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Is it reasonable to label viruses, prions, and the like as "bordercases of life?"

Some references (textbooks, journals, and modules) refer to viruses and prions as "bordercases of life." Is the label justified or reasonab…

Started by Mike Mantala

5 Jan 24, 2011
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How Well Does High School Biology Prepare Students for College?

Hi Everyone,   I'm on the final stage of data collection for my Master's project. My study focuses on the transition between high school an…

Started by Marta Toran

3 Jan 22, 2011
Reply by Marta Toran

Teaching Science Methods

Hi. I come to science teaching from a research background, not an education background, so one thing I struggle with is how to teach the pr…

Started by Tamar Cunha

6 Jun 7, 2010
Reply by Gwen Noda

Google Sites in High School Classrooms

I'm prepping for an upcoming workshop and am looking for people who are using Google Sites in their science classroom and would be willing…

Started by Jim Bledsoe

1 Mar 28, 2010
Reply by Tiffany Thompson

Honors Biology vs Regular Biology

My school is looking to revamp its curriculum and the idea of offering honors courses has been brought up. Presently we offer just a genera…

Started by Debra Garcia

5 Mar 3, 2010
Reply by Jason Braun

What does The Synapse do for you?

I am going to be sharing The Synapse with a bunch of science teachers this week. Any one have any feedback about what they have gained from…

Started by Colin Matheson

2 Oct 26, 2009
Reply by Jason Braun

Science Periodicals Recommendations

First, I'm interested in personally subscribing to a scientific periodical that will keep me up-to-date on the latest and best science news…

Started by Rachel Tourais

2 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Anne Heise

Field Studies / Biological Field Trips

I know there are a lot of schools out there which are fortunate enough to take trips with their students. I'd love to take my Wisconsin-bor…

Started by Elissa Hoffman

4 Sep 5, 2009
Reply by Debra Garcia

Twitter for Bio Classes

I am on Twitter and I use it mainly for my own professional development. But I have been thinking about setting up a Twitter account for my…

Started by Debra Garcia

8 Aug 5, 2009
Reply by Debra Garcia

Any coding guru's in the site?

I'm doing a bioinformatics internship at the local national laboratory this summer and am learning to code perl. Anyone around here have an…

Started by David Knuffke

2 Jul 18, 2009
Reply by David Knuffke

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