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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

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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.  

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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.

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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!

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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. 

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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!

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