MACON, Ga. — Shimeka Davis is in her 8th year of teaching. The Southwest High School science teacher has had that subject top of mind for her for a while.
"I've had teachers in my life that have inspired me. My 5th grade teacher she was the first teacher that allowed us to do labs and I've loved it ever since," says Davis.
She says labs helped her break out of her shell. It's only right she brings them to her high school science classes, but these aren't your regular labs.
"One good one we do is the blood type lab. We also do a forensics one in my human anatomy classes where they understand how crimes are solved," says Davis.
Students have done a liver enzyme lab and on Thursday, some students worked on a lab about sea turtles.
"They're simulating an actual sea turtle nest. They have beads that are going to represent the eggs," says Davis.
Then they will bury the eggs in a beaker, which represents a sea turtles nest and layer the eggs.
"What they'll see is eggs that are on the top will be warmer and ones on the bottom will be cooler. Sea turtle sex is based on temperature. The warmer it is the more females you will have and the colder it is the more males you will have. Scientists are seeing more females being born due to global warming," explained Davis.
She wants her students to move forward with the critical thinking skills they use during the labs.