Ant Lions and Biology
This is an article I rescued from the “ancient” web archives. I originally wrote this article back in the early […]
Fast Plant Selection Summary
Several years ago I put up a series of posts that covered growing fast plants and working through artificial selection. […]
Quantitative Biology with Catalase Floating Disk Technique
This page provides links to the various posts I authored a while back that explore quantitative techniques for the Catalase […]
The Floating Disk Assay to Study Photosynthesis–an update
When I was teaching, I’d introduce a promising technique to students with a structured lab investigation. Doing so allowed my […]
A Wee Bit of Math Geekery
Background or ancient history (of course this is optional): I first encountered BSCS curriculum materials during my student teaching experience […]
A Spreadsheet Exploration into Chi-square Goodness of Fit
Introduction/Background The chi-square goodness of fit statistical test has long been the test of choice for biology educators to introduce […]
Model Fitting–the end game.
Curve Fitting AKA Model Fitting: When I started this series of posts my goal was to see if I could […]
Data Analysis: the Fourth Installment of Teaching Quantitative Skills
Managing labs has got to be one of the most difficult things we do as biology teachers. There is so […]
Establishing an Investigative Procedure to Guide the Homework Investigation
Moving from the bulk reaction of yeast (catalase) and H2O2 to a procedure that can produce reasonable, reliable and precise data without […]
Teaching Quantitative Skills in a Lab Context: Getting Started in the Classroom
Some background on my teaching approach (which you may not agree with): A few years ago a young math teacher, […]