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May 2009 Blog Posts (3)

West coastie

Ok - I live on the water - literally - in a house boat on Puget Sound - I also teach Marine Bio - so you wanted a coastie - how can I be of service?

Added by Michelle Whittaker on May 22, 2009 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Get your students involved in this... name a new jelly!

Perhaps this is a good "final week" mini-lesson? =>



Toss in your two cents to the official naming contest for the Bonaire Box Jellyfish. Come on, you know you love Latin.



I received a message about this a day or so ago on a marine science listserv. Go here to check out the details of the contest. And of course... you'll want… Continue

Added by Sean Nash on May 18, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Compare & Contrast: With regard to what?

Student comparison diagram of the anatomy, physiology and inferred behavioral characteristics of both a crayfish and a grasshopper.



Here's one that will make sense to a biology instructor of any flavor. Since structure & function is such a huge vein through what we all do, the examination of similarities and differences is foundational in our world. I hope you can get something out of this one...



This strategic look at comparisons is an adaptation of an academic paper I wrote this past year. I dampened it a bit, but… Continue

Added by Sean Nash on May 18, 2009 at 8:29am — No Comments

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