Introduction
In this form 3-4 (grades 7-9) study guide, students will be introduced to the principles and tools of biological study, food webs, life processes, some anatomy, adaptation, natural selection, extinction, cell theory, simple genetics and reproduction. The following items are included:
Reading assignments
• Activities based on the readings
• Recommended supplemental books, videos, and articles
• Notebooking prompts
•Discussion prompts
• Suggested biographies for students who takes a particular interest in this topic
Links to current events
• Exam questions
Spine Text:
This study guide accompanies the living book Men, Microscopes, and Living Things by Katherine B. Shippen (1955), reprinted as So Many Marvels (1968).
You can buy a newly reprinted copy of this book from Living Library Press, or you may be able to find a used copy of this book on Amazon, or search used.addall.com for a thorough internet search, or borrow it through archive.org
183 pages, 18 chapters
Reading Level: 6 grade and up
Prerequisites: none
• Newbery Winner in 1956
Note: Because this book was written in 1955, you might assume that the ideas are out of date, however because it is addressing the history of biology, its foundational ideas, it is not outdated. In order to cover the discoveries which have happened since 1955, primarily in the area of cell theory and genetics, we will use supplementary resources.
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