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Heredity: The Code of Life.
3rd ed. Anthea Maton, Jean Hopkins, Susan Johnson, and others. Prentice Hall Science Integrated Learning System series. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1997.
Program Overview
The Prentice Hall Science Integrated Learning System series is a program for middle school or junior high school students. Designed to cover all relevant areas of science, this program consists of 19 books, each in a particular topic area, such as sound and light, the planet earth, and heredity--the code of life. Seven science themes are incorporated into the program; the themes are energy, evolution, patterns of change, scale and structure, systems and interactions, unity and diversity, and stability. For each unit, teaching materials, ancillary student materials, and some optional components are available.
Student Edition
Recommended grade level:
7-8+.
Reading level: early 10. Heredity: The Code of Life introduces students to the science of genetics--from its beginnings in Mendel's experiments to current research in and applications of molecular genetics. The unit is organized in 4 chapters: (1) "What Is Genetics?" (2) "How Chromosomes Work," (3) "Human Genetics," and (4) "Applied Genetics." During the course, students learn about basic patterns of inheritance and principles of heredity and discover how these patterns and principles relate to probability. They learn about the chromosome theory of heredity and discover how chromosomes control the production of proteins. Students also apply the principles of genetics to understanding specific examples of heredity in humans, including the ABO blood groups, sickle-cell anemia, and Huntington disease. Finally, they are introduced to artificial methods of manipulating inheritance--such as selective breeding techniques and genetic engineering--and the application of these methods in agriculture and medicine.
Each chapter includes a lab investigation. Students complete a class survey of dominant and recessive human traits, such as hair color, hairline, and type of earlobe. They observe the growth of mutant (albino) corn sprouts as compared with that of normal corn sprouts. Students also study a human pedigree to trace the inheritance of sickle-cell anemia through 3 generations of a family, and they make models from construction paper to represent recombinant DNA.
Each chapter contains comprehensive reading sections that introduce major science concepts. Suggestions are provided for activities in which students "find out by doing," "find out by reading," and "find out by writing." Other skills-oriented activities are also suggested--for example, calculating the incidence of Down's syndrome in the United States and discussing the pros and cons of genetically engineered food plants.
Other features of this textbook include problem-solving challenges, descriptions of science careers, and science connections to real-world events or issues. The student edition closes with readings on 3 topics:
(1) biologist Barbara McClintock's discovery of "jumping" genes, (2) the effect of humans on the rate of extinction of wild animals and plants, and (3) the Human Genome Project.
Teacher's Edition
In the teacher's wraparound edition, each chapter begins with a 2-page planning guide and a 2-page preview that summarizes each section within the chapter. The teacher's edition also provides suggestions for teaching, guiding, integrating, and closing lessons, as well as enrichments, extensions, and answers to questions in the student text.
Supplementary Laboratory Manual
The supplementary lab manual provides 5 additional investigations directly correlated with the information presented in the student textbook. Examples of the investigations include solving heredity problems, building a model of DNA, observing how the results of different gene combinations produce certain traits, and cloning a duckweed plant.
Program Resources and Support Materials
A variety of materials, including some optional components, is available. A teacher's resource package contains the student edition and annotated teacher's editions of both the textbook and the lab manual, as well as a test book, an activity book, a review-and-reinforcement guide, and English and Spanish audiotapes for auditory and language learners. Other available materials include interactive videodiscs, transparencies, assessment materials, English and Spanish guides for language learners, a study guide, a teacher's desk reference, and a booklet of product-testing activities.
Key to Content Standards: 5-8 (see app. C)
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES: Systems, order, and organization; evidence, models, and explanation; change, constancy, and measurement; evolution and equilibrium.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; understandings about scientific inquiry.
LIFE SCIENCE: Reproduction and heredity; diversity and adaptations of organisms.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Understandings about science and technology.
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Science and technology in society.
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE: Nature of science; history of science.
Prices:
Student edition (ISBN 0-13-423468-5), $9.97. Teacher's edition (ISBN 0-13-423229-1), $22.97. Teacher's resource package, $112.97. (Contact publisher/supplier for complete price and ordering information.)
Publisher/supplier:
Prentice Hall.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
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