by Michael Frankfort | May 24, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Resource Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems
Click HERE for a link to the orginial article. Astronomers have discovered a unique star system named Apep, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth. This system contains two massive Wolf-Rayet stars, one of which is nearing the end of its life and could produce a...
by Michael Frankfort | May 8, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools
Click HERE for a link to the full article. Michael Wallace, a statistics professor at the University of Waterloo, has found a way to consistently win Tim Hortons’ Roll Up To Win contest. By analyzing the contest’s digital format and using statistical methods, Wallace...
by Michael Frankfort | May 1, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Gr. 11-12 Physics, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Physics, Postsecondary, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, STEM, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Video
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. In 1971, during the final Apollo 15 moonwalk, Commander David Scott performed a live demonstration of Galileo’s theory that all objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass. Scott...
by Michael Frankfort | Apr 20, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Physics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Investigation Skills and Career Exploration, Scientific Literacy, STEM, Strands, Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for the original article. Taipei 101, a massive skyscraper, uses a “wind damper” to stay steady during earthquakes and typhoons. This giant golden ball, also known as a tuned mass damper, hangs between the 87th and...
by Michael Frankfort | Apr 17, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Check out the website HERE “Mathematics in Movies” is a collection of movie clips featuring mathematical concepts, started in 2006. Initially using Flash, the site transitioned to HTML5 video in 2010, allowing easier access...
by Michael Frankfort | Apr 11, 2023 | All Science Teachers, Article, Critical Thinking, General Interest, Inquiry, Media Type, Other Topics, Scientific Literacy
Click HERE for a link to the original article. Researchers have analyzed Ludwig van Beethoven’s DNA from preserved locks of his hair, revealing insights into his health and family history. The study, published in Current Biology, aimed to understand Beethoven’s...
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