LOTS 104 - Elements Of A Good Lab

Life of the School Podcast: The Podcast for Biology Teachers

- Our panel this week is Aaron Mathieu from Massachussets, Joining us from Arizona is Tanea Hibler, Joining us from Missouri is Ryan Lacson, and joining us from Texas is Lee Ferguson. - Our silly questions of the episode is: who would win in a fight: honey badger or Plasmodium or a plasmodium slime mold? - Lee shared that her go to labs are the potato osmolarity lab and enzymes labs. - Ryan feels that the “find the e” under the microscope lab worth his time. - Ryan is know for his hot peppers lab safety lab - Tanea, like many of us, is planning week to week. - Aaron only likes to do a lab that works with his Lab Notebook Sections. - Aaron has been doing shows for the last 4 years and has learned from a lot of other teachers. - Cleaning desks between classes is a time suck. - Aaron feels we are doing a lot of hygiene theater - Tanea gave voice to the social-emotional struggle most teachers are facing. - Tanea also pointed out how HHMI BioInteractive is a lifesaver. - Lee feels wet labs in class are highly inequitable for the kids at home - Both Tanea and Lee plan to use Pivot Interactives to substitute for the wet labs - Lee points out that the physical structure of the class make it so much less engaging. - Ryan has already been in quarantine having been exposed at work. - Ryan’s Dual-Credit students are really struggling to find online labs. - Ryan’s online students are using Edgenuity. - Tanea is going to try and help Ryan by connecting to a teacher who uses an Anatomage Table. - We would love feedback! DM or Tweet @lifeoftheschool and share what your challenges are running labs in the upcoming school year? Credits: - Please subscribe to Life Of The School on your podcast player of choice! - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LOTS - Music by: https://exmagicians.bandcamp.com/ - Show Notes at Lifeoftheschool.org - You can follow on twitter @lifeoftheschool