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Subject:  Online
life sciences education resource

 

 

Good morning,

 

Do you know why the
tardigrade is the world’s toughest animal, how mold and mildew are actually
very different, why fingernails grow faster than toenails, or why you have to
mow the grass each week but can prune the trees just once?

 

These are some of the recent topics on a free online
resource developed to increase learner engagement and educator content
knowledge. “As Many Exceptions As Rules” tells the stories of organisms that
break biological rules or norms in order to survive and thrive. Through these
stories, the core concepts of the science are reinforced.

 

The resource can be accessed at :   http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.com

 

Posted weekly, each story includes pertinent vocabulary with
etymology, interesting questions to spark discussion, links to the reports from
the latest research on the subject being discussed, and a list of online resources
for more information and classroom activities.

 

Upcoming stories will include discussions of elements
crucial for life that don’t ever get talked about, amino acids that break every
rule imaginable, and sugars that should be lethal but make organisms stronger.

 

If you wish to receive weekly e-mail notifications of new
posts, reply to the sender individually.

 

 

Mark E. Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD

Indiana University School of Medicine

IUPUI School of Education

As Many Exceptions As Rules



 		 	   		  
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