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Nature Scitable Bloggers Update

Ms Baker — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:30:38 +0000

We’re busy working on our presentation for the Science Online conference in January! We had a wonderful meeting on Columbus Day to talk about how we can improve our blogging and make our presentation at the conference different than years past. Be sure to check out the Nature Scitable bloggers most recent posts!

Naseem – Our Science
Sabrina – MedSci Discoveries
Samantha – Green Science

Extreme Biology 2010-11 Reflections and Future

Ms Baker — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:15:28 +0000

WHAT AN AWESOME YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m so proud of all your hard work this year! I had a great time working with all of you. As most of you already know, this is my last year of teaching biology (at least for the foreseeable future) and I’m so happy I spent my last year with your class.

What does this mean for Extreme Biology? IT WILL CONTINUE! I plan to regularly post updates about the Extreme Biology Nature Scitable bloggers. Also, I would love to post GUEST BLOGS from PAST students. So, please keep in touch.

Good luck in your future endeavors! Let me know if you ever want help locating an internship or need any career advice. If I can’t help you I’ll find someone who can. You can always reach me at extremebiology @ gmail DOT com.

Best wishes,

Ms. Baker

Update on the Extreme Biology Scitable Bloggers!

Ms Baker — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:26:28 +0000

Here are links to the AWESOME blog posts that have been written this spring by the 9th grade students – Sabrina, Sam, Naseem, and Leyla – on their Nature Scitable blogs! Please stop by their blogs and comment.

Sam’s Green Science

The Link Between Pollution and Asthma
The Death of Knut. Also, Will Global Warming Cause the Extinction of Polar Bears?
Happy Birthday Planet Earth!
The March 11 Cataclysms and the effects on the people and environment of Japan
Evolution Right Before Our Eyes
Toxic Rain: The Effect of Acid Rain on the Environment
Garbage Dump in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean
What’s Your Carbon Shoe Size
Snow of the Century! Could Global Warming really affect snowfall?

Naseem’s Our Science

Be Cautious About Radiation
No Trees…No Humans
Where’d Pluto Go?
Love in 0.2 Seconds
Aren’t You Supposed to Be, Like, Clones?

Leyla & Sabrina’s MedSci Discoveries

New Test for Motor Neuron Disease Developed in Austrailia
Victim or Carrier? The lethal mutation affecting Americans nationwide
Children and Anxiety
Third-hand Smoke: A Bigger Danger than Peceived?
Health or Ego? Concussions in Sports
Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
Did You Forget? The Most Recent Study in Alzheimers Research

New Nature Scitable Posts by Leyla, Naseem, Sabrina, and Sam!

Ms Baker — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:21:16 +0000

Third-hand Smoke: A Bigger Danger Than Perceived? by Leyla

Where’d Pluto Go? by Naseem

Health or ego? Concussions in Sports by Sabrina

Toxic Rain: The Effect of Acid Rain on the Environment by Sam

Weekend Update – Valentine’s Day, Darwin Day, & Cladograms

Ms Baker — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:34:26 +0000

Photo source: Dalbot17

This week’s podcast is brought to you by Jess and Molly. They discuss our Valentine’s Day celebration, Darwin Day celebration, and the beginning part of our cladogram lab.

New Nature Scitable Posts by Leyla, Naseem, and Sam!

Ms Baker — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:37:34 +0000

Science scandal! Why one bad researcher convinced parents to put their children’s lives at risk.

Calculate your carbon footprint and learn ways to reduce it!

Does love at first sight really exist? How can scientists study it?

Darwin Day Trailer

Ms Baker — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:47:50 +0000

I tried sending this ecard to all my students, but had some difficulty. So, I decided to just post it here.

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. Each year on his birthday, people all over the world celebrate! Because his birthday falls on a Saturday (and we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day on Monday), we will celebrate Darwin Day on Wednesday, February 16th. Here’s a trailer for our upcoming celebration! Happy Birthday Charlie!

Weekend Update: HeLa Lab

Student Group — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:47:41 +0000

Photo source: Dalboz17

This week’s podcast is brought to you by Alice and Emily. They discuss our HeLa lab.

Trailer for The Biology of Love 2/14/11

Ms Baker — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:39:45 +0000

I’m not able to update the date on this video to 2011. So, ignore the 2/11/10 date. We will celebrate on Valentine’s Day 2/14/11!

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Leyla, Naseem, Sam, & Sabrina’s Nature Education blogs are live!

Ms Baker — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:24:42 +0000

I mentioned recently that four Extreme Biology 9th grade students have been chosen to blog for the Nature Education site, Scitable. Their blogs are now live! Just follow the links below…

Green Science by Samantha

MedSci Discoveries by Leyla & Sabrina

Our Science by Naseem

I’ve also created permanent links to their blogs on the blogroll category located on the right column of this website. In order to comment to the students’ posts you’ll need to create a free SciTable account. Congratulations Samantha, Leyla, Sabrina, and Naseem!