A Guide for the Study of Animals

A Guide for the Study of Animals

The following guide to the study of animals is intended for pupils in secondary schools. It was prepared by the authors at the request of the Biology Round Table, an association composed of the teachers of Biology in the Chicago High Schools, to whom the authors wish to take this opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the many helpful suggestions and criticisms of the manuscript. The time has passed when a high school course in zology consists simply of a somewhat simplified edition of a similar course in college. All teachers now recognize that the motivization of any course should be its adaptability to the needs of the student, and that zology must be taught from the standpoint of the student rather than that of the subject. In preparing this guide, the authors have tried to keep these points in mind. The matter of presentation, the order of topics, and the choice of material has been much discussed, but the trend of opinion has finally set in toward an ecological rather than a type study of animals; that there should be in the case of young students a brief study of rather a large number of animals to bring out some general biological law, rather than an exhaustive study of a very few types. It is further recognized that the use of a reference library is absolutely essential in connection with and to supplement the laboratory work, as there are some topics beyond the ability of the young student for original investigation as well as impossible in the amount of time usually allotted to the subject in our crowded curricula. Of great importance is the economic side of zology, especially its bearing upon the applied sciences of medicine, sanitation, household science, and agriculture, and this phase has received special attention in this guide. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 34984
Author: Lucas, Frederic Colby
Release Date: Jan 16, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Shinn, Harold Brough, 1877-, Smallwood, Mabel Elizabeth, Whitney, Worrallo