Titles and Descriptions - L
Landscapes: A Guide to Landforms and Ecology of Southern Saskatchewan
The Learning Cycle: Chemistry
The Learning Cycle: Life Science
The Learning Cycle: Physical Science
Learning Cycle: Physics
Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes: Technological Literacy for the 1990s
Life in the Soil
Life Study: A Textbook of Biology
Looking at Microscopes
Landscapes: A Guide to Landforms and Ecology of Southern Saskatchewan (Kit). Rowe, J.S. Saskatchewan Environment (out of print), 1983.
Consisting of a teacher reference manual, landscape guides, a set of slides, a landscape map, and posters, this series was sent to each school in Saskatchewan in the early 1980s. The series is invaluable for the teacher who wants to apply the study of ecology to the environment of Southern Saskatchewan. This material is currently out-of-print but may be available in many schools.
Suggested Use: BIO 20 - Ecological Organization
Other Uses: Secondary Level Science
The Learning Cycle: Chemistry (Print-Non-Fiction). Utah State University (UTH), 1988.
($15.75 U.S.)
Twelve modules in two magazine file boxes give activities for the units listed below. These modules present clearly described activities which can be carried out in virtually any laboratory. They would be excellent support for first year teachers or teachers without a chemistry background.
Suggested Use: CHEM 20 - Atoms & Elements, Chemical Reactions, Molecules & Compounds, Mole Concept & Stoichiometry|CHEM 30 - Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions, Reaction Kinetics, Solubility & Solutions
The Learning Cycle: Life Science (Print-Non-Fiction). Utah State University (UTH), 1988.
($16.50 U.S.)
Thirteen modules in two magazine file boxes provide activities for the units listed below. The material covers a wide variety of topics, giving teaching tips, objectives and student handouts.
Suggested Use: BIO 20 - Diversity of Life, Ecological Organization
Other Uses: Secondary Level Science
The Learning Cycle: Physical Science (Print-Non-Fiction). Utah State University (UTH), 1988. ($19.00 U.S.)
Sixteen modules in two magazine file boxes give activities for the units listed below. The material is intended to allow students to derive meaning from these experiences.
Suggested Use: PHYS 20 - Light, Sound, Heat
Other Uses: Secondary Level Science
Learning Cycle: Physics (Print-Non-Fiction). Utah State University (UTH), 1988. ($19.00 U.S.)
Thirteen modules in two magazine file boxes provide activities for the units listed below. These are good resources for setting up learning or investigating stations in a lab. The material may be useful for students having difficulty understanding the concepts.
Suggested Use: PHYS 20 - Waves, Heat, Optics|PHYS 30 - Kinematics & Dynamics
Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes: Technological Literacy for the 1990s (Print-Non-Fiction). Brennan, Richard P. John Wiley & Sons (WIL), 1990. 262 p. ISBN 0-471-62295-8 ($26.95 hdc.)
This excellent resource deals with some familiar topics in science, but primarily with the technological perspective of the biological and physical sciences. Technology, its applications and implications are addressed. There is a diagnostic quiz on technological literacy at the front of the book. This would be a great resource for students who ask questions such as "why are we taking this course?" Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: BIO 20 - General Reference|BIO 30 - General Reference|CHEM 20 - General Reference|CHEM 30 - General Reference|PHYS 20 - General Reference|PHYS 30 - General Reference
Other Uses: Science 10
Life in the Soil (Microslide). (BORE), Order No. 79704-17 ($5.94) Set of 8 Photomicrographs
Topics in this set include:
1. Algae - wm (400X)
2. Bacteria - wm/st (2000X)
3. Tardigrade - scanning em (300X)
4. Nematode - wm (400X)
5. Nematodes on tomato root - wm (200X)
6. Predaceous Fungi (300X, 1000X)
7. Springtail - scanning em (34X)
8. Mite - scanning em (114X)
Microslides require use of microslide viewer (contact BORE)
Suggested Use: BIO 20 - Ecological Organization
Life Study: A Textbook of Biology (Print-Non-Fiction). Mackean, D.G. John Murray (IRW), 1981. 266 p. ISBN 0-7195-3783-5 ($21.00)
This resource would be easy reading for most grade 11 and 12 students. The diagrams and illustrations are excellent. The summaries at the end of the chapters are well done. The questions provided are the type which provoke thoughtful consideration and relate the concepts to the world around the student. The factors of scale, system and model of the Key Science Concepts, predicting and questioning of the Processes of Science and the consideration of consequences of the Values that Underlie Science are supported by this material. Included are a table of contents, glossary, and index.
Suggested Use: BIO 20 - Agricultural Botany, Diversity of Life|BIO 30 - Cell Structure & Function, Animal Systems, Genetics, Evolution
Other Uses: Secondary Level Science|Physical Education 20/30|Wellness
Looking at Microscopes (Print-Non-Fiction). Riley, Peter D. Batsford Academic and Educational (IRW), 1985. ISBN 0-7134-4632-3 ($22.20 hdc.)
Riley deals with the concept of seeing small particles. Various types of microscopes and their applications in various scientific fields are highlighted. Black and white illustrations are used. The cover looks suitable for Secondary level but the content is appropriate for secondary level.
Suggested Use: BIO 30 - General Reference|PHYS 20 - Light