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{"title":"Biology Simulations","authors":"Jeffrey D. Sack","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.478","url":null,"abstract":"Book Review| October 01 2023 Biology Simulations Biology Simulations https://www.biologysimulations.com/ Jeffrey D. Sack Jeffrey D. Sack Department Editor Science Education Consultant/Writer, Westbrook, CT 06498 sack.jeffrey@comcast.net Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar sack.jeffrey@comcast.net The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (8): 478. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.478 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Jeffrey D. Sack; Biology Simulations. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2023; 85 (8): 478. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.478 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Providing biology students with hands-on learning is essential in the classroom. However, in this age of dwindling budgets and supplies, finding alternatives can be challenging for teachers. One direction many teachers go is to find virtual labs their students can do in order to cover the same content that would otherwise be presented in class. These simulations are often cheaper, and with all of the developments in computer technology over the past decade, often provide students with authentic experiences. A collection of such simulations can be found at a website called Biology Simulations (https://www.biologysimulations.com/). This site says that “Biology Simulations helps students learn about biology and practice data analysis skills.” The site has simulations that fall into the major categories of Anatomy, Cell Energy, Evolution, Ecology, and Heredity. Under the Cell Energy heading, the osmosis and diffusion simulation has students investigate molecule movement across a semipermeable membrane. They... You do not currently have access to this content.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Alpha Female Wolf","authors":"Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud, Marjorie MacGregor","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.476","url":null,"abstract":"Book Review| October 01 2023 The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone’s 06 The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone’s 06 (First Edition). By Rick McIntyre. 2022. Greystone Books. (ISBN 978-I-77164-858-5). 256 pp. Softcover Advance Copy. $23.95. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Marjorie MacGregor Marjorie MacGregor upper school science faculty, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO mmacgregor@pembrokehill.org Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar mmacgregor@pembrokehill.org The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (8): 476. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.476 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Marjorie MacGregor; The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone’s 06. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2023; 85 (8): 476. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.476 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search “Wolves lead lives that are full of challenges” (p. 208). That sums it up well – book review complete! In all seriousness, for anyone who has been to Yellowstone National Park or is simply a lover of wolves and behavior, this is a must read. Rick McIntyre is a detailed naturalist and former park ranger who has spent years documenting and observing wolves in their natural habitat. This is the fourth book in a series that tells the stories of the famous Yellowstone wolves. At one time, Yellowstone was their homeland but conflict with humans saw them completely extirpated in the early 1900s. Public perception at the time was one of the (loose) saying that the only good predator was a dead predator. Rick reminds us of this through the writings of the great Aldo Leopold who, in the essay Thinking like a Mountain, wrote of a wolf howl... You do not currently have access to this content.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phage Hunting in the High School Classroom","authors":"Charles Bittle, Kathryn Brittain, Sarah M. Doore, John Dover, Silje M. Bergland Drarvik, Kristin N. Parent, Rochelle Ratnayake, Peter Stone, Jason R. Schrad, Kevin Schrad, Sundharraman Subramanian, Kendal R. Tinney","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.440","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.440","url":null,"abstract":"National science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education emphasizes science practices, such as hands-on learning. We describe a weeklong activity where students participate in real-world scientific discovery, including “hunting” for bacteriophage in a variety of environmental samples. First, the students collect samples, then look for evidence of phage on “bait” bacteria, and finally amplify/purify the phages for further study.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Properties of Functional Groups and Biomolecules","authors":"Rebecca J. Brady, Maya R. Patel","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.454","url":null,"abstract":"A solid understanding of the chemical properties of bonds, functional groups, and molecules is an essential component of general biology. Students often struggle to connect these concepts and apply them appropriately. Manipulatives provide a concrete tool for visualizing these concepts and allow the instructor to see (literally) what students do not understand. Here, we present a manipulatives-based exercise that reinforces student understanding and application of the properties of hydrocarbons, functional groups, carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. The exercise also explores how functional groups contribute to the shape and properties of different classes of biomolecules. The structure of this activity helps both instructors and students identify misconceptions and provides an opportunity to resolve them through peer learning, modeling, and individual attention from the instructor.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Robin","authors":"Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud, Kate Henson","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475","url":null,"abstract":"Book Review| October 01 2023 Robin Robin. By Helen Wilson. 2022. Reaktion Books Ltd. (ISBN 9781789146264). Paperback. 196 pp. $19.95. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Kate Henson Kate Henson University of Colorado, Boulder, CO kate.henson@colorado.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar kate.henson@colorado.edu The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (8): 475. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kate Henson; Robin. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2023; 85 (8): 475. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.475 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search In Robin, Helen Wilson dives deep into the historical confluence of human culture and the European robin. The book begins by introducing the characteristics and relationships between the European, American, Oriental, and other robins. The majority of the text is focused on the history of the European robin in a human context, including literature, religion, and pop culture. Wilson provides examples of the robin’s appearance in literary works from Frances Hodgson Burnett, Beatrix Potter, Shakespeare, Keats, and Wordsworth, to name a few. In these works, the robin appears to be both good luck in some instances and a bad omen in others. The robin also appears as a symbol in Christianity, associated with both blood and fire. It is often associated with Christian values and morals. The religious connection was used in Victorian England to encourage charity, including helping the economically disadvantaged children or “poor robins” as they were... You do not currently have access to this content.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Planning to Stay: Burnout, Demoralization, Exploitation, and How to Reclaim Self-Care, Your Classroom, and Your Life … Anyway; Breaking the Mold: Changing the Face of Climate Science and Roar like a Lion: How Animals Can Help You Be Your Best Self","authors":"Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.474","url":null,"abstract":"Book Review| October 01 2023 Planning to Stay: Burnout, Demoralization, Exploitation, and How to Reclaim Self-Care, Your Classroom, and Your Life … Anyway; Breaking the Mold: Changing the Face of Climate Science and Roar like a Lion: How Animals Can Help You Be Your Best Self Planning to Stay: Burnout, Demoralization, Exploitation, and How to Reclaim Self-Care, Your Classroom, and Your Life … Anyway. By Jess Cleeves. 2023. Learning Humans. (ISBN 979-8988047001). Paperback. $18.99. eBook also available.Breaking the Mold: Changing the Face of Climate Science. By Dana Alison Levy. 2023. Holiday House. (ISBN 978-0-8234-4971-2). Hardcover. $22.99. eBook also available.Roar like a Lion: How Animals Can Help You Be Your Best Self. By Carlie Sorosiak. Illustrated by Katie Walker. 2002. David Fickling Books (printed in the United States by Scholastic). (ISBN 1338802186). Hardcover. $14.99. Paperback, eBook, and audiobook also available. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor science teacher, Bloomington High School South, Bloomington, IN kmilks@mccsc.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar kmilks@mccsc.edu The American Biology Teacher (2023) 85 (8): 474–475. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.474 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kirstin Milks, Frank Brown Cloud; Planning to Stay: Burnout, Demoralization, Exploitation, and How to Reclaim Self-Care, Your Classroom, and Your Life … Anyway; Breaking the Mold: Changing the Face of Climate Science and Roar like a Lion: How Animals Can Help You Be Your Best Self. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2023; 85 (8): 474–475. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.474 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search I am a high school teacher, and I love my work – but I cried every single day of the 2021–2022 school year. Like most of us employed in schooling at the time, I had found the previous year challenging, and eventually the stress of working with and through the enormous trauma of our students, staff, and community felt overwhelming. I’m lucky I have an exceptional support network, including the exceptional coeditor of this column, but it became clear I had to make major changes in my experience and perception of school. (I did, and I’m in a much better, more sustainable place now, ready to continue our wonderful work and finding the fun in it.) I’ve been wondering recently about how to support other teachers who go through difficult pro","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Signaling an Inclusive Environment","authors":"Natasha Sherman, Maia Bailey","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.459","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.459","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching biology, science, or for that matter any subject involves signals of how we view and value our students and community. It is easy to send signals that students interpret differently than we intend just by a lack of awareness. Depending on your district’s culture, creating community can have different challenges. Here, we will outline two areas where everyone can adjust their signals to create an environment that is inviting to students, colleagues, and our school community. Being aware of the intellectual and physical space we are creating can encourage students to be open to learning and help them to feel valued as a part of our learning community.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Class Project for Investigating Possible Future Local Effects of Global Climate Change through Student Analysis of Fossil Faunas","authors":"William David Lambert","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.425","url":null,"abstract":"A common question posed to environmental scientists by nonscientists, particularly policymakers, is the following: In a world that is globally warmer, what will the new climate be like in specific geographical regions? This question has been and continues to be addressed by computer modeling, a technique that is out of reach for vast majority of students. However, an alternate approach to investigating this issue exists that is more practical for students. Past climates can be inferred for specific regions from fossils, utilizing climate tolerances of related modern organisms. When these inferred past climates correspond to periods of the Earth’s history where levels of carbon dioxide were as high or higher than today, these data can be used to extrapolate possible future local climates in a globally warmer world. The last Pleistocene interglacial period (known as the Eemian), which occurred approximately 120,000 years ago, is an ideal time period for studies of this kind for the following reasons. First, carbon dioxide levels were elevated at this time to levels approximating modern global conditions, and the world was warmer as evidenced by a much higher sea level than exists today. Secondly, most Eemian-age animals (especially mollusks) still exist, have known climate tolerances, and are relatively common as fossils. Students examining fossil mollusk faunas have applied this methodology to infer the Eemian climates of South Florida and coastal Virginia and found unexpectedly that for both regions the Eemian climate did not greatly differ from the modern one. The methodology described here can be used to address other important questions and puts such authentic and potentially valuable scientific research within practical reach of student scientists.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional Frogs","authors":"Gabrielle Flud, Julie Angle, Monique N. Simon, Daniel S. Moen","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.448","url":null,"abstract":"Evolution by natural selection and adaptation are core concepts in biology that students must see and correctly understand their meaning. However, using these concepts in evidence-based learning strategies in the classroom is a difficult task. Here, we present a 5E lesson plan to address the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectation HS-LS4-4, to “construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.” The Functional Frogs lesson provides multiple hands-on activities to engage students in the development of hypotheses, collection and analysis of empirical data on frog swimming, presentation of results, and construction of explanations supported by evidence for the results. The lesson’s central idea is for students to understand the trait values that provide an advantage in the aquatic environment, increasing a frog’s survival. The link between morphological changes and survival is used to explain how natural selection acts on populations, leading to adaptive evolution.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"STEM Summer Camp for Girls Positively Affects Self-Efficacy","authors":"E. Dale Broder, Kirsten J. Fetrow, Shannon M. Murphy, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Robin M. Tinghitella","doi":"10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2023.85.8.432","url":null,"abstract":"Women and racially and ethnically minoritized populations are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Out-of-school time programs like summer camps can provide positive science experiences that may increase self-efficacy and awareness of STEM opportunities. Such programs often use the same high-impact practices used in K–12 classrooms including relating concepts to real-world examples, engaging students as active participants in inquiry-driven projects, and facilitating learning in a cooperative context. They additionally provide opportunities for engaging in STEM without fear of failure, offer a community of mentors, and allow families to become more involved. We designed a summer camp for middle schoolers who identified as girls, low-income, and as a minoritized race or ethnicity. We describe the design of the camp as well as the results from a simple pre- and post-camp questionnaire that examined each camper’s relationship to science, scientific self-efficacy, and interest in having a job in STEM. We found an increase in self-efficacy in camp participants, which is important because high scientific self-efficacy predicts student performance and persistence in STEM, especially for girls. We did not detect an increase in interest in pursuing a STEM job, likely because of already high values for this question on the pre-camp survey. We add to the growing body of work recognizing the potential of out-of-school time STEM programs to increase scientific self-efficacy for girls and racially minoritized students. Tweet: Summer camp for minoritized middle-school girls increases scientific self-efficacy, a characteristic that may be important for removing barriers to participation in STEM.","PeriodicalId":50960,"journal":{"name":"American Biology Teacher","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135705692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}