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Continue reading →: Earthquake Teaching Resources
With the level of concern rising regarding the recent earthquake in Haiti- I figured students of all levels may be thinking about this catastrophic event regardless of their current topic of study in science. Science NetLinks has a collection of K-12 online resources for learning more about earthquakes. I highly…
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Continue reading →: Sciencehouse- Experiment Videos
I have mentioned ScienceHouse previously and I stumbled on it again recently- so we have a second post. ScienceHouse has a mission of connecting people to promote and advance science. ScienceHouse has a few resources that may be of interest to K-12 teachers, but my favorite is their Science Experiment…
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Continue reading →: NASA PlanetQuest Historic Timeline
Kelly at iLearn Technology just highlighted the NASA PlanetQuest Historic Timeline on her blog and this is such a great resource that I thought I would mention it as well. Read Kelly’s post HERE The interactive timeline starts in 500 BC and moves to the present, mentioning important discoveries and…
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Continue reading →: Cool Science
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has a wonderful resource for science educators called Cool Science. Cool Science is essentially a collection of HHMI resources: Ask A Scientist interface for answering student questions about science. This site connects you with some top scientists from around the country. Cool Science for Curious…
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Continue reading →: NOVA-The Secret Life of Scientists: Dava Newman
A short and sweet clip of Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer and sailor, answering 10 questions about her career and hobby. To learn more about Dava and her work as an aerospace engineer designing a new Bio-Suit- check out her page on The Secret Life of Scientists.
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Continue reading →: Foldables in Science
This is not a science specific resource, however, as an elementary teacher of science and as a professional development provider I have used Foldables to help learners better understand science concepts. If you are new to Foldables, they are essentially folded paper used as a graphic organizer. There are many…
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Continue reading →: Bubble Wrap Competition
Darlene at the Science Cheerleader posted about The Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors and I wanted to make sure and share this cool challenge. The contest is an opportunity for students grades 5-8 to create an invention that incorporates Bubble Wrap cushioning. The Grand Prize winner gets a $10,o00…
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Continue reading →: Engineer Girl
Engineer Girl is the middle school companion site to Engineer Your Life for high school girls (see my recent post HERE) Engineer Girl has resources for encouraging middle school girls to pursue (or at least consider) engineering as a potential career. The site contains: Reasons why to be an engineer…
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Continue reading →: Riley Crane: Viral Collaboration on The Colbert Report
I always feel compelled to share any time Stephen Colbert has any science or technology related guest. On January 5th, Riley Crane of MIT discusses an amazing example of the use of viral collaboration to find 10 randomly placed red balloons (DARPA Balloon Hunt Challenge). Maybe they can help me…
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