…of a computer screen is the natural boundary between the virtual world and the physical world and is, therefore, an intuitive user interface for certain human-computer interactions. Compared with other…
Are you “just getting by” with remote learning? Future online learning opportunities are ahead. Blog Post
Note: This blog post was first published on GettingSmart.com. We are living in an extraordinary moment in time. We will remember this global pandemic for decades and longer. Though the…
Measure how fast you can react to three different cues: sight, sound, and touch.
…readers can recognize that this is a compound of a DNA and a protein molecule. Observing how this system evolves over time under different conditions, we can hope to identify…
…seasonally frozen, and thawed soil layers. The quest to forecast the future continues. To learn about how carbon dioxide affects Earth’s climate, try out the High-Adventure Science climate investigation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110823115651.htm…
…ice sheet dynamics and their relationship with the global climate system.” Explore the relationship between temperature and ice-melting in our activity, “What will Earth’s climate be in the future?“ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126131538.htm…
…about the stars to fully describe the planets. Just as in all scientific fields, the latest breakthrough discoveries are always built on a strong foundation of basic research. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110151155.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110110-nasa-kepler-10b-new-planet-found-rocky-science-space/…
…environmental science. The Russian National Training Foundation offers teacher preparation master classes run by project staff and experienced teacher-trainers. Russian Global Lab (www.globallab.ru) hopes to recruit 50 to 60 additional…
…no easy feat. But working in these harsh conditions is the only way that scientists might be able to understand what Earth’s climate was like 1.5 million years ago. http://www.npr.org/2011/03/04/134229249/its-bottoms-up-for-antarctic-ice-sheets…
…100 to be considered significant. http://www.xkcd.com/882 Scientists test their hypotheses multiple times to be sure of the significance of their results. Even though one test may reach a significant p-value,…