Category Archives: In the Classroom

Florida students make semifinalists cut in science competition

The 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge has narrowed their search down to 400 students for their annual science fair competition. Essentially, students nationwide apply for the Challenge through their local science fairs. Judges review the entries and pick semifinalists … Continue reading

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Quiz time!

Here’s a back-to-school science quiz, courtesy of the Siemens Foundation. Some questions are serious, and others are goofy. Regardless, I know I have some serious studying to do … sheesh. Answers at the bottom of the quiz. (hat tip to … Continue reading

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Math standards

Math is an important component of science, so it makes sense to stay in tune with the revisions being made to Florida’s math standards. From the Orlando Sentinel education blog: The new standards — to be discussed today at the … Continue reading

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It’s almost back to school time

A pilot workshop gives teachers some hands-on science learning. Just in time for back to school! Palumbo is among 13 Collier County Public Schools teachers who have been gearing up for the start of the school year by getting hands-on … Continue reading

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Learn to teach evolution

NCSE’s Education Project Director Louise Mead will be teaching a course on teaching evolution, on-line through Montana State University, from September 17 to December 7, 2007. Montana State University course description.

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Math helps students in college science

An interesting study suggests that the most important thing in high school that could help students in college science courses is math. Specific science courses taken in hgh school helped in that same subject in college, but didn’t translate over … Continue reading

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Science teacher is Florida Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to science-lab teacher Richard Ellenberg from Camelot Elementary School in Orlando for becoming Florida’s Teacher of the Year. Ellenburg, 54, was selected for “making science fun.” He has been known to sing and play guitar to students to get … Continue reading

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Science teacher goes to summer school

A science teacher from Okeechobee County recently went to “summer school” to learn some new teaching tricks in physics:  An Osceola Middle School teacher, Magi Cable, is the first teacher from Okeechobee County to complete an extensive 30 hours of … Continue reading

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