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Continue reading →: Foundations of Science
See the link below to read a transcript of a recent speech by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO, Jeff Raikes at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington. Jeff makes the case for the importance of STEM education and shares some personal stories about his own journey through STEM…
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Continue reading →: Neil deGrasse Tyson Daily Show 3/1/10
Here is Neil deGrasse Tyson talking with John Stewart on the Daily Show- March 1, 2010. They discuss water on the moon and methane on Mars. more about "Neil deGrasse Tyson Daily Show 3/1/10", posted with vodpod
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Continue reading →: Start Science Sooner
The March 2010 issue of Scientific American has an article on the importance of starting science instruction at the early grades. This is a short and powerful article that needs to be shared. Click HERE to read and share the article.
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Continue reading →: Earthquakes for Kids
The USGS has assembled a collection of resources for teaching elementary students about the science of earthquakes. The site provides: a link to the most recent earthquake activity a variety of puzzles, games, & quizzes animations for earthquake terms & concepts description of a geophysicist an interface to ask questions…
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Continue reading →: The Elements of Humanity
MAKE magazine has assembled interviews with great minds in science and technology into a Periodic Table format titled The Elements of Humanity The video interviews are short, 3-4 minute clips where the scientists describe their passions and their work. These clips are great for helping students understand the Nature of…
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Continue reading →: Two Free Instructional Materials for Teaching about Matter
Inquiry in Action- Investigating Matter Through Inquiry is a FREE 470 page resource with multiple inquiry activities for teaching K-8 science process skills in the context of understanding matter . You can download individual lesson or the entire book as a pdf. Likes: The activities in this set are hands-on,…
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Continue reading →: Oxidate it or Love it/Electron to the Next One
I love a good science rap- and this is a great one. I’m sure your middle school and high school students will enjoy this video. Read more about the creators of this video in this NY Times article. Also see their video for Regulatin’ Genes below.
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Continue reading →: Cell Biology Videos
On Friday, Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers mentioned 2 sets of resources for teaching Cell & Molecular Biology. 1. The Biology Department at Davidson College has a collection of Cell Biology videos- the clips play directly from your browser. 2. Garland Science has a YouTube channel with several…
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Continue reading →: Systems Thinking
In Washington State, our new Science Standards are based on 3 Cross Cutting Abilities (Systems, Inquiry, & Application) and 3 Domains of Science- Physical Science, Earth/Space Science, and Life Science. I have observed that Systems Thinking is not well understood and not explicitly present in most science instructional materials. This…
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Continue reading →: They Might Be Giants Time Magazine Interview
Another plug for a great band discussing what are quite possibly the best science songs ever recorded- Not that there is a lot of competition for that title. Other links: They Might Be Giants Site They Might Be Giants YouTube Channel– see their science videos. Put it to the Test…
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