tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post2861515042686742837..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: "No ideas but in things"doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-13398668465678662782012-03-12T19:11:31.788-04:002012-03-12T19:11:31.788-04:00Dear Scott,
Thanks! Poop is something my sophomor...Dear Scott,<br /><br />Thanks! Poop is something my sophomores can, um, grasp.<br /><br /><br />Dear lucychili,<br /><br />Great article--I worry a lot, then I walk on my mudflats and realize how small we are in this whole thing. And that is a very, very good thing.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-11140989724259282142012-03-12T04:00:35.668-04:002012-03-12T04:00:35.668-04:00http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/the-triumph-o...http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/the-triumph-of-the-airheads-and-the-retreat-from-commonsense/story-e6frg8no-1111112520587lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-7699347393630580432012-02-26T21:29:37.611-05:002012-02-26T21:29:37.611-05:00Doyle,
I actually "inherited" a whole b...Doyle,<br /><br />I actually "inherited" a whole bunch of scat from a former science teacher when he retired. Since then, I have added to the collection. If I find a good specimen, I just place it into a Riker mount (http://www.rikermounts.net/). <br /><br />I also tried some of the plastic replica scat from Acorn Naturalists. Some of it is usable, but it isn't as "actual size" as they lead on it to be. I like to have it as an option for students who are overly grossed out by the real thing.<br /><br />Here is a link to the activity I do: http://www.box.com/s/dx5k18f0rjilx6m9ecib. <br /><br />Enjoy!<br />ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028247514592133365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-68744861233215698962012-02-26T18:38:10.195-05:002012-02-26T18:38:10.195-05:00Dear Scott,
Do you collect it yourself? I want to...Dear Scott,<br /><br />Do you collect it yourself? I want to do this lab!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-30845550982942535712012-02-26T16:15:14.391-05:002012-02-26T16:15:14.391-05:00Doyle, we study mostly mammal scat, with the big l...Doyle, we study mostly mammal scat, with the big look on the difference between carnivore and herbivore scat based on shape and contents as well as the investigations that are possible using scat.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028247514592133365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-31677482295461781982012-02-25T12:17:41.124-05:002012-02-25T12:17:41.124-05:00Dear Scott,
I'm intrigued--what's your so...Dear Scott,<br /><br />I'm intrigued--what's your source?<br /><br /><br />Dear Malcolm,<br /><br />I talk of whole worlds of <i>E. coli</i> swirling down the bowl. That is indeed a of of bacteria. <br /><br />(I talk about <i>Humulin</i> a lot!)<br /><br /><br />Dear John and Jenny,<br /><br />I believe gardening should be at the heart of elementary school--it requires a little, gives back a lot, and it is about as human an endeavor as we know.<br /><br /><br />Dear Aron,<br /><br />Makes little sense, but I guess if you believe in magical thinking, you think that biochemistry can be infused into yewts to prep them for the global economic warfare that benefits the few.<br /><br /><br />Thanks, all--good poop!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-89881925188538798372012-02-23T17:44:20.021-05:002012-02-23T17:44:20.021-05:00John, I am a terrible gardener. In spite of that f...John, I am a terrible gardener. In spite of that fact I have taken over a bit of space at my school and started a garden with my first graders. Just having them (mostly apartment dwellers) digging in dirt makes me happy. I do also love seeing them be responsible for our little plot. In some of my favorite time all year.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-62177076007535176402012-02-23T08:39:38.129-05:002012-02-23T08:39:38.129-05:00So right, I've wondered why suddenly all of ou...So right, I've wondered why suddenly all of our standards are basically biochemistry standards and not things they can touch and see.Aronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-55255960385061777092012-02-23T08:19:44.277-05:002012-02-23T08:19:44.277-05:00I know it's not exactly poop, but . . .
I st...I know it's not exactly poop, but . . . <br /><br />I still think gardening is one of the best intersections between art and science. I want to see more gardens. Real gardens. Gardens that include some food. Maybe a salsa garden or two. I want students to see compost happening. I want them to watch the growth. I want them to be blown away by what happens. <br /><br />I worked with a group of fifth graders yesterday who had learned about the life cycle through a circular diagram. <br /><br />As the teacher reviewed the concepts yet again, he drew his own snarky diagram: a kid, angry parents who avoid the kid, a lonely kid, a stoner in high school, the same stoner getting intervention by a teacher, former stoner in college, starting a new family, getting divorced, etc. until he is sitting in a nursing hom by himself. The diagram ended up being more of a web of sorts, but it was somehow still so cyclical and so true and so sad. <br /><br />It was like reading an Updike short story and I have a hunch he was learning more in the process of drawing this diagram than he was in reviewing the teacher's diagram. <br /><br />I kept thinking, in the process, "Man, this kid needs a garden."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-60058722099607996432012-02-23T01:33:51.119-05:002012-02-23T01:33:51.119-05:00i love talking about poop in class. I title the d...i love talking about poop in class. I title the discussions: "it is in you to poo". <br /><br />I love the fact that almost 1/3 of its mass is bacteria. That is a lot of bacteria...hOMESCHOOLING 2020 COVID-19https://www.blogger.com/profile/07217586685244005591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-73404096927443418682012-02-22T21:58:47.746-05:002012-02-22T21:58:47.746-05:00Scat lab coming up in about 2 weeks for my 7th gra...Scat lab coming up in about 2 weeks for my 7th graders. They will know their scat!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028247514592133365noreply@blogger.com