The Art of Teaching Science » Biology http://www.artofteachingscience.org Progressive Science Education Fri, 24 May 2013 02:12:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NAT GEO The Wild Mississippi http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2012/02/08/nat-geo-the-wild-mississippi/ http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2012/02/08/nat-geo-the-wild-mississippi/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:03:26 +0000 Jack Hassard http://www.artofteachingscience.org/?p=8394 NAT GEO presents The Wild Mississippi, a three-part TV program on Sunday, February 12.  I viewed the three episodes today, and recommend that you tune in Sunday night at 8:00 P.M (Eastern) to view the first of the three episodes.  The second and third episodes follow at 9:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.  Check the schedule and details here.

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]]> NAT GEO presents The Wild Mississippi, a three-part TV program on Sunday, February 12.  I viewed the three episodes today, and recommend that you tune in Sunday night at 8:00 P.M (Eastern) to view the first of the three episodes.  The second and third episodes follow at 9:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M.  Check the schedule and details here.

Join the Wild Mississippi Blog Carnival here.

If you are teaching life science, high school biology, earth science, or an ecology or environmental science course, you will find these programs great resources for your students.  I viewed the shows on my 27″ Mac, and the imagery is gorgeous as we travel the river, and witness the wildlife, and power of the Mississippi from its beginning in Minnesota and to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Episode 1: Wild Mississippi: Deep Freeze
  • Episode 2: Wild Mississippi: Raging Waters
  • Episode 3: Delta Blues

Gibson, LA: Wide shot of the bayou from the bow of the boat. (Photo Credit: © NGC / Whitney Beer-Kerr)Thibodeaux, LA: Cameraman Jeff Wayman leaning over the front of the boat. (Photo Credit: © NGC / Whitney Beer-Kerr)

Thibodeaux, LA: Cameraman Jeff Wayman leaning over the front of the boat. (Photo Credit: © NGC / Whitney Beer-Kerr)

Here are links to two videos that will show you the impressive quality of the shows. According to NAT GEO, they explored the length of the Mississippi for an entire year, traveling the full length of the river (2350 miles).

The Mississippi is an amazing river, and every time we cross this river, we are awed at its majesty as it traverses the the continent.

Video 1: Fishing with alligator snappers
Video 2: Bobcat prey

 

 

]]> http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2012/02/08/nat-geo-the-wild-mississippi/feed/ 1 Three Web 2.0 Science Projects for Your Science Courses http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2011/07/31/web-2-0-science-investigations/ http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2011/07/31/web-2-0-science-investigations/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:07:12 +0000 Jack Hassard http://www.artofteachingscience.org/?p=4129 Web 2.0 refers to using the Web in a more interactive, and social way where students can create, share, publish and work together in collaborative groups.  Over the years, science teachers have created a variety of Web 2.0 projects for K-12 students.

This post is to announce the availability of three Web 2.0 projects that you can use with your students.… Read more

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The Web 2.0 science projects described in this post will enable your students to interact with students around the globe.

Web 2.0 refers to using the Web in a more interactive, and social way where students can create, share, publish and work together in collaborative groups.  Over the years, science teachers have created a variety of Web 2.0 projects for K-12 students.

This post is to announce the availability of three Web 2.0 projects that you can use with your students.  The projects are geared to students in grades 4 – 12, and they can be used in a variety of situations.  They could be used as an interesting way to begin the year (especially Project Green Classroom), individual or small teams of students could use any of the projects as a starting place for a project or a science fair investigation.  You could use any of these as part of your ongoing curriculum.

The Projects

  • Project Green Classroom—you and your students try and answer the question: How green in our classroom?  Off to the project.
  • Project Ozone–students explore the quality of the air they breathe, and also investigate two aspects of ozone: the good and the bad.  Read more…
  • Project River Watch–students learn to monitor a local stream or river, and use the data collected to make an evaluation of the quality of the stream’s water.  Further information…

Websites

Each project has its own website from which you can work with your students, and connect with students and teachers in other schools.

Access and Further Information

Please go to Web 2.0.  Here you will find details, and links to each of the project websites.

]]> http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2011/07/31/web-2-0-science-investigations/feed/ 0 Science 2.0 Resources http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2011/07/06/science-2-0-resources/ http://www.artofteachingscience.org/2011/07/06/science-2-0-resources/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:24:47 +0000 Jack Hassard http://www.artofteachingscience.org/?p=3781 There were some interesting resources identified in this Summer’s edition of The Science Teacher. In a column entitled Science 2.0, the authors bring our attention to The Synapse, a network connecting hundreds of biology teachers worldwide. Developed by Sean Nash just a couple of years ago, the author named the network after the synapse, the minute gap between nerve cells which transmits information.… Read more

]]> There were some interesting resources identified in this Summer’s edition of The Science Teacher. In a column entitled Science 2.0, the authors bring our attention to The Synapse, a network connecting hundreds of biology teachers worldwide. Developed by Sean Nash just a couple of years ago, the author named the network after the synapse, the minute gap between nerve cells which transmits information.

The Synapse is biology teachers social network using Ning. Ning enables you to create a hub to bring like-minded people together—each gets their own channel to connect to the author—in this case Sean Nash. You can join the network here.

A powerful website using ning is Classroom 2.0, a social network for educators interested in Web 2.0 and social media. Created by Steve Hargadon, nearly 500,000 educators have visited the site in the past 8 months.  Classroom 2.0 is designed especially for teachers who are new to using Web 2.0 technologies.  You can join Classroom 2.0 here.

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