Mr. Hitsman's Science Podcasts

Introduction to Evolution: The Nature of Science

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:08:01 PDT

Evolution is a central idea in biology, a cornerstone of understanding life on this planet and an example of really good science! In this lecture I explain some characteristics of science and introduce the concept of evolution.

Biology 3-16: Inheritance Patterns

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:38:59 PDT

We made a flipper to take notes on a few types of human inheritance.

Physical Science 3-15: Chemical Equations

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:38:16 PDT

Chemical equations represent reactions. they must be balanced in order to satisfy the law of conservation of mass.

Biology 3-15: Punett Squares

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:57 PDT

Punnett squares Allow us to make predictions about the expected genotypes and phenotypes of offspring. This is the introduction I gave before we practiced them today in class.

Physical Science 3-11: Visualizing Chemical Changes

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:40 PST

As we begin to learn about chemical reactions, we review the difference between physical and chemical changes.

Biology 3/8 Introduction to Genetics

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:14 PST

On this first day of studying genetics, I talk about several key concepts.

Some technical difficulties

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:12:22 PST

I thought I had everything worked out, but I'm still struggling with a few issues. Hopefully I'll have everything worked out and can begin making regular posts soon.

Biology 1/28: Forms of DNA

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:10:36 PST

1-28-10

In this lesson we learned that DNA can go by several names. Listen in to learn about chromatin, chromosomes and chromatids.

The stream may take a second to start, so be patient.

Testing out the set-up

jhitsman@brs.cgresd.net (Jason Hitsman) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:27:59 PST

So I think I have worked out the bugs and I am ready to begin pod casting lessons. I have made this post to test everything out.