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Continue reading →: NGSS Second Public Draft to be Released Tuesday, January 8th at 3pm Eastern
The Second (and final) Public Draft of the Next Generation Science Standards will be released Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 3pm Eastern. Remember- this is the final opportunity for K-12 teachers, parents, administrators, professional development providers, curriculum writers, institutes of higher education, etc to provide feedback and input on the…
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Continue reading →: Seeking Advice and Encouragement for Preservice Elementary Teachers of Science
Next week I will start teaching K-8 Science Methods courses to three different groups of preservice teachers. In my state, this is typically the ONE science education related course that elementary educators receive. It always feels like a huge responsibility… that in just a matter of hours over the couse…
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Continue reading →: Crash Course: Biology
Would you (or your students) appreciate an online overview of biology created by the funny and talented Hank Green? Then check out Hank’s 40-part Crash Course in Biology. Each lesson consists of a short (10-15 minute) YouTube video. The entire course is 7 hours but can easily be searched and used by…
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Continue reading →: Early Childhood STEM: Less Talk More Action
Doug Haller posted a piece on SmartBlog on Education titled Early Childhood STEM: Less Talk More Action. The post is well written and makes some important points about the overwhelming focus on literacy and mathematics in K-5 education… a focus that tends to marginalize the importance of science (not to…
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Continue reading →: A Science & Art Desktop to Launch 2013
I found this excellent desktop image on Design Milk and wanted to share it with you all…”Design is where science & art break even”. Click HERE to learn more about the artist, Lisa Congdon, and to download the image.
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Continue reading →: Richard Feynman: Ode to a Flower (animated)
A short animated clip of Richard Feynman discussing the link between science and art. Click HERE if you cannot see the embedded clip below. This could be a useful clip to launch a discussion with students in 2013.. How do they see art and science as being similar and…
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Continue reading →: Scishow: Science and Gun Violence
Hank abandons his usual irreverence and gets serious about sharing some evidence about gun violence.
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Continue reading →: Science of Santa Video
This somewhat scientific take on Santa (Does Santa Really Exist?) and what might be required for him to actually make all of his deliveries is pretty entertaining in a very dark way. WARNING: you may want to make sure there are no young “believers” watching over your shoulder… not for…
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Continue reading →: NASA Johnson Style
Just for fun… hope you enjoy NASA Johnson Style (Gangnam Style parody)
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Continue reading →: Incredible Video of Solar Eclipse
I stumbled on this amazing video of a solar eclipse and wanted to share it. Read a blog post describing the video HERE.
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