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Nature Scitable Bloggers Update

2011/10/12
By Ms Baker
Nature Scitable Bloggers Update

We’re busy working on our presentation for the Science Online conference in January!  We had a wonderful meeting on Columbus Day to talk about how we can improve our blogging and make our presentation at the conference different than years past.  Be sure to check out the Nature Scitable bloggers most recent posts! Naseem...
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Extreme Biology 2010-11 Reflections and Future

2011/06/06
By Ms Baker
Extreme Biology 2010-11 Reflections and Future

WHAT AN AWESOME YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m so proud of all your hard work this year!  I had a great time working with all of you.  As most of you already...
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Is Man’s Best Friend a Pessimist?

2011/06/06
By Gabriela
Is Man’s Best Friend a Pessimist?

A study has shown that dogs, like humans, can be pessimistic. If a dog becomes especially anxious when left alone they show signs of pessimism. Like humans, dogs may...
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Was this Football Tragedy Preventable?

2011/06/06
By Deirdre
Was this Football Tragedy Preventable?

In April of the past year, Penn State football player, Owen Thomas committed suicide in his bedroom flat. The captain’s death was a shock to everyone including doctors who...
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Vitamin B12 and Alzeheimer’s Disease

2011/06/06
By Samantha
Vitamin B12 and Alzeheimer’s Disease

Recently, scientists questioned whether the vitamin B12 could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder in which a person suffers from serious memory loss....
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The Biology of Music

2011/06/06
By Noa
The Biology of Music

Everyone loves listening to music and it’s important in our daily lives, but nobody really understands how it affects us. Many researchers do experiments to see how music affects...
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Update on the Extreme Biology Scitable Bloggers!

2011/06/01
By Ms Baker
Update on the Extreme Biology Scitable Bloggers!

Here are links to the AWESOME blog posts that have been written this spring by the 9th grade students – Sabrina, Sam, Naseem, and Leyla – on their Nature Scitable blogs! ...
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Weekend Update – Kingdom Animalia

2011/03/16
By Ms Baker
Weekend Update – Kingdom Animalia

We have two podcasts this week!  Thanks to Dawood and Gurk & Aurora, Deirdre, and Monica for their podcasts! Listen! Listen!
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The Mystery of Von Hippel Lindau

2011/03/10
By Gabriela
The Mystery of Von Hippel Lindau

Before reading this post, please watch the video on this website. Von Hippel Lindau, more commonly referred to as VHL, is an extremely rare genetic disorder. In fact, VHL...
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Survival of the Prettiest

2011/03/10
By Ms Baker
Survival of the Prettiest

This post was originally published on November 23, 2007.  It has been slightly modified from its original format. “I’m the aye-aye. According to scientists, my species has survived 60...
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Evolution of Birds Cladogram Practice

2011/03/08
By Ms Baker
Evolution of Birds Cladogram Practice

Does the theory that birds are modern-day dinosaurs surprise you? Well, check out this website! Not only will it answer many of your questions, but it will give you...
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New Nature Scitable Posts by Leyla, Naseem, Sabrina, and Sam!

2011/03/04
By Ms Baker
New Nature Scitable Posts by Leyla, Naseem, Sabrina, and Sam!

Third-hand Smoke: A Bigger Danger Than Perceived? by Leyla Where’d Pluto Go? by Naseem Health or ego? Concussions in Sports by Sabrina Toxic Rain: The Effect of Acid Rain on...
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Sponges, Anemones, & Cuttlefish, Oh My! What Animal Phylum is Best?

2011/03/03
By Ms Baker
Sponges, Anemones, & Cuttlefish, Oh My! What Animal Phylum is Best?

I left out Phylum Chordata.  I want everyone to become more familiar with animals you’ve never heard of before! After you vote in the poll, find your own video...
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Breast Cancer is on it’s Way Out

2011/03/01
By Molly
Breast Cancer is on it’s Way Out

Last October was National Breast Cancer Awareness month and Americans across the country greatly supported awareness of the disease. Many states and cities across the U.S. held numerous fund raisers and campaigns...
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Weekend Update – Valentine’s Day, Darwin Day, & Cladograms

2011/02/25
By Ms Baker
Weekend Update – Valentine’s Day, Darwin Day, & Cladograms

This week’s podcast is brought to you by Jess and Molly.  They discuss our Valentine’s Day celebration, Darwin Day celebration, and the beginning part of our cladogram lab.
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Rap Guide to Evolution

2011/02/16
By Ms Baker
Photo source: Diamond Geyser

To celebrate Darwin Day, today in class we watched Baba Brinkman’s Performance, Feedback, Revision song and began watching the following video:   Did you enjoy the video?  I also...
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