1. USE OF CRITICAL THINKING AND CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES TO TEACH REAL LIFE IN BIOLOGY CLASS

2. Possible Outcomes Improvement in critical and creative thinking abilities Providing links among topics Develop skills to be used in every part of life Serving differentiated instruction. Permanent learning Teaching «really» study of «real life» in Biology class

5. SCIENTIFIC METHOD TV adverts and the aspects of being a student

6. Biology is by your side Life connection Catching the nature of science in daily life problems Critical thinking levels

7. BIOLOGY AS A SCIENCE Controlled experiment and the control center of the cell

8. Life connection A scientist is one of us asking simple questions and looking for clear ways to answer it. Critical thinking level Biology is the discovery of the scientist inside you

9. CELL ORGANELLES Challenge on organelles

10. Life connection: Relationship between cell and visible functions of the body Critical thinking level Biology is seeing the bridge between the smallest lives and reality

11. PROTEIN SYNTHESIS Protein challenge

12. Life connection: Cellular mechanisms behind «You are what you eat» Critical thinking level Biology is «what you eat»

13. OSMOSIS Osmosis real life videos and love in the times of Cholera Challenge on Osmosis

14. Life connection: Transport mechanisms in relation to adaptation and survival Critical thinking levels Biology is «what and why you drink»

15. PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS Queen Victoria’s life story Critical thinking practice on genetics

16. Life connection: Practicing the principles of inheritance by real real cases Critical thinking level Biology is happiness by tracing the path of our heritage

17. DIHYBRID CROSS AND LINKAGE Self study on Independent assortment, dihybrid cross and gene linkage

18. Critical thinking level Biology is how you are «linked» to your genes Life connection: Outcome of independent and linked genes in common genetic traits

19. GENETIC CODE Sickle cell anemia case study

20. Critical thinking levels Biology is the mysterious part of life hidden in a «letter» Life connection Genetics in relation to physiology, evolution, society and ethics

21. C ELL DIVISION «GRASPS» for karyotyping

22. Critical thinking level Biology is decision making Life connection Social implications and awareness of chromosomal disorders

23. PROPERTIES OF WATER Videos and self study

24. Critical thinking level Biology is everywhere «water water everywhere» Life connection Understanding our dependency on water with real cases

25. MINERALS «GRASPS» for minerals

26. Critical thinking level Biology is to become aware of what you eat Life connection Minerals and health

27. STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY Raising Beef Without the Cow

28. Critical thinking level Biology is our future Life connection: Science, technology and society

29. PLANT BIOLOGY Research, Inquiry and «what if» on plants

30. Critical thinking levels Biology is to be able to explain secrets of our existance Life connection Different perspectives on how plants affect our lives

31. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Challenge on digestion

32. Critical thinking levels Biology is to get surprised with the amazing vital details Life connection: Physiology, evolution and health of digestive system

33. A few suggestions on attention grabbers

34. ENZYMES Terrorist attack in Japan ECOLOGY Bushmeat Bycatch problems Trawling

35. ECOLOGY-EVOLUTION Fire germinating seeds DIGESTIVE SYSTEM Curious case of St Alexis Curious case of St Alexis BIOTECHNOLOGY Blind mice pH, ACIDS, BASES Sebamed commercial

37. LET’S «REALLY» TEACH «REAL LIFE» IN BIOLOGY CLASS Documents available at http://biocritics.wikispaces.com/ http://biocritics.wikispaces.com/

38. Ceyda YILMAZ BERBER ceydayilmaz@enkaokullari.k12.tr