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Continue reading →: Understanding the Brain: What Drugs Can Tell Us
Webinar on the Brain and Drugs for high school science teachers provided by NIH and NSTA- March 24, 2011 6:30-8 pm EST Check out information from NSTA here and from NIH here. Registration is FREE! Title: Understanding the Brain: What Drugs Can Tell Us Date: March 24, 2011 Time: 6:30…
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Continue reading →: Effectiveness of Science Videos
I share a lot of science education videos on this blog- a lot! And I have never taken the time to discuss how I might use the video clips with students or, more importantly, asked YOU how you intend to use or did use a video with students. As an…
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Continue reading →: Middle School Chemistry Resource: FREE
Middle School Chemistry: Big Ideas about the Very Small is a FREE middle school unit provided by the American Chemical Society. You can download all six chapters: Matter Changes of State Density The Periodic Table & Bonding The Water Molecule & Dissolving Chemical Change Each chapter has multiple lessons supported…
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Continue reading →: Digital Leadership
I was honored to recently be interviewed by Cathy Britt for a project in her Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington. The interview features Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson aka The Seattle Mama Doc talking about her use of digital media in the medical field. Check out…
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Continue reading →: Happy Pi Day 2011
Not much time for blogging today but here is a link to The Huffington Post- 5 Videos to Help You Celebrate March 14th Enjoy!
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Continue reading →: Women are Scientists FREE Video Series
March is Women’s History Month and while I would argue that it is important to advocate for women’s issues all the months of the year (maybe a topic for a future post) here is a wonderful FREE resource that I highlighted in a previous post and want to put back…
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Continue reading →: Birth of a Word
Thanks to the Science Goddess for sharing this powerful TED video- The Birth of a Word. Easily one of the best talks I have seen this year. MIT researcher Deb Roy wanted to understand how his infant son learned language — so he wired up his house with videocameras to catch…
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Continue reading →: FREE Resources on Earthquakes and Tsunamis
1. Thinkfinity has assembled a list of resources from multiple resources for teaching about earthquakes and tsunamis. Click HERE to see the list. 2. Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers also published a post with links to 3 Good Earthquake & Tsunami Lesson Resources
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Continue reading →: Globe at Night
Globe at Night is a citizen science program that encourages us to get outside, start looking up, make some night sky observations, and report our findings online. This year’s campaign for the northern hemisphere runs from March 22-April 4. You will find campaign materials like postcards and flyers (example below)…
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Continue reading →: FREE Resources from NSTA: March 2011
Here are FREE resources from the National Science Teachers Association for March 2011. Science & Children (K-5): an issue on Inquiry Free – Editor’s Note: Moving Toward Inquiry Free – Fire Up the Inquiry Free – Guest Editorial: Inquiry Is Essential Free – Natural Resources: Get Out There Science Scope (middle school): Free – Who…

