Teacher Says No Comics; Student Replies With Research

When Sam, a third-grader in Alaska, was told by his teacher that comics weren't allowed in the classroom, he decided to do something about it. He researched the benefits of reading comics and presented his findings at the Science Fair. His project ended up winning a prize at the state finals!

Action research, folks. What's not good about this story? By the way, you can get more details by clicking the link embedded in this post's title.

CDC Teaming with Comics Makers to Produce AIDS Awareness Web Comic

Jay Hosler's Article in *Life Science Education* Journal

Click here to read Jay Hosler and K.B. Boomer's article "Are Comic Books an Effective Way to Engage Nonmajors in Learning and Appreciating Science?," recently published in Life Sciences Education, a peer-reviewed journal.

Some VERY intriguing findings!! :)

Darryl Cunningham's Evolution Web Comic Making the Rounds

I had no idea Darryl Cunningham has created a host of science-based comics. See his latest, "Evolution" here. Heidi at The Beat reports that he has also done a comic on autism, and you may alreasy know about his Psychiatric Tales comic.

Jay Hosler's Science Comics Blog: "Drawing Flies"

Just learned about this very cool science comics blog via reading a press release from Making Curriculum Pop, a nicely-coordinated ning that you might want to google.

Anyway, comics and science don't seem to go together as seamlessly as comics and traditional literature, so finding excellent examples of science comics is like discovering a treasure trove of tantalization!

Currently, Drawing Flies author Jay Hosler is finishing up some pages about photosynthesis. But, surfing the blog's archives will give you lots of links to funny things, insights into Hosler's other projects -- like the graphic novel Evolution, which is on my review stack right now -- developed, and other sciencey-type stuff.

Definitely worth a look!

Web Comic on Bed Bugs

Gabrielle Bell's web comic detailing her experience with bed bugs, which the Beat calls "the herpes of furniture," can be found here. It's called "Nocturnal Guests" and is a 4-parter.

This might be a great comic for science class!

Old Story about Teacher using Mickey Mouse as Part of Evolution Debate

Thanks to R. Petersen for bringing this to my atention. Very cool science lesson explained here.