NSC 6305 Teaching Contemporary Biology III
Prerequisite: NSC 6301 and NSC 6302 Designed for high school and middle school science teachers to incorporate contemporary issues in Biology for teaching the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills focusing on molecular biology, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the evolution and ecology of the Monarch Butterfly. Genetic material from the Monarch Butterfly field samples in North Texas and Chiapas, Mexico will be analyzed. Field studies materials such as photographs and video tapes will also be incorporated into a series of presentations at grade appropriate levels.