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A sort of biology-focused weblog. Features weird news, evolution, science communication and education.
Written by a science graduate, now education student at QUT.
Recent Posts
What, there’s a reputation to uphold?
This week’s storm in teacup is brought to you by comedy-news-quiz show (we can’t afford individual shows in Australia) Good News Week and Akmal Saleh. Akmal took the opportunity of national television to go on an expletive filled rant abo...
Get the book on taxonomy fail
But we’re all mammals aren’t we … wait … what … that’s not right Credit: 365:14 – Taxonomy Fail by sidesmirk, on Flickr (Creative Commons – Attribution, Share Alike) Tagged: birds, books, bookstore, f...
No more mercy
But it’s a good thing. Sydney’s Mercy Ministries has gone bankrupt. While being promoted as a counseling and psychiatric care operation for young women, allegations surfaced last year that the ‘treatment’ consisted of isolatio...
It’s the set up (You need this)
The major lesson learned over the last month is that no matter how awesome I am, I am not a magician. Teacher’s cannot expect to walk into their classrooms, open their box of tricks, and have children play along gleefully (not even with music a...
School is out
I survived! Hooray! Huzzah! All limbs and most senses still intact. And there is a whole month left for the real teachers to try and undo the damage I did and set those poor little souls back on the right path. Yippee! Last day of practical teaching...
Thinking mathematically: Man vs. Machine
My first mathematics assignment was an essay on the role of calculators as teaching tools (not just a computing device) in middle years classrooms. From this, I have been able to adapt a few of the techniques I researched into lessons and activities ...
