Daily Archives: November 12, 2008

Not letting language block science education

Here’s an interesting study being done in South Florida where students who aren’t yet fluent in English are given a little boost in science education by having some of the learning materials in the subject offered in their native language. … Continue reading

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Teacher to experience science underwater

A science teacher at the MAST Academy (in Key Biscayne) is going to be a Teacher Under the Sea for eight days. He’ll be helping with scientific research at the Aquarius, which is world’s only undersea research facility. It’s 60 … Continue reading

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Evolution’s New Wrinkle

A team of Princeton University scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms act like adaptive machines, possessing the ability to control their own evolution. The research, which appears to offer evidence of a hidden mechanism … Continue reading

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