Kansas Outstanding Biology Teacher (OBTA) Selected

Kansas Outstanding Biology Teacher (OBTA) Selected

Congratulations to Kim Houtz, Kansas 2008 recipient of the National Association of Biology Teachers’ Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA). Kim...

“Is it Alive” Update from Candy Surdez

“Is it Alive” Update from Candy Surdez

Summertime is a time for catching up.  Last spring, I described a lab that Candy Surdez shared that used vinegar...

The Invisible Microscope

The Invisible Microscope

Imagine teaching your biology students how to use a compound microscope without using innumerable variations of “don’t touch anything until...

“You can see photosynthesis happening.”

“You can see photosynthesis happening.”

Today I had the privilege of presenting the Floating Leaf Disk Photosynthesis lab to a group of enthusiastic Cornell Institute...

Special Places

Special Places

Sacred places, special places, magical spots…as humans we have a tendency to identify specific or particular natural locations or sites...