Asking Questions in Biology: Discovery versus Knowledge

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.06.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. History and Background
  4. Strategies and Activities
  5. Bibliography
  6. Appendix item A
  7. Appendix item B
  8. Appendix item C
  9. Appendix D
  10. Endnotes

No Guts, No Glory

Jane B. Gerughty

Published September 2012

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Bibliography

1. " The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson." The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson. http://rachelcarson.org/ (accessed July 20, 2012).Overview of Carson.

2. Waggoner, Waggoner. "Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829)." The Victorian Web. www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/lamarck.html http:// (accessed July 15, 2012).Information about Lamarck from a UC web site

3. 1952, much was known about DNA, and including its exclusive role as. "Rosalind Franklin (1920 - 1958)." Access Excellence the National Health Museum. http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Rosalind_Franklin.php (accessed July 20, 2012).Good overview of Franklin.

4. "ATSDR - Public Health Statement: DDT, DDE, DDD." ATSDR Home. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=79&tid=20 (accessed July 23, 2012).DDT public health statement. Describes DDT.

5. "Antonj van Leeuwenhoek "Father of Microbiology"." Antonj van Leeuwenhoek "Father of Microbiology". http://vanleeuwenhoek.com/ (accessed July 20, 2012).Details of Antony van Leeuwenhoek. "Antony van Leeuwenhoek." UCMP - University of California Museum of Paleontology. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/leeuwenhoek.html (accessed July 20, 2012).Overview of Antony van Leeuwenhoek.

6. Blicq, D. "Basic Microbiology." Extranet Home Page. http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/davidb/applied_microbiology.htm (accessed July 23, 2012).c]Comprehensive site of general microbiology useful to educators looking for general information on various topics.)

7. "CWP at physics.UCLA.edu // Rosalind Franklin." CONTRIBUTIONS OF 20TH CENTURY WOMEN TO PHYSICS. http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/Phase2/Franklin,_Rosalind841234567.html (accessed July 20, 2012).Good overview of Franklin.

8. Carson, Rachel.Silent spring. 40th anniversary ed., 1st Mariner Books ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.The book that told the world about DDT and the hazards of pesticides.)

9. Clifford, Ph.D., , David . "Lamarck (1744 - 1829)." The Victorian Web: An Overview. http://www.victorianweb.org/science/lamarck1.html (accessed July 20, 2012).Information about Lamarck from a UC web site

10. "Everyday Science: Sites, Activities & Projects | Exploratorium." Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/everyday_science/ (accessed July 20, 2012).Very cool science site.

11. Feynman, Richard P..The meaning of it all: thoughts of a citizen scientist. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1998.How science deals with uncertainty. Chapter 1.

12. Feynman, Richard P., and Jeffrey Robbins.The pleasure of finding things out: the best short works of Richard P. Feynman. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1999.His thoughts about what science is. Chapters 1 and 8.

13. Firestein, Stuart.Ignorance: how it drives science. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.The relevance of questions in science. Chapters 1,2 and 8.

14. Gregory, Frederick. "Lamarck." College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | The University of Florida. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/fgregory/Lamarck.htm (accessed July 20, 2012).Information about Lamarck from a historical perspective.

15. "History: Early Concepts of Evolution (2 of 2)." Understanding Evolution. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/history/evol_happens2.shtml (accessed July 20, 2012).Information about Lamarck from a historical perspective.

16. Huxley, Robert.The great naturalists. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007.Lovely short and accurate biographies of science investigators/explorers from Aristotle to Darwin. Beautiful images

17. Lear, Linda J..Rachel Carson: witness for nature. Boston: Mariner Books, 2009.Comprehensive biography.

18. "Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)." Access Excellence the National Health Museum. http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Louis_Pasteur.php (accessed July 22, 2012).Short condense biography.

19. Maddox, Brenda.Rosalind Franklin: the dark lady of DNA. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.The woman, her work and how her photo was used without her knowledge or permission.

20. Muir, Dr. Patricia . "A HISTORY OF PESTICIDE USE." ONID. http://people.oregonstate.edu/~muirp/pesthist.htm (accessed July 23, 2012).History of Pesticide use from a professor of Oregon state.

21. Navia, Luis E..Socrates: a life examined. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2007.Background information on Socrates. Very comprehensive.

22. Pasteur, Louis, and Joseph Lister.Germ theory and its applications to medicine & on the antiseptic principle of the practice of surgery. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1996.Supplemental information about the germ theory and it's implications

23. Pasteur, Louis, and Joseph Lister.Collected writings. New York: Kaplan Publishing, 2008.The germ theory's impact on surgery.

24. Paul, Richard, and Linda Elder.The thinker's guide to the art of Socratic questioning. Dillon Beach, Calif.: Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2006.Great guide for educators who wish to guide students to think and question in the classroom.

25. "Rosalind Elsie Franklin: Pioneer Molecular Biologist." San Diego Supercomputer Center. http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/franklin.html (accessed July 20, 2012).Good place to start.

26. Shinn, Alan. " Homemade van Leeuwenhoek microscope plans."Connect with EarthLink, the award-winning Internet service provider (ISP) you can trust!. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 July 2012. http://www.mindspring.com/~alshinn/Leeuwenhoekplans.html>.Directions for making a scope.

27. Skloot, Rebecca.The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers, 2010.The story of HeLa cells.

28. "Socrates." Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates (accessed July 15, 2012).Good place to start.

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