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Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog

Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog

by | Mar 25, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Articles, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Resource Type, Strands, Understanding Life Systems

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article A water beetle species, Regimbartia attenuata, can survive being eaten by a frog by traversing the frog’s digestive tract and emerging alive from the other end. This remarkable...
R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling

R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling

by | Mar 18, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Other Topics, Physics, Postsecondary, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. A European starling named Jabber has gained attention for its perfect imitation of the Star Wars droid R2-D2. Known for their exceptional mimicry skills, European starlings can...
Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row

Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row

by | Mar 11, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Physics, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. The ancient Greek theatre of Epidaurus is renowned for its exceptional acoustics, allowing performers to be heard clearly from almost 60 meters away. New research by Nico Declercq...
Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time

Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time

by | Mar 1, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Understanding Earth and Space Systems

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Trevor Porter, a professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is using tree rings to study how Canada’s Arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years. By analyzing tree...
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