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Highlight on Ms. Shirley Byrd- Science teacher at Pikesville High School

11/8/2017

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Submitted by Shirley Byrd
Science Teacher, Pikesville High School
Shirley Byrd has been teaching at Pikesville High School for 4 years.  In that time, she has experienced many changes including our lighthouse transition and all new curricula in all of her courses.  She has embraced these changes and the end result means hands on learning for her students.  From AP environmental science to GT Forensics to Paramedical Biology, there always seems to be a simulation, lab, student-created project or small group activity going on in her room. 
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AP environment Science:
To get the students engaged in the soil lab, Ms. Byrd uses the What if the Earth Were and Apple? Demonstration to drive home hard facts regarding the amount of available soil the planet.  Student then conducted various labs to examine soil properties and model soil horizons.
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GT Forensics
Students had been looking at qualifications of death examiners in our area and nation-wide.  At the end of this study Ms. Byrd had her students create a classified ads for death investigator that would meet the needs of our geographic area.  Students used word art and other web programs to make visually appealing ads.

One of the death investigators is a forensics pathologist and so students viewed a human autopsy and then conducted their own autopsy on a kosher pickle.  All the pickle victims died in different ways and the students had to write a report on a cause of death.  Lastly, students conducted a virtual autopsy using their devices.  They had 18 cases to choose from in this culminating activity.  
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