Posts by Michael Ralph

Electrophoresis is Hard

Electrophoresis is Hard

I know many upper-level biology classes perform some version of the classic (are they old enough to be classic yet?)...

In My Classroom – #1

In My Classroom – #1

Some of us spoke at the KABT Executive Meeting this year about a new segment that I’d like to introduce:...

Thesis Defense as a Model for Project Assessment

Thesis Defense as a Model for Project Assessment

My grand experiment continues. I am attempting to isolate and identify methanotrophic microbes that I believe to be present in Olathe...

Spinach Chloroplasts

Spinach Chloroplasts

I was pondering how to get a good look at plant cells with low cost, and I thought about Brad’s...

Community Session – Inquiry Labs

Community Session – Inquiry Labs

We had a discussion regarding how to break existing experimental lessons apart into the constituent pieces and rebuild an inquiry...