Ask a Scientist!

Ask a scientist is a great resource for the classroom.  Although the response can be delayed (I have not heard back), it certainly has its place.  I was wondering about cells, such as stem cells, that can be put in any role within the body.  I wanted to know what told them what to become.  I see using this site as a way for students to answer their wonderings.  Many times in the classroom, students ask questions that they have to have the answer to, and questions they really don't care about.  As a teacher it's hard to distinquish between these types of questions.  Having an option to send them to this website allows us to put the decision in their hands.  I see it being questions that might not match up with a particular lab, but happen to come up from an experience.  An answer does not have to be urgent for understanding, but the students are still curious about the answer.  If they can use this website, it takes care of this issue.  I think it is a great resource.