KABT BioBlog

[ April 14, 2007; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, April 14, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Sponsor: Science Pioneers
Location: Union Station
Description: An new opportunity presented by Science Pioneers in Career Day from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Union Station. Students in grades 8-12 can visit one-on-one with over 30 professionals in a variety of careers. Students will benefit [...]

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[ April 5, 2007; 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] http://www.kcscienceinc.org/

We have talked a good deal about science communication. I would like to let the list know about a new collaboraton in our region – KC Science, INC, is a partnership of KCPT Public Television, Johnson County Library, Linda Hall Library, Science City at Union Station, Pathfinder Science, Science Pioneers and the Center [...]

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John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts is on a roll. Today he adds more fodder to think about the historical and scientific context in which Darwin worked. Biology teachers preparing to introduce the historical background for the development of Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection would do well to explore this essay. It’s deeper [...]

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This week a paper was published in Nature that calls into question the idea that mammals took off and diversified filling niches vacated by the extinction of the dinosaur megafauna at the end of the Cretaceous. The data is molecular and the paper is at least somewhat controversial. You can find a nice [...]

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One of the most discussed events in the history of biology is the delay between Darwin’s original conception of the theory of natural selection and the publishing of “Origin”. We all know the story. For more than 20 years Darwin kept his ideas mostly to himself and a close circle of colleagues who [...]

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Click here to download a pdf of the Worm Lab Directions

Key terms: toxicity, pulse rate, blood circulation, Phylum Annelida, Class Oligochaeta, freshwater invertebrate

Purpose: a model for students to conduct real experiments that they design based on a simple “model organism”known as black worms. With very little effort it is possible to provide students
The student will [...]

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Yesterday I suggested that Ks bioteachers might want to participate in the upcoming bloggers bioblitz. Here’s the guy who thought up the idea and the current progress.
Bloggers Bioblitz
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Last spring the KABT field trip attempted to take part in a Bioblitz. KABT was originally going to do their own a Kanopolis with cooperation of Kansas Wildlife and Parks. However, we weren’t sure that our inexperience would get in the way so at the last minute we decided to take part in [...]

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For years, I have promoted the floating leaf disk assay as one of the best ways for students to explore factors that affect photosynthesis. It’s replicable, it’s cheap, it’s accessible, and most of all it’s fun.
You’ll find a more complete write-up with detailed instructor instructions here:

El Biology Lab Site

In my classes [...]

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KABTer’s:
I’ve added a new feature in the right hand panel of the KABT News site. This is a feed from AAAS’s Eurekalert’s Biology news updates. You’ll find the headlines of the 6 most recent news items related to biology listed here and the link: Eurekalert Biology will take you to the AAAS [...]

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