Monthly Archives: March 2007

Get outside, learn some science

I like what Mr. Palmer has to say here about getting kids outside to explore their world. And, of course, I like how he promotes science learning. The recent groundbreaking for Polk’s Nature Discovery Center, the new environmental education center … Continue reading

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Just a sampler … not a buffet

The Marine Science Center in Volusia County is hosting a few upcoming educational programs, one of which is all about sharks. PONCE INLET — Volusia’s coast is the shark-bite capital of the world, but Marine Science Center Education Coordinator Debra … Continue reading

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$3,000 wasted

I’m happy to say that students at the University of Florida aren’t fools. At least not the ones who listened to Oktar Babuna spout off a lot of nonsense against evolution earlier this week. The university newspaper reports that he … Continue reading

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