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Marta Gorska-Childers Page 8

At a public high school in the Midwest, Marta Gorska-Childers teaches introductory and advanced biology. She weaves unusual animal traits into her classroom lessons to explain fundamental principles of natural selection and comparative physiology. Gorska-Childers has a master’s degree in secondary science education from the University of South Dakota.

Why Do Porcupines Have Quills for Defense?Mammals
Why Do Iguanas Fall Out of Trees?Reptiles
Do Cold-Blooded Animals Like the Cold?Reptiles
What Do Sloths Smell Like? The Biology of Their Scent Zoology
Why Do Male Lions Have Multiple Mates?Mammals
Are Pandas Lazy? The Science Behind Their Low Energy Mammals
Do Reindeer Run in Circles? A Unique Defense Strategy Mammals
Do Mice Prefer Heat or Cold? The Science of Survival Mammals
What Animals Don’t Have Blood & How They Survive Bugs
What Animal Has the Slowest Heart Rate?Mammals
Why Do Skunks Spray? A Look at Their Defense Mechanism Mammals
How High Can an Elephant Jump? The Surprising Biology Mammals
Which Animals Get Periods? And Why Most Don’t Zoology
What Animal Has the Most Senses? Beyond the 5 We Know Zoology
What Animals Can Stand on Two Legs and Why?Zoology
What Animals Have Menstrual Cycles?Zoology
Besides Humans, What Other Animals Can Blush?Zoology
Can Skunks Smell Themselves? The Science Behind Their Odor Mammals
How Far Can Mice Fall Without Injury?Mammals
Do Mice Have Hands? The Biology of Their Forelimbs Zoology
Who Has the Best Sense of Smell in the Animal Kingdom?Zoology
Why Do Tigers Have False Eyes on Their Ears?Mammals
Why Do Komodo Dragons Eat Their Prey Alive?Reptiles
Are Cats Related to Rabbits? The Biological Answer Zoology
What Animal Has the Highest Heart Rate?Zoology
Why Do Animals Twitch When They Die?Zoology
What Animals Play Dead and Why Do They Do It?Zoology
Do Rats Throw Up? The Biology Behind Why They Can’t Mammals
Why Do Animals Live in Groups? 5 Key Advantages Zoology
Why Do Sloths Move So Slow? The Biological Reasons Zoology