Category Archives: TalkingScience

It’s in Your Genes: Tree Diagrams, Probability, & Inheritance

Our latest post over at Biology by Numbers on Talking Science teaches a lesson in genetics. Poker chips are used not for gambling but to represent genes. In this lesson, borrowed with permission from Biology in a Box, students draw … Continue reading

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The Beetle Invasion: New Activity on Talking Science

Today’s post on Talking Science, Forest Pests: Beetle Attack!, describes an activity in which participants play the role of forester who creates strategies to deal with a forest pest. While a certain level of damage to forests from pests is … Continue reading

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Discover the Black Box’s Secrets on Talking Science

Our latest post on Talking Science, a project of the radio program NPR’s Science Friday, looks into how scientific inquiry works and the mathematical basis for why it’s so powerful. Adapted with permission from Biology in a Box, this hands-on … Continue reading

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New TalkingScience Post: Epidemic!

TalkingScience now features our latest post: “Epidemic! The Handshake Game.” In the game, 4th through 8th graders learn a simple disease model by being an active participant in a mock “outbreak” of handshake disease. The game was created by Rebecca … Continue reading

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NPR-Affiliated Web Site Now Features News from NIMBioS

NIMBioS is pleased to announce that we now have our own branded blog on TalkingScience, the project of the Science Friday Initiative, the nonprofit partner of the radio program Science Friday, which is broadcast on NPR. The TalkingScience Web site … Continue reading

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