Book Description

This book consists of four sections: (1) "Supplemental Materials"; (2) "Supplemental Investigations"; (3) "Test Item Bank"; and (4) "Blackline Masters." The first section provides additional background material related to selected chapters and investigations in the student book. Included are a periodic table of the elements, genetics problems and solutions, and background information on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The second section includes 17 investigations that can be used in addition to or in place of investigations in the student book. The investigations have been placed in approximate order of their relevance to the chapters. Each investigation contains a list of materials, procedures, and discussion questions. The next section contains more than 2,000 multiple-choice test items, arranged according to the chapters in the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Green Version textbook. The final section contains blackline masters that can be copied for students to use as worksheets or to make overhead transparencies. (CW)