Jillinan Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I'm teaching a high school level Biology class this year, and there's so many areas that are fascinating and have real world, high tec applications right now (using Crispr to genetically modify organisms after a short training class is one I came upon in the Wall Street Journal.) I'm just trying to think outside the box (and the BORING textbook) to make biology really come alive for these kids. Thanks! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 It is nice when you only have one or two children because each child might have a different thing they are interested in. I personally love genetics. Another person might want to go deeper in to ecology or botany, or ..well, any topic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Whatever comes up in the lay press like the New York Times is always interesting. They often cover news related to medicine, behavioral psychology, and other topics. Scientific American is also a good source of interesting research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillinan Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Whatever comes up in the lay press like the New York Times is always interesting. They often cover news related to medicine, behavioral psychology, and other topics. Scientific American is also a good source of interesting research. Ahh good idea. I'll keep an eye out in those publications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillinan Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 It is nice when you only have one or two children because each child might have a different thing they are interested in. I personally love genetics. Another person might want to go deeper in to ecology or botany, or ..well, any topic. This is a class with 12 students. And I too love genetics and brain research topics...I'm trying to branch out from my own personal leanings. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I have this book right now called "Disappearing Spoon." It is for chemistry but I am loving it so much, that I plan to require "Violinists Thumb" which is about genetics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'm teaching a high school level Biology class this year, and there's so many areas that are fascinating and have real world, high tec applications right now (using Crispr to genetically modify organisms after a short training class is one I came upon in the Wall Street Journal.) I'm just trying to think outside the box (and the BORING textbook) to make biology really come alive for these kids. Thanks! Jill I am not at all interested in Biology but I heard a Radiolab podcast on Crispr and it fascinated me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunshineMom Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 According to my dd14 it would be entomology, human anatomy, and neuroscience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Ethology is really neat, and usually not touched until AP Bio at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillinan Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Ethology is really neat, and usually not touched until AP Bio at the earliest. Okay, now I have to look that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillinan Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 I am not at all interested in Biology but I heard a Radiolab podcast on Crispr and it fascinated me. Isn't so interesting! A Wall Street Journal article is where I first read about Crispr. Podcasts are a great idea, too! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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