KABT BioBlog

Surely there is at least one Kansas biology teacher that would be interested in field testing a new biology curriculum.  I just received the following notification:
Dear Biology Teachers,
I am a former high school biology teacher, and now design curricula for the SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program) at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Some [...]

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Incorporate writing, inquiry, reading, and collaboration into your classroom. We perform this lab at the end of the Organic Molecule Unit. Students test simulated vomit samples (it isn’t that bad…) for the presence of a common organic compound. Students are required to complete a write-up describing each compound’s structure, how they tested for the compounds, and the [...]

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KATS Kamp is now passed and like every year for the past several the KABT folks presented a number of back to back presentations that represented a biology strand.  Saturday morning started out early with Randy Dix presenting on RNA interference-Research Tools for scientist and student.  Randy had a number of C. elegans cultures that [...]

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We had a typo in the address on the registration form for the Spring field trip.  If you have sent in your registration you’ve probably have had it returned.  The forms are now corrected.  You can find it at the top of the left hand column……

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Neosho County or Bust (April 25-27)
Outdoor experiences have and continue to inspire and enhance our interest in the biological sciences.  Unlike many of you I grew up in Kansas City without access to a diverse fauna and flora.  I do remember playing in a neighborhood creek and collecting crinoid fossils from behind what was Milgram’s Groceries at state line and 103rd.  My most [...]

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Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work on the AP Biology Redesign project.  It has been a valuable experience.  Of course, with a redesign with a goal to limit the breadth of biology topics covered in order to cover essential topics more deeply one of the focus of our group was trying [...]

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Public Lecture: Vanishing Habitat, Vanishing Species: In Search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Scott Curtis & Eric Ward, Reference librarians Friday, April 18, 2008 3 p.m.  Linda Hall Library Auditorium
What do you get when two reference librarians travel to the Big Woods of Arkansas in search of a lost bird? Come to Linda Hall Library’s Auditorium on Friday, [...]

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Ash Fall Itinerary
Join us May 31 through June 1 to Ashfall Fossil Beds Historical Park. Trip will include viewing a 14 foot mammoth skeleton at Nebraska State Museum, exploring and camping in Niobrara Park, and visiting the fossil beds. Open attachment to view itinerary and costs. Don’t forget that family and friends are welcome.

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[ April 25, 2008 to April 27, 2008. ] Kansas Herpetological Society spring field trip, Parsons Lake, KS

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[ April 25, 2008 to April 27, 2008. ] Kansas Assn. of Teachers of Science KATS Kamp, Rock Springs, KS  

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