High School Biology Text Review
Amos O. Simms-Smith
EDCI 796
Summer 2006
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Biology: The Dynamics
of Life |
Holt Biology |
Biology:
Exploring Life |
Modern Biology |
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Who Developed |
McGraw-Hill/Glencoe |
Holt, Rinehart &
Winston |
Pearson, Prentice
Hall |
Holt, Rinehart &
Winston |
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When Developed |
First Edition: 1998 Current Edition: 2004 |
2004 Current Edition: 2007 |
2004 Current Edition: 2006 |
1921 Current Edition: 2002 |
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Current Vendor |
McGraw-Hill/Glencoe |
Holt, Rinehart &
Winston |
Pearson Education |
Holt, Rinehart &
Winston |
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Textbook Website |
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/biology/bio2004/index.html |
http://www.hrw.com/science/hb/index.htm |
http://phcatalog.pearson.com/program_single.cfm?site_id=6&discipline_id=808&subarea_id=1017&program_id=6034 |
http://www.hrw.com/science/mb/index.htm |
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Ordering Information |
http://www.glencoe.com/catalog/index.php/program?c=1674&s=1998&p=2482&t=2 |
https://jstore.hrw.com/jstorewebapp/catalogservlet |
http://phcatalog.pearson.com/program_single.cfm?site_id=6&discipline_id=808&subarea_id=1017&program_id=6034 |
http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/hrw_catalog/p2Program?caId=4&paId=59&pId=30767 |
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Cost: Student Materials |
- Student Edition:65.97 - Biotechnology and Forensic Lab Manual, Student Edition: 12.99
- Science Inquiry Laboratory Manual, Student Edition: 12.99 |
- Student Edition: 66.95 - Student Edition, CD-ROM: 66.95 - Lab Manual for Skills Practice and Exploration Labs: 13.85 - Study Guide: 15.95 - Holt Science Skills Workshop: Reading in the Content Area, Student Edition: 26.65 |
- Student Edition/Web Access/Online Activities CD-ROM: 69.97 - Student Edition/Web Access/CD-ROM Guided - Guided - Lab Manual Student Edition: 12.47 |
- Pupil's Edition 66.95 - Student Edition, CD-ROM Version 66.95 - Enhanced Online Edition (1 year subscription) 15.95 - Active - Inquiry Skills Development, Student Edition 12.65 |
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Cost: Teacher Materials |
- Teacher Classroom Resources (all the manuals): 318.99 - Basic Concepts Transparencies: 101.49 - Reteaching Transparencies: 70.49 |
- Teacher Edition: 85.95 -Transparencies: 242.60 - Holt Science Skills Workshop: Reading in the Content Area, Teacher's Edition: 32.75 |
- Teacher's Edition: 71.47 - Teacher Online Access Pack: 299.97 - Teaching Resources: 169.97 - Lab Manual Teacher's Edition: 33.47 - Transparencies: 129.97 |
- Teaching Resources 120.00 - Annotated Teacher's Edition 89.95 - Chapter Tests with Answer Key 28.85 - Holt BioSources Teaching Transparencies 247.30 - Holt BioSources Laboratory Program 170.20 |
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Cost: Supplemental Materials |
- ExamView Pro Testbank CD-ROM: 169.98 - MindJogger Video quizzes, DVD: 179.97 - Virtual Labs CD-ROM: 49.98 |
- Guided Reading Audio CD Program: 180.30 - Holt Biology Video Labs on DVD: 192.75 - Holt Biology Brain Food Video Quizzes on DVD: 151.75 - CNN Presents Science in the News: Biology Connections: 54.85 |
- Online Activities CD-ROM: 29.97 - Student Edition/Web Access/CD-ROM Guided - Computer Test Bank with Exam View® Book and CD-ROM: 129.97 - Resource Pro CD-ROM: 199.97 |
- Guided - Lesson Presentation CD-ROM 43.90 - Interactive Explorations in Biology, Cell Biology & Genetics CD-ROM for Macintosh® and Windows® 43.90 |
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Assessments |
test bank, questions in text |
Test generator, questions in text |
Test bank, text questions, performance assessments |
Test generator, text questions |
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Examples of Unit/Lesson Titles (Topics) |
What is biology, ecology, the life of a cell, genetics, viruses bacteria fungi and protests, change through time, invertebrates |
Principles of biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology, exploring diversity, plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, human biology |
Exploring life: introducing biology, exploring plants, exploring animal diversity, exploring human structure and function, exploring, ecology |
Biological principles, cells, genetics, evolution, microorganisms, plants, ecology, vertebrates, human biology |
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NOS? |
some |
Some |
Yes, more overt than the others |
Indirectly in the beginning of the text |
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Inquiry? |
Mini-labs at the beginning of each chapter, problem-solving labs throughout the chapters |
Variety of labs to explore, model, and measure |
Mini labs, online connections, some higher level thinking application questions |
1 main lab per chapter, “quick labs” |
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Hands-On? |
If labs are used |
If labs are used |
If labs are used |
If labs are used, but
barely |
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Higher level thinking? |
Some |
Critical thinking exercises throughout the chapters |
Performance assessments, critical thinking |
Some, large critical thinking sections |
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Research-based? |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
NSF |
Not mentioned |
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Standards-based? |
aligned to national standards and SOL’s |
Aligned to national standards and Virginia SOL |
Aligned to NSES and AAAS benchmarks |
Aligned to NSES and AAAS benchmarks |
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Differentiation? |
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• ESL materials available • Activities can be modified to various learning levels |
• ESL materials available • Guided reading materials |
• interactive tutor, gifted activities |
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Diversity? |
variety of ethnicities, ages, and disabilities included |
variety of ethnicities, ages, and disabilities included |
Somewhat, way more white people than other groups |
Little pictures of people of color Has sections called “cultural connections” |
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Concepts organized around “big ideas?” |
The big picture is
mentioned at the beginning of each unit |
no |
no |
yes |
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Depth over breadth of content? |
no |
no |
no |
More content than the others |
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Incorporates technology resources? |
• Student website: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/biology/bio2004/index.html • CD-ROMs for summaries, quizzes, video labs, virtual labs |
• Student/teacher website, VHS/DVD supplements, virtual labs |
• Sci-links, biology.com, online activities, DVD and CD-ROM supplements |
• Go.hw.com, sci-links, si.edu/hrw • CD resources |
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Real world examples? |
Several throughout the chapters |
yes |
yes |
Yes, through extensions |
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AAAS Rated? |
2000 edition, rated poor |
no |
1998 edition, rated poor |
1998 edition, rated poor |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Strengths |
• pictures have meaning • problem solving sections • short, easy to do labs • online student section is very useful |
• organized well • sci links • review questions at a higher level (describe, explain, rather than what is…) • lots of short labs • alternative assessments |
• Aligned to standards and benchmarks • Addresses NOS to a greater degree than the others • Performance assessments are in the text • Online resources include info found in the teachers guide •Chapters stress the “big idea” |
• Aligned to standards and benchmarks • Greater content, not as concerned with fancy pictures • |
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Weaknesses |
• Weak definition of a theory and a law (still implies that a law is “better” than a theory • limited differentiation • cannot purchase lab materials from the vendor |
• Doesn’t connect the information, no “big idea” connections • cannot purchase lab materials from the vendor • Little NOS information • Many of the connections that can be made are in the teacher’s guide, but not the student. If teacher does not make the connection, students may miss it. |
• A few of the diagrams can cause misconceptions (penny example for Punnett squares) • cannot purchase lab materials from the vendor • Limited differentiation |
• Quick labs are a little weak • Limited differentiation • cannot purchase lab materials from the vendor • no mention of ESL adaptations • few NOS connections |
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What makes this different from the others? |
Lots of real world examples and scenarios |
Lots of short lab opportunities |
Stresses the big picture/overarching theme |
More science content than the others |
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Rating |
**½ |
** |
*** |
**½ |
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Reading Essentials, Student Edition: 25.98