Biology lessons for schools using the fruit fly Drosophila

OVERVIEW: An overview of resources given here is listen under this link: https://droso4schools.wordpress.com/learning-resources/<br>RATIONALE: For more than 100 years the fruit fly <em>Drosophila</em> <em>melanogaster</em> has been at the forefront of biological research and thus provides highly refined conceptual understanding of biology. Accordingly, much of the core biology curriculum can be explained extremely well using flies, spiced up with exciting, simple and inexpensive experiments that are memorable, reflect contemporary research and provide students with clear comprehension. Here we provide readily tested school biology lessons in form of PowerPoint files which are supported by explanatory background information, risk assessments, lesson plans, instructions and any other additional information that may save teachers time and effort to set up these lessons in their own classes. Furthermore, we set up the droso4schools website (link below) which provides further support materials suitable for revision or homework tasks, or simply to enhance the learning experience. Further <em>Drosophila</em>-specific information and resources can be found under the second link given below. If you find our resources helpful for your teaching, please, help us by sending an informal email to [e-mail]<br>概述：此处提供的资源总览可通过以下链接查阅：https://droso4schools.wordpress.com/learning-resources/ 设计依据：百余年来，黑腹果蝇（Drosophila melanogaster）始终处于生物学研究的前沿，为生物学领域构建了极为完善的概念认知体系。因此，借助果蝇开展教学能够极佳地阐释绝大多数核心生物学课程内容，辅以生动有趣、操作简便且成本低廉的经典实验——这些实验既贴合当代研究热点，又能让学生留下深刻印象并透彻理解知识。本次我们提供了经过实践验证的中学生物学课堂教案，以PowerPoint演示文稿形式呈现，并配套背景说明资料、风险评估细则、教案框架、操作指引及其他各类辅助信息，可大幅节省教师在课堂中筹备此类课程的时间与精力。此外，我们搭建了droso4schools官方网站（链接如下），该网站提供更多适用于复习、课后作业或优化学习体验的辅助教学素材。更多针对果蝇的专属研究资料与教学资源可通过下方第二个链接获取。若您认为我们的资源对您的教学工作有所助益，欢迎通过发送非正式邮件至[e-mail]与我们分享反馈。