Thursday, January 30, 2014

Flatworm sex

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Sex.  It's how babies are made.  Whenever a student asks about sex in class I always begin my answer the same way:  "When two pe...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Correlation and causation

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Often things appear to be connected but aren't really. For example, the sun rose after I got up this morning, so clearly I cause the sun...
Monday, January 27, 2014

1:1 Computing - Data Analysis and Climate Change

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I love this comic.  In the past few weeks I have heard at least 3 impromptu lectures, normally at top volume, on the general theme of ...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

1:1 Computing. The Two Column Notes Sheet

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In the second part of this series, I figured I’d just jump right in with an example of something that I use in my classes.  It is si...
Friday, January 17, 2014

1:1 Computing - It's Kind of a Big Deal

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Technology is amazing.  My son, who shall remain nameless until I forget that he is supposed to remain nameless, is fascinated by Egypt.  H...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Dragonflies are cool, but their babies are even cooler

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  I just read this story over at Wired and I have to say that it is, quite possibly, the greatest thing I have ever read in my entire ...
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Monday, December 2, 2013

Giant Megalapteryx Foot! An exercise in Critical Thinking.

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Since I am a teacher and the internet is a thing, I often get students showing me pictures and videos that they found on "this o...