Wowbugs: New Life for Life Science

Matthews, Robert W.; Flage, Lynda R.; Koballa Jr., Thomas R.; Pyle, Eric J.; Matthews, Paul H.

ISBN 10: 1888499060 / ISBN 13: 9781888499063

Published by Riverview Pr, 1996

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # BVV.1888499060.A

Synopsis:

WOWBugs introduces a new experimental animal -- the WOWBug, Melittobia digitata -- that is commonly found in nature but has never before been used in the pre-college classroom. The animal is not only new, but also absolutely bizarre. For capturing student interest, it's hard to top a little insect that has wings but hops and plays possum, takes only three weeks to complete its life cycle, produces up to 700 offspring (95 percent of them female), and includes blind males who cannibalize their brothers and mate with their sisters! For three years, with National Science Foundation funding, teams of teachers worked with researchers at the University of Georgia to develop WOWBugs' potential for teaching a wide range of fundamental biological concepts and life science skills. This book of classroom-tested activities and experiments is one of the outstanding results of that project -- highly engaging for students of of many different ages and ability levels.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Wowbugs: New Life for Life Science
Publisher: Riverview Pr
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable