Marc Zimmer, the author of the Glowing Genes book, gave a presentation yesterday and brought in an axolotl. This is a type of salamander that is native to Mexico. It keeps their larval characteristics, gills, and fins. They reach maturity without going through metamorphosis. This is known as neotony. They can also regenerate their own limbs. - Judy
Okay, we were a little late with this post. What can we say, we were busy celebrating and catching up on our sleep (4:00 A.M is too early to wake up. Seriously, we didn't sleep, we just took a short nap Friday night). But it all paid off. Expo was a whirlwind of nerves and excitement. We definitely were never standing still! We were running all over the place, it was so loud and crazy - although the noise helped illustrate the point a little. But an explanation of the expo is not really why you're reading this, huh. It's not why I'm writing this. You want results. Well, here they come.
In the Bio21 competition (in which 5 groups were competing) Decibility came in......... . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Place! You know how I used a drumroll after our Aqua win? I feel like this one deserves a pyrotechnic array of fireworks and explosives. Anyway. We scored the highest out of the three Aquaculture teams, which was surprising. The first place winners were from Torrington. I can honestly say they deserved the first place prize - they went to Costa Rica to study with members of their advisory team and collect golden orb spiders (part of their project). They also had a huge recycling program in their school to salvage the touch screens from the discarded cell phones. How could we compete with that? But we are extremely pleased with our results. And Decibility isn't over - Expo has given me a couple ideas to move this beyond our classroom. Stay tuned, we have big plans. -Kris |
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