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This fifteen year old won $75,000 for coming up with a way to screen early stage pancreatic cancer. This student and the others who won the "second place" $50K award amaze me. What does it take to encourage and help a student like this: I promise you they received personalized learning experiences to be able to do this. Cookie cutter science doesn't breed scientists like this.

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Eric Brunsell interviews one of the writers of the new Next Generation science standards. The biggest concern of using the term standard is not getting confused. It may be a standard to teach about a scientific THEORY but THEORIES aren't proven just because they are listed as standards. I have a distinct feeling that this one issue may make science standards some of the longest to implement in the US if at all largely because when it comes to many views - on the creation of the universe, for example - only "non-religious" theories are included in most standards. This is a tough one, however, as a Christian who has read Nietzche and Darwin, I think it is important to be well educated. This means you should be given the full range of THEORIES. As long as science tries to legislate spiritual beliefs we have issues. I want my own children to understand all of the the theories. Unfortunately, there are people on all sides of the origin and evolution theories who want to control the future of this planet by only having one theory presented. This is going to be the issue behind all debates behind all standards relating to science. If there are multiple theories with this many supporters, common sense would say that each of them deserve inclusion. But then again, as long as it is a theory, it is, by definition, not proven - lest it would be called a fact. Just think on this and then read this discussion about where science standards are headed.

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The Monty Python galaxy song that can be used with a PowerPoint to teach about space.

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Popular space activities to do with students including a very popular PowerPoint that is made to accompany the Monty Python galaxy song! This is perfect for upper elementary or middle school but I think the galaxy song could be used with anyone.

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A cool website for kids from the Japan Exploration Agency (in English but there is a Japanese, Thai, and Indonesian version too.) IT talks about the international space station, about outer space and life in space. 

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Happy Space day! It is May 11th and I didn't realize it until today. Here are some lesson plans to teach about space. You could always celebrate this next week. There are lots of great websites you can travel into space like Google Sky, Microsoft Worldwide Telescope, or Stellarium - all free.

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I love events with good names and this one has a great name. The "great Plant Hunt" is a week that lets students hunt for plants. Here are some lesson plans that you can do with this activity. The highest rated activity is "seeds from the kitchen" that shows kids how to find seeds among the food in their kitchen."

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The National Wildlife Federation has some great information on creating a schoolyard habitat. This is the kind of thing you could plan during post-planning to give time for the summer and to have them ready for the fall. There is also a way to certify your school yard habitat. We have two gardens at our school and outdoor classrooms and the students learn so much. I highly recommend considering this at your school. This can be done with all ages.

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An index of educational dinosoar games - hat tip Stephen Anderson.

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Nocturnal animals are another interesting study topic with many cross curricular ideas.

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Another fun way to end the school year: dig into these dinosaur lesson plans.

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If you want to see some sample Socrative quizzes and lessons, teachers are starting to upload their Socrative resources to the TES website that I frequent so often. Here are some nice quizzes and lessons, particularly on science: space, electrolysis, animal and plant cells.

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in list: Ieducation (Iphones and Itouches in the classroom)

A set of US department of energy lesson plans about energy, and many science topics. (72 lesson plans). There are many activities you can use organized by age.

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This is a hands-on laboratory unit from the U.S. Department of Energy exploring the concepts of heat and movement. Teachers set up six laboratory stations that will introduce students to the basic concepts of thermodynamics, including atomic structure, atomic and molecular motion, states of matter, heat transfer, thermal expansion, specific heat, and heats of fusion and vaporization. It also includes a unit exam and teacher demonstrations.

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This lesson plan is for high school and is used in biology, chemistry, and physics to teach students how to use the scientific method for their inquiry.

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Earth Day is April 22. Here are lesson plans for Earth Day that you can then use to tie into Arbor Day the next week. Environment, sustainability are both important topics that should be discussed in every school.

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A moon landing simulation that requires students to understand mass, thrust, fuel consumption, and lunar gravity. This has been used with all ages of students.

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Brainscans continue to reveal fascinating findings. In this study, scientist put people to sleep and scanned their brains as they emerged from anesthesia. This is helping them identify what parts of the brain are active when we first become conscious.

"The results may also have broader implications. The demonstration of which brain mechanisms are involved in the emergence of the conscious state is an important step forward in the scientific explanation of consciousness. Yet, much harder questions remain. How and why do these neural mechanisms create the subjective feeling of being, the awareness of self and environment - the state of being conscious?"

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A highly rated lesson teaching students about the mechanics of push and pull. 

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Free videos indexed by science topic. 

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