RHS AP BIOLOGY
(October 13, 2016) RHS science teacher Susan Monahan gave her AP Biology class a special treat by inviting Dr. Gabrielle Russo, a Stony Brook University professor in the Department of Anthropology, to speak to her class.
Dr. Russo brought four of her students who are pursuing a degree in the Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University. Using a lecture and a small group hands-on approach, Dr. Russo and her students led the AP Bio students in a comparison of replicas of bones from modern humans, chimpanzees (our closest living relatives) and fossils from human ancestors to discuss the differences in anatomy and the evolutionary changes in anatomy, behavior, and culture. |
AP BIO from Sandra Kolbo on Vimeo. Three of the students who led the small groups (Sarah Mincer, Abigail Nishimura and Daphne Hudson) are PhD students and the fourth (Anna Zavodszky) is an Anthropology/Biochemistry undergrad at SBU.
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