Tim's Fertile Turtles

Scientists seek to answer questions that nobody knows the answer to. Often, science classrooms solely focus on the information scientists have previously obtained at the expense of teaching students how to use the scientific process. My goal is to introduce students to this process by sharing with them the challenges and rewards of my research. I hope these activities allow students to see science in a new way. Pictured here are some hatchling Red Eared Sliders produced by fertile turtles!.

Friday, August 26, 2011

First Day of Class

Yesterday I was in Mr. Morris' class for the first day of school to meet the 7th graders taking his science class. No discussion of rules or syllabus for the first day of Mr. Morris' class; we went outside to identify living and non-living things, and students were challenged to think about what characteristics define life.