Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Science In the Know Now 12/28/2010
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History of Vaccines — A Vaccine History Project of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
information, games and other media
Friday, December 24, 2010
Who Are these People?
What can I say? They don't know enough to use a dictionary? It seems, that the Republican Party has begun to reach for the dregs of the barrel. Would they be able to make on the show "Do You Know as Much as a 5th Grader" ?
Richard (RJ) Eskow
Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America's Future
Posted: December 23, 2010 01:19 PM
Read more at www.huffingtonpost.com
News reports said that Wallison and his fellow Republicans on the Commission also wanted to ban the words "shadow banking," "interconnection," and "deregulation" from a report on the Great Recession and its causes. That's like banning the phrase "plastic surgery" from a story about the Kardashians.
Not true, insists Wallison. "Only in the fever-swamps of the left could anyone believe that," he writes. For example, Wallison says he and his colleagues merely objected to the Commission's use of "Wall Street" as "a general term for the financial system." Wallison says it's unacceptable, politically motivated, and imprecise to use the phrase "Wall Street" as if it referred to the controlling financial interests of the United States.
Wall Street: n. The controlling financial interests of the United States.
- American Heritage Dictionary
Sunday, December 19, 2010
People Are Healthier!
Whatever it takes! It seems to me that for many centuries we were all helping each other. It's called community. I love this research, and I think it would be wonderful to see it replicated in places where there is need, including the USA.
When stacked up against HIV/AIDS, malaria and other fast-moving, deadly diseases, mental illnesses don’t score as high with governments and philanthropies. One reason: the perception that tackling mental illness is too complicated and too costly.
Now an intriguing study in the online version of the medical journal The Lancet suggests that it’s not that hard to tackle some mental conditions. And what may help most of all are therapists with minimal training.
Math: User-Friendly Ideas for Learning
Math is only being taught the way it is, because we are still holding on to some antiquated notion that all children will learn (or dropout) just as the 10% who flourish by this elitist methodology.
Read this article to learn that not all those who love math, love the way it's being taught.
Vi Hart calls herself "a recreational mathemusician currently living on Long Island." She talks faster than a machine gun, loves math, and draws like a dream. Her newest video: "Doodling in Math Class: Snakes + Graphs" is eye-popping.
See more at www.npr.org
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Science In the Know Now 11/15/2010
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Science: Layers of the Earth - eThemes
a variety of resources on Earth System Science
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animations from the PBS series, Savage Earth.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Science In the Know Now 10/13/2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
A Rose By Any Other Name
When someone wants to create a stir, make a buck, or earn a doctorate, they give the old wine a new name. Now is no different. Infographics are graphic organizers, sometimes called data visualizations, formerly referred to as charts and graphs.
There are some good examples here, but many of these are very weak in correlating data in a way that makes it more accessable.
Always be careful when you use free websites. Read the fine print of who owns your work, once you've used the web application. Unless they have changed their rules, Many Eyes (owned by IBM) owns your data visualization, so I don't use it.
No matter what, data visualization, oooooops infographics are here to stay. Using the best ones can help us understand concepts better than ever.
10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics
Wordle
Wordle lets you create word visualisations using text you enter. There are plenty of interesting designs to choose from. Enter whole books, short passages or see what other people have used. In this example, we can see the US constitution visualised.
Gapminder
GapMinder is a free Adobe Air (cross-platform by nature) application to ensure you have current data on major world issues and can create visualisations for your purposes. Data is updated yearly and released with new versions of the application. The visuals are also quite impressive!
Inkscape
Inkscape is a free vector graphic software available for many platforms. This is the ideal free option for the creation of your overall infographic. Simple and intuitive, you should have no problems importing your visualisations and combining them with other visuals to create your masterpiece.
Science In the Know Now 10/12/2010
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Language Log » Are “heavy media multitaskers” really heavy media multitaskers?
dig in the research for the real answers
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Life Should Be Fun
It only takes a kid and a bit of time to make these healthy snacks that are fun and healthy. Try them. I particularly like the "hand" pressed panini.
Wholesome Snacks
It's snacktime! From pitas to pretzels to do-it-yourself parfaits, we've got everything you need to make snacktime delicious and nutritious for your child.
Healthy Snacks
Make an Edible Monster Mouth
Your child will love nothing more than combining his two favorite parts of the day: snack time and playtime! This crazy monster mouth is almost as fun to create as it is to ...
Bake Alphabet Pretzels!
In kindergarten, it's pretty much impossible to overdo alphabet practice. This fun baking activity offers hands-on practice, by making delicious pretzels in the shape of ...
Make a Grilled Cheese "Handwich"
Get your kids to give you a hand in the kitchen--literally!--by making fun grilled cheese sandwiches decorated with their handprints.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Science In the Know Now 10/03/2010
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"You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN!"
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Science In the Know Now 10/02/2010
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"Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor that enables you to create, store, share, and collaborate on documents with your science and math students. You can even import any existing document from Word and Simple Text."
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Science In the Know Now 10/01/2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Science In the Know Now 09/30/2010
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The Five Features of Science Inquiry: How do you know? | Edutopia
Yes, another iteration of Bybee's 5Es; always a new generation to learn from scratch.
There was an interesting graphic organizer called the Evidence Bucket...cooler than a T chart.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Science In the Know Now 09/24/2010
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TEACHING|chemistry» Blog Archive » A great way to start the year
using survey answers from beginning of class in a wordle.
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Germs, Seeds and Animals, (1563242508), Alfred W. Crosby, Textbooks - Barnes & Noble
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
Science In the Know Now 09/19/2010
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a charismatic actor delivered a presentation about a topic he knew nothing about and no one in research survey called him on it.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Science In the Know Now 08/24/2010
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n2teaching: What is Technology? Why Do We Care?
a metaphor for my belief in the inclusive nature of education for the best opportunity for all.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Science In the Know Now 08/04/2010
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"essential tool in helping students to visualize the Earth and its processes (e.g., references in the recommended reading list and many others)."
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Franklin County Community Portal - Biomass session draws a crowd
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Just Buy It: Impulsiveness Tied To Brain Chemical : NPR
 clipped from www.npr.orgFrom proposing to a loved one to going on a shopping spree, many of life's decisions are guided by the brain chemical dopamine. Scientists now say dopamine might explain why some people are more impulsive than others when it comes to planning and thinking.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Science In the Know Now 07/30/2010
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Using Ziploc bags or plastic to contain seed growth for class or home; this is a traditional method used for a couple decades.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Science In the Know Now 07/28/2010
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My First Garden - A Children's Guide to the World of Fun and Clever Gardening
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CBC News - Technology & Science - Titanic wreck expedition to map debris
there will finally be a complete archaeological expedition for the Titanic; cooperation between Woods Hole and a corporation
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Science In the Know Now 07/10/2010
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a free elearning web site with multimedia resources.
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What can I say? It's gorgeous and practical. Do you see the blue/red shift examples?
- Il fallait s'y attendre, après Google Maps ~ Google Earth + internet, Google a mis en ligne Google Sky, Google Moon et Google Mars. Bluffant, de quoi voyager encore plus loin...
- post by Sylvain Comte
- Il fallait s'y attendre, après Google Maps ~ Google Earth + internet, Google a mis en ligne Google Sky, Google Moon et Google Mars. Bluffant, de quoi voyager encore plus loin...
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Science In the Know Now 07/07/2010
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Middle School Year 7 Class: Maths and Science; recommended by @marragem
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Science In the Know Now 07/05/2010
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Dig It - The Inside Scoop - Soils Book for Children | Soil Science Society of America
a variety of projects, activities and resources for learning all about soil; It's not dirt!
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A Neuroscientist Uncovers A Dark Secret : NPR
University of California at Irving researches biological basis for behavior; found characteristics in brain and blood of himself; but the third leg of the bad behavior is abuse or a poor childhood which he didn't have;
lots learn in this new field of research
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Science In the Know Now 06/29/2010
The KDE Education Project - Kalzium
"Kalzium is an application which will show you some information about the periodic system of the elements. Therefore you could use it as an information database. "
a variety of data, activities, projects and educational apps from the folks at the Jet Propulsion Lab
NASA has tons of data sites that can be used by students and teachers, to learn more about Earth and space; just now people are figuring this out and using them for project based learning....or situation based learning....or scenario based learning......or challenge based learning....or WHAT'S THE NEXT NAME FOR unit?
here is a question with an answer of 42
Flickriver: Most interesting photos tagged with munstead
This is an image of dry land grouping of plants including lavender and African Daisies that worked well in my outdoor clay pot on the west side of the house. There are also some tiny insects, beetle types, on the African Daisies....I don't know what they are.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Science In the Know Now 06/03/2010
A Conversation With Aniruddh D. Patel - Exploring Music’s Hold on the Mind - Question - NYTimes.com
This is an amazing story of one of E.O. Wilson's students
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Science In the Know Now 05/30/2010
Free Technology for Teachers: Sciyo - Hundreds of Free Science Books and Journals
"A national network of State Wildlife Agency Sponsors ensures that Project WILD is available nationwide --training educators in the many facets of the program. Emphasizing wildlife because of its intrinsic value, Project WILD addresses the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet. "
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Science In the Know Now 05/28/2010
even in education, the "journalists" write "news" articles about topics they want to develop; reminds me of Newsweek and the melantonin articles from the 1980's
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Science In the Know Now 05/18/2010
Convert Your Annotations to Blog Posts with 1-click
send your bookmarks and annotations to your blog; this is a test
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Does Anyone Care?
 clipped from www.npr.org
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Robotic Printer Could Build Moonbases
 clipped from www.physorg.com
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