Tropical Ice–A Story of Climate Change – Untamed Science Video
- At May 17, 2013
- By OLE
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
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»3 New OLE Features You’re Going to Love
- At May 4, 2013
- By OLE
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»Doing Science: Field Research and Bird Migration – Untamed Science Video
- At April 29, 2013
- By OLE
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. [...]
Read More»Physics of Bird Migration – Untamed Science Video
- At April 22, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: Physics of Bird Migration You know it’s spring when you see migratory birds returning from their wintering grounds. It’s pretty incredible to think that some of them have crossed expansive deserts, cities, and bodies of water yet still manage to find their way back to the same location every year. In this week’s [...]
Read More»Cleaning Up the Great Garbage Patch – Authentic Learning Lesson Freebie
- At April 22, 2013
- By OLE
On October 5, 2012, during a TEDx event in the Netherlands, 18 year-old Boyan Slat gave an impassioned plea to the world to help him clean up the giant swirling mass of trash floating around the ocean (Watch Boyan’s TED Talk “How the Oceans Can Clean Themselves”). Boyan spent his holidays researching ocean plastics, leading up [...]
Read More»How To Make Your Own Science Video – Untamed Science Video
- At April 11, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: How To Make Your Own Science Video This week Untamed Science is taking a behind the scenes look at their vlog style video. They want to share with you just how easy it can be to create a video and tell your story. To help get you started, this video gives some key [...]
Read More»Roses are red, violets are blue, here are 7 national poetry month activities for you!
- At April 1, 2013
- By OLE
April is National poetry month, making it the perfect time to read, write, and celebrate iambic pentameter, alliteration, haiku, and rhyme. We’ve gathered a few class activities for you, and some resources for finding poems that your students will think are cool. Last but not least, be sure to take a look at the OLE [...]
Read More»How are animals born? – Untamed Science Video
- At March 25, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: How are animals born? It’s spring and that means many animals are having babies. When most of us think of animals having and raising young, what do we imagine? Brainstorm a few examples, and then check out this week’s video as we consider half a dozen surprising births in the animal kingdom. About [...]
Read More»Acceleration and Skydiving: Untamed Science Video
- At March 21, 2013
- By OLE
This Week: Acceleration and Skydiving Think about this question for a second – When is acceleration the greatest in skydiving? Is it when you jump out, right before you open your shoot, after you open your shoot, or when you get to the ground? Join Rob of the Untamed Science crew as he tries to [...]
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