Thursday, February 25, 2016

Science Fair: Young Innovator


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Scientists,

For tonight's blog post, you can earn extra credit by posting a reflection on one of the science fair projects from today. Your reflection should include the following: 

  • How was the student's experiment an innovation? Or, how does it have potential to be an innovation? 
  • Why do you think the student's work is important for society? 
  • How can young people help to solve major scientific or social issues? 
If you do not attend the fair, then you must find a young innovator (through your own research - try sciencenews.com or eurekaalerts.org) to reflect on the above questions.

Best,
Mr. Callahan 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Hakuna Matata: The Cycle of Life

Scholars,

Take a moment tonight to research issues and ideas around births and deaths. Think about everything from the Zika virus to climate change to drug cartel violence to the heroin epidemic in rural America, etc. There's also the positives as well: improve health care services, birth control, sports for the elderly, etc. Think of something novel or different. And post your video or article here with a brief description. This site might be of interest to visualize births and deaths around the world: http://worldbirthsanddeaths.com/. 

Looking forward to hearing your stories. 

Best,
PC




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Thursday, February 4, 2016

And Food Justice for All ...

Scholarly Scientists,

Please research food and population issues. Issues of food justice and safety are paramount right now in the world, especially in the U.S. Also, with drought straining grains, fruits, vegetables, and grazing animals, how will we have enough water to feed the exponentially growing world population? Find videos, stories, and artifacts to post here ... 


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