…investigation, learn about aquifers and water sustainability in the High-Adventure Science water investigation, and learn about using geologic formations to reconstruct previous climates in the High-Adventure Science climate investigation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915182850.htm…
From xkcd: http://www.xkcd.com/164/ Science is about facts and evidence. There is a lot of evidence that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. You can explore with our models how carbon…
From xkcd: http://www.xkcd.com/402/ The permafrost line is shifting. It may be slow by tornado-chasing standards, but it’s shifting. A study earlier this year from Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada…
…up to a real-life test. That’s how you’ll know when you’re dealing with good science. Learn some good science in the High-Adventure Science investigations on climate, water, and space. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825141621.htm…
…Formaldehyde is relatively abundant throughout the galaxy, making it possible that life could form in other solar systems in the same way that it formed in this solar system. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404151351.htm…
…being stored in the wood rather than being released into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the trees don’t take in ALL of the released carbon dioxide… trees to the (partial) rescue! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525120050.htm…
…Improving Education and 10 Free Online Resources for Science Teachers. Check out scores of activities in our STEM Resource Finder at www.concord.org/stem-resources. This material is based upon work supported by…
Lights, camera, action: A video that introduces the NGSS practice of scientific argumentation Blog Post
…to scientific arguments in a fun and relatable way and to make the terminology and process of scientific argumentation less daunting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J63hWQw2hU We’re piloting the video in our Will there…
…of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. This is just the beginning for finding Earth-like planets around other stars! Learn more about planet hunting in the High-Adventure Science space investigation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110912143536.htm…
…of “Snowball Earth,” but one thing’s for sure–we’ll know a lot more about how the Earth works by trying to craft a good explanation. That’s the way science works! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525141540.htm…