Weekly Science Highlights for Staff

The following pictures and articles were written for the amusement, education and entertainment of Lincoln Southwest High School staff members. Information presented here does not reflect the views of LSW or the Lincoln Public School System. As adults working in a school setting, we are surrounded by learning and new information everyday. These weekly emails to staff help highlight LSW's desire to foster life-long learning and curiosity. If you enjoy them you may copy and paste them into your own email service and share with colleagues at your work place. Please give credit to the author of the document if you share the information. Lastly, the documents were created for educational purposes and MAY NOT BE USED FOR PROFIT OF ANY KIND. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mr. Bittle

LSW Science Educator

Please Note: this site is under constant construction so not all images will link to their corresponding article. Hover over a PICTURE to link off to the article.

Ode to a Bean Stalk: this is a response to the 2020 Pandemic shut down.

Frozen Army (best when very cold!)

Cottontail Rabbit

Smooth Sumac

October 12, 2018

Slugs

November 9, 2018

Winter Tracks

November 20, 2018

Red Fox

May 3, 2019

Skin Color Evolution

Northern Cardinal

December 20, 2018

Tiger Salamander

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Dekay Brown Snake

Bacteriophage Hunting

Yellow Garden Spider

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Ladybug

October 19, 2018

Snail

Woodhouse Toad

Cope's Gray Treefrog

Rolly Polly

Squirrel

SNOW!

March 8, 2019

Mallard Duck

Silverfish

February 1, 2019

Western Box Turtle

Opossum

February 15, 2019