{"product_id":"biology-stories-9781475856927","title":"Biology Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStorytelling is the easiest way to become a more effective teacher. Tying a concept to a memorable story is the best method of engaging your students and ensuring they will never forget the importance and relevance of the concept. This book contains 50 stories directly tied to content taught in biology. These stories are ready to use  read them to your students, paraphrase them in your own words, or use the information to create materials for your courses. The table of contents lists an order of topics that follows nearly every general biology textbook, with relevant stories for each topic. Stories include the Radium Girls (radiation), Genesis Burkett (osmosis), Johnny Appleseed (fermentation), Nancy Wexler and Huntington's Disease (genetics), the first conviction based on DNA fingerprinting (biotech), when humans started wearing clothes (evolution), egret plume hats (ecology), and many more. Some of the stories can be tied to more than one concept, providing a great way to help studen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection I. Scientific Method\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. How Three Girls from Ireland Changed the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection II. Chemistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Danbury Shakes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Radium Girls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection III. Organic and Biochemistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. High Fructose Corn Syrup Ruined Their Economies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. A Hike Across the Grand Canyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Life and Death of Lyle Alzado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Mummies and Bog Bodies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection IV. Cells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Evidence of Life in a Martian Meteorite?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Lynn Margulis and the Endosymbiotic Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection V. Membrane Transport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Genesis Burkett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Hold Your Wee For a Wii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection VI. Enzymes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. The Return of Stonewashed Jeans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. The Death of Korey Stringer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. A Drink at the Pub Made Them Sick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Beth’s Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection VII. Cellular Respiration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. The End of Halloween as We Knew It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. The Story of Johnny Appleseed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection VIII. Photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Fall Colors Are Priceless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. The Magic of Maple Syrup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection IX. Mitosis, Meiosis, Chromosomes, and Cancer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Choosing the Sex of Your Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. Genghis Khan’s Descendants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22. George Washington’s Chromosomes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23. Sigmund Freud’s Cancer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection X. Genetics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24. A Parent’s Weekend Surprise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25. Nancy Wexler and Huntington’s Disease\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26. Treyvon’s Pain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27. Charlie Chaplin’s Blood Type\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28. Are They Really Twins?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29. Alexei’s Hemophilia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XI. DNA and Protein Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30. Sometimes There is Genius in Simplicity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31. Rosalind Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XII. Biotechnology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 32. The Story of Dolly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 33. The First Conviction Based on DNA Fingerprinting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 34. The Telltale Palo Verde Seed Pods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 35. Kary Mullis and the Discovery of PCR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 36. Jesse Gelsinger’s Fight for Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XIII. Disease and Immunity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 37. Antibiotic Resistant Tuberculosis on an Airplane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 38. The H1N1 Flu Strikes Again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 39. The Last Death From Smallpox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XIV. Evolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 40. Neil Shubin and the Discovery of Tiktaalik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 41. When Did Humans Start Wearing Clothes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 42. Why the Deer Has No Gall and the Pronghorn Has No Dewclaws\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XV. Ecosystem Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 43. The First Mammal Extinction Due to Climate Change\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 44. Henry Ford’s New Car\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 45. Thomas Midgley’s Legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XVI. Community Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 46. The Birds of Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 47. Egret Plume Hats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 48. The Return of the American Bison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection XVII. Population Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 49. The Lessons of Easter Island and Tikopia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 50. Colin Beavan, the No Impact Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040319373655,"sku":"9781475856927","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475856927.jpg?v=1750946364","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/biology-stories-9781475856927","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}