Category Archives: Science Education
Creationist propaganda in schools (Dinosaur Bible Test)
It used to be that creationists denied that dinosaurs existed at all, their response to what are the ancient bones we find then was that “Satan put them in the ground to tempt us”. However, over the past decade it … Continue reading
Posted in Grading and Assessment, Science Education
Tagged bible, creationists, dinossaurs, Evolution, Science, Tests
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Good clicker cases for IB Biology
Topic 4.3 Theoretical genetics The Wolfman and the Chromosomal Basis of Heredity – link (clicker case study) Mendel Dreams -The Beginning of Genetics (clicker case study) Topic 5.1 – Communities and Ecosystems The Ecological Footprint Dilemma – link (clicker case … Continue reading
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A rat ate our Science experiment!
Sure you’ve heard of that old excuse of “the dog ate my homework”, but today when collecting our corn samples for Year 12 Biology Genetics Lab (monohybrid and dihybrid cross calculations and punnett squares) we discovered that a rat has … Continue reading
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Tagged Corn, dihybrid, dog ate my homework, genetic corn, monohybrid, punnett squares, Rat, Science
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The Amazing Human Anatomy Exhibition
The Human Anatomy Exhibition has been travelling around the world for a number of years, and in 2010 an exhibition visited Jakarta. The process of plastination was first designed and patented by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. This allows preservation of natural anatomical specimens … Continue reading
Discovery Channel, Mermaids and Critical Thinking
A week or two ago I wrote a short article about my disgust at Discovery Channel’s cheap ratings grab with their “Mermaids : The body found” episode. I’m guessing that they aired it on TV in the States yesterday, because … Continue reading
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Tagged bad science, conspiracy theories, critical thinking, Discovery Channel, Education, Mermaids, Psuedoscience, Science, TOK, tree octopus
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A big BOO to Discovery Channel, Mermaids are not real
A big BOO to Discovery Channel and their increasingly sensational attempts to grab ratings, their latest attempt was a pseudoscience mockumentary about mermaids and a government conspiracy to hide the existence of these mythical creatures. They’ve previously had a ghost … Continue reading
Loch Ness monster cited by US schools as evidence that evolution is myth
Just when I thought the creationists couldn’t get any more crazy, I read this story from a Scottish news site, ‘the Scotsman.com‘. Why are these publishers teaching students blatantly false information ? It’s a rather poor attempt to poke a … Continue reading
Year 7-9 MYP Science Fair at GJIS
Our annual MYP Science Fair is on tomorrow, there will be approximately 300 students displaying of the results of their science fair projects that they have been working on over the past month. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Jaya International School, Science Education
Tagged Education, enquiry, GJIS, Projects, Science, Science Fair, teaching
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Year 9 Science Geology Field Trip to Bandung
Good luck to all our Year 9 students who are traveling to Bandung today, for an overnight field trip. They will be spending time trekking around the Tangkuban Perahu Volcano cater, observing and sketching the structure of this geological formation. … Continue reading
Atheist Convention in Melbourne Today
The global atheist convention is being held in Melbourne today with Richard Dawkins as one of the speakers. follow on twitter @atheistcon #atheistcon or facebook http://www.facebook.com/atheistconvention or their website address here atheistconvention.org.au I guess this is why Richard Dawkins was … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop Pell, atheism, atheist, Atheist Conference, Dawkins, Evolution, Evolution debate, religious faith, Richard Dawkins
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