BioTech

Lesson: Ecosystem Anomalies

This is a fun search and ID lesson where students work in teams with a hula hoop to take surveys on ecosystems to find a mystery.

Chicken TV, Coop Tech, and Safety

Poultry monitoring using remote cameras and advanced tracking software and sensors. You know a futuristic chicken coop

The First Chick of 2022

Eight random eggs fertilized by a rooster and set into an automated incubator. The trick was a bath matte. I had to keep the eggs warm!

Easter Surprise a Chick!
Easter Surprise a Chick!

Reset The Bio Dome

The Bio dome project has failed. Too many variables to control and not enough hands on the job. Will reset and try again. Heat, Water, life.

Reset The Bio Dome

Avian Flu and Sanitation

Avian Flu is deadly for chickens and ducks. When kids visit Mezzacello, I insist they sterilize the shoes in bleach. All feet covered!

Avian Flu and Sanitation

From Waste to Water

Using off the shelf buckets, washed sand, gravel, charcoal and was large river stone we can purify even the dirtiest water.

Water that has been purified naturally

Design Challenge: Build an Animal Tractor

In this design challenge we ask students to build a system to keep animals safe and healthy. With many options.

Design Challenge: Build an Animal Tractor

Design Challenge: Why Do Animals Panic?

In this Design Challenge we learn what motivates common farmyard animals and how we can better treat them.

James with the mother rabbit
James and Jim with an original mother rabbit