free online life sciences education resource update 11/05/14
Mark Lasbury
Good morning,
Why are ciliate
protists more complex than us? What organism can make the ocean look like it’s
on fire? Can you actually be scared to death? (yes) Finally, a just how much
like Frankenstein are genetically modified organisms (so called Frankenfoods)?
These are some of the recent questions 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 stories will
discuss why we should be eating goat for Thanksgiving, if tryptophan makes us
sleepy, and how amazing the turkey is. We will also talk about plants that have
moving cells.
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Mark E. Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
IUPUI School of Education
As Many Exceptions As Rules