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    February 20

    BLOOD TYPING GAMES

    Hello 5th years,
     
    I am adding a link to a website that has an educational game relating to the use of blood typing! Enjoy!
     
    January 28

    Eclipse Calendar 2008

    Hello Students of the 2nd Year,
     
    I am updating the link so that you can track the eclipses taking place this year.
     
    Every year there is some kind of eclipse both lunar and solar but it appears that their frequencies alternate.
     
    December 07

    STANDARDIZED TESTING

    Hello Upper 6ths,
     
    We did not have th6e usual standardised testing this term. Instead those tests will be done in Week one of next term.
     
    U6A- Tuesday Week 1
     
    U6D- Friday Week 1

    Conservation at Andromeda Botanic Gardens

    Hello Students,
     
    Andromeda Botanic Gardens is not currently carrying out conservation projects because of a change in management this year. However prior to this efforts were being made to conserve two species, namely the Barbados Mastic Tree and the Farleyense Fern.
     
    See details here: Scroll down to objective three when you are on the website.
     
    November 27

    ATMOSPHERE GAMES

    Hello 2nds, It has been a while since I made a post for you. But here is a link that has some games related to the atmosphere. Play hangman. Will you beat the program or will the program beat you?

    ATMOSPHERE HANGMAN

    GREAT CONSERVATION LINKS

    Hello students of the Upper 6th. I am attaching to this page some links that you should find interesting. There are many case studies outlining successful work that is currently being done to conserve Earth's biodiversity.
    WWF International Projects

    Friends of the Earth- Camapaigns
    November 15

    DIGESTION ANIMATION

    Hello Students of the Fourth Year,
     
    In class I did promise to put up the links of the internal wall of the intestine. Click on the link below to find the information.
     
     
     
    November 12

    THE GUT BRAIN

    This is a selection sent to me by one of my students. I think that this line of research is quite interesting!

    Do we really have two brains?

    Learn about the gut brain here!
    September 29

    BRAIN DEVOURING AMOEBA???

    This article most definitely caught me by surprise! New organisms are being discovered every day as well as their behavioural patterns.

    6-DIE FROM BRAIN EATING AMOEBA
    September 28

    Make sense of the Calvin Cycle

    Hello students of the Upper Sixth,
     
    Here is an animation of the Calvin Cycle that should help you to visualize your class notes.
     

    Counting those Fast Food Calories

    Hello  Students of the 2nd year,
     
    I am reposting the website with the  KFC calorie counter for you, Just follow the instructions and discover the amount of calories in your favorite meals!
     
     
    September 21

    SCIENCE RETURNS ANOTHER YEAR!

    Hello students,

    The long summer is over and somehow you have found yourself in my Biology class lol. Welcome to all new students and hello to the returning ones! Keep an eye on this space for interesting articles, games, videos that will help you to appreciate your studies in Biology and Integrated Science more.

    Here are a few links to start you off

    Interactive Cell Animation: Cells Alive
    Mitosis in Animal Cells
    Illuminating Photosynthesis
    18 Ways To Make a Baby and then some....
    May 22

    Dead or UnDead.

    Hello Science bloggers,

    It has been a while since the last entry was made, but we are back up and running. Todays title was inspired by an article sent o me by one of my students Emily. It puts a new thought on what happens to our cells when we die. I am sure you will also find it interesting.

    Doctors Changing the Way We look at Death

    March 14

    Effect of Alcohol on the Brain

    5th years! You can use this web page to help you with your homework assignment for Friday!

    Alcohol and the brain

    March 04

    Evidence for Sympatric Speciation

    Hi there

    Here are some named examples of sympatric speciation. Remember it is essential that you can discuss at least ONE species divergence. NB- This is for the CAPE STUDENTS, however all others are welcome to read the information as well for knowledge.

    A Tale of Two Palms and a bit on the cichlid fish




    February 28

    See the Galapagos Species

    After this week's discussions on the types of organisms found on the Galapagos islands like Darwin's finches, I went in search of some fact sheets of information about these reproductively isolated organisms.

    The files are PDF files and are a very interesting read!

    Galapagos Safari here

    Male Frog Becomes a Female Frog

    This is certaintly an interesting article I found on Yahoo.
    We need to really pay attention to the types of chemicals that are being released into the environment!

    February 16

    Should We Play God with Breeding Programs?

    Here is a fairly lengthy PDF file that discusses the ethics and morality of animal breeding!

    Take a look see!

    Ever Tasted Buffalypso?

    In our very own Caribbean region selective breeding programs have been used to develop commercially beneficial strains.

    Read about the BUFFALYPSO

    Another breed developed in the CAribbean is the Jamaica Hope, a dairy breed developed in Jamaica specifically for those qualities which enable the animals to thrive in tropical countries. The breed is heat tolerant, has high resistance to tick infestation and tick borne diseases and is able to maintain high levels of milk production on the undeveloped and difficult pasture conditions common to most tropical areas.

    Read about the breeding of the Jamaica Hope Cattle

    Sugar Cane Breeding

    Natural Selection and Evolution

    Is it just another theory out there or does this controversial topic have any merit. I have attached articles for both the 5th years and the 6th years to readon the methods of natural selection and the theories that led to the propagation of these ideas.

    More on Natural Selection and Evolution

    The Case of Industrial Melanism

    Beneficial Mutations and Natural Selection