Postage Stamps as Teaching Aids in Biology

Michael Calver; Kim Addison; Judith Annan

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.5.10

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Michael Calver,^* Kim Addison,^** Judith Annan^**

^*Michael Calver is an Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia 6150; e-mail: m.calver@murdoch.edu.au.
^**Kim Addison and Judith Annan are teachers in the Department of Education and Training, 151 Royal Street, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6004.

Abstract

Collections of 50–100 postage stamps illustrating many organisms or biomedical topics are available widely and cheaply. They are valuable stimulus material for exercises as diverse as observing and describing, studying biological classification, substituting for collecting and preserving real specimens, describing health education campaigns, and introducing ethical topics such as scientific fraud.

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Michael Calver, Kim Addison, and Judith Annan "Postage Stamps as Teaching Aids in Biology," The American Biology Teacher 73(5), 289-290, (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.5.10

Published: 1 May 2011