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Biomolecules and Human Health 12 Replies

Post your reflection from our last two class sessions... our breakdown & discussion of carbohydrates, the connection to diet plans, the role & behaviors of the various classes of carbohydra...

Tagged: monomer, polymer, health, diet, polysaccharides

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Ivory Baldwin 1 day ago.

Sean Nash

Worthless Species? 30 Replies

Thanks to biotechnology, we are learning how to create new forms of life tailored to specific purposes. If it is acceptable to create desirable new species, is it all right to destroy undesirable o...

Tagged: worthless species, trophic pyramid, food web, reflection, pest

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by josh steltenpohl Nov 4.

Sean Nash

What is Life? 21 Replies

*Biology is the study of life & living things. Reflect here on Tuesday's discussion dealing with a deeper definition of what the word "life" really means. You can do this in several ways. Some ...

Tagged: science, medicine, controversy, debate, death

Started by Sean Nash in Current Issues in Biology. Last reply by Amanda Dixon Nov 3.

Sean Nash

A Sonoran Desert Community 40 Replies

*A simulation... doggone it! On October 15th, we will be conducting another species diversity study. However, unlike the deciduous forest and freshwater pond communities here in our own town... th...

Tagged: reflection, community, ecosystem, population, comparison

Started by Sean Nash in Mini-Project. Last reply by Ally S Oct 16.

Sean Nash

What Is Science? 68 Replies

Use the thread below to engage in reflection about topics that were discussed in class last week. Discuss any "aha's" you had during our readings and or discussions. What did you learn? What finall...

Tagged: hypotheses, reflection, hypothesis, questioning, natureofscience

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Sean Grinstead Oct 14.

Sean Nash

POND PREVIEW 46 Replies

In the space below, reflect on and extend your learning from our last session. I thought we did a really nice job of connecting to the knowledge we already possess on this topic. Not only did we co...

Tagged: MWSU, reflection, lab, ecosystem, pond

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Terra Younger Oct 13.

Erin Nash

Diversity Field Study - A Terrestrial Ecosystem 16 Replies

In the space below, reflect on and extend your learning from our field study this week. Remember - this was the portion of the day where we each sampled a certain portion of forest - we examined th...

Started by Erin Nash in Current Issues in Biology. Last reply by Shelby Hawkins Oct 13.

Erin Nash

Levels of Biological Organization 3 Replies

To introduce you to the levels of biological organization, last time you went outside and attempted to find pictures for as many levels of biological organization you could. Those levels are as fo...

Tagged: ecology, biology, photography, organization

Started by Erin Nash in Current Issues in Biology. Last reply by Terra Younger Sep 29.

Erin Nash

Essay Rubric

For your quiz today, you will be composing an essay concerning the nature of science as well as the overall goal of science. Your essay needs to be a minimum of 5 paragraphs, and it needs to includ...

Tagged: rubric, hypothesis, science, of, nature

Started by Erin Nash in Current Issues in Biology Sep 13.

Erin Nash

Reptile Show 1 Reply

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that there is an amazing reptile show this weekend in Kansas City! You can find more information about it at this website The Mr. and I will be heading do...

Started by Erin Nash in Current Issues in Biology. Last reply by Ally S Sep 11.

"Principles of Biology" Wordle image:

Check out Wordle.net.
This is Wordle's version of our course syllabus. It is a really cool data visualization tool for a body of words. Try it. Paste in some text and see what another *version* of that form of communication looks like:


I'll also post it in the "images" section so you can get a look at the detail.

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Sean Nash

The End of The Line


The problem
According to… Continue

Posted by Sean Nash on October 2, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

james d green

All about forest and all about ponds....Presentation 9/29/09

Use these definitions in the presentation by James, Azizbek, and Marcy.

Mature Forest: Healthy trees that have grown to marketable size. (Maximum growth & Health that can be reached by that particular species)


Deciduous: Falling off at maturity, shedding foliage, loosing bark, and all around tree health.
Simple leaf: A leaf that is not divided into separate secti… Continue

Posted by james d green on September 29, 2009 at 10:00am

Shelby Hawkins

De Facto Science


photo courtesy of Science Across The World


SCIENCE: noun: systematic knowledge of the physical or materia… Continue

Posted by Shelby Hawkins on September 17, 2009 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Terra Younger

"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." -Albert Einstein



The dictionary defines science as “a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws”. I like the definition out of our text book better, “a way of knowing, one that is based on inquiry” (Essential Biology) Science is… Continue

Posted by Terra Younger on September 16, 2009 at 10:51pm

Benton Library Media Center

How to Link to Articles in Online Databases

Attention Principles of Biology peeps!

I've figured out the problem with persistently linking (i.e. creating a hyperlink you can revisit) to articles in our databases and made a screencast of the process required to acquire these links:



One note . . . the extra step I did in Firefox by going to Tools --> Clear Private Data isn't a necessary step to use the link. I just simply had to do that to clear my cookies/session variables so that you could see I was once again getti… Continue

Posted by Benton Library Media Center on September 3, 2009 at 8:10am

Benton Library Media Center

Crows Using Automobiles as Nutcrackers: The Evidence



This is Mrs. Corey posting as Benton Library again. :)

There's a… Continue

Posted by Benton Library Media Center on September 1, 2009 at 10:19am — 17 Comments

Benton Library Media Center

Databases + Wikipedia



Hello, Principles of Biology!

This is Mrs. Corey posting as Benton Library. I really enjoyed speaking with you yesterday and I definitely hope you'll visit the library anytime you need research help. :)

Here's the presentation from yesterday . . .… Continue

Posted by Benton Library Media Center on September 1, 2009 at 8:43am — 8 Comments

Sean Nash

MARINE BIOLOGY 2009-2010 ENROLLMENT

Linked below is a copy of the Marine Biology information packet for the upcoming 2009-2010 class.
Pay particular attention to the dates for enrollment on page 5. The first important date coming up is
the "informational meeting" this THURSDAY NIGHT, May 14th, in room #307 at 7:00pm.… Continue

Posted by Sean Nash on May 11, 2009 at 8:31am

Sean Nash

You've Been Nominated!

Guess what: our shiny little network has recently made the final nomination cut for the Eddies... the 2008 Edublogs Awards. Principles of Biology was nominated in the category of "best educational use of a social networking service." Our site made the final cut from all original nominees and is now open for voting.

I was not aware that the site was nominated until I was voting there, category by category myself, and was quite s… Continue

Posted by Sean Nash on December 4, 2008 at 5:00pm

Lacie Thompson

Individuality is the Key

Before you ever put a piece of food in your mouth do you think to read the label? Who knows what it contains or the nutrition value it has. I bet that doesn't even cross your mind. Just because the label reads low in fat doesn't make it healthy. If you continue reading your probably going to find that it's high in sodium or cholesterol. This chapter has impacted me greatly because it helps me to plan smarter eating habits and I also realized that food can be broken down many ways.

I never reali… Continue

Posted by Lacie Thompson on November 13, 2008 at 10:17am

 
 

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Ivory Baldwin replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
So its save to say I didnt know a lot, well actually i guess i just dont remember things that i have learned in the past very well . when we did the silient chalk talk all i really knew about was carbohydrates. I knew that runners needed to eat ca...
yesterday
josh steltenpohl replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Worthless Species?'
We should be worried about extinction with some species because it may cause a lot of other species to follow them in there extinction or wipe out a lot of them. Any animal dieing out would effect another animal.
on Wednesday
james d green replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
Okay so i agree with most on the fact of varying your food intake on such carbohydrates and proteins and fats and sugars. Its the saame with say a workout routine, if you do the squat everyday along with bench press your muscles will get used to t...
on Wednesday
Amanda Dixon replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'What is Life?'
Biologically, at what moment did your life begin? I think this topic is HUGE because this is where abortion comes in. does it begin at conception? Or when you hear the first heart beat? Or what about when you are born? Is it murder to have an abo...
on Tuesday
Amanda Dixon replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
Carbohydrates…. I learned a lot about carbohydrates that I didn’t no or understand before…I basically slacked off the 1st semester of my freshmen biology class (sorry Mr. Myers.) I learned that carbohydrates are compounds that have carbon, hydro...
on Tuesday
Shark Cartilage: What's the Deal? is the most popular forum post to date
Shark Cartilage: What's the Deal?
In a quest to get everyone enrolled and on board with our class network... today we will have a "mini-debate." The class has been divided into two groups. These two groups were given different sets of information regarding the efficacy of shark ca...
on Tuesday
Crows Using Automobiles as Nutcrackers: The Evidence is the most popular blog post to date
This is Mrs. Corey posting as Benton Library again. :) There's a great amount of evidence, both within peer-reviewed academic journals and in other sources, surrounding crows and their use of tools. One of the great examples is the observation ...
on Tuesday
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Sean Grinstead replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
It makes a big difference to me because i am an athlete and its pretty interesting to know what is going on in your body when you are exercising. the diet plans are dumb because if you leave out something you have to eat more of something else to ...
on Tuesday
Taylor Woodruff replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
Thing topic that stood out the most to me was of course the discussion on the "low-carb" dieting and how many misconceptions we have about it. Everybody thinks that carbohydrates are bad for you and make you fat...but in reality if you were to be ...
on Monday
Kerstyn Bolton replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
I really thought that everything we talked about was important. I most likely learned this stuff in 9th grade Biology, but if I did I don't remember any of it. I also never realized how glucose, fructose, galactose, sucrose and lactose affect a lo...
on Monday
Hunter Ewart replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
From the chalk talk i discoverd that i had a lot of misconceptions about what is actually good for you as far as what to eat and what not to eat diet. I guess to say that everything is good in moderation. Who knew you actually needed them to survi...
on Monday
Blayr Bolton replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
My learning process through this specific unit of study is actually rather ironic because in a round-about I'm learning about or discussing these topics in three different classes. In DC Biology I'm being taught all of these new concepts step by s...
on Monday
Marcy Withrow replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'What is Life?'
I don't know. It's hard to stop those who do wrong. Sometimes it's better to not make an arguement, the less drama the better. Not that we shouldn't change what is going on. But, everyone has their different looks because this topic is very big. S...
on Monday
Marcy Withrow replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
I agree with taking dieting pills and doing crazy diets, they don't seem healthy! How can a pill give you everything you need? It doesn't seem right, when you can eat food that has flavor and you don't have to swallow it down in one gulp with wate...
on Monday
Sean Nash replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'What is Life?'
"Honestly, I could sit here and type for another hour, but it's really not necessary because everyone would just be reading not only my opinion, but what I truly do believe." You need to be behind the wheel of your own blog. Period. When you are ...
on Monday
Blayr Bolton replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'What is Life?'
Where to begin? I'm not sure what kind of approach I want to take on this topic, or what order I want to mention things. The obvious start would be abortion, but I'm not sure by just giving an opinion I can take this discussion where I think it sh...
on Monday
Shandis Cruz replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
Like my other classmates our discussion over diets stuck out to me most. I think the reason this really stood out is because its an issue that gets discussed everywhere. Think about it, you can't flip through the channels without seeing a new and ...
on Monday
Coleman Wade Babcock replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
We learned that fat and carbs are actually a vital part of the human diet, but it is important to get just the right amount of all of these and not excess. Also you have to get an equal amount of the other stuff too. Diets like the atkins and sout...
on Monday
Marcy Withrow replied to Sean Nash's discussion 'Biomolecules and Human Health'
I find the dietary plans very interesting because there are plans out there that are very unhealthy for you. Some have too much fat or too many carbohydrates in their diet. I think the right diet should be a balanced variation of foods. You should...
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