When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation-funded teacher development program, they noticed something. Life science teachers were highly receptive to engineering ideas related to everything from genomic testing to biofuels. But they also saw that teachers struggled to develop age-appropriate, standards-based lessons. The teachers asked for help facilitating the kind of open-ended design challenges that are useful to presenting engineering concepts in quick, engaging ways. This book came out of that intensive interaction and is designed to help you understand both what to teach and how to teach it. The authors designed it specifically to be content-rich, standards-based, engaging, and practical. Full of both sound science and innovative approaches, this title brings fresh meaning to the terms teacher-tested
and classroom-ready.
It is specifically designed to address the curriculum and pedagogical needs of life science educators.