…rest, she says, is history. She now teaches 7th and 8th grade general science to ENL (English as a New Language) students in the Freeport Public Schools in Freeport, New…
Prompted by an editorial in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Absolute certainty is not scientific,” we wrote on this blog, “With the ongoing polarization of science in today’s political environment,…
…connections from their simulation to processes in the real world. Page 7: Stories rocks can tell. Students add rock ages data from the Pacific Ocean. By comparing two maps, students…
…in exploring curious aspects of the everyday world and discovering how the unseen world of atomic-level interactions and energy transformations are responsible for much of what we observe around us….
…reference, today’s carbon dioxide level is approximately 390 parts per million. This is why ice sheets still remain on Earth today. With carbon dioxide levels forecast to rise to 550-1,000…
…you remove the paper from the cup, it turns blue, because you’re breaking the dynamic equilibrium. There’s so much science in this one experiment – condensation, evaporation, latent heat, and…
What is the future of forest fires? Using Wildfire Explorer to learn about boreal forest succession Blog Post
Last summer, thick plumes of wildfire smoke from northern Canada blanketed cities as far south as Washington, D.C., in an eerie orange haze. Record-breaking wildfires in provinces across Canada resulted…
Sharing Research Results and Special Poster Session to Commemorate Robert Tinker at AERA 2018 Blog Post
…educators and researchers around the world attended AERA 2018, which offered 900 sessions in eight hotels centered in bustling Times Square. A poster with research from Hee-Sun Lee and Amy…
Paul Horwitz, senior scientist, got his start in research earlier than most — when he was three! We’ve enjoyed his stories for many years. This one was too good not…
…second (one thousand times slower than today’s typical connection in American homes!) and Google, YouTube, and Facebook did not exist. But these pioneering teachers collaborated in online discussion forums and…