tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78182809738755774992024-03-14T07:16:22.765-07:00BioClubThe NABT BioClub is a group of high school biology clubs sponsored by the National Association of Biology Teachers. This Blog provides a place where chapters of the NABT BioClub can let others know what they are doing. The comments posted are not necessarily the views of the NABT. If you are interested in learning more about the BioClub project, please visit http://www.nabt.org/sites/S1/index.php?p=653. We welcome new BioClub chapters, and it is never too late too join!George Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03755519427346469582noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-66830782766484430742012-02-08T16:56:00.000-08:002012-02-08T17:25:57.135-08:00RNA Celebrates Darwin's BirthdayWe began the festivities by enjoying cupcakes before researching the life of Charles Darwin. Using the web site http://www.aboutdarwin.com each student selected an aspect of Darwin's life and shared it with the others. It was a wonderful way to understand and learn how such an important scientist lived. One student found and shared Darwin's daily schedule; another shared Darwin's interests. Another student told the group about childhood stories that Darwin wrote in his autobiography.<br /><br />This sharing led to lively discussions on how evolution is viewed throughout the country and the world. Our students are very diverse-some come from different countries, such as India and Germany (of African descent.) Others have lived here all their life, but clearly have the cultural influence from their family's homeland of Mexico, China and Vietnam. We discussed everything from the impact of religion on science, all the way to religious freedom and culture around the world. <br /><br />It was an truly inspirational meeting that I know Darwin himself would have enjoyed!Pat Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270624151320863382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-90164106084605552722012-01-31T19:13:00.000-08:002012-01-31T19:22:13.120-08:00RNA at MSI Special Event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloC6K_I41_ELsnpvJZ_2iG9xnMcZCZEehEJTz1bjB72sm4R5X95rvbq1p7bHUFpDofDTvUMK5ir-EcJpdEEVEFI6_vJPp9vtO8mE9P6PaIUUYqBTobSUVrSrU9yZB2iFLmImUS4w6Jis/s1600/BioClub+1%253A21%253A2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloC6K_I41_ELsnpvJZ_2iG9xnMcZCZEehEJTz1bjB72sm4R5X95rvbq1p7bHUFpDofDTvUMK5ir-EcJpdEEVEFI6_vJPp9vtO8mE9P6PaIUUYqBTobSUVrSrU9yZB2iFLmImUS4w6Jis/s320/BioClub+1%253A21%253A2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704001983680726002" /></a><br />On Saturday, January 21, 2012 the members of the Rickover Naval Academy Biology Club attended an exclusive event at the Museum of Science and Industry “New Worlds, New Discoveries.” This special event allowed the general public an opportunity to learn about the latest findings of space exploration and search for life beyond earth from NASA scientist, Dr. James L. Green. The event was divided into two sections-a lecture, followed by a question and answer session. The audience was very diverse and so were the questions. All of the RNA Biology Club members were involved in the question and answer session and thoroughly enjoyed the event!<br /> <br />Club members and sponsor pictured from left to right: Sintayehu Regassa, Geo Bedrejo, Nam Duong, Mrs. Palmer (club sponsor) Duc Tran, Ricardo Morales and Alejandro Moreno. Picture taken by chaperone, Ms. Ortiz.Pat Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270624151320863382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-13463414885239503552011-10-23T08:02:00.000-07:002011-10-23T08:02:38.982-07:00I urge all of you to get involved with Save The Frogs Day--see the link below. This is one of the best ways to get your students--at any level--involved with a very important biodiversity problem. There are a lot of great ideas on the web site to engage your students, capture their attention, etc. PowerPoint presentations are avialable for you to use in your classroom or in your community. My BioClub at Ware Shoals High School has adopted this as their annual community service project. They are already preparing for the next event that takes place on April 28, 2012. Again, please check out the website; if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask me or send them to the Save The Frogs organization. http://savethefrogs.com/day<br />
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<br /></div>bioclubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821688341340717400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-65570885139763661902011-10-17T16:52:00.000-07:002011-10-17T16:58:59.351-07:00New BioClub chapters!Please join me in welcoming the newest BioClub chapters to our growing list. They are:<div><br /><div>Ronald Reagan College Preparatory School, Milwaukee, WI--Advisor is Kathleen Westrich</div><div>Grafton High School, Grafton, WI--Advisor is Fran Grant</div><div>Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley, CA--Advisor is Theresa Buggage</div><div>Animo Leadership Charter High School, Inglewood, CA--Advisor is Mark Friedman</div><div>Serrano High School, Phelan, CA--Advisor is Julie Gallagher</div><div><br /></div><div>The BioClub reception at the Anaheim meeting was well attended, and Carolina Biological had some great refreshments for us!! Be sure to thank them for sponsoring our reception and for all the great perks that they provide for us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please post what your group is doing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Till next time--George</div><div><br /></div></div>bioclubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821688341340717400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-68794212437104920732011-02-08T16:36:00.000-08:002011-02-08T16:37:21.532-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; border-collapse: collapse; ">The NABT club at Northridge High School has had a great year. The 52 members have raised money to pay for their paper recycling project. They also collect cans and bottles in the school weekly. They are creating an informational DVD to help get other NABT clubs created in our area. It will be distributed in April to area schools. Earth Week will be wonderful with a recycled sculpture contest, corporation wide. We are also adopting 4 endangered species and trying to buy clean air credits. They are also reading environmental trivia and helpful hints on the announcements. They have obtained 100 trees and are passing them out to people who can use them. There will also be a car pooling contest for earth week. Lots of fun and educational too--Dawn Kessler, BioClub Advisor</span>George Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03755519427346469582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-31093450352708793872011-02-01T14:51:00.000-08:002011-02-01T14:59:59.618-08:00Project: Adopt and Save a Baby Bonobo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2B2vN18M9ecY6zqRHIlOz2xzLb6dNJsdsONBbLkhRN-ey07ByGY_mrUvm3n-h1SOCdw58LjstujXjzdAIKpEGX7TpMmCGwjn6YB-vUAknW0Jyu_Zu3YZnOwG8mRAFqIqk6nhjHX5_CuF/s1600/Bonobo+picture+2.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568858194570085986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2B2vN18M9ecY6zqRHIlOz2xzLb6dNJsdsONBbLkhRN-ey07ByGY_mrUvm3n-h1SOCdw58LjstujXjzdAIKpEGX7TpMmCGwjn6YB-vUAknW0Jyu_Zu3YZnOwG8mRAFqIqk6nhjHX5_CuF/s200/Bonobo+picture+2.JPG" /></a><br /><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 84px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568858087770886002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uy8NaSevpJ6EcwUQFX6aID1y3rZXyuTFyjwDBG2WJPGmr47ddoNaI1hzFXAo31QzWFe1pLooZxKln581BNi2ilVybsetqux51oBe0V8ue5a22VlKWA4D4xneRecLSuDq4Qy8xZTAaqQg/s200/Image+Bonobo+Adoption.JPG" />Students in Minnetonka Biology Club are working to make and sell buttons and magnets to raise funds to Adopt and SAVE Baby Bonobos! All sales proceeds will go directly to adopt baby bonobos orphaned by the bush meat trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo/native habitat to the Bonobos. For more information see the following links: </div><div><br /><a href="http://www.friendsofbonobos.org/">http://www.friendsofbonobos.org/</a><br /></div><div><a href="http://duke-roots-shoots.blogspot.com/2010/12/high-schools-skype-to-save-bonobos-and.html">http://duke-roots-shoots.blogspot.com/2010/12/high-schools-skype-to-save-bonobos-and.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/fieldbio1/home">http://sites.google.com/site/fieldbio1/home</a></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-4217217707583795452010-07-04T06:26:00.000-07:002010-07-04T06:33:22.699-07:00LSU Lab School BioClub Seniors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqH2Cg-BpJKI-ZydWmYaECx3jRyfVZwpmyBGly4Fvzlc6lYlI1oQFBij6a4_khf1bZDIkKzDOZW-VuFaeNXV0KiuJT5NlI-m8ikC3msvY6juMQ-3UEvl0NT8hUsTSAEXOTJGb7m-kkmw/s1600/!Graduation+2010-05+cords+auto+correct.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043141187580418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqH2Cg-BpJKI-ZydWmYaECx3jRyfVZwpmyBGly4Fvzlc6lYlI1oQFBij6a4_khf1bZDIkKzDOZW-VuFaeNXV0KiuJT5NlI-m8ikC3msvY6juMQ-3UEvl0NT8hUsTSAEXOTJGb7m-kkmw/s320/!Graduation+2010-05+cords+auto+correct.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-fhHQJ7MZoxHZNvIIQsQho8JJ1hvb_eS18QwnqRHXEPm3cKdVRMbr8t9_lrbpa0ZjgsvdrYBdbcYaq0lPmSSZFmMxFASz1bI9mPuyT-B_5kpbnvCfYQ4VWxsAnIt9XC-cJsU8CmZHlk/s1600/!Graduation+2010-03+cords+8+x+10.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043130214333010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-fhHQJ7MZoxHZNvIIQsQho8JJ1hvb_eS18QwnqRHXEPm3cKdVRMbr8t9_lrbpa0ZjgsvdrYBdbcYaq0lPmSSZFmMxFASz1bI9mPuyT-B_5kpbnvCfYQ4VWxsAnIt9XC-cJsU8CmZHlk/s320/!Graduation+2010-03+cords+8+x+10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzgkzWeND9ptLWoaJiXry1J7JGEg-5nDovAz3T_K2rEtafXlAPGY5322sZ0EYUVhGd6stODmXlrgHcGOXbuAC0xfDol8qQHd79sxXXKFuILPN055cDY3t0z9vin8ZuhgJAQXdwZYpYLs/s1600/!Graduation+2010-04+cords+correct.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043122475530082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzgkzWeND9ptLWoaJiXry1J7JGEg-5nDovAz3T_K2rEtafXlAPGY5322sZ0EYUVhGd6stODmXlrgHcGOXbuAC0xfDol8qQHd79sxXXKFuILPN055cDY3t0z9vin8ZuhgJAQXdwZYpYLs/s320/!Graduation+2010-04+cords+correct.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmyLgrslWUhkMgKh8bLh_4XSs4xTVtWFtzqkmgq7yttp9lUHtwb0z9eRKppkvImUNCjSZO1xREMYE-8KjmapWw9ajllraNh6Lnz1hntMULVboD2b7Y8F6X7YGrezYd1C5g8tmC5LoFdw/s1600/!Graduation+2010-02+cord+correct.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043117242821042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmyLgrslWUhkMgKh8bLh_4XSs4xTVtWFtzqkmgq7yttp9lUHtwb0z9eRKppkvImUNCjSZO1xREMYE-8KjmapWw9ajllraNh6Lnz1hntMULVboD2b7Y8F6X7YGrezYd1C5g8tmC5LoFdw/s320/!Graduation+2010-02+cord+correct.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqtLCZKILPf1CnOaZM3yimaN_gi-5dkdycRVGFO3ERPKB2sQ9RtHsP8rTyFso_Nc549nJYewDxpg3QkB9AAdD0fEOEMMFh4v4i1YtRRNqohbpdBa2EGIZd1FiD3EslLNhm_hz7ToBWIA/s1600/!Graduation+2010-01+cords+correct.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490043113743283282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqtLCZKILPf1CnOaZM3yimaN_gi-5dkdycRVGFO3ERPKB2sQ9RtHsP8rTyFso_Nc549nJYewDxpg3QkB9AAdD0fEOEMMFh4v4i1YtRRNqohbpdBa2EGIZd1FiD3EslLNhm_hz7ToBWIA/s320/!Graduation+2010-01+cords+correct.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Eighteen members of the LSU Lab School BioClub graduated on May 22, 2010. They were able to pose back-stage for a few photos to show off their green graduation cords.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Thanks NABT & Carolina !!!</div></div></div></div></div>UHigh Biologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941897939782848176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-78004471810497990292010-05-25T11:48:00.001-07:002010-05-25T11:56:40.073-07:00Rain Garden/Green Wall<span xmlns=''><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br/>The Vincennes University Biology club has had a great year. We applied for and were awarded a GreenVU grant to build a rain garden and a green wall. We were able to get matching funding from the Knox County United Way because it was a water quality project. We also got funding from the student government association to make the project even better. We talked to local greenhouses and got discounts on plants and materials. We teamed up with the horticulture club, and they came up with a great design for the project. Here is a picture of the very loud air conditioner that is by the entrance to our career center.<br /></span></p><p><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p><p>Here is an after picture<br /></p><p>These trees will continue to grow and provide a sight and sound barrier from this AC unit. All the employees at the career center are very grateful.<br /></p><p>The other part of the project was a rain garden, which will keep puddles from forming and will also help clean the water. Here are some before pictures: <br /></p><p>After:<br /></p><p><br /> </p><p>Some students hard at work: <br /></p><p>The educational thank you sign</p></span>VU Biology clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07766741388288981661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-5945251486347598952010-05-24T14:09:00.000-07:002010-05-24T14:10:46.826-07:00LSU Lab School wins grant, participates in Coastal Roots<strong>Planet Connect Grant Winner<br /></strong>LSU Lab School’s Environmental/BioClub is one of ten winners of the Planet Connect $1000 grant. They were chosen based on their proposal for a rain garden and storm water control. Congratulations to MerryJean Losso, Lindsey McCain, Mr. Babcock and the rest of the club.<br /><br /><strong>Coastal Roots Project</strong><br />Students from the LSU Laboratory School and Westdale Heights Academic Elementary Magnet School traveled to Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, La, to participate in a coastal restoration planting with the LSU Coastal Roots Program. Having grown southern bald cypress, oak and loblolly pine trees in our school’s can yard under the guidance of LSU College of Education faculty, the students transplanted the seedlings to the new site to provide food and habitat for the site’s animals, as well as to provide a way to stabilize the soil there. Plants grown by the students in their school-based nurseries are chosen by the restoration site manager based on particular location’s needs.UHigh Biologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06941897939782848176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-16522552839224997982010-05-24T07:56:00.000-07:002010-05-24T08:09:19.470-07:00BioClub Midland Park High SchoolThe Midland Park High School's Bilogy club has been involved in a variety of activities. We build bird houses, did some research on how packing peanuts disintegrate, set up a water garden and used our microscopes to discover the unvisible world of microbes!<br /><br />Our biggest project this year was to build bird houses and hang them up on school grounds. The students organized two fundraising events (mud cup sales, always a big success!) to fund the project. At the moment our members try to solve the following problem:"Why did our water garden turn green?"<br /><br />Thanks a lot to George Sellers for all his hard work, to the NABT for the green cords (the kids just loved the ceremony!) and to Carolina for sponsoring the Clubs!<br /><br />Raina Parvanov-Dawson<br />Midland Park High SchoolRaina Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05609471900710982899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-38369173226855129062010-05-22T12:49:00.001-07:002010-05-22T12:49:50.708-07:00NABT BioClub in the News!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="UIStory_Message">There is a very nice article about the NABT BioClub in the May 2010 Carolina Tips. 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The founding Advanced Placement Biology class worked with their teacher to "de-bug" a cheap and fast enzyme assay that works well for students to investigate their own questions on how enzymes really work. The club took a spring field trip to the Devonian Fossil Gorge in Coralville IA, where fossil-rich bedrock was uncovered by the disastrous floods of 2008. In the first week of May, BioClub and other High School classes created experiments for "hands-on" National Lab Week experiments for elementary classes.Prince of Peace, Clinton IA BioClubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07205760108236836063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-57228737399929610632010-05-03T07:23:00.000-07:002010-05-03T09:21:36.102-07:00Douglas High BioClub<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1k5uR5gHDBuMDf86CPWVjNHAUaTMVYbos87WAYH9EbbhAMQDR9wULqor7u9ZUdpwsUUMYN0zepyaVnvNi1yU_J-wnK8xhPKD81-wopDlojwJqLnxufS0tCruhxT6jWLJ6cgVQuN1A7q/s1600/IMG_6325.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467079329378694194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7z1k5uR5gHDBuMDf86CPWVjNHAUaTMVYbos87WAYH9EbbhAMQDR9wULqor7u9ZUdpwsUUMYN0zepyaVnvNi1yU_J-wnK8xhPKD81-wopDlojwJqLnxufS0tCruhxT6jWLJ6cgVQuN1A7q/s320/IMG_6325.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The BioClub of Douglas High School in Douglas, Alabama has 86 members. Our club participates in many altruistic events through out the year. Our club does not have a requirement for altruism but many of our members are very aware of the needs of our community and surrounding areas. We take a trip to Six Flags each year during the Science and Math days in April. Members must earn the right to purchase tickets by participating in at least two altruistic events during the year. We have great participation among our members, we take around 52 students each year to Six Flags.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Our BioClub has participated in many events at our school this year. We work with the Chorus Director of our school to help make an awesome Veteran's Day Event. We help each year by providing paper products and the students themselves volunteer their time during school and after school to make it possible. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>The BioClub has an annual Tree Planting Ceremony. Each year the club honors a retiring teacher by planting a tree or beautification around sidewalks, and holds a breakfast with special speakers to honor that teacher. This year the club honored Mrs. June Jenkins shown below with club officers and student speaker. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnKUoxJAXJ3kl8fp452PJCJepBkHDNpeSA75zBtK6-fufl8oX5t8VdgGIgT8LgzSrCiHwSVJkxDMmZbNZL58rgTfXqdpxfoSOSdr4tA3jXfbbgYrCbZ1fbGyByaM6q4bS6RZvhPtp-OE5/s1600/100_2908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467059229529040978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnKUoxJAXJ3kl8fp452PJCJepBkHDNpeSA75zBtK6-fufl8oX5t8VdgGIgT8LgzSrCiHwSVJkxDMmZbNZL58rgTfXqdpxfoSOSdr4tA3jXfbbgYrCbZ1fbGyByaM6q4bS6RZvhPtp-OE5/s320/100_2908.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeAmDClwxs_rFFy36H4sJV-6hs2TAN6LIu6FQaq2rd1hNtKghzNydmFkPSHFSSHwkW2X1_QAFRZfY5T3OSZiu965QJYgzAyQc4txSMsAWhcGmRsQLbUuv1qfVKYC15d9jmUlDVxHppb0A/s1600/100_2922.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467059411685998210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeAmDClwxs_rFFy36H4sJV-6hs2TAN6LIu6FQaq2rd1hNtKghzNydmFkPSHFSSHwkW2X1_QAFRZfY5T3OSZiu965QJYgzAyQc4txSMsAWhcGmRsQLbUuv1qfVKYC15d9jmUlDVxHppb0A/s320/100_2922.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Anna Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252310303324363363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-79784657847049208292010-03-04T06:17:00.000-08:002010-03-04T06:25:50.375-08:00East Chapel Hill High Scores!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt0PCjD44d8HY5Fxp3QpuSEWHJXFXv3No-k9F58QsMEs-8Vuc7PF9HSxo7aV7KdGGqDuYk482K25IaNLGxmEShYSxIZ4-nBZS_iCVz11xIDpecPTA4IS2sFpcV1t6BSI0tRmw_C13Gyi-/s1600-h/varsity+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt0PCjD44d8HY5Fxp3QpuSEWHJXFXv3No-k9F58QsMEs-8Vuc7PF9HSxo7aV7KdGGqDuYk482K25IaNLGxmEShYSxIZ4-nBZS_iCVz11xIDpecPTA4IS2sFpcV1t6BSI0tRmw_C13Gyi-/s400/varsity+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444784767095683570" border="0" /></a><br />Our large club has been very busy with competitions this year! We placed third in the state at our first ever Ocean Bowl competition. Then we placed third in the state in the Science Bowl competition (sponsored by the Department of Energy). This is a very tough collection of schools so we were pleased with our third place finish. Our JV team came in 4th so we are hopeful for next year. Then 70 students went to nearby Greensboro on February 20th for the Regional Science Olympiad competition. Our varsity team came in first and 2 of our 3 JV teams came in 1st and 2nd among all JV teams. We have had many late afternoon study sessions. If you were here, you would see students out in the commons testing trajectories and mousetrap cars, groups of students in lab aprons and goggles testing powders for Forensics, students at computers studying bird calls for Ornithology, students poring over websites to prepare for Disease Detectives, and students cramming for the Cell Biology event. It is fun, lively, and littered with pizza boxes! This is an entirely student-led club. Our success this year are due to an incredible group of officers!Judy Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789573150588688317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-59940768407127157732010-02-11T06:27:00.000-08:002010-02-11T06:46:42.978-08:00Local Trappers Teach Students about Wildlife<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dO6UI2l1c6ws_WkLCadaIcR1aTdcstqIdIPjyUJYbpvDGfa8VPVrDRh3aWKyvcQdFaSPZ4jKW9crXUrLbD1yzDEbOIXzpCiTUIM60e5JNdRpY03ZfK1JUeJ1uPsGl2PRBI-KloLlQoqw/s1600-h/skinn.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436996979311345858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dO6UI2l1c6ws_WkLCadaIcR1aTdcstqIdIPjyUJYbpvDGfa8VPVrDRh3aWKyvcQdFaSPZ4jKW9crXUrLbD1yzDEbOIXzpCiTUIM60e5JNdRpY03ZfK1JUeJ1uPsGl2PRBI-KloLlQoqw/s320/skinn.jpg" /></a><br />Dryden High School is located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. This is the second year that we have organized a BioClub, but only our first attempt at blogging!<br />The DHS BioClub has a distinct environmental slant to it. The students in this club are working hard to prepare for a regional Envirothon -this involves regular, weekly meetings, guest speakers, field trips and workshops. Last November (before the temperature plummeted to 30 degrees below zero C), the club headed out to a local trap line to learn about wildlife habitat. The trappers walked the students through a variety of forest types to describe how, where and when they set their traps for specific animal species. What a wonderful way to learn first hand about animal habitats!<br />Last week we followed up on our bush visit with an indoor trapping workshop. Students had the opportunity skin martin, beaver, muskrat and squirrel - with expert trappers on hand to assist. They also took some time learn how to identify local animal species by looking at pelts, skulls and teeth.Kathy Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00424338191325425559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-51238532797910765152010-02-06T07:22:00.001-08:002010-02-06T07:25:23.253-08:00re: Winter 2009Our BioClub has begun annotating a bacteriophage genome. A few years ago my microbiology classes were able to go Phagehunting for the Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. They collected soil samples and isolated 8 phages which were sent to the PBI to be sequenced. One of those phages is now ready for annotating, which is finding the genes in the sequence. 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This is Keystone Biology Club’s first blog post, and we have ever so much to relay about our unique, online chapter! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We recently elected co-chairs for our three committees: the Blogster, Reporter and Social committees. Congratulations to our co-chairs: Elizabeth B., Sara S., Nisa A., Sumayyah U. and Hemi M. Our club held an online election on January 19, 2010 during which members voted on the candidates. The candidates all gave presentations detailing why they are a good choice and how they would manage the committee they were running for. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Our club is currently organized into committees and each have their own “duties”. The Social Committee, for example, organizes “fun meetings” and other socials for the members. The Reporters form three groups and research topics based on personal interests. Topics in circulation currently include prokaryotes, the chaos theory as it relates to Biology and processed foods. The Blogsters devotedly work on publishing a blog piece every month.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We are also very excited at our new newsletter mini-committee. The newsletter is to be distributed in the form of Word documents to all members each month. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">To start the biology club, we first solved the murder of Mr. Brooks. His body had been found in the park where it appeared that he had been having a nice picnic before he was murdered. This whodunit started some discussion on the biology club’s group site, and speculation over which of Mr. Brook’s girlfriends had killed him, and why. For the second puzzle we worked on, we were stranded on an island with only wheat and a cow. We had to decide how to use the wheat and the cow so that we could survive the longest. These puzzles were interesting, and started the club with fun activities that kept the members interested and attending meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We also completed activities in meetings. In the January meeting, the attendees brought a piece of tinfoil or paper and attempted to cut it in half as many times as possible. The activity emphasized the fact that a tinfoil molecule is minute, because we would have had to cut the piece of tinfoil into thirty-six pieces to obtain a foil molecule. The most cuts that were made by the attendees were seventeen. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Some groups have presented research projects during the meetings. One group created a presentation about Vitamin D, and another did a report about Tamiflu. The biology club members also learned about H1N1, also known as Swine or Novel flu, which interested people because it is a current biological event.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We have drafted a multitude of new, intriguing ideas for our club. From a play dealing with world pollution and an ingenious onion car to a movie night, Keystone’s Biology Club is ready to start off the New Year spectacularly. We are also reforming our Reporter group to go beyond PowerPoint presentations and possibly include game show style presentations. Combining engaging activities with our projects allows members to retain more Biology related information easily. We are exploring even more ideas, including a wacky web cam day, virtual science fair, virtual tour through 360 degree panoramas, and much more. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Existing as an online extra-curricular has its disadvantages. Communications being misinterpreted and dissimilar time zones pose a difficulty. However, our members have risen to the challenge by being as accommodating as possible. In this way, we have gleaned necessary life skills through Bio Club. Though we have not met each other personally, we are a tight knit community who learn from each individual member. And there are more advantages: we have the freedom to attend our monthly meetings from any computer in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-57826590311461523932010-01-28T17:47:00.000-08:002010-01-28T17:52:45.920-08:00Whiting High School, Laramie, WYThe Whiting High School Bio Club has started a great investigation into pollution. In the winter, the city piles snow that has been removed from the streets along the banks of a creek. The students have been taking samples from these snow piles, and are starting to calculate the amount of particulates in these samples. They will then monitor the health of the creek when all of this snow starts to melt, to determine the effects from the runoff created by these snow piles. Interesting, to be sure! Pictures soon to follow....Jennie Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423379844772764866noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-86469385677915556282010-01-02T16:23:00.000-08:002010-01-02T16:30:25.174-08:00Visit from the zoo!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p1Kq7zWPeulVQoFo74bh7W7OUhyGINKStvaG_78WqUpU0Wx7D8Dg43-Zy2NlD7SfbImRGuO6RoxR4oFA92fX7y_uKeZJLOxfz0vyalsZWVJc6D4B6wOTisPFnePGO1VHDEGMRIbf6_k/s1600-h/100_6446.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p1Kq7zWPeulVQoFo74bh7W7OUhyGINKStvaG_78WqUpU0Wx7D8Dg43-Zy2NlD7SfbImRGuO6RoxR4oFA92fX7y_uKeZJLOxfz0vyalsZWVJc6D4B6wOTisPFnePGO1VHDEGMRIbf6_k/s320/100_6446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422304227361689122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bQm0sFydAm_pjqMjHdXg21McrxFFDUrEPP_Fje5TGvV-ObPGL_zxKySz32xQLY1IV7ZJtFKLfDvYBg-hSQKB34Tb1PYpMPVjGazdJ6uGfbz_9DhGjPcYB-2y0z0eXjqBnNQGTUm11OU/s1600-h/100_6435.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bQm0sFydAm_pjqMjHdXg21McrxFFDUrEPP_Fje5TGvV-ObPGL_zxKySz32xQLY1IV7ZJtFKLfDvYBg-hSQKB34Tb1PYpMPVjGazdJ6uGfbz_9DhGjPcYB-2y0z0eXjqBnNQGTUm11OU/s320/100_6435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422304224124916882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During the unit on birds/reps/amphibs/mammals, I get our zoo educator, Jaime, to bring in some live specimens since we have completed some dissections. It is a relief for some of our students prior to exams and a great chance to get to see living organisms they never would see otherwise. (It is also really neat to have a penguin waddling around in the room!) I am hoping to spark my Bioclub into an interaction with the zoo in the form of a project for science fair.Greg Diersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817078504160413263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-62727969885469324852009-12-14T19:32:00.000-08:002009-12-14T19:36:25.354-08:00York High School Bio ClubWe started the year performing a PTC Tasting PCR lab. The kids extracted their DNA, did PCR, then cut the product with a restriction enzyme. The next week we electrophoresed, and then viewed the results. Afterwards, they tasted PTC paper to compare with the results. The test results matched their ability to taste! Very cool. We watched a TED presentation of Bonnie Bassler talking about quorum sensing in bacteria. We were able to obtain some bioluminescent bacteria and plated them. This week we saw them glowing in the dark! After Winter Break we will try raising zebra fish.Mrs. VHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137392583079515683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-70988790705259227872009-11-07T15:30:00.001-08:002009-11-07T15:33:28.032-08:00Whiting High School, Laramie, WYHi all....Whiting High School Bio Club members have started a recycling program. Members have expressed an interest in participating in the Science Bowl in February, and have started studying for it. They are also fundraising. 10 students from the general student body, , the Bio Club advisor, and the Student Council advisor will travel to Monterey, California in March. They will study at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and take in other sites while there. We are all having fun!Jennie Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423379844772764866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-16309635879236099512009-10-21T17:19:00.001-07:002009-10-21T17:29:41.939-07:00Osbourn Park High School starts BioClub ChapterOsbourn Park H.S. in Manassas, VA is eagerly starting up a new Chapter of BioClub. We already have over 70 students in our club, with more inquiries weekly. Our calendar is already filled with exciting activities including Operation Turkey to help feed hungry families at Thanksgiving time, a trip to a local animal refuge to help with projects and animal care, a trip to the National Library of Medicine to tour their new exhibit, as well as scheduled opportunities to meet scientists from various fields of research in the biological science field. We also have volunteers working community events such as a bone marrow donor drive for a local leukemia patient. Our fundraising plans which include selling spiritwear with our school's Biotech Program logo to raise money to purchase materials for an introductory microarray laboratory investigation, as well as H2O testing in the stream we are adopting. We are excited to get our plans underway, and it promises to be a busy and productive year!!!Karen Dalfreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11947607577173232486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-25824847588707035892009-10-19T14:18:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:20:19.267-07:00NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NABT BIOCLUB<span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:black;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Northridge</span> High School <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NABT</span> club is focusing on environmental issues. The 63 members just did a fundraiser and made almost $500 to support the paper recycling program that was started last year. Mountain High Shredding is emptying the bins every month for $30. The kids have continued and expanded the cans and plastic bottle recycling to include the middle school. By the end of this year, both programs should be totally in place. A volunteer from the community is helping to take the recyclables to the bins for the middle <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">school's students</span>. A trash pick up was completed Saturday (October 17) and 8 bags of trash were collected from US 20. The kids are planning a field trip to a zoo to study their endangered species programs sometime this year. We also are talking about taking a group to Washington for the Earth Day 40 Celebration in April of 2010. The students are very dedicated and doing a great job.</span></span>George Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03755519427346469582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-4078881905857722462009-10-19T11:47:00.001-07:002009-10-19T11:50:56.771-07:00West High School Biology Club<br />Iowa City, IA<br /><br />We are hosting a program by the Mac Bride Raptor Center on Thurs. Oct. 29th at our school.<br />This center takes in injured and abandoned raptors and feeds and rehabs these birds hopefully to be released into the wild. Some birds that are badly injured become permenant education exhibits at the center and travel around with the Raptor Center Biologists as they put on programs. <br />Students are also busy planning a Halloween Party and lining up speakers. Hope all of you have a great year. Its interesting to read about your activities.West High Biology Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670442936824516763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818280973875577499.post-67179613012736227022009-10-18T19:32:00.000-07:002009-10-18T19:39:32.537-07:00East Chapel Hill Looks Forward to a Busy YearOur Science Club (which includes the Biology Club) has gotten off to a rip-roaring start. We have great leadership - a lot of young women this time! But, we also have some great young men. Our Biology Club leader is Rachel Hainline and she will be posting here occasionally. The students just finished a Friday night of making slime and then loading the wonderful stuff into plastic eggs (with a dinosaur included). Then on Saturday (at our annual "walk for education", the Science Clubbers manned (and womaned) a booth where young children got to throw darts at a balloon board to win "dinosaur eggs". It was very popular and brought in 170 dollars for our club. It was a cold day so the cups of hot chocolate with marshmallows for 50 cents helped also!<br /><br />The money will help with our 4 teams of 18 students each that we are taking to the Regional Science Olympiad in February. We also have 2 teams of students competing in the Science Bowl and 2 teams of students competing in the Blue Heron (Ocean) Bowl in later January and early February. One subgroup of clubbers does Science Dayz - where they take little science lessons to after school programs. And another offshoot of club members does the Space Settlement Competition. They were part of the National Winners this past year. <br /><br />Of course biology is a big part of these competitions. We count on our biology students to study hard for various events!<br /><br />It will be an active year!Judy Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05789573150588688317noreply@blogger.com0