Laura Barkley

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

@littletonstc @MeganVictoriaI @Court__Taylor @globeandmail Sorry, not an avid Twitter user - I had to go to three different stores before I found it! The whole section was missing from the Globes in two places. Finally got and it was worth hunting it down, we are finally almost done

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

“White privilege does not mean that your life has not been hard. It simply means that skintone is not one of the causes of your struggles.” I highlight this point to encourage any white person inclined to avoid… https://t.co/2Q3x1fO49S

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Today we did an icy scavenger hunt, it was a big hit with my 7 year old!
Here’s my process for this activity (takes a bit of prep and is a little messy, but it’s just water):
1. choose a bunch of random small… https://t.co/qwu5adoups

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Students learned some valuable biotech skills today at the Science Centre in the DNA fingerprinting program. Grade 12 biology students honed their micro-pipetting skills and extracted their own DNA, amplified it… https://t.co/R5Bs8dJICS

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Building a model of DNA replication using beads to represent the enzymes and pipe cleaners to represent the DNA strands. Simple but effective way to understand this multi step process.
#dnareplication #biology… https://t.co/4JXkJ088Rc

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

@33heupel Try this link for the photosynthesis lab using Camboba plants. If you use it I would love to hear feedback about what you thought and how it worked :)
https://t.co/y1KpzQTLxy

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Strawberry DNA extraction lab!
1) Mush up the strawberries
2) Mix with detergent + salt + enzyme solution
3) Filter
4) Precipitate the DNA with ice cold ethanol
Voila! (It’s the big white clump)
No fancy… https://t.co/nqPclRs91g

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Grade 11s tried their hands at paleontology today. They all got the same fossils but in a different sequence and had to figure out how they could form it into an organism. Which one of these looks the most correct… https://t.co/tigkF0tPq6

[Laura Barkley @Lmcbarkley]

Spent my PA day in PEI checking out the Sustainable Design Engineering program at UPEI. I’m impressed with their inquiry based, student focused, hands on approach to learning + their dedication to providing real-life experiences to students #upei #inquirybasedlearning #tdsb #dmci