Jan 10 2012
As most of us know, Alan Rabinowitz is tired of seeing animals die. Joke as you may, but Rabinowitz’s Panthera Project was created to help protect wildlife, especially big cats, like leopards and jaguars. I found the foundation’s website, which is loaded with information about the efforts and successes of Project Panthera….Enjoy! http://www.panthera.org/people/alan-rabinowitz-phd
Jan 10 2012
Hello All, Here’s the story of a man who fought for something for which he deeply cared. It inspired me, and perhaps it will inspire you, too. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Alan Rabinowitz www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/171137/june-10-2008/alan-rabinowitz
Nov 01 2011
The last two days we discussed mass extinction, and viewed a PBS video about them. You can find some of the ideas at the link, below. After reading the intro, click continue, then click on the part of the timeline that says “hominids” (don’t start at the beginning) and then after reading about hominids, click [...]
Oct 30 2011
*Note: This is a guest post by HannaT in the other class. In class on Friday, we discussed Darwin’s theory of natural selection. This lesson goes over questions 10-13 in the study guide. So first, we said that natural selection is the engine that drives changes in species, but there are misconceptions. The first is [...]
Oct 30 2011
*Note: This is a guest post by MollyY in the other class since we have less students. In class on October 27th, we talked about the evolution of biodiversity. Biodiversity is essentially speciation minus extinction because speciation is “the evolution of new species” and extinction is “the death of the last member of a species.” [...]
