On Saturday, the 9th graders will travel to London! On Friday, we’ll be visiting the Natural History Museum. While they’re at the museum, the students will break into groups and explore many of the exhibits. Each group will write a blog post when they get back about what they learned. So, be sure to check back...
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The 9th grade biology students have been studying the behavior of the common pillbug, Armadillidiiadae vulgarae. This terrestrial crustacean is affectionately known as a roly poly for its defensive behavior seen below. In their lab, students have been placing pillbugs into the observation chambers below. In their first experiment, students set up one side...
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What is Science Online? See videos from last year’s conference and our previous blog posts about the conference.
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When I was very young I watched The Secret of NIMH. This movie had a huge impact on me. I would even credit it with starting me on the career path to biology! While the movie is entirely fiction (with anthropomorphic talking rats!), as a kid I was swept away with the idea that...
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***Play Jack’s Game BEFORE Reading the Post!*** Click Here to Play Jack’s Game: motherboarddefence Sometime in your life, you have heard rumors that video games are bad for you. If you are a kid, you’re parents have probably told you that hundreds of times. If you’re a parent, you’ve most likely said it yourself....
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As a side note, I left out Phylum Chordata even though it does contain some invertebrates.
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In honor of our invertebrate lab and exploration of the animal kingdom, I’d like to invite you to hunt for some interesting invertebrate videos on the web. I could really use videos for the following phyla: Nematoda Platyhelminthes Annelida Mollusca But, any phylum will do. Post a link to the video here and include...
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First, a review of our “fossils”: Below are the results from one group (Sam, Mike S, Jack, and Alec). Now, let’s debate! What information do you disagree with? How was your cladogram different/better? What characteristics did you identify and how did you explain them? In your comments, use research-based explanations with links to...
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Five years ago, during my first year as a biology teacher, I ordered a lab kit for my 9th grade biology students. The lab involved investigating the chromosomes of cancerous cells and identifying how they differ from non-cancerous cells. When the package arrived I read the background information provided with the lab and noticed...
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