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  • Mending the Broken Link

    NSTA Reports—Katya Denisova, PhD
    In this commentary, the author asserts that "our preK-5 teachers need to know the fundamentals of science to capture their students' imagination with the beauty of science." For this, opportunities for "mentoring, coaching, and professional development...  [view full summary]
    In this commentary, the author asserts that "our preK-5 teachers need to know the fundamentals of science to capture their students' imagination with the beauty of science." For this, opportunities for "mentoring, coaching, and professional development in science content ... are critically needed"
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  • Science Fairs Go Online

    NSTA Reports
    In recent years, virtual science fairs that allow students to transmit their submissions electronically or create a website to display their projects have sprung up around the world.
    In recent years, virtual science fairs that allow students to transmit their submissions electronically or create a website to display their projects have sprung up around the world.
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  • Ten States Get NCLB Waivers, New Mexico Has to Wait

    Education Week
    Ten of 11 states that applied for waivers from the No Chilld Left Behind Act have received that flexibility from federal officials, while one of them, New Mexico, has not yet been granted it, the U.S. Department of Education said today. The states awarded...  [view full summary]
    Ten of 11 states that applied for waivers from the No Chilld Left Behind Act have received that flexibility from federal officials, while one of them, New Mexico, has not yet been granted it, the U.S. Department of Education said today. The states awarded waivers are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
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  • Obama Gets His Hands Dirty for Science

    U.S. News & World Report
    The White House science fair was created to inspire curiosity, and one project in particular piqued President Barack Obama's interest so much he couldn't resist testing it out.
    The White House science fair was created to inspire curiosity, and one project in particular piqued President Barack Obama's interest so much he couldn't resist testing it out.
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Blick’s Pick

Reaction time:

This video received a lot of attention during the Australian Open because of the spectacular reaction grab by the ball boy. It got me thinking about typical reaction times and how they affect our everyday lives, particularly when driving. A quick search will lead you to websites that allow you to test your own reaction time and compare it to the average (about 0.2 s). YouTube link

Blick's Pick offers a new science video every week (archived here). Visit Blick on Flicks for Jacob Clark Blickenstaff's reviews of movies and other media.

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Learning & Teaching Scientific Inquiry: Research and Applications

Cognitive science sheds light on how students learn and how instructors should teach.

Today in Science History

On February 10 in 1667, an abstract of Head of a Shark Dissected by Nicolaus Steno is published by the Royal Society of London. The essay is a classic in paleontology, the study of fossils. For the first time since the ancient Greeks 20 centuries before, it correctly argued that fossils were the petrified remains of once-living creatures. This notion stirred immediate controversy at that time.

—from The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention

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