by Michael Frankfort | Jan 8, 2025 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy
Click HERE for a link to the original article. The article “Do Trees Talk to Each Other?” by Richard Grant explores the groundbreaking ideas of Peter Wohlleben, a German forester whose book, The Hidden Life of Trees, has revolutionized the way we...
by Michael Frankfort | Dec 18, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Articles, Biology, Chemistry, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Strands, Understanding Life Systems
Click HERE for a link to the full article. Scientists are leveraging mRNA technology, initially proven effective against COVID-19, to develop a lung cancer vaccine called BTN116. Developed by BioNTech, this vaccine has entered phase 1 clinical trials in seven...
by Michael Frankfort | Dec 12, 2024 | Article, Articles, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy
In 2002, Buffy the Vampire Slayer became the first U.S. TV show to use “Google” as a verb. In the episode “Help” from the show’s seventh season, Willow asks Buffy, “Have you Googled her yet?” The humorous exchange that follows highlights how unfamiliar the term was at...
by Michael Frankfort | Nov 20, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Environment, General Interest, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Life Systems
Click HERE for a link to the original article. The concept of “Darwinian Gastronomy” explores how the use of spices in cooking may have contributed to human survival and evolution. This idea is based on a 1998 study by biologists Jennifer Billing and Paul...
by Michael Frankfort | Oct 16, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Physics, Resource Type, STEM, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms, Video
Click HERE for a link to a YouTube video of this art piece. Gibbs Farm in North Auckland, New Zealand, is a vast private sculpture collection renowned for its unique integration with the landscape. The property is dominated by the expansive Kaipara Harbour, which...
by Michael Frankfort | Sep 25, 2024 | All Science Teachers, Article, Articles, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr. 11-12 Physics, Grade 6, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Click HERE for a link to the original article. A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily become a “mini-moon” by entering Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, 2024. Discovered by NASA in August, this asteroid is about 10 meters...
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