We must increase the use of biology mathematics in our lessons!
I am WAAAAYYYY up high on my soapbox today. This is year #29 for
me in the biology classroom. I have been seeing this shameful
trend for several years now..... Students cannot do math in the
biology classroom! In the past, biology was a largely
descriptive science. We had our students peer into microscopes
day after day. Lab reports consisted of many drawings, hopefully
drawn in pretty colors with the "parts" accurately labeled. Now
don't get me wrong; I still love a microscope. I can sit for
hours and look at drops of pond water. It is still, after all
these years, absolutely fascinating to me! Moreover, my students
still love these types of labs. However, several years ago, I
began to change the type of lab I use in my biology classroom. I
now favor a lab that is quantitative and requires the use of
math in biology. Math & Science: The Problems I Face Each Day
This is what I see everyday in my classroom. I know that science
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