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Classroom Redesign: Students Take On the Challenge
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for the full article. Heather Wolpert-Gawron describes her journey of redesigning her classroom to create a more student-centered environment. Initially, the classroom had a few pieces of furniture like...
The Art of Tinkering
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 The Art of Tinkering By Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich “The Art of Tinkering,” brought to you by the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio, celebrates the essence of tinkering—taking things apart, exploring tools and materials,...
Earth’s core appears to have reversed its spin. So what does this mean?
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Recent research suggests that Earth’s inner core, a solid mass of nickel and iron, may have stopped rotating and could be reversing its direction. Seismic waves from powerful...
Move over, Green Chemistry: How to Stop the Greenwashing
Click HERE for a link to the full article Farid Pourkhatai’s article discusses the concept of Molecular Ecology, which integrates key biological themes across various levels of organization to promote sustainability. He critiques the shortcomings of Green Chemistry,...
Build An Atom – Interactive Website
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Build An Atom Check out this interactive website from the University of Colorado Boulder - PhET Interactive Simulations that feature three simulations about the the structure of the atom, atomic symbols, and a game. Please...
Playing music in childhood linked to a sharper mind in old age, study suggests
Please click HERE for a link to the full article. A study from the University of Edinburgh suggests that learning to play a musical instrument in childhood is linked to improved cognitive abilities in old age. Researchers found that individuals with more experience...
Hungary’s Musical Road
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 dailynewshungary.com https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarys-first-singing-road-video/ Hungary’s first singing road, located on road 67 between Kaposvár and the M7 highway, plays the song “A 67-es út” by Republic when cars drive...
Pelorus Jack
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to full article. Pelorus Jack was a famous Risso’s dolphin known for escorting ships through the dangerous waters of Cook Strait, New Zealand, from 1888 until his disappearance after 1912. He guided ships...
Know Brainers – I held up over 900 lbs with popsicle sticks
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the video on YouTube In this episode of “Know Brainers,” Matt Nethersole, a professional theatre person, takes on the challenge of building a strong popsicle stick bridge to compete with engineers....
The Science of Snowflakes – Maruša Bradač (TEDEd)
Submitted by STAO Member Kris Lee The Science of Snowflakes - Maruša Bradač Please click HERE for a link to the TEDEd website for this topic While snowflakes and ice cubes are both forms of frozen water, they are quite different. Snowflakes are uniquely six-sided and...
Destreaming Is Hard
Submitted by STAO Member Brad Dixon @TeachingMrDixon Guelph CVI, Destreaming Coach, Minor Head of Science, Math and Science Teacher The first semester of destreaming science is coming to a close. If you were someone like me who was involved in math as well, you might...
Tennessee Students Build Robotic Hand For New Classmate
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Fifteen-year-old Sergio Peralta, who started at a new school in Tennessee, was nervous about hiding his underdeveloped hand. However, a teacher discovered his secret and assigned the...