On to Chaos
I apologize for the length of these posts but I had a couple of goals in mind when I decided […]
Using Spreadsheets to Build Simple Models of Population Growth
Computers and spreadsheets truly changed much of the way I taught biology, starting in the ’80s. Interestingly, spreadsheets were not […]
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 […]
The Final Installment: Quantitative Skills Extended and Evaluated
A note: You might want to scroll down, directly to Applying the NetLogo model to avoid my long winded setup […]
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, […]
Teaching Quantitative Skills using the Floating Disk Catalase Lab: Intro
I find it remarkable how deeply the biology education community has embraced the call to increase quantitative skills in biology. […]