science education

WHO ARE THE REAL OWNERS OF USA?

Before the European colonization of the Americas, a process that began at the end of the 15th century, the present-day continental U.S. was inhabited exclusively by various indigenous tribes,...

career in forensic science

where is the best to get a forensic science education??

Homeschooling Science? You Need to Know About This

If you’re teaching science at home and need excellent curriculum resources, you need to know about The Teaching Company. So far I have ordered three courses from them:Dark Matter, Dark...

Homeschooling Science? You Need to Know About This

If you’re teaching science at home and need excellent curriculum resources, you need to know about The Teaching Company. So far I have ordered three courses from them:Dark Matter, Dark...

Need a plant on your desk, try this USB greenhouse

 I know this might seem hokey, but wait read on: We’ve all dreamed of having a mini-greenhouse that we could plug into our computer, but until today it was just that — dreams. But...

Science class is about learning science, not organizational skills

I was reading through my b5 feeds and found Tony’s post about the reason for his son’s less than stellar (pun intended) grade this year in science: BUT, he couldn’t organize his science...

Go to SciTalk to listen to a science lecture whenever you want!

SciTalks is a new site that has videos of lectures on a ton of science topics. “Science and scientists are going to be more fun and accessible because of SciTalks. Students will be able to hear the...

So long Mr. Wizard, I liked you best

 Sad news this week…Mr. Wizard Passes Away at 89 Source: Geekdad - Wired Blogs I always liked Mr. Wizard over Bill Nye and others.  Another icon of science education passes...

Use Google Earth to learn more about your world

Google Earth is one of those fantastic tools that just keeps getting better.  While, yes, it does take up a bit of drive space, it also gives you the ability to learn a lot about our...

Movies get science wrong–it’s okay, really

Tony over at Astronomy Buff went to see Spidey 3 recently.  I haven’t seen it yet, but will probably go soon–maybe even this weekend.  Regardless, like a lot of SciFi, sometimes...

These egg beaters could power your drive

 Okay a bit cheeky, but these concepts from some engineering students for wind turbines over the highway could generate enough juice to power traffic signals and other important things for...

Update on the can car

Well the can car was a huge success.  In the end it went like stink and my daughter could probably start a business making them for people.  The device wasn’t without some problems,...