Archive for August, 2007

The Importance of Honeybees

You wake up about an hour before school and get ready for the day, and to fuel your morning you eat a blueberry muffin and down a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. But did you know that those things may soon become increasingly more expensive and difficult to find at your local grocery? Honeybees [...]

AP Biology Cliffs Notes Book

After some confusion on the part of some students as to what text they should be picking up, I went to the Barnes and Noble in Plano (which I had asked to order these books for you) to make sure the books were in. They are indeed in stock and you can pick them [...]

“Thinking Scientifically”

This week, you read the first chapter from Natalie Angier's The Canon : "Thinking Scientifically." Angier spends this first chapter deconstructing the process of science and its accessibility by everyone. The chapter also serves as a way to dispel some myths that the general public has about science. Before you read this chapter, what were your perceptions [...]

Why a blog?

When I set up thebiologyspace.info, I gave a lot of thought to the site's design and functionality. I wanted my website to be a place where my students could get nearly all their instructional materials for class, but I also wanted a space where students could discuss current events in science that either I [...]