Practical Skills in Biology


Book Description

"If you are studying Biology then this book is an indispensable companion throughout your entire degree programme. It lucidly demonstrates the laboratory and field skills that you will draw on time and again for the practical aspects of your studies, and also gives you a solid grounding in those wider transferable skills that are increasingly necesary to achieve a higher level of academic success."--cover.




Practical Skills in Biology


Book Description

If you are a student of biology then this book will be an indispensable companion throughout your entire degree programme. It clearly explains the laboratory and field skills that you will draw on time and again for the practical aspects of your studies, and also gives you a solid grounding in those wider transferable skills which are increasingly necessary to achieve a higher level of academic success.




Practical Skills in Biology


Book Description

Laboratory and field studies are essential areas of undergraduate training in biology; practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. The fifth edition continues to provide you with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies and broader transferable skills. It also offers you new material on subjects ranging from environmental investigations to writing a project proposal. It is the ideal text for you to rely on throughout your undergraduate course.




Practical Skills in Biology


Book Description

"This excellent book is a must for all biology departments...tells you all you ever wanted to know about practical techniques but didn't like to ask" Journal of Biological Education "There is something here for everyone, including advanced level students and teachers"




Practical Skills in Biology


Book Description

Now in its second edition Practical Skills in Biology continues to provide students with easy-to-read guidance for laboratory and field studies - building on its strong reputation as an essential text for those who wish to succeed in practical work. *Now in two-colour throughout - helping to clarify figures and tables, emphasise key points and highlight margin tips, definitions and examples *Contains additional step-by-step instructions, via 'how to' boxes on specific procedures such as the Ames test for mutagenicity and the Chi2 test *Four new chapters, expanding coverage on: - Project work - Mendelian genetics - Working with animal and plant tissues and cells - The Internet and World Wide Web *Increased use of margin tips, examples and figures *65 new key points highlighting critical features of methodology




Cambridge IGCSE(tm) Biology Practical Skills Workbook


Book Description

We are working with Cambridge Assessment International Education to gain endorsement for this forthcoming title. Improve scientific enquiry and practical skills with suggested key experiments and simple, structured guidance. The Practical Skills Workbook provides additional support for the accompanying Cambridge IGCSE(TM) Biology Textbook. - Become accomplished scientists: the workbook provides a series of investigations with step-by-step guidance which leads you through the method and the use of apparatus, complete with safety notes. - Improve the quality of written work: guidance, prompts and write in frames provided throughout to help you record your observations, interpret data and evaluate the experiment. - Develop understanding and build confidence: plenty of exam-style questions are provided for preparation for practical exams or alternatives, whilst 'Going Further' questions encourage you to stretch yourself.




Practical Advanced Biology


Book Description

An accessible resource that can be used alongside the Advanced Biology text or any other core Advanced Biology text, as it covers the practical element for AS and A Level Biology.




Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Practical Workbook


Book Description

This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus (0610) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016. Written by an experienced teacher who is passionate about practical skills, the Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Practical Workbook makes it easier to incorporate practical work into lessons. This Workbook provides interesting and varied practical investigations for students to carry out safely, with guided exercises designed to develop the essential skills of handling data, planning investigations, analysis and evaluation. Exam-style questions for each topic offer novel scenarios for students to apply their knowledge and understanding, and to help them to prepare for their IGCSE Biology paper 5 or paper 6 examinations.




Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology Practical Workbook


Book Description

This practical write-in workbook is the perfect companion for the coursebook. It contains step-by-step guided investigations and practice questions for Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology teachers and students. Through practical investigation, it provides opportunities to develop skills- planning, identifying equipment, creating hypotheses, recording results, analysing data, and evaluating. The workbook is ideal for teachers who find running practical experiments difficult due to lack of time, resources or support. Sample data- if students can't do the experiments themselves - and answers to the questions are in the teacher's resource.




Biology Practicals


Book Description

Biology Practicals is a lab book that contains CXC-CSEC/CAPE Practicals designed for Caribbean students taking CXC Examinations. This books contains a smorgasbord of labs and tutorial exercises to test students' practical skills in tandem with Biological concepts.