Clones, cats, and chemicals : thinking scientifically about controversial issues / / by Irwin L. Slesnick
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| Autore: |
Slesnick Irwin L
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| Titolo: |
Clones, cats, and chemicals : thinking scientifically about controversial issues / / by Irwin L. Slesnick
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| Pubblicazione: | Arlington, Va., : National Science Teachers Association, 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (80 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.48/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical genetics |
| Science - Public opinion | |
| Cats | |
| Games of chance (Mathematics) | |
| Hunting | |
| Manned space flight | |
| Violence in mass media | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Here come the clones -- Cats and their impact on wildlife populations -- Stem cell transplants -- Chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction -- Robotic versus manned space travel -- Genetic screening -- Violence in the media -- Managed retreat -- Should modern man hunt? -- Do mathematically literate people play the numbers (lottery)?. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Clones, Cats, and Chemicals examines 10 dilemmas from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, Earth science, technology, and mathematics and helps you challenge students to confront scientific and social problems that offer few black-and-white solutions. Each question is presented in two parts: concise scientific background for teachers, and reproducible materials to guide students in debating and decision making. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Clones, cats, and chemicals |
| ISBN: | 1-281-75821-3 |
| 9786611758219 | |
| 1-933531-79-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824679703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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