…help us to better understand our own planet and the wide variety of organisms with which we share it. Read about the discovery at: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html Learn how scientists find new…
…into student thinking and a taking-off point for rich discussions. Read the full article (posted with permission of The Science Teacher). Watch sample students screencasts in the InquirySpace project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSyIa23eyA…
…Another Bright Idea! by Subhadra at Kansas University Slytherin for Sure by Trudi in Halifax, Nova Scotia And a very special video entry by Lisa on her tropical vacation… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPo75RhFKqk…
…think it is important to get that message out now.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110216132100.htm Explore the relationship between temperature and greenhouse gases in our activity, “What will Earth’s climate be in the future?“…
…roughly the same amount of sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and icecaps outside of Greenland and Antarctica and 25% of the total sea level rise per year! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923142503.htm…
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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…more accurate predictions of the future. Learn about how scientists use new data to make better models of Earth’s future climate and fresh water availability with High-Adventure Science investigations. http://www.sfexaminer.com/news/2011/08/irene-forecasts-track-not-speed-wind…