The project that sparked my interest the most was called Ask a Biologist. This series is hosted by CJ Kazilek who goes by Dr. Biology on the show. It was started at the ASU School of Life Sciences. Every episode focuses on a particular topic. Dr. Biology interviews an expert on that topic in order to learn more about it and hear exciting stories. Along with all the episodes, the program also provides time logs and transcripts to make it easier on parents and teachers.
I think this project is awesome! I listened to bits and pieces of a few different episodes and they were very interesting, even to me! One of them was all about the way birds make noise. It had actual recordings of really weird sounding birds, discussed dialects, and also gave information about how they record birds. This show would be a great way to take a lesson just a little bit deeper. If we were doing a unit on birds, this would be a great opportunity to show the students how certain birds sound. All of the shows have great potential for integration into a lesson. Not only are they educational and interesting, but they use interviews with real scientists which would definitely peak the students' interest!
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like this project was a really interesting one. I think it's really cool they have actual recordings of birds and could be used easily in a lesson to at least keep student's attention. It is also nice that they have interviews with real scientists so the student's get to see some of the things scientists get to do. It's also really helpful that they include time logs and transcripts along with the program.
Thanks!
Hey Jessica, You've inspired me to go check it out! I love birds and to hear the calls and understand more about how they make their distinctive noises is very interesting to me. I love this particular site. The 3 countries you ought to know about is also a fabulous resource. Check it out if you haven't already!
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