free online life sciences education resource update 02/05/15
Mark Lasbury
Good morning,
Did you know that
some moving parts of cells don’t move at all, and that this makes them even
more important? Or, did you know that roundworms are the most numerous animals
on Earth, even though their male gamete cells can’t swim? Finally, did you know
that some plants can swim on their own?
These are some of the recent stories we have addressed on a
free online resource developed to increase learner engagement and educator
content knowledge. “As Many Exceptions As Rules” tells the stories of organisms
that break biological rules or norms in order to survive and thrive. Through
these stories, the core concepts of the science are reinforced.
The resource can be accessed at: http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.com
Posted weekly, each story includes pertinent vocabulary with
etymology, interesting questions to spark discussion, links to the reports from
the latest research on the subject being discussed, and a list of online
resources for more information and classroom activities.
Upcoming topics will
include how your brain is connected to overeating by a single hair on your
brain cells and how the tiniest change in our bones will allow us to travel to
Mars and beyond. Finally, do you think you know where your heart is? A
significant percentage of you are wrong even if you pointed to the normal
place.
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posts, reply to the sender individually.
Mark E. Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
IUPUI School of Education
As Many Exceptions As Rules