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If there was ever a type of musical expression that needed to be combined with robots, it’s beatboxing. At their October performance, you’ll see human [...]
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When Mariner 10 flew past Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975, the probe imaged less than half the planet. In January, during MESSENGER’s first flyby, its cameras returned images of about 20 percent of the planet’s surface missed by Mariner 10. Yesterday, at 4:40 am EDT, MESSENGER successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury, [...]
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I recently won an award for my school, because of this I was featured in the Fellow Spotlight section of the FellowBlast newsletter. Here is the article:
NYC Teaching Fellow Michael Doig wins a $54,000 technology grant
Michael Doig, a Cohort 12 NYC Teaching Fellow, has won a $54,000 grant from the City Council of New York [...]
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Imagine Science Films has gathered an eclectic selection of films to present at the Imagine Science Film Festival
The Imagine Science Film Festival (ISFF) is full-fledge New York Science Film Festival. ISFF 2008 is in mid-October from 16-25 and will include screenings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The objective of the festival is to showcase films, especially [...]
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ScienceBoom is pleased to announce the launch of our Job Board. We are excited to link employers and science educators. ScienceBoom Jobs is a targeted destination for standards-aware teachers and educators and the organizations seeking to hire them.
Posting a job is as easy as 1-2-3…
Step 1 - Visit ScienceBoom Jobs.
Step 2 - Click on the [...]
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If you drop your laptop computer, a chip built into it will sense the acceleration and protect the delicate moving parts of its hard disk before it hits the ground. A group of researchers led by Jesse Lawrence of Stanford University are putting the same accelerometer chip to an intriguing new use: detecting earthquakes. They [...]
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Since the beginning of the Space Age, 50 years ago, students have been told that if they studied math and science, they could grow up to become astronauts and go into space.
Unfortunately, that was a false promise. Even at the height of the Shuttle program, a student had a better chance of becoming an NBA [...]
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New York state has updated the Scope and Sequence for high school science classes. The updated document is still labeled as a draft, but there are lots of improvements over the older version.
Most noticeably, they went with a spiffy blue color scheme. The year is now broken up into two terms, with each term [...]
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The forums have officially launched and membership is now being offered. I’ve included the following tutorial to help you through the process. The forums are a valuable asset, you can get your questions answered or share the tricks of the trade with other teachers. You can find the ScienceBoom Forums by clicking on the Forums [...]
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With all the budget cuts that have happened recently, it is time to find other places to get funding for your projects. Here is a list I have compiled with plenty of opportunity to get money for your classroom.
Apply, seriously.
You never know, you might just get one.
Lands’ End ‘Teachers Light The Way’ Contest
Lands’ [...]
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