No Baking Soda Volcanoes Here: 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
- At May 20, 2013
- By Lindsay Bellino
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Last week, 1600 of the world’s brightest high school scientists made their way to the desert in Phoenix, AZ to participate in the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. We had a chance to walk through the exposition and check out some of the projects from these smartypants, and let [...]
Read More»Best iPad Apps For Creating Beautiful Student Work
- At May 18, 2013
- By Libby Gray Brien
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Projects make for great authentic learning experiences, and the best projects are the perfect combination of great content, relevant problems, and a motivating culminating product. The iPad is a sure-fire way to keep students engaged- but how can you use it to create meaningful products that look polished & complete? I went on a mission [...]
Read More»Tropical Ice–A Story of Climate Change – Untamed Science Video
- At May 17, 2013
- By OLE
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This Week: Tropical Ice–A Story of Climate Change Ice? At the equator? Stories of climate change often take you to polar regions with arctic conditions, but this week the Untamed Science crew heads straight to the tropics. Scientist Neil Losin walks us through his recent expedition to the Rwenzori mountains in Uganda, where he chronicled [...]
Read More»The World’s Fisheries – Untamed Science Video
- At May 9, 2013
- By OLE
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This Week: The World’s Fisheries In a 2006 paper in the journal Science, biologists claimed that if current fishing trends continue, all fish stocks will crash by 2048. This was a huge wake up call to many countries around the world and it made global headlines. Another paper said that we’re “fishing down the food [...]
Read More»Beyond Poetry Month: Poetry Resources for All Year
- At May 8, 2013
- By Hannah Cyrus
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With the beginning of May, we say farewell to National Poetry Month, but that’s no reason that your students can’t continue to engage with and enjoy poetry all year long! Here’s a list of some more poetry resources to keep poetry alive in your classroom for the rest of this year, and every year. Inky [...]
Read More»3 New OLE Features You’re Going to Love
- At May 4, 2013
- By OLE
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Hey there educators – we’re excited to announce brand new features to help you create authentic learning experiences in your classroom. OLE + Gooru = Awesome! Your content library just exploded with additional open educational resources from Gooru now available in OLE. We’ve partnered with Silicon Valley non-profit Gooru, a search engine for learning materials created [...]
Read More»Week In Rap: May 3, 2013
- At May 3, 2013
- By Pearson Science
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Here’s the latest sample video from our new partner course, “The Week in Rap: Current Events Through Hip-Hop,” which is available on Pearson’s Online Learning Exchange. The Week in Rap: May 3, 2013 Week in Rap subscribers have access to the all-inclusive, browser-based, interactive version of the Week in Rap music video, which includes lyrics, [...]
Read More»Doing Science: Field Research and Bird Migration – Untamed Science Video
- At April 29, 2013
- By OLE
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This Week: Field Research and Bird Migration Everyone knows that birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall. It seems like common knowledge these days. But truth is, we didn’t always have that information. Scientists studying migration have uncovered this information and more, but it’s not as simple as it may seem. [...]
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