Directing our learning... 11 Replies

Hello again crew. You've now had some time to look over the text resources we distributed on the first day:…Continue

Tags: textbooks, learning, resources, stjoeh2o2012, 2012

Started by Sean Nash in Things to Share. Last reply by Bric Elaine Davis Sep 5, 2011.

Summer Trip 2011- destination: Bahamas+more!

06/17/2011-Today I woke up at 3:30am to meet with the crew at the East Hills Library to head to Kansas City International Airport. When we got to the airport I had to check in all by myself. It was kind of confusing considering my mom has always done it for me. I flew from Kansas City, Missouri to Orlando, Florida. It took about 3 hours to arrive there. From Orlando we flew to Fort Lauderdale. I am spending the night here and tomorrow we will be flying to Andros at 5am. The first flight of…Continue

Started by Brittany Stanton in Current Issues in Marine Biology Aug 1, 2011.

The Heart of Lightness 10 Replies

In the space below, we'll continue to reflect upon our reading of "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef,"  by Osha Gray Davidson:Personally, I really enjoy the transitioning of the book at around the fifth chapter.  The way I see it, the first section of the book is the "what for" section.  In essence, the chapter that builds the background knowledge of the reader to the point that…Continue

Tags: corals, ecology, reefs, Osha, Davidson

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Brittany Stanton Jan 24, 2011.

Darwin in Paradise & The Rise of Corals 11 Replies

In the space below, we'll continue to reflect upon our reading of "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef,"  by Osha Gray Davidson:After several face to face sessions in the classroom relating to both the physiology and classification of corals and the origins of the structure of coral reefs, a reading of Darwin in Paradise and The Rise of Corals comes at a perfect time.  A close reading of these two chapters should allow us to come to a deeper understanding of many…Continue

Tags: book, bookstudy, reflection, Darwin, reading

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Maddie Herrington Jan 24, 2011.

Animal, Mineral, Vegetable 15 Replies

Welcome to another look into the world of Osha Gray Davidson's "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef."  Pay particular attention to the final questions to ponder in the prompt below when preparing your response...Chapter Two, entitled: Animal, Mineral, Vegetable is a deeper dive down into the magic of the reef. To get to that point, it makes sense to truly understand the nature of the coral polyp itself. The unique nature of these little beasts is what allows the…Continue

Tags: symbiosis, endosymbiosis, book, bookstudy, reef

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by chelsea nichols Jan 19, 2011.

The Enchanted Braid - Who Has Known the Ocean? 32 Replies

In the space below, describe your first reactions to "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef by Osha Gray Davidson."  What sort of feeling does the first chapter leave you with?  From your reading of the first chapter, how is this book both similar to and different from a typical text you might read in a science course? Be text-based in your responses and provide ample detail to back up your claim.Continue

Tags: reading, response, bookstudy, reflection, braid

Started by Sean Nash in Classroom Reflections. Last reply by Brittany Stanton Nov 22, 2010.