David Wetzel on February 1st, 2010

The following are discrepant events that does not turn out as expected.
These anomalies challenge students’ beliefs and makes them more receptive to learning what you want them to learn.
Alcohol and Water Miscibility: Discrepant Event
Miscibility means how completely two or more liquids dissolve in each other.
Materials Needed per Group: two 50 mL beakers, 0ne 100 mL [...]

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David Wetzel on January 27th, 2010

Science fair projects are always popular in school. Science fairs are used to present science projects students have conducted to solve scientific problems.
These science fairs also give students a chance to share their findings about what they learned during their science investigation.
Using technology resources as a basis for a science fair project is one approach, [...]

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David Wetzel on November 16th, 2009

Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide from 2 - 4 PM Eastern time as part of National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” programming.
Each week, they focus on science topics that are in the news and try to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on [...]

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David Wetzel on May 17th, 2009

The Fin, Fur, and Feather Bureau of Investigation (FFFBI) is a set of Internet-based games developed by the award winning WGBH Educational Foundation, based in Boston.
To create the Academy, WGBH collaborated with clinicians at the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center (ALDC) at James Madison University to create and test FFFBI Academy content [...]

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David Wetzel on March 30th, 2009

Global warming is more of concern for our children than it is for adults today, although this does not mean we need to ignore green living. This is why this new generation must help focus on development of green living and Eco-friendly ideas.
Earth Day is April 22nd and now is the time to start [...]

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David Wetzel on February 23rd, 2009

Do you have what it takes to be America’s Top Young Scientist? Discovery Education and 3M are looking for a few great students to inspire us with their enthusiasm for science, so show us what you’ve got! Create a short (1-2 min.) video about one of this year’s scientific topics and YOU could win a [...]

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David Wetzel on October 6th, 2008

This website, sponsored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has provided a lot excellent earthquake resources for students and teachers.
The website provides latest earthquakes, animations, history, pictures, facts, and more about earthquakes. This is especially important knowledge for students who live in earthquake prone regions of the country and the world. 
Here is a brief [...]

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