Chesapeake Bay Water Quality reading
Please read this article carefully and take notes on the topics included.
When you have finished the first, go onto the next page to learn about the other important estuaries in the U.S. and the threats to water quality that exist pretty much everywhere in America.
Chesapeake Sisters
Please read this article carefully and take notes on the topics included.
What is Dioxin?
Juvenile Spadefish
I took this picture this summer
Friday, March 28, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
CRAB Instructions
Dear Seniors, I need you to submit your abstract to me for publication in the CRAB. Follow the instructions below and submit asap electronically to my email. Thanks!
***Each student should have a 1 pg (maximum) double spaced abstract. Margins should be 1 inch on all sides. Title should be centered and bold, underneath that the student's name with a superscript containing a BG, W, or G to signify campus. Under that, the word "Abstract" in bold. In the past I have either assigned abstracts to categories, or if you have a specific category the abstract should be listed under that is fine too. Formatting gets difficult for getting these in, so it's probably just best to list the category next to the word "abstract" and I will move and abbreviate as necessary. Also, I need an asterisk next to the student's name to signify they were a ribbon winner. I will change that into the correct symbol when I format.
Each abstract should be saved individually with the following naming convention: LastName FirstInitial Campus, so mine would be Smith B Warsaw. If you can drop these all into a single folder for your campus, that makes things easier for me in terms of organizing and alphabetizing the final product. I've attached a sample of both a ribbon winner, and a non-ribbon winner for you to see formatting.
***Each student should have a 1 pg (maximum) double spaced abstract. Margins should be 1 inch on all sides. Title should be centered and bold, underneath that the student's name with a superscript containing a BG, W, or G to signify campus. Under that, the word "Abstract" in bold. In the past I have either assigned abstracts to categories, or if you have a specific category the abstract should be listed under that is fine too. Formatting gets difficult for getting these in, so it's probably just best to list the category next to the word "abstract" and I will move and abbreviate as necessary. Also, I need an asterisk next to the student's name to signify they were a ribbon winner. I will change that into the correct symbol when I format.
Each abstract should be saved individually with the following naming convention: LastName FirstInitial Campus, so mine would be Smith B Warsaw. If you can drop these all into a single folder for your campus, that makes things easier for me in terms of organizing and alphabetizing the final product. I've attached a sample of both a ribbon winner, and a non-ribbon winner for you to see formatting.
Monday, March 10, 2014
21st Century Thinking
D.C. Cleaning Up Stormwater
One think I hope that students learn here is that there are many modern solutions to old problems, and that we do have the technology to solve many, if not most, of our really pressing environmental problems. The issue we face more often now days is not "can we" but "will we". If you could have better water quality, resulting in healthier fisheries, revitalized coastal communities, healthier families, and beautiful ecosystems- would you invest your tax dollars in those efforts? My bet is that many would, if it were proposed to them in that way. Sadly, much of what we do now is just repair and band-aid failing 1950's solutions which costs much more in the long run, when a large up front re-engineering is really the best course of action. In the article attached, our Nation's Capitol is leading just such and effort to re-engineer the ante-bellum sewerage system into a state of the art storm water ready system, that will change the ecological course of the Potomac River, a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. These efforts will have a real and meaningful impact on our water quality. It will cost a lot of money, but the return on investment is a clean river, vital with life, invigorating the community and making it a better place to live. Now who doesn't want that?
One think I hope that students learn here is that there are many modern solutions to old problems, and that we do have the technology to solve many, if not most, of our really pressing environmental problems. The issue we face more often now days is not "can we" but "will we". If you could have better water quality, resulting in healthier fisheries, revitalized coastal communities, healthier families, and beautiful ecosystems- would you invest your tax dollars in those efforts? My bet is that many would, if it were proposed to them in that way. Sadly, much of what we do now is just repair and band-aid failing 1950's solutions which costs much more in the long run, when a large up front re-engineering is really the best course of action. In the article attached, our Nation's Capitol is leading just such and effort to re-engineer the ante-bellum sewerage system into a state of the art storm water ready system, that will change the ecological course of the Potomac River, a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. These efforts will have a real and meaningful impact on our water quality. It will cost a lot of money, but the return on investment is a clean river, vital with life, invigorating the community and making it a better place to live. Now who doesn't want that?
Friday, February 7, 2014
VCU Science Symposium Panel Discussion
Ethics of Animal Research article
Dear CBGS Students- This year at our annual VCU Science Symposium on March 15, we will be having a panelist discussion regarding the ethical issues surrounding research on live animals. This is a very contentious issue in science and one about which pretty much everyone has an opinion. Your teachers would like you to read the article linked above, and do some thinking about how you feel about this issue. We would like for you to write one to two pages in your journal about the issues presented in the article and also to jot down 2-3 questions you would like to submit to the expert panel who will discuss some of the submissions at the Symposium. Your journal article and questions will be graded and count in your Biology and Chemistry classes. Seniors, we ask that you also read the article, but as you already have a lot to do for that day, you do not have to do the written assignment, feel free to submit questions if you wish. Okay? Questions are due no later than 2/14, entire assignment 2/28.
To submit your questions electronically click the link, then under the "File"menu, select "make a copy", after you have made a copy, save it as your last name, and then fill out the form. To save as your name, just click on the file name at the top and overwrite the file name. Good luck!!!
VCU Symposium Animal Research Question Submission
Dear CBGS Students- This year at our annual VCU Science Symposium on March 15, we will be having a panelist discussion regarding the ethical issues surrounding research on live animals. This is a very contentious issue in science and one about which pretty much everyone has an opinion. Your teachers would like you to read the article linked above, and do some thinking about how you feel about this issue. We would like for you to write one to two pages in your journal about the issues presented in the article and also to jot down 2-3 questions you would like to submit to the expert panel who will discuss some of the submissions at the Symposium. Your journal article and questions will be graded and count in your Biology and Chemistry classes. Seniors, we ask that you also read the article, but as you already have a lot to do for that day, you do not have to do the written assignment, feel free to submit questions if you wish. Okay? Questions are due no later than 2/14, entire assignment 2/28.
To submit your questions electronically click the link, then under the "File"menu, select "make a copy", after you have made a copy, save it as your last name, and then fill out the form. To save as your name, just click on the file name at the top and overwrite the file name. Good luck!!!
VCU Symposium Animal Research Question Submission
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