Latest Scienceeducation Podcast Episodes
Climate Justice
K12Science - May 01, 2024 14:00 - 3 minutesI was recently reading the March/April 2024 issue of “Science and Children,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Editor’s Note” section written by Elizabeth Barrett-Zahn. She wrote an article entitled, “Climate Justice.” Education is a crit...
Performance-Based Assessment
K12Science - April 23, 2024 20:18 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the March/April 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Interdisciplinary Ideas” section written by Katie Coppens. She wrote an article entitled, “Designing Performance-Based Assessments That ...
3D Assessment
K12Science - April 12, 2024 16:01 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the March/April 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” column written by Patty McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled, “3D Assessment.” In the article she shared id...
Making Thinking Visible
K12Science - April 04, 2024 15:05 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “The Science Teacher,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Editor’s Corner” written by Ann Haley MacKenzie. She wrote an article entitled, “How Can We Make Our Students’ Thinking Visib...
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 2
K12Science - April 02, 2024 17:09 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science and Children,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.” The selections are a c...
Three reasons why civilizations grew up around volcanoes
GEO Podcast - March 29, 2024 05:00 - 5 minutesIn this episode, I talk about the three reasons why people and civilizations grew up around active volcanoes. Why did people need to live close to the dangers of eruptions? What was it that drove and kept them there? Visit our GEOetc Members Section - Over 100 teaching resources that are cla...
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 1
K12Science - March 28, 2024 15:39 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science and Children,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.” The selections are a c...
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students - Part 2
K12Science - March 26, 2024 17:33 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.” The selections are a collaboratio...
Outstanding Science Trade Books for High School Students
K12Science - March 24, 2024 14:51 - 1 minuteI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “The Science Teacher,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for high school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.” The selections are a collabor...
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students - Part 1
K12Science - March 22, 2024 15:22 - 3 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students. The selections are a collaboration...
Salt Weathering
GEO Podcast - March 21, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutesIn this episode, I talk about how salt acts as a physical weathering agent to break down rocks. Physical weathering is the breaking down of rocks without a chemical change, and salt can act as the agent that breaks down rocks especially close to the ocean, but also in salt-rich soils, etc. Vis...
Growing Beyond Earth
K12Science - March 14, 2024 19:36 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the “Citizen Science” section written by Jill Nugent. She wrote an article entitled, “Growing Beyond ...
STEM Learning with the World's Simplest Camera
Lab Out Loud - March 08, 2024 09:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsVideo version at: https://youtu.be/7zvYh4XvFVk In 2017, Sam Cornwell launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to make a pinhole camera called the Solarcan. Now a successful company with the same name, the Solarcan is a simple camera that takes extremely long time exposures capable of capturi...
Eliciting Student Thinking
K12Science - February 23, 2024 00:37 - 3 minutesI was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the “Editorial” section written by Patty McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled, “Eliciting Student...
Building Quality Science Instruction
K12Science - February 14, 2024 17:11 - 4 minutesI was recently reading a WestEd blog post on the Next Gen Science website, dated January 10, 2024. In this blog, I read the post “Seeing is Believing: Building a Shared Vision of Quality Science Instruction.” It was written by Vanessa Wolbrink. In the years following the adoption of new sci...
Great Backyard Bird Count 2024
K12Science - February 08, 2024 16:12 - 3 minutesI was recently visiting the Cornell Labs website. While visiting the site I was reminded of the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count. The Great Backyard Bird Count takes place February 16-19, 2024. During this time you are encouraged to observe birds for at least 15 minutes and then report the...
Clouds and the Middle School NGSS
K12Science - February 01, 2024 17:43 - 5 minutesI was recently reading a community blog post on the GLOBE website, dated January 18, 2024. In this blog, I read the post “GLOBE Clouds and NGSS (Elementary and Middle School.” It was posted by Marile Colon Robles. A new resource is now available created by GLOBE educator Mr. Roger Rose as p...
Science Fair: The Series
K12Science - January 25, 2024 18:46 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the December 11, 2023 issue of “Forbes” magazine. In this issue, I read the article “Bright Minds, Big Innovations: Exploring ’Science Fair: The Series’.” It was written by Tony Bradley. “Science Fair: The Series,” National Geographic’s latest documentary series, is a...
Current Iceland Volcanic Activity 101
GEO Podcast - January 19, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutesIn this episode, I explain in simple terms what is happening in Iceland these last few years on the plate boundary. I explain the two geological phenomena in Iceland, the recent eruptions and earthquake activity, and how they are related to Plate Tectonics. Support the show
Science Olympiad
K12Science - January 17, 2024 04:38 - 7 minutesI was recently reading the September-October, 2023 issue of “Connected Science Learning,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the article “40 Years of Inspiring Students to Explore STEM: What has Science Olympiad Learned?” It was written by John ...
How to Become a Scientific Illustrator
Lab Out Loud - January 14, 2024 14:45 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsElla Marushchenko joins Lab Out Loud to discuss her job and her journey from a traditional art background to creating scientific illustrations. Stressing the need for artistic freedom in scientific visualization, Ella describes how she balances the collaborative process between artists and scien...
International Space Station
K12Science - January 03, 2024 20:46 - 2 minutesK12Science Podcast: International Space Station I was recently reading the October, 2023 special issue of USA Today, entitled, “NASA at 65.” In this issue, I read the article “25 Years Up There: International Space Station Operators are Preparing for the Outpost’s Demise.” 25 years ag...
Fake & Pseudo Fossils
GEO Podcast - December 22, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesIn this episode, I talk about fake fossils and why people create them, as well as pseudo fossils such as dendrites. Visit our GEOetc Members Section - Over 100 teaching resources that are classroom-ready to help you teach Earth science. Come and check out all we have to offer at GEOetc.com S...
Two More of the Best Science Books of 2023
K12Science - December 19, 2023 17:48 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the December 7, 2023 issue of “Smithsonian” magazine. In this issue, I read the article “The Ten Best Science Books of 2023” written by Bridget Alex, Riley Black, Dan Falk, Shi En Kim, Carlyn Kranking, and Joe Spring. In the article they shared their top nonfiction sc...
Where does magma come from?
GEO Podcast - December 16, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutesIn this episode, I talk about how molten rock is formed inside the Earth - what are the mechanisms that cause our planet to produce molten rock to feed volcanoes? Visit our GEOetc Members Section - Over 100 teaching resources that are classroom-ready to help you teach Earth science. Check them ...
The Best Science Books of 2023
K12Science - December 12, 2023 20:12 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the December 7, 2023 issue of “Smithsonian” magazine. In this issue, I read the article “The Ten Best Science Books of 2023” written by Bridget Alex, Riley Black, Dan Falk, Shi En Kim, Carlyn Kranking, and Joe Spring. In the article they shared their top nonfiction sc...
Acoustician
K12Science - December 05, 2023 21:10 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the Fall, 2023 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section “Career of the Month” written by Luba Vangelova. In this section, she focused on the career of an acoustician. An acoustician i...
Teaching Outdoors
K12Science - December 01, 2023 18:58 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the Fall, 2023 issue of “Science Scope” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “Practical Research” written by Samantha Lindgren, Meghan McCleary, Susan Gasper, Amanda Nieves, Kara Stengren, and Amira Shabana. They...
Beavers from Space
K12Science - November 30, 2023 15:35 - 5 minutesI was recently reading the Fall, 2023 issue of “Science Scope” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “Citizen Science” written by Jill Nugent. She wrote an article entitled, “Beavers from Space!” Beavers from Space is an online projec...
Joanna Haigh
K12Science - November 28, 2023 00:28 - 4 minutesI was recently reading the Fall, 2023 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the article “The Use of Storytelling to Model NGSS Science and Engineering Practices” written by Adrienne Larocque and Anna Babarinde. An im...
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