Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Indigenous knowledge"
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A Laboratory Investigation on the Role of Ethylene in Seed Germination from an Indigenous Knowledge Perspective
(National Association of Biology Teachers, 2017)This article provides ideas for a laboratory investigation into the role of the plant hormone ethylene in seed germination. The role of ethylene is explored from various perspectives, namely from an indigenous knowledge ... -
Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa
(BMC, 2019)Background We use taxonomy to organize the world into recognizable units. Folk taxonomy deals with the naming and classification of organisms through culture. Unlike its scientific counterpart, folk taxonomy is mostly ... -
Post-Harvest Physiology of Cut Flowers: A Problem-Based, Cooperative Learning Activity for the Biology Classroom
(National Association of Biology Teachers, 2017)This article describes a problem-based, cooperative learning activity, where students investigate the role of ethylene in flower senescence. The cooperative learning activity is contextualized in an authentic problem ...