Wild Animal Webcam Ideas


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By Jared Hottenstein

Of all the branches of science we teach, life science presents the greatest hands-on challenges.  You can always pick up a classroom set of Educational Innovations’ Owl Pellets, but bringing live animals into the classroom is a tricky proposition.  Online learning is the perfect opportunity for students to explore the world of life science—especially through a streaming webcam!  Think of it as your students getting the chance to watch “life science celebrities.”  Students can tune in once a day—or once a week—to see what new snack mama eagle brought back to the nest. 

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Fails, Flubs, and Learning (the Hard Way) that Science is Not an Exact Science


Educational Innovations Blog

By Jared Hottenstein

Have you ever watched science experiment videos on YouTube?  Chances are good that everything works perfectly.  So you grab some materials and try the same experiment at your kitchen table.  But it doesn’t work like it did in the video!  What gives?  The reality is that most science YouTubers edit out the bloopers and fails.  To put it bluntly, science is not always an exact science. 

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