Posts by Dan_Smalley

Aquaponics PBL

My students built their own aquaponics systems this spring. First, I introduced a driving question to drive the project with...

Get Out and Get Data…

Get Out and Get Data…

In September of last year, the University of Kansas Biological Field Station graciously opened its facilities to the environmental science...

Cat Genetics Mini Unit

Cat Genetics Mini Unit

This year I have tried a mini project-based unit that uses cats to teach genetics. I got the idea for this...

Question Based Dissections

Question Based Dissections

Question Based Dissections               I was really affected by an article Brad Williamson posted this January. The article discusses...