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09.18.19

Connect and Reflect

Connections are important—in ecosystems, in your classroom, and with fellow educators. In this newsletter, we feature a new short film on how ecologists are restoring connections with wildlife corridors; an interrupted case study that encourages students to pause, reflect, and make connections between experimental evidence and explaining a phenomenon; and an opportunity to connect with your fellow educators about why you teach.

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Islands in the Stream

Habitats are shrinking and becoming more fragmented due to human activities, leading to the creation of ecological islands. Our latest short film features key studies of biodiversity on islands, including E. O. Wilson’s classic mangrove experiments in the Florida Keys. The film also shows how this science has informed modern approaches to conservation, such as using wildlife corridors to connect “islands” of habitat.

A Bee Movie

Are fungicides responsible for the decline of some bee populations? This new interactive case study includes embedded questions at selected pause points, where students are asked to make predictions, analyze data, and construct explanations to address this question.

tractor spraying pesticides on a field

Spotlight on Accessibility

At BioInteractive, our mission is to provide quality educational resources for educators and students. We are constantly pursuing ways to optimize the user experience, including making our resources accessible. Our interactive videos, such as the interactive case study featured above, meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines and include the following features: closed captioning, semantic HTML, keyboard/tab navigation, and interactive form fields.

Diving Deep with Data

Human populations have evolved in a variety of extreme environments. In this new Data Point activity, see how spleen size varies between human populations that do and do not practice freediving—diving into the ocean for extended periods of time without an oxygen tank.

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Tell Us Why You Teach

Educators teach for their students and for their communities. In this video, hear from educators about what teaching means to them. Join our Facebook group for an opportunity to tell us why you teach in a brief survey, and receive a $5 gift card just in time for back-to-school. Or join the conversation on social media, by tagging @biointeractive and using the hashtag #WhyITeach.

Educator Spotlight

Why I Teach

When I first started, I would have told you I taught because I love science and I wanted other people to love science. That answer has shifted as I’ve been teaching longer to that I just really like teaching kids. So it’s shifted from “I teach science to kids” to “I teach kids about science.” And watching them try to figure something out, make meaning of something for themselves, is really fun. – Samantha Johnson (Arroyo High School, CA)

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