for teachers to promote active learning in the biology classroom, this book presents the philosophy of active learning and guidelines for using open-ended experiments, co-operative learning and exercises that enhance learning skills to promote active participation by a wide range of students. It provides practical advice about how to build a classroom community in which students are active participants, not simply receptacles of information and how to foster curiosity and creativity while teaching the rigorous application of the scientific method.

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997