Transcript Associate Professor Kevin Gould

The BIOL 113 pathway to success
Kevin Gould
School of Biological Sciences
Match these famous faces to their professions:
1.
Physicist
Chemist
2.
Botanist
Physicist
Chemist
3. Microbiologist
Physicist
Chemist
4.
Chemist
Botanist
Microbiologist
Microbiologist
Botanist
Microbiologist
Botanist
Physicist
BIOL 113 - BIOLOGY OF PLANTS
Pathways to Success
Two goals:
1) Appreciation of relevance of plants
2) Higher cognitive thinking
Use of narrative to illustrate relevance
When you eat a potato, you are eating a:
1. Root
2. Bulb
3. Seed
4. Stem
5. Bud
6. Flower
Interactive teaching to promote deeper learning
What cell type is indicated by the arrows?
1. Sclerenchyma
2. Parenchyma
3. Collenchyma
4. Metaxylem
5. Phelloderm
6. I don’t know
Why does rangiora have a mat of hairs only on
the underside of its leaves?
1. Temperature regulation
2. Water conservation
3. UV-B protection
4. Defence from herbivores
5. Mineral absorption
6. Water repellence
Design a plant
You are in Uluru National Park in Australia….
Draw or describe the features of a plant that is ideally
suited for survival in the habitat
“…I just want to say thanks for changing the course. I failed this
paper last year, probably because I hated plants and found it really
boring. When I'm not interested in something it's very hard for me
to learn, and I was dreading having to do it again this year…
… But this year it's so much better. I actually enjoy coming to the
lectures, and I feel like I've learnt more in the last few weeks than
what I did during the whole semester last year…
… I've become really interested in plants and I finally understand
your enthusiasm for botany (last year I just thought you were
crazy)…
… BIOL113 has gone from being the course I hated the most last
year to my favourite class this year…”