Metro J-Term 2026: Keeping Tilapia From Drowning
In this class, part of the Project INCA Sustain | Ability J-Term topic we discuss aquatic ecologies and fish. What we learned is that there are different aquatic environments, and the "Upside Down" of our life below water differ as well. Tilapia do not thrive in static ponds.
Metro J-Term 2026: Ribosomes and Tailored Proteins
Day three at Metro Middle School and it's time to switch the script on the biodome. Four student teams were created with specific folding instructions to make VERY specific protein structures that go together in specific ways. The dome emerged after just 10 minutes this way,
Metro J-Term 2026: Proteins, Rabbits, and Biodomes
10 days at The Metro Schools teaching five periods of 5,6,7, and 8th grade students #urbanfarming #stemeducation and biology, bioengineering, and simple machines. My innovation this year was creating three teams in each period. There were surprises.
Bladerunner Bread and Other Data Recording Hacks
I am a visual learner. I also love data as long as I can see the patterns clearly. Recently I started experimenting with baking bread and I was looking for a way to visually determine what made the bread perfect. I stole this idea from the movie, Bladerunner, recording aspects of the bread on the bread itself.
Ecology Connections Camp Blog
Welcome to the Ecology Connections Camp Blog. In this blog campers will be submitting research and documentation of the work they have done and the STEM concepts they have learned and mastered at this weeks' camp. Each day will have a heading and this will be entirely compiled by campers.
Notes on Infrastructure and Ponds
A photo reminds me what to do to properly winterize the pond’s bio filter system. The pond is due for a refit this spring.
Label These Bags - The Story Continues
That one time where I thought I was putting Epsom salt into a pond and I was actually putting aluminum sulfate. Fun times! Label your bags.