Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning

Great Books Seminar: Science Grades 9–12
The Nature of Life
Readings in Biology
• Encourages inquiry-based discussion of
scientific writings that attempt to answer
universal questions about the nature of life.
• Features 19 selections written by influential
scientists, including Charles Darwin,
Gregor Mendel, Rachel Carson, Konrad
Lorenz, and James D. Watson.
• Content, application, and discussion questions are provided for
each selection.
What’s the Matter?
Readings in Physics
• Draws readers into a discussion about the
natural world and provides an overview
of how physics has developed through the
centuries, in the words of the scientists
who made the discoveries.
• Includes 31 selections from authors such
as Isaac Newton, James Prescott Joule,
Michael Faraday, Max Planck, and
George Gamow.
What’s the Matter?
Readings in Physics
Foreword by Alan Lightman
Published by the Great Books Foundation
with support from the College of the Humanities and Sciences
Keeping Things Whole
Readings in Environmental Science
• A collection of writings about the ideas and
concepts that form the interdisciplinary field
of environmental science.
• Includes 21 selections covering ecology,
biology, economics, public policy, sociology,
history, philosophy, and literature.
• Featured authors include Frederic E. Clements, Aldo Leopold,
Lewis Thomas, James E. Lovelock, and Bill McKibben.
• Also provides introductory essays, a thematic table that connects
ideas across disciplines, and discussion questions for each
selection.
Code Item Price ISBN
ADU-WP The Will of the People $12.95 978-1-880323-95-3
ADU-CER The Civically Engaged Reader $24.95 978-0-945159-49-0
ADU-CITX Citizens of the World $29.95 978-1-933147-49-9
ADU-NL The Nature of Life $24.95 978-1-880323-86-1
ADU-KTW Keeping Things Whole $24.95 978-1-880323-90-8
ADU-WTM What’s the Matter? $24.95 978-1-880323-91-5
Grades 9–12
Download a sample
unit at greatbooks.org.
800.222.5870 35