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Entries from November 2007

Microrespirometers at the KABT share-a-thon, NABT

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

KABT folks gathered to share some of their favorite labs at NABT this Thurs. We had an enthusiastic crowd Pat W. came by and took a bunch of picts and KABT’s own Todd Carter stopped by and was his presidential electedness…

I chose to present on microrespirometers (since I had some from […]

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KABT at NABT - Water Drops on Pennies and Protein Modeling

November 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

We had a great crowd sharing with us at the NABT conference in Atlanta. I especially enjoyed the interaction with all the people attending our Share-A-Thon. Here are copies of the handouts I provided:
Link to Drops of Water on a Penny
Link to Reclaiming the Third Dimension
Link to Center for BioMolecular Modeling - 15 Tacks […]

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KABT - NABT Microarrays

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

This is a link to materials on microarrays originally given at KATS and then presented at the KABT sharathon at NABT 2007 Atlanta , Georgia.
Click here for resources.
Genisphere DNA Chips wet lab

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IABT and KABT think alike

November 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

J.R. Schrock sends word that the Indiana Association of Biology Teachers have gone to a blog as well:
“We have recently moved some of the burden of an electronic newsletter to a blog-site so you can keep up with news, views, and other things to peruse!
Check out our new and developing IABT News & Info site […]

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An opportunity for Bio teachers

November 27th, 2007 · No Comments

The following was posted by Netia Elam on the AP biology listserv last night. AP teachers out there might want to get involved with this research. Gaming has a lot of potential for learning in the classroom.
“The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a non-profit organization researching the design and impact of learning technologies, […]

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DNA sequence visualization

November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

The University of California Riverside folks have been developing a tool that may be very helpful to educators trying to help students grasp similarities between DNA sequences. You’ll find a bit about the tool, here.
Check out their video presentation of the tool….

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NABT, Atlanta

March 10th, 2007 · No Comments

[ November 28, 2007 to December 1, 2007. ] 28 Nov-1 Dec 2007 Natl. Assn. of Biology Teachers annual convention, Atlanta GA

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Natl. Assn. for Interpretation annual conference, Wichita KS

March 10th, 2007 · No Comments

[ November 6, 2007 to November 10, 2007. ] 6-10 Nov 2007 Natl. Assn. for Interpretation annual conference, Wichita KS

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Kansas Herpetological Society annual meeting, Topeka KS

March 10th, 2007 · No Comments

[ November 2, 2007 to November 4, 2007. ] 2-4 Nov 2007 Kansas Herpetological Society annual meeting, Topeka KS

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