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In other news …

I’ve been focusing on the flurry of activity concerning the new draft science standards and its inclusion of evolution here on the FCS blog lately. But there is other interesting stuff happening out there! — Bill Nye (the Science Guy) … Continue reading

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Science teacher is “Star”

Congratulations to middle school science teacher Susan Leeds for being named Florida’s American Star of Teaching. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education honors one outstanding classroom teacher from each state and the District of Columbia. Great job, Susan!

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News article about draft science standards

Florida Citizens for Science president, Joe Wolf, had an excellent quote in an Orlando Sentinel story this weekend about the new draft of the state science standards. He did a great job of playing down this “controversy” over evolution by … Continue reading

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Dinosaur Month

Apparently, it’s Dinosaur Month! This newspaper has a good list of places in Florida participating in some way. My favorites: The Florida Museum of Natural History: Just in time for Dinosaur Month, the museum has opened “The Hall of Florida … Continue reading

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Prism Project awards

The Prism Project is a regional campaign to promote science and math in Central Florida counties. The goal is to achieve a leadership position in science and math within 10 years. The Prism Project recently awarded three teachers for excellence … Continue reading

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Science FCAT prep soon to be just a click away

This news article announces that South Florida Science Museum has been awarded a grant to create science FCAT preparation materials available “anywhere, anytime.” The materials are to take advantage of the Internet and iPods. I had trouble finding any other … Continue reading

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“Important, but not for me”

A student says, “Science doesn’t matter unless you want to become a doctor or something like that.” That’s the brick wall educators are up against as they try to teach math and science. A report from Public Agenda details the … Continue reading

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Tornado in Eustis

It’s been a long night. I live in Eustis, Florida where a tornado blew through at about 11 p.m. Fortunately, our house was untouched. But right now there are news helicopters flying directly over my house as they shoot the … Continue reading

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