Over the weekend I ran into this article from Planet Money/This American Life about a charity that just gives money directly to people. It should help to prepare my students for the Heifer International Ranch trip next month. It’s interesting to hear what people spend the money on; things like metal roofs and cows. Heifer gives cows and training instead of just cash. The article compares and contrasts the two approaches.
Month: August 2013
Preparing for Rabbit Dissection
References
Linn (2000) has a good overview of general rabbit biology and the internal organs in Rabbits: Biology (pdf).
For lots of detail on how to dissect a rabbit try Bensley’s Practical Anatomy of the Rabbit (free on Google Books)
AnimalLearn.org has a good list of free and for fee online dissections of various organisms. No rabbits as of this moment though.
Teaching Organic Farming
One of these days I’d like to put in a garden at school. Or maybe a few gardens. An indoor hydroponic system would be nice for the winter months, as would a greenhouse. However, the easiest thing to start with might be putting in some raised beds. To this end, the University of Santa Cruz’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems has detailed information in their Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors manual.
↬ Mr. Sansone.