Stress is actually good for you

here goes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU

I walked in with a question. Here's all I said

"White mum, black dad - the baby is born brown - kind of like an in-between color, how does this happen?

Within seconds all eyes were glued on to my diagrams on the board. They were anxious to find out what happens. As I always love the suspense, I let them ponder for a few minutes as they shuffled through their minds and books to come up with an explanation.  I took a few answers from the classes but none were close enough or correct. Then I gave them some clues and we were off to look for reasons and explanations as to how this can happen. Within a few minutes the students were able to completely understand on their own, how these traits are passed on. They were able to have the satisfying feeling of figuring out how something worked and applied to

What I was doing here was trying to bring their theoretical information into an everyday

Soda? No Thanks!

Why is it bad?
Why do we love the sensation?
Please find out here

Let it grow

The trees are being cut in the forest tonight  

Not a flower to be seen

The world’s filled with pollution

And no one, wants it clean

Rivers are filthy and the air is full of smoke

Time to wake up, this is no joke

Don’t let them die

Don’t let them down

Oxygen and water for everyone

Remember earth’s

The only place,

Where we can stay

Let it grow, Let it grow

Don't cut the trees anymore

Let it grow, let it grow

Save the trees before they go

Here we stand, to save our land

Let the plants grow on

The earth never bothered us anyway

It’s funny how some people

Just don’t care, anymore

Its up to us to fix things

To change the status quo

It’s time to stop the wrong we do

Protect, preserve and plant trees too

Reduce, reuse, recycle more

Now you know

Let it grow, let it grow

All those sheets of paper you throw

Let it grow, Let it grow

Save the trees before they go

Here we stand, to save our land

Let the plants grow on

The earth never troubled us anyway

The Adolescelent Brain

Must Watch

http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain.html

Newton!!!

http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=539

This one is a favorite for my students and myself....

Meet the elements

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPMf3wucsW8