In honor of Columbus’ historic habitat, German Village, we bid you Auf Wiedersehen!
We hope you had a great time at Virtual SECO 2010!
Did you enter our raffle? Make sure you do so you have a chance to win materials from our Habitats module!
Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category
SECO: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!
Saturday, February 27th, 2010SECO: What, precisely, is a buckeye?
Friday, February 26th, 2010A buckwhat?
First of all, it’s Ohio’s state tree, that provides a nut by the same name. Native Americans in Ohio believed it looked like the eye of a deer.
Buckeyes are also a delicious peanut butter and chocolate candy that look a lot like the nuts.
Click here for the recipe!
Buckeyes are also basketball players, swimmers, football players, tennis players, lacrosse players – student athletes at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Click here to visit their website!
Want to know more about buckeyes (the trees)? Visit this great site.
SECO: Evolution, Habitats, and Bird Beaks
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Flamingos
In Mr. Darwin’s honor, we thought we’d share our Virtual Field Trip checking out some great birds at the Santa Barbara Zoo, combined with a Lesson from our Habitats module on how bird beaks have been shaped by their evolution to match their habitats.
You can download it here!
Check our some of our recommended reading on Habitats.
We have new Student Reference Books for Habitats! For more information click here!
For tips on how to use Student Reference Books effectively in your classroom, click here.