Entries Tagged 'Biology' ↓

Every summer I drive through the North Georgia mountains past tree farms.  The trees, during some time in their lives, will most likely end up in the living rooms of families around the country.  But did you know the secret life of what some call “The Christmas Tree?”

Say Hello to My Little Friend!

Students frequently want to know a lot about their teachers.  This blog has been a way of my sharing information my interests as well as those things I find really cool and want to share with students.

This week marked the start of another effort.  I am now a “Teacher Blogger” for The Secret LIfe of Scientists and Engineers.  The series’ website describes it as:  ”“Secret Life” is an Emmy-nominated web video series and site from the makers of one of the most acclaimed American science series ever, PBS’s NOVA.

I look forward to sharing things I find interesting about science.  Read my first blog post and bio to learn more about me and things I find interesting!

Now that this post is over, I bet you’re wondering why I included a picture of a rooster from Key West.  Well, I went to a wedding in Key West for Spring Break.  I have a hobby of taking digital pictures with my Cannon EOS camera. Now you know a little more about my Secret Life

Get ready to turn back those clocks! This Sunday, at 2 a.m., we revert back to Standard Time! That’s right…Daylight Savings Time is about to come to an end for another year

Here are some interesting articles about time:

Learn about Daylight Savings Time (DST)

Learn about Coortinated Universal Time (UTC)

Learn about International Atomic Time (TAI) <— It's really cool!

This is one of Mrs. Renzette’s FAVORITE SONGS! I love to play it over and over again, myself!

Since we have been reviewing the periodic table of elements in all our science classes, I thought you would enjoy a little funny video!

If you answered YES you are CORRECT. The basilisk lizard (also referred to as the “Jesus Christ Lizard”) utilizes the surface area of its feet as well as the surface tension of water to literally “walk on water” in times of danger. Don’t believe me? Check out this video!

You can also hear Oprah Winfrey tell you more about this amazing reptile by clicking here

To read wikipedia’s entry on the common basilisk, click here