Earthday 2008 arrives in just a few days. I've been thinking and reading about Earthday, and about how our dependence of fossil fuels impacts all of us all of the time. From buying groceries, to going to work, to enjoying leisure activities. Our dependence on coal and...
In a recent NSTA Reports (March 2008, Vol. 19 No.7), a publication of the National Science Teachers Association. the lead article entitled "Steer Your Students to a Science Career" pointed out that science teachers try to inspire their students to careers in science,...
In a recent NSTA Reports (March 2008, Vol. 19 No.7), a publication of the National Science Teachers Association. the lead article entitled "Steer Your Students to a Science Career" pointed out that science teachers try to inspire their students to careers in science,...
Odd title, don't you think. According to a growing number of science educators, the science curriculum, burdened by the overwhelming influence of the Standard's movement, and high stakes testing, is in need of reform. I know this sounds like a broken record in that...
I read an article in the local paper that a U.S. Senator had evoked the phrase "junk science" when explaining why Rachel Carson's work should not be considered for an award in the U.S. Senate. He was speaking specifically about her work entitled Silent Spring, which...
The US Supreme Court ruled (5 - 4) that the EPA must regulate emissions from cars, and also took the EPA to task for giving lame reasons why it should NOT regulate emissions. The decision rendered in the case MASSACHUSETTS ET AL. v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ET...
