The Science Songwriter's Association

Subject: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: AndyG
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 06:49 AM

I just found this site, I've added it to the links page.
The Science Songwriter's Association

There's some good parodies etc. to be found.

AndyG

Subject: RE: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: GUEST,Jim Dixon
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 01:52 PM

I just looked at the above website and I was astonished to see "a collection of 120 poems/song lyrics by Jim Dixon covering all aspects of the biological sciences." Well, I want you to know that's not me -- not the same Jim Dixon who has been posting to Mudcat for the last few weeks. But I've gotta find out more about this guy!

Subject: RE: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: Caitrin
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 04:24 PM

Very cool...I'll share these with my biology teacher. She'd get a big kick out of this. : )

Subject: RE: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: Chet W.
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 08:30 PM

Thanks, really, I am a biology teacher and this site is loads of fun. And inspirational.

Chet

Subject: RE: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 06 Apr 00 - 09:16 PM

Wow! Thanks, Andy! Being a physician and a parodist (no, that's not podiatrist, although some people do think a pediatrician is a foot doctor), this one is right up my allopath.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: The Science Songwriter's Association
From: Cap't Bob
Date: 07 Apr 00 - 03:02 PM

While taking a plant taxonomy class I came up with this little song to help memorize the characteristics of the plant family Primulaceae. Actually the whole class ended up learning the song. On one field trip we were all walking along and the entire class started singing and marching to the tune. The melody is from the childrens song "The ants go marching one by one".

PRIMULACEAE

Herbs with opposite or whorled leaves, hooray, hooray,
Flowers five merous, the petals united, hooray, hooray,
Stamens five and opposite the petals,
Ovary superior, placentation free central,
And the fruit is a capsule in Primulaceae.

The words are taken mainly from "Gray's Manual of Botany". Oh well, it worked.

Cap't Bob