THE AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER,
Volume 70, No. 1, January 2008
Reviewed by: Chris K. Jervis
Part of the Biozone Modular Workbook series, Genes & Inheritance looks at molecular genetics and Mendelian/non-Mendelian inheritance via a variety of activities.
Biozone Genes and Inheritance reviewed by
Science PGCE student, University of Worcester
The brightly coloured cover of this book gives high expectations in terms of presentation, so I must admit to being a little disappointed by the lack of colour inside. However, I soon developed a liking of the clear layout of the book.
The text is divided into bite sized sections and the book is full of diagrams and pictures. Each chapter begins with detailed learning objectives which I feel could also be used as revision targets. The book is full of questions for pupils to answer creating a possible source for formative assessment or for independent pupil revision.
Cut and stick activities in the book are a nice idea, however to make full use of these schools need to provide each pupil with their own book, this could be financially problematic. Recommended further reading in the book is suggested for each chapter; I feel some sources may be too advanced for A-level however could be of great interest for keen, high ability students so this is good way to stretch more able pupils.
The test itself is detailed and concise and offers many accessible examples. The excellent use of diagrams makes this book a powerful revision tool. I think if cost allowed one book per pupil it could be used to create an extremely useful and beneficial set of notes to accompany those from lessons.
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