Publishing Bioinformatics in a Well Established Biology Program

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Publishing Bioinformatics in a Well Established
Biology Program

• Conference on Linking
  Mathematics and Biology in the High Schools
• Linda Lundgren
• Author of Biology the Dynamics of Life

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Bioinformatics Analyzing electronically stored
biological data using computer-based tools
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Why should bioinformatics become part of a
mainstream biology program?

• National and State standards
• Mathematics is important in biology
• Real-world applications of biology
• A well established biology program will bring
  this concept to the most
  students and teachers

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How and where would bioinformatics fit into the
Glencoe McGraw-Hill biology program?
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What determines the Activities and Content in a
biology book?

• National and State Standards
• General standards
• Content standards
• State and Local Standardized Testing
• Test practice, Intervention, Remediation
• Market Research
• Research Based Practices
• Competitive Analysis
• No Child Left Behind mandate
• Enrichment -- Inclusion -- Remediation

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What determines the Activities and Content in a
biology book? (cont.)

• Student Friendly Materials
• Reading strategies
• Readability
• Inquiry Approach
• Students explore and analyze actual data in a way
  that recreates the experience of conducting
  research
• Staff Development
• Lab Component
• Technology
• Virtual Labs
• Website

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www.science.glencoe.com

• Student Edition
• Prescreened Web links bdol.glencoe.com
• Standardized Test Practice
• Self-check quizzes/tests
• Biology career info
• Vocab PuzzleMaker
• In The News
• WebQuest interactive projects
• Interactive Tutor
• Internet BioLabs
• Microscopy Links
• Textbook updates
• Teacher Bulletin Board

Web Site
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• Investigate BioLabs
• MiniLabs
• Design Your Own Labs
• Problem-Solving Labs
• Internet Labs
• Alternate Labs
• CBL Labs
• Science Inquiry Labs
• Forensics Biotech Labs
• Virtual Labs
• Video Labs

LAB Component
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LAB Component
In the Text Book
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Lab Manuals
LAB Component
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National and State Standards Related to
Bioinformatics

• Standards

• Science as inquiry
• Measurement
• Use of technology

Examples from State Standards FL computer
simulations, use of analytic skills OH
design and conduct experiments NY use
mathematical analysis, develop mathematical
formulations to represent ones thinking NC
students use knowledge and skills of
technological design, analyze data IL apply
statistical methods to data to reach and support
conclusions PA apply knowledge and
understanding about the nature of scientific and
technological knowledge GA students will
demonstrate the computation and estimation skills
necessary for analyzing data
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Biological Databases currently available for
study and analysis

• Worlds species with conservation concerns
• Protected areas
• Worlds forests
• Marine statistics
• Biological diversity
• DNA and protein

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Real World Biological Problems that lend
themselves to mathematical analysis

• Predicting infectious disease epidemics
• Managing natural resources
• Forecasting the effects of global climate change
• Evaluating the movement of agricultural pests
• Determining the size and spatial configuration of
  marine reserves needed to sustain an
  overexploited fish population
• Calculating effects of spreading of alleles from
  genetically modified organisms
• Analyzing genetic data
• Describing complex cellular networks
  such as networks of signaling
  proteins
• Predicting biodiversity

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Where would bioinformatics fit into a mainstream
biology program?
In the Textbook?
In a Manual?
In Technology?
MiniLab
Lab Manual
Website
Inquiry Lab Manual
Problem Solving Lab
Virtual Lab CD
Forensics Lab Manual
Internet Lab
Design Your Own Lab
Pre AP Lab Manual