I’m tempted to lean towards the overblown and pronounce something like, “Everyone should read this book.” But I realize that not everyone is going to read it, and that’s okay. It’s non-fiction, pretty dense and scientific, and it’s hugely interesting. Maybe you’re not into that. It’s brilliantly presented, by the way. Parts are thick, with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘biology’
On Zebras and Ulcers
Posted in science, books, tagged biology, brain, neurology, open culture, Sapolsky, stress, zebras, why zebras don't get ulcers on May 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Studying contact and concussions in youth football
Posted in education, science, sports, tagged biology, brain, concussions, football, Stone Phillips, youth sports on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A colleague (and fellow football coach) alerted me to this story today, and it’s worth watching if you coach youth sports, or if you have children that are involved in contact sports. Hard Hits, Hard Numbers is a segment by Stone Phillips that covers a study done by researchers from Virginia Tech on impact and the brain [...]
Links for 2-14-12: Mitosis, Wind Farms, and Bee Behavior
Posted in books, ecology, education, tagged animal behavior, bees, biology, bottled water, Connecticut, dan pink, energy, mitosis, mountain lions, ocean acidity, wind on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Mitosis Mystery Solved: How Chromosomes Align Perfectly in a Dividing Cell. via Science Daily. Should You Drink Bottled Water (and other questions for Charles Fishman), by Dan Pink. ‘Mountain Lion’ Spotted at UConn Health Center More Likely a Bobcat, via New Canaan Patch. Rising Ocean Acidity Worst for Caribbean and Pacific, via ENN.com. World’s [...]
More on Simulations in the Classroom
Posted in books, education, science, WebTools, tagged atoms, biology, cells, DNA, evolution, online simulations, teaching, websites on July 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
In addition to the Virtual Urchin simulation, I’m interested in a few more that were mentioned in Technology in the Secondary Science Classroom (Bell, Gess-Newsome, Luft). And as we understand that online and computer simulations don’t replace first-hand experiences, they do represent great supplemental material. I teach a seventh grade class that includes Life Science [...]
Online Simulations – Virtual Urchin
Posted in ecology, Education / Science, tagged biology, fertilization, Hopkins Marine Station, labs, microscopy, online simulations, sea urchins, Stanford University, Virtual Urchin on July 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One online simulation that I think is quite well done (and that I use already in my classes) is the Virtual Urchin, which is a project out of Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station. I did a lab with them at an NABT conference a few years ago. I found the lab fascinating and their resources [...]
Web Tools to Try – Jing
Posted in education, science, WebTools, tagged biology, class blogs, Jing, screencasting, Web Tools on June 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Okay, this is where the experimentation starts, right? There are a few web tools that I’ve used in class over the past year or two, some with better results than others. So I want to share what I’ve found because you might find it helpful. I was going to explain a few and then talk [...]
