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Invertebrate Poll
As a side note, I left out Phylum Chordata even though it does contain some invertebrates. »
Invertebrate Videos
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 in your comment information about... »
Cladogram Lab
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 your... »
Do Girls Help Boys Focus?
If you ask a little boy what he thinks about a girl he is more than likely going to say “Ew, girls have cooties!” What they don’t know is that cooties are good for them. Well…girls are at least. According to a new study boys are more successful on academic things when there are more... »
Are Sports More Important than School?
by Hope 75% of parents let their child skip an exam for an important game, and only 47% of musicians’ parents would let them skip an exam for a concert or performance. A study conducted at the University of Haifa by Sharon Yaniv, Prof. Ron Lidor and Prof. Avigdor Klingman looked at 203 students in... »
Pedigree Practice
Go here to work on the problems. When you’re attempting to answer these problems you must first answer the following questions: a) Is this a sex-linked trait or a non-sex linked trait? b) Is this a dominant trait or a recessive trait? »
Sickle-Cell Anemia isn’t Half-bad!
This post was originally published on December 16, 2007. Not half bad? How can a disease be “not half bad”? Well, in a way, sickle cell anemia isn’t “half bad” at all! Sickle cell anemia is a disorder of the red blood cells that mainly occurs in African countries. It’s a genetic disorder where a... »
The Curse of the “Smart” Student
This is a repost. The original article was published on March 6, 2008. Take this short quiz*. Answer yes or no to each question. There is no right or wrong answer so don’t think too hard about each question. Just answer it honestly. 1.My intelligence is something very basic about me that I can’t really change. 2.When... »
We Love PCR
Why do these scientists love PCR so much? What is it? How does it work? »
Teach a Goldfish New Tricks
This is a repost. The original article was published on October 30, 2008. by Jeremy If you have heard of dogs doing tricks, now there are fish doing tricks at fish school. At fish school, operant conditioning and shapes are used to teach fish how to do tricks. Some of the tricks (which you can see... »
Extreme Ning
