…as the nation holds such a desire for change and innovation is simply unparalleled. My background in physics research, classroom teaching, and professional development has taught me that effective STEM…
…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…
…wobble effect that all three objects (star, planet, and moon) exert on each other. All they need to do now is find stars that have planets that have at least…
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…
…society… Learn more about how carbon dioxide and global warming in our “What will Earth’s climate be in the future?” investigation. Read the full article from Popular Science at: http://www.popsci.com/bown/2010/innovator/cement-thin-air…
…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…
Science should be taught as a verb as well as a noun. Performing science is a compelling and effective way to learn. It is through the process of exploration, creation,…
…discusses the societal benefits of his work, what’s needed to be an effective researcher, his favorite childhood experiment and the best piece of advice he ever received. Read the interview…
…carbon dioxide emissions to accelerate the warming process. Read the summary at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309083700.htm. Learn how albedo affects global temperature with our models in the “What will Earth’s climate be in…