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Continue reading →: 100 Women 100 Visions
100 Women 100 Visions is a photographic portrait series of women working in STEM fields at the Imperial College London. You can click on the image of one of the women and learn about her field and interests. I would love to see a similar project in the states to…
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Continue reading →: Another Visual Periodic Table
This visual Periodic Table was mentioned on Steve Spangler’s Blog and I wanted to make sure and spread the word here as well. Looks like a good one- and can you really have TOO MANY Periodic Tables? I don’t think so!
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Continue reading →: Steve Spangler: Make an Object Vanish & Fire Tornado
Here is a cool demonstration/discrepant event to get students thinking about light and how we see objects- courtesy of Steve Spangler. The second video is a completely safe Fire Tornado =)
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Continue reading →: Free NSTA Resources February 2010
For February 2010 you can download the following articles for FREE even if you are not a member of NSTA. Remember, if you are a member, you can access articles from all of the journals- not just the one you subscribe to. Science & Children (elementary): Turtle Girls Science Scope…
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Continue reading →: Wikis for Science Ed Collaboration
NSTA Reports for February 2010 has a cover story titled: Wikis for Science Ed Collaboration. If you are a classroom teacher, administrator, PD provider, curriculum director or other education leader and you don’t have a handle on Wikis- I highly recommend reading this short article. This might also be a…
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Continue reading →: Science NetLinks: Reaching for Olympic Glory
The crew at Science NetLinks has assembled a set of resources for integrating science instruction with the excitement of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The page- Reaching for Olympic Glory has multiple K-12 lessons, links, and tools for showing students the physics in a snowboarders backflip and the engineering required…
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Continue reading →: Center on Instruction: High Quality Science Instruction
The Center on Instruction has some resources to support teachers and administrators in learning about their report- Effective Science Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us? You will find: The pdf of the report A PowerPoint with speaker notes A set of handouts with classroom vignettes– compare traditional to reform style…
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Continue reading →: The Naked Scientists
No, they are not actually naked- it’s just stripped down science. This group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University use media such as podcasts, radio, and even live lectures to promote science to the general public. You will find the following on The Naked Scientists: weekly podcasts science articles…
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Continue reading →: Baby on Board
Hello loyal readers. The Science for All blog will be taking a break for a couple of weeks. On January 26, 2010 my wife delivered a beautiful baby girl- I’m sure this will impact my blogging time =) Be on the lookout for more science education resources soon. Kirk
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Continue reading →: Brain Rules
On an archaeological dig through my personal library, I stumbled upon John Medina’s Brain Rules. While this book is not specifically a science education resource, it uses brain research to propose 12 principles that have implications for teaching, learning, and presenting (professional development). It seems like the use of the…
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