Jeff Grant

So much good out of this partnership. I wish all teachers could be as fortunate as I am to work with brilliant scientist like you.

I'm very happy to have this article published in The American Biology Teacher w/ @jeffgrantscience.bsky.social & colleagues, conveying lessons learned in 12 years co-mentoring high school AP bio students in practices of plant biodiversity research.

Please share!

online.ucpress.edu/abt/article/...

Beautiful pictures. I love the Virginia waterleaf. The patch in my backyard is blooming as well.

A cute little veery visited the yard this evening. #birds among the native plants

Trout are just about ready to find their new home in Lake Michigan.

House wrens are getting active in the backyard. #birds

This has been a fantastic evolution unit. An amazing guest speaker @prosanta.bsky.social and some inquiry labs @ncse.bsky.social have made teaching exciting. I also feel that kids are really having a great time learning!

Happy Earth Day from @uchicagopress.bsky.social! 30% off selected books (including Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and teh Tree of Life) w/ promo code EARTHDAY30.

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That would be great thank you.

Cardinal and an Eastern Towhee through the binoculars. Still learning to develop a good technique.

I'll be giving a free public lecture tonight at 6:30 p.m. for the Botanical Club of Wisconsin. The lecture is online and open to anyone; join us at the zoom link below if you're interested in learning more about oaks!

16 Apr 2025, 6:30 PM Central Time (US / Canada)

uwmadison.zoom.us/j/91623580182

A little shakey because I tried filming through binoculars, but that is a kinglet in a hackberry tree

Ah spring beauty :) one of my favorites

Trout are getting huge!

Illustration of magnificent creatures held captive in cart cages in a miserable midnight carnival from the cartoon movie The Last Unicorn.

The "de-extinction" concept is so bereft.
The same bereft sadness for the Lonesome Georges & that last Thylacine at the Hobart Zoo.
Extinction is FOREVER.
Splicing ghost genes into other species doesn't change that.
Just making lonely mutants.
Like the midnight carnival in the Last Unicorn.

The dangling flowers of the red maple. She is absolutely radiant.

Vasquez Introduces the Bipartisan Public Lands in Public Hands Act to Protect Outdoor Access WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 28, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Public Lands in Public Hands Actwhich would protect hunting and fishing ...

Take action to tell your elected officials that you oppose the transfer & sale of public lands, and ask your representative to support the Public Lands in Public Hands Act which would limit the privatization of public lands. #2025MMM vasquez.house.gov/media/press-...

#2025MMM CHAMPION: POLAR BEAR

Thank you so much for following along, and we can't wait to see you next year for #2026MMM!

Remember: if you're learning, you're winning!

Sandhill cranes. Love watching them. Two groups overhead trying to join together using the thermals to get higher and higher.

DGN’s first envirthon team competing this year at the Morton Arboretum! I am so excited for them. Take note. These are the kids that are going to fix the planet for us.

Spring is coming and that brings me a little peace.

#2025MMM Round 1
Same & Different
BATTLE WINNERS:
Thorold’s Deer, Gelada, Paca, Coati, Flying Snake, Colugo, Aardvark and Sun Bear

Join us on WEDNESDAY, March 19th at 8PM EST for Round 1 of Tuxedo Style!

Did you know 3.14% of sailors are pi-rates?

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Happy Pi Day! The best holiday A-round!

Six days until Everything Is Tuberculosis. Preorder the book now as a statement of hope that the world will exist in six days.

everythingistb.com

Very excited to get your book (already preordered)! Heard you brief interview on Science Quickly - well done! Hoping to read it over spring break. Best of luck to you.

Yesterday we did the convergent evo lab by @ncse.bsky.social today we build some phylo trees with the same organisms, several of which are in this year’s @mmmletsgo.bsky.social competition!

When “Madness” is a good thing in the classroom | National Center for Science Education

March Mammal Madness full tilt! If you are looking for something fun to get your kids through March and learn along the way, I highly suggest this amazing competition @mmmletsgo.bsky.social
This year you can pair up with a great convergent evo lab @ncse.bsky.social
ncse.ngo/when-madness...

We just started talking fossils in AP Bio yesterday and I showed a clip with @neilshubin.bsky.social this morning I am cracking open his new book. I can’t wait to learn from him yet again :)

Every high school biology teacher should read Explaining Life Through Evolution by @prosanta.bsky.social Not only will they get a solid understanding of evolution but they will gain a better understanding of how to teach it to kids or even other adults. Well done!