A Random Walk with Serendip

The concept of evolution is one that is most often associated with biology.  When I hear the word "evolution," I cannot help but think of Darwin's name and those progressive drawings of monkeys slowly beginning to walk upright before finally ending up as modern humans.  However, the concept of evolution is much more complicated than that.  Within the field of biology, it applies to more subtle changes than the gradual transformation from a monkey to a human, including changes that...

In Darwin’s...

When Apo first suggested the idea of a skit to our class, I wanted to work on it because I think these "web events" give us the opportunity to avoid writing a typical (and may I say, somewhat boring?) paper. Our first meeting was almost an hour long, as we discussed characters, the setting, and where we wanted the skit to go. We wrote independently, and met twice more to discuss the direction of the piece. The collaborative effort has been pretty rewarding; I've learned a lot...

In this activity, students learn (1) how food is digested into smaller molecules and (2) how the digestive and circulatory systems cooperate to bring digested food molecules to muscles all over the body.

Students analyze several examples of the relationship between structure and function in these organ systems.

Finally, students use a claim, evidence, reasoning...