THE FILIPINO BIOLOGY TEACHER

I hate to admit it but it's true. Sometimes, when we are used to facing students who would eat up all what we give, we ran out of reasons when few good students dared to ask questions, particularly when these are very basic information that we have already overlooked or forgotten. Let me share with you some basic questions thrown by students which confused me... my bobooss hehehe Why is bamboo a grass? My Answer: Bamboo is not a tree, it is a grass because... well, what is the difference between a bamboo and a tree? (A student said bamboo does not bear flowers). Me:I don't think so. There are many grasses that bear flowers. Scientists say: The bamboos are a group of woody perennial evergreen (except for certain temperate species) plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Grass is the common word that generally describes monocotyledonous green plants. The family Poaceae (or Gramineae) are the "true grasses" and include most pla...

Lately, RomblonPost exposed one of the year's biggest scoops in the academe. It involved our College President and some of his men. Please follow this link. Romblon Post

Yesterday was the longest day in the Philippines (summer solstice) and today will be the longest day in the US. Coincidentally, today is my only daughter's FOURTH birthday. Since this is her first year in the nursery school, we decided to throw a small party for her. For my MWF classes, I will not meet you today but pay attention to the various links I posted in this blog for your research activities. Today is also the oath-taking of our new CPAs in RSC. Jubeth, Tala and Bhelbhel. Congrats. Congrats.

Lifted from http://www.gmanews.tv/story/164786/4-Filipino-students-snag-intl-science-fair-honors by Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV MANILA, Philippines - Four Filipino students were among the winners of one of the largest pre-college science and technology research competitions in the world, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday. In a statement, Science Secretary Estrella Alabastro said the students won at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) held from May 10 to May 16. The event attracted 1,563 young scientists from 56 countries. Alabastro identified the students as Angeli Joyce Yap-Dy, 14, of Capiz National High School; Jovani Tomale, 16, of Davao City National High School; and the team of Kevin Jer David, 16, and Orven Jules Dumaoang, 16, of the Philippine Science High School-Diliman Campus. Dy received a 2nd Special Award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry for her research on the properties of milkfish bile as a ...

These are links to cool Science Projects. Biology Investigatory Projects All Science Fair Projects Free Science Fair Projects Dr. Shawn's Super Science Resource Center Here are the basics: (Please go over the assessment and etcetera section of the page) How to Make an Investigatory Project Proposal How to Make an Investigatory Project Written Report An Example of an IP Written Report

For my Research Students: TASK: 1. Download a research manuscript related to the following: business management, marketing management; SMEs; entrep; product development/enrichment/improvement; bank and financial management. 2. Read the manuscript and take note of the RECOMMENDATIONS for further studies. Bring to school the downloaded manuscript. 3. Be ready for a 10-point graded recitation in class. These on-line research journals do not collect fees. Research results/manuscripts can be downloaded for free. OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL EBSCO WORLD CAT GOOGLE SCHOLAR