350.org
I signed onto an organization called 350.org. According to materials I received, 350.org is sponsoring climate change actions around the world. The banner will take you to the 350.org site for further details about how you and...
Read MoreScience As Inquiry Website
This week, the 2nd Edition of Science As Inquiry will be published by Good Year Books. Science as Inquiry is based on the idea that learning is deepened if viewed as a communal experience, and that students are involved in...
Read MoreSpongelab: A New Resource for Science Teachers
I received a message from Jeremy Friedberg, founder of Spongelab Interactive. It’s a powerful website, and is identified as a Global Science Community. You will find Games & Interactives, Animations, Graphics, and a...
Read MoreIntelligent Design: The Right Sound Bite
One of the candidates who recently announced her candidacy for President said in a speech that “intelligent design” should be taught in science because all sides of an issue in science should be taught. Now that the...
Read MoreScience Teaching: A Dilemma in Any Language
Depending upon the language you use the phrase “science teaching,” it conjures up different meanings and attitudes in the minds of our youth. In some cultures, science classes do not rate very high among students,...
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Ozone: An Inquiry into Air Quality
Atlanta leads the nation today in air quality—that is to say that it’s ozone forecast...
Read MoreRedesign of Art of Teaching Website
For more than 15 years, I’ve used websites to augment my teaching, research, and seminars. The first website that I was a part of was for the Global Thinking Project, a hand across the globe environmental science program...
Read MoreScience as Inquiry Update
The revision to Science As Inquiry has been completed and it should be published and available at the end of June 2011. To get a feel for what is in the book, you are invited to visit the Science as Inquiry Website. Here is a...
Read MoreScience as Inquiry
For the past two months I have been involved in a revision of Science As Inquiry, a book I published with Goodyear Publishing in 2000. The book revision will be finished at the end of April, and the new edition will be published...
Read MoreThe Art of Science Learning
I wanted to call your attention to a new initiative, The Art of Science Learning, through a grant from the National Science Foundation to the Steifer Associates. The grant will explore the impact the arts can have on science...
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