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Continue reading →: Are Parents Satisfied with Math and Science Education?
The findings of a new Public Agenda survey were released on June 2, 2010. The survey explored the views of 1,400 individuals nationwide including 646 parents of K-12 students. Here is an overview of parent views as mentioned in a recent Education Week article: •About half (52 percent) say their…
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Continue reading →: 100 Amazing Videos for Teaching & Studying Physics
The Online Colleges blog has put together another list of science resources with 100 Amazing Videos for Teaching & Studying Physics. A couple of these vids have been mentioned here before but there are several new entries as well. The clips are organized into categories such as- Physics Fun, Physics…
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Continue reading →: RESGI: Resources for Earth Sciences & Geography Instruction
Central Michigan University’s Resources for Earth Sciences & Geography Instruction has a thorough collection of materials for teaching Earth Science concepts. Resources are organized by topics such as Plate Tectonics, Climate, Astronomy, and so on. Lots to discover here- I highly recommend adding this one to your bookmarks if you…
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Continue reading →: Go for Launch!
Thanks to Open Culture and Free Technology for Teachers for posting this amazing video from Air & Space Magazine. The time-lapse video condenses 6 weeks of images of the space shuttle Discovery from prep to launch. Love it. See embedded video below or click HERE. more about “Go For Launch!…
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Continue reading →: Centre of the Cell
Centre of the Cell is a children science education center at Queen Mary University of London. The Centre of the Cell website has many resources to support teaching and learning of cell biology: Explore a Cell interactive- rotate a 3-D model of a cell and learn about the parts What…
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Continue reading →: Molecular Workbench
Molecular Workbench is “a free, open-source tool that delivers visual, interactive simulations for teaching and learning science and engineering.” I found that it only took a few seconds to install the program and I was up and running with several quality simulations at my fingertips. (You can also download a…
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Continue reading →: Family Science Quest Channel on YouTube
A new YouTube Channel called Family Science Quest has video clips of quick investigations and demonstrations that use everyday materials. These activities are intended to be used at home by families to encourage “science talk” and sense-making outside of the school environment. There are currently only a handful of activities…
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Continue reading →: Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist
Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist is a 1 hour documentary about a molecular biologist, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro, and three graduate students. As a former molecular biology lab technician, the authenticity of the lab environment and interactions between the scientists rings true. The struggles and rewards of cutting-edge science…
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Continue reading →: Bring on the Learning Revolution
The talk “Bring on the Learning Revolution” by Sir Ken Robinson was just released on TED Talks. There are many parts of this talk that speak to me- I especially love the notion that our school systems need more than reform- they need a revolution The Fast Food model of…
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Continue reading →: Biobuilder
Biobuilder has animated video clips and activities to support the teaching and learning of Synthetic Biology. The video clips are engaging and funny yet tackle some pretty deep biotechnology content. It appears that there are still several clips/activities in development. This seems like a site to keep an eye on.
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