What a Coincidence!

Who would've known, that our very own American Bald Eagle has a look-alike in Africa. Check out the images of the Bald Eagle on the right and the African Fish Eagle on the left. I wonder if its also a coincidence that they both feed mainly on a diet of fish.

Mitosis Blog Cues

REMINDER
For my Global Biology classes, we are just about a week away from our Unit Test on Mitosis. Please make sure you are actively working on your blog posts. Remember, your cues for this Unit are:

Why is interphase not part of mitosis?
Explain why we do not count interphase as one of the phases of mitosis.


Why is mitosis so important to learn in biology? What does mitosis have to do with you as a living being.


Create and explain an anagram to remember the phases of mitosis. Come up with and share a memory tool to remember the phases in order.


Give your opinion on stem cell research.
What do ou think, should we use stem cells and how should they be used.


Post a blog in response to one of the above blogs by your classmates.
Give your take on what another student said in one of the other blogs.


Keep the following in mind as you write your posts. Each posting is worth points and part of your grade. A good post should have at least a paragraph of text. A great post has more than one paragraph and/or copyrght free multimedia such as clips, images, and links to websites that support it. And lastly, when you blog, the entire world can see what you know and do, so put your best foot forward.

Bird of the Week

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I was walking along the river when I caught sight of this bird of the week, the Great Blue Heron. This large, grayish-blue wading bird is widespread in the United States. This is not the first time I have seen one along the Kanawha River. They eat fish primarily but may also dine on invertebrates, reptiles, smaller birds, and small mammals. The Great Blue Heron uses its long beak as a spear to catch its prey.

Game Design Project Pick of the Week

I am going to start doing Project Picks of the Week so you, the students, can see how proud I am and how proud you should be of the work being done in his class.

The project I want to spotlight for my students this week belongs to Jon. His Water Models project showed great artwork, excellent information, and a sense of humor in the presentation. Good Job, Jon!

Mammal of the Week

My mammal this week (or month as the case may be) is the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel. This endangered species is one of the few species of gliding squirrels in the United States. They use thin membranes stretched between their fore and hind limbs to aid in jumping and gliding from tree to tree.

End of the First Nine Weeks

Biology students the end of the first nine weeks has come and gone. Some of us have not excelled to the best of our ability. Let's use this as a jumping on point and get into gear as we head towards the end of the first semester.

Student Bloggers

Just thought I should give props where props are due, to some of my student bloggers. First I want to applaud Alexandra Cruikshank for being one of the first t start leaving comments on other students' blogs. Secondly, I want to say thanks to Kelley for writing some really good blogs that put out equally good and insightful information and insights. Miranda, thanks for showing how easy it is to put links on your blog. And I also want to thank Daisye for blogging not only about class but on a very personal level. Great job guys!!!