Welcome to

Fortitude Life Science

Mr. Carter

Room 128

Team Fortitude

ccarter@lexingtonma.org

Facts about Mr. Carter:

-26th year teaching at Diamond. 30th year teaching in total.

-Studied Ecology/Biology/Geology in college.

-I was born and raised in Marlborough, Massachusetts

-I worked at Walden Pond, Nickerson, Purgatory, and Cochituate State Parks as a Naturalist.

-Taught two years in Los Angeles, CA

-I have driven cross country a few times visiting many states and national parks

-I climbed the highest Mountain in Texas, Mt. Guadalupe 8,700+

-I have had chickens since my oldest was 5 years old.

-I love teaching science and love doing labs with the kids.

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Some of the major topics, projects, labs this year.

Classification of Living Organisms- Leaf Project, Isopod(Roly Poly) Bug Experiment

The Cell- 3D Model of the cell, Egg Osmosis Experiment, Microscope Observations: Plant cells, Animal cells, Protists

Dissections- Cow Eye, Sheep Heart, Chicken Wing

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Some of the Labs and Projects we do this year.

Human Body- Owl Pellet Dissection (comparative anatomy), Bionic Arm (Project Based Lesson), API Biotechnology Lab(Project Based Lesson)

Genetics- DNA models, Protein synthesis models

Evolution- Finch Beak Lab, Crazy Traits Lab, Darwin and Wallace

Ecology- Biomes of the world, Mars Plant Challenge

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Cow Eyeball Dissection

3D Heart Project.

Chicken Wing Dissection.

Bacterial Growth in petri dishes.

DNA extraction from strawberries.

Bionic Arm design competition

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Microscope observations throughout the year.

Many of the projects and lab work can be found in the student’s Google Classroom for you to look at and ask questions.

Lab work is a very important part of the grade this year. Students have the opportunity to excel in class if they put in their full effort during lab work and class investigations.

These were made in 2017, but still reflect my approach to teaching science.

The Carter Kids (PJ, Katherine, and Maggie)