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Invisibility Shield Invention

Invisibility Shield Invention

by | Dec 5, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Uncategorized, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for access to the main article. A British company called Invisibility Shield Co has developed an innovative invisibility shield that uses a “precision engineered lens array” to deflect light around a...
Plastic-Eating Worms That Digest Styrofoam

Plastic-Eating Worms That Digest Styrofoam

by | Dec 2, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Life Systems

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered that the larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio, known as superworms, can digest Styrofoam (polystyrene). These larvae carry...
Giant Pandas No Longer Endangered

Giant Pandas No Longer Endangered

by | Nov 25, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Biology, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Strands, Understanding Life Systems

Click HERE for a link to the full article. In October 2021, China announced that giant pandas are now classified as vulnerable rather than endangered. This change aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) 2016 reclassification. Key...
Children Prefer Reading Books Rather Than Screens

Children Prefer Reading Books Rather Than Screens

by | Nov 22, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, Environment, General Interest, Kindergarten, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools

Please click HERE for a link to the article. The article by Matthew Lynch, published on June 7, 2017, discusses new research indicating that children prefer reading physical books over digital devices like iPads and Kindles. Key findings include: Study Results:...
Ignite imagination and inspire a new space-age generation

Ignite imagination and inspire a new space-age generation

by | Nov 17, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Blog, Coding, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Resource Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Technology Enhanced Learning

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for a link to the main website. Exploration Generation (ExGen) is an initiative that offers K-12 educators comprehensive resources for teaching STEM concepts with a focus on aerospace, engineering, and...
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