Germs are everywhere. We could say they’re nothing to sneeze at, but that would be a pretty lame joke.
Enjoy these jokes and comics, share them with your students. Why not insert a few riddles into a quiz or homework page? Extra credit points for students who guess the right punchline!
If you have a favorite germ-related cartoon or joke, insert it below as a comment, or email us at socialmedia@teachersource.com.
Happy teaching!
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
Whether it’s the Ebola virus or more commonplace “bugs,” we often hear about germs in the news. Check out this selection of noteworthy news items.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/photos/video-classroom-experiment-reveals-quickly-germs-spread-26755004
www.webmd.com/news/20141117/every-kiss-begins-with-80-million-germs
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121083640.htm
www.webmd.com/women/home-health-and-safety-9/places-germs-hide
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by Ted Beyer
Predicting the weather is an age-old guessing game.
Over time, more and more sophisticated devices have been developed to aid in the guessing game. Indeed, some of the largest computers in the world today are dedicated to modeling the weather using millions of data points collected all over the world—all in an effort to determine if going to the beach this weekend is a good idea, or if you should just stay home and binge watch Game of Thrones (again).
After temperature, one of the earliest scientific observations about the weather is the variation in barometric pressure. Local changes in air pressure usually signal changes in the weather. Falling pressure generally indicates rain, snow or wind storms, and increasing pressure most often indicates nicer weather.
One of the earliest gadgets used to try and track barometric pressure was the Weather Glass, also known as the Goethe Barometer [1]. Evangelista Toricelli [2] came up with the first truly accurate barometer—the classic, mercury-filled device—sometime around 1643-44. [Note: Educational Innovations has a mercury-free version of this Science classroom “must-have.”] Read the rest of this entry »
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by: Donna Giachetti
In a February 2014 blog post we said goodbye to the last of our goldenrod paper supply, a beloved staple in many science teachers’ classrooms.
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by: Donna Giachetti
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a teacher.
If you spend more than an hour a day with kids—from 1 to 100 (in age and quantity)—chances are you’re a teacher.
If you’ve grinned at our Facebook comics or said “I need that!” while clicking through our website, chances are you’re a teacher.
Here’s what the dictionary says:
Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary online
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