October 20, 2015
by: Priscilla Robinson
Autumn is such a magical time of the year. Leaves change and landscapes are transformed with flaming red, vibrant gold and jolly orange. It’s almost magical: pumpkins start to appear on porches and black cats, scarecrows, and goblins stand ready to greet passersby.
Yesterday, as I sat sipping my coffee, transfixed on the seasonal changes of the Portland skyline and surrounding hills, my iPhone awakened with a familiar ring. It was Henry, my three-year-old grandson in Seattle.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
October 16, 2015
For this edition of In the News, we’re sharing some of our favorite reports on creepy bugs, bats and creatures that GLOW… in other words, things that go bump! in the night.
Let’s start with SMALL spooky science stuff:
The American Museum of Natural History has a wonderful web page devoted to the creepiest, crawliest species—for example, the Goblin Spider and the Zombie Ant. Read on if you dare!
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
October 16, 2015
We love talking about science all year long, but the Halloween season gives us an extra reason to celebrate the countless ways that our lives are touched by science. Whether we’re looking up at the stars or down at our toes, there is always something amazing to learn.
In honor of this MONSTROUS time of year, we’ve selected a few video clips related to spooky science. These videos will grab your students’ attention and help you start a lively discussion.
If you come across a spooky science video you’d like us to add to this list, leave the URL in a comment below or write to us at socialmedia@teachersource.com.
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September 28, 2015
by: Linda Dunnavant
Making Science Fun… with Food!
There’s nothing like food to get students engaged in a lesson. Even the coolest of oh-so-cool middle schoolers will be putty in your hands after you tell them they’re going to have a chance to eat and learn at the same time. Food can be incorporated into the science classroom in countless ways. As long as it relates to your curriculum, the sky is the limit!
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September 11, 2015
By: Ted Beyer
Summertime—sun and fun! For most of us (in the northern hemisphere at least) that means hot weather. Heat does interesting things to the world around us, and to us as well. On a hot day you tend to perspire. Your body does this for a good reason: as the moisture evaporates, it cools your skin, and thus helps to regulate your body temperature.
In contrast, dogs don’t perspire—they don’t have sweat glands! So on a hot day you will see dogs panting—lots of rapid, shallow breaths with their tongues looking bigger than usual hanging out of their mouths. That’s the doggie way of cooling off. They are moving air over a wet surface—again using evaporation to lower their body temperature.
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