Abbie Schrotenboer

It was February in Chicago, so I told my students it’s time to learn about… our local plants… Wait… What?  Why are we learning about plants in the middle of winter in the Midwest?  That’s probably what my students were thinking this “spring” semester as we entered into a unit on plants and plant diversity.…

Giant kelp. It’s a species of algae that can grow over 50 meters tall, making it the largest marine algae.  It’s also one of the fastest growing living things on our planet.“Giant Kelp.” SIMoN. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://sanctuarysimon.org/dbtools/species-database/id/40/macrocystis/pyrifera/giant-kelp. On its own, giant kelp is an impressive part of God’s creation. However, I’d argue that…