Field Trip up Mount Fuji

"I had a good excursion to halfway up or 5th step
(2,400m above sea level) of Mt. Fuji (3,700m above
sea level) in order to watch alpine wild flowers
together with 16 members of the society of KATSURA
on August 21, 2008 by bus. you can see a photograph
of them in an attached file.

"We had very fine weather around Mt.Fuji on August
21, 2008. You can see photographs of far Mt. Fuji
and close Mt. Fuji in the attached files [Please click links below.].

"We watched 30 species of alpine wild flowers.
Especially, I will show you the photograph
of Monotropa hypopithys L in an attached file[Please click links below. ]."

Monotropa

Far Mt. Fuji

Close Mt.Fuji

Members of KATSURA

Respectfully submitted,

SAITOH MITSUO
The Society of Practical Education in Biology
2640-5,Kawaguchi,Hachioji,Tokyo,193-0801,Japan
Saitoh Institute for Biology Education
Tel&Fax:+81-42-654-2474
E-mail:rxp04450@nifty.com
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/jissen/
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/jissen/english.htm

Computers, Proteins, Enzymes, Cheese

Computers, Proteins, Enzymes, Cheese
Watch this video, if you please.



Compare and contrast this video to the one posted yesterday. You might want to use a Venn diagram and write an essay on the comparison and contrast.

Action Science

Have you thought of scientists in action? Here's a link to show that action:
http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/scientists/

Sailing, sailing...Darwin Sets Sail on HMS Beagle (1831)

Have you seen the Beagle?
Click this link and find a photo of a painting of the HMS Beagle, by Owen Stanley.

Can you imagine sailing on a ship like the HMS Beagle in 1831? You would know the waves! It is hard for me to imagine what it must have been like, however, I like to think about it from time to time. Jotting down ideas helps stretch my thinking.

You might try that mental stretch, too. Write a few lines about what you think it would have been like to sail on a ship like the HMS Beagle in 1831. Can ypou hear the sound of the waves? What do you see?

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Edited on 12-27=2009:
I came across this link and thought some readers might like to have access to it. It cites several sources on Darwin and his voyages.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Charles+Darwin