Early childhood educators hold key to children's communication skills. Researchers at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute have completed a new examination of peer-reviewed science that reveals how early childhood educators can ignite the growth of language and communication skills in infants and toddlers. Earlier today, Nicole Gardner-Neblett and Kathleen Cranley Gallagher published the FPG team's research-based recommendations online. "Early language and communication skills are crucial for children's success in school and beyond," said Gardner-Neblett, principal investigator for the FPG study.
"Children who develop strong language and communication skills are more likely to arrive at school ready to learn and are more likely to have higher levels of achievement. " According to Gardner-Neblett, during the first years of life, children's brains are developing rapidly, laying the foundation for learning. The"Get Chatty" recommendation, for instance, suggests commenting on routines like hand-washing, as they occur: "We are washing our hands. Science. Vocabulary Strategies. It is vital that teachers give students the tools for acquiring their own rich vocabulary. Students will learn many words when they encounter them in meaningful contexts, but other words must be directly taught . Repeated meaningful encounters with words in read-alouds, in conversation, in personal reading, in discussion, or in media viewing can lead students to build vocabulary over time. Teachers should model effective word learning strategies for students.
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Below is a list of participating programs and stations. KS3 Bitesize - Science. Neutrino-Forschung: Forscher finden Hinweise auf kosmische Geisterteilchen | Wissen. Deutschlandfunk - Programmtipp. Von Frank Grotelüschen 2012 erlebte die Physik einen heiß ersehnten Triumph - die Entdeckung des Higgs-Teilchens durch den Genfer Superbeschleuniger LHC. Das Higgs war der letzte noch fehlende Baustein des "Standardmodells", des derzeitigen Theoriegebäudes der Physik.
Doch längst ist klar: Das goldene Standardmodell hat Risse, die Welt, sie ist viel größer, als das Standardmodell glauben macht. Fieberhaft fahnden Fachleute inzwischen nach einer noch umfassenderen und grundlegenderen Theorie. Einen Kandidaten für solch ein Mega-Modell haben Theoretiker bereits in der Schublade: Die Supersymmetrie, kurz Susy. Susy könnte erklären, wie zwei elementare Phänomene der Physik zusammenhängen - Teilchen und Kräfte.
Bislang hat der LHC zur Enttäuschung mancher Experten noch keine Indizien aufgespürt. Hinweis: Die ist der zweite Teil der Serie "Vorstoß in die Schattenwelt". Q&A: What is dark matter? And how do we know it exists? - Science - News. How do we know it exists if we cannot see it? We know it is there from the gravitational effect it has on the objects we can see, like the stars and galaxies. Scientists estimate that about 24 per cent of the Universe is composed of this “missing mass”, with the rest made up of dark energy, which is forcing the Universe to expand at an ever-faster rate. What is dark matter made of? There have been two competing theories. One is that it is made of massive objects such as brown dwarf stars.
The other that it is made of huge numbers of sub-atomic particles that do not interact with ordinary matter – it is these particles, known as neutralinos, that the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is designed to detect. How does the AMS work? It cannot detect neutralinos directly, but can detect the particles given off when they collide in a process known as annihilation. What are the results of AMS?
An end to our darkest secret? Scientists close to explaining dark matter - Science - News. The first results of a £1.3bn experiment on the International Space Station suggest that dark matter is composed of sub-atomic particles that permeate all regions of space, with a combined gravitational force that influences the movements of the biggest objects, from planets and solar systems to stars and galaxies. For decades, cosmologists have argued over the nature of dark matter. Estimates show that we can see only about 5 per cent of the matter in the universe – composed of visible objects such as stars and galaxies – and that a further 24 per cent of mass is in the form of invisible dark matter, with the rest of the Universe composed of something even more mysterious called dark energy.
Now the alpha magnetic spectrometer (AMS) instrument on the space station has detected the strongest signs yet that dark matter may indeed be composed of sub-atomic particles known as neutralinos, which are so weakly-interacting that they pass straight through the Earth without stopping. Life on Earth under threat from CO2 levels, say scientists - Climate Change - Environment. Current CO2 emissions are currently tracking on the highest trajectory envisaged by climate scientists. That means if nothing is done to reduce emissions significantly over the coming decades, over half of common plants and one-third of the animals could see a serious decline, the study concluded.
Scientists came to the assessment by estimating the current and future geographical ranges of nearly 50,000 widespread and common species to see how rising temperatures are likely to affect their territorial limits as defined by the sort of climate they are adapted to live in. Plants, amphibians such as frogs and toads, and reptiles such as lizards are the groups that are likely to suffer the most from a changing climate because of their relative vulnerability to rising temperatures and inability to move rapidly from one territory to another, the study found.
EZB-Entscheidung: Draghi gibt Banken Zucker – und droht mit der Peitsche - Konjunktur. Soziale Netzwerke dauerhaft einschalten BratislavaDie Banken in der Euro-Zone können sich noch mindestens ein Jahr lang unbegrenzt Geld bei der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) leihen. Diese Regelung werde mindestens bis zum 9. Juli 2014 verlängert, kündigte EZB-Präsident Mario Draghi am Donnerstag an. „Unsere Maßnahmen kommen allen Banken zu Gute“, sagte Draghi. Ursprünglich wäre die Rundumversorgung im Juli 2013 ausgelaufen. Bei ihrer Sitzung in Bratislava senkte die Europäische Zentralbank ihren Schlüsselzins von 0,75 auf das Rekordtief von 0,5 Prozent. Billiges Geld: Schlechte Zeiten für Sparer Warum macht die EZB das Geld im Euroraum noch billiger? Die EZB könnte die Banken zu einer stärkeren Kreditvergabe animieren, indem sie künftig eine Art Strafgebühr zahlen müssen, wenn sie Geld bei der Zentralbank parken. Banken können Geld bei der EZB parken, wofür sie in normalen Zeiten Zinsen bekommen.
Stimmen zum Zinsentscheid der EZB Die Zinsschritte der EZB in der Krise 8. What a year on Earth really looks like. Free Astronomy Books. Every Black Hole Contains a New Universe. Inside Science Minds presents an ongoing series of guest columnists and personal perspectives presented by scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and others in the science community showcasing some of the most interesting ideas in science today. (ISM) -- Our universe may exist inside a black hole. This may sound strange, but it could actually be the best explanation of how the universe began, and what we observe today. It's a theory that has been explored over the past few decades by a small group of physicists including myself. Successful as it is, there are notable unsolved questions with the standard big bang theory, which suggests that the universe began as a seemingly impossible "singularity," an infinitely small point containing an infinitely high concentration of matter, expanding in size to what we observe today.
But these theories leave major questions unresolved. For example: What started the big bang? The first is general relativity, the modern theory of gravity. IC1396_animation2.gif (GIF-Grafik, 420 × 604 Pixel) National DNA Day - April 25th. Field Guide to X-ray Astronomy :: Stellar Evolution. Stellar Evolution The Milky Way Galaxy contains several hundred billion stars of all ages, sizes and masses. One of the central quests of astronomy is to understand how these star form, shine for billions of years, and eventually fade quietly into the dark as white dwarf, or go out with a bang as supernovas.
Chandra and other X-ray telescopes focus on the high-energy action of this drama - sudden outbursts on the turbulent surfaces of stars, gale-force outflows of gas from hot, luminous stars, and awesome shock waves generated by supernova explosions. Overview of Stellar Evolution A Star is Born A star is born when a cloud of gas and dust collapses to the point where the material in the center of the clump is so dense and hot that the nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium nuclei can occur. Hydrogen Burning Core (Main Sequence) Fusion of hydrogen into helium in the core of star can sustain a star such as the Sun for billions of years.
Red Giants. Mass Matters. Science News for Kids. Prezi. BrainPOP. Learningscience.org. PlanetInAction.com - The planet is your playground. Around the Solar System - In Focus.
Robotic probes launched by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and others are gathering information all across the solar system. We currently have spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn, and two operational rovers on Mars. Several others are on their way to smaller bodies, and a few are heading out of the solar system entirely. Although the Space Shuttle no longer flies, astronauts are still at work aboard the International Space Station, performing experiments and sending back amazing photos. With all these eyes in the sky, I'd like to take another opportunity to put together a recent photo album of our solar system -- a set of family portraits, of sorts -- as seen by our astronauts and mechanical emissaries.
Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Dozens of coronal loops gyrate above several active regions of the sun, as they were rotating into view on October 17, 2012. A Martian eclipse from the past. Creating a Learning Environment for Young Children. The following is an excerpt from Teaching Our Youngest. Introduction What do effective preschool teachers and child-care providers do? What does a classroom that can enhance learning look like?
Effective preschool classrooms are places where children feel well cared for and safe. They are places where children are valued as individuals and where their needs for attention, approval, and affection are supported. They are also places where children can be helped to acquire a strong foundation in the knowledge and skills needed for school success. Young children need teachers who welcome all children to their classrooms, including children from various cultures, whose first language is not English and children who have disabilities. Effective preschool teachers and child care providers: Know when children can figure out new ideas and concepts on their own and when it is important to explain things to them step-by-step. A Classroom to Enhance Learning Ms. Teachers & Social Media | Commitment to Learners.
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Edutech for Teachers » Tech Tip of the Week. Gooru: Science & Math Resources February7 Resource: Gooru is new service whose mission is to provide teachers and students with a variety of multimedia resources – videos, diagrams, interactive displays, documents and quizzes – related to 5th–12th grade science and math topics. By creating a Gooru account, one has access to over 50,000 resources categorized into a variety of subject areas: earth science, biology, chemistry, geometry, and algebra to name a few. Once a topic is selected, Gooru provides the user with a list of materials according to media type (digital text, interactive games, images, video, etc.) that can be integrated into lessons, activities and/or projects. After users locate resources they wish to use, these items can be dragged and saved into a resource folder within the Gooru account. These collections can then be easily organized and customized by the user. Tech Tip of the Week Archives February3 Oolone: Visual Search Engine February2.
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Can’t make the date or missed a previous webinar — don’t worry, our webinars are also recorded and archived. Introduction to 3D Printing Modules in the Classroom Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST Date: Tuesday, November 24th Time: 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST About the Event We are thrilled to be offering this upcoming webinar on how to incorporate 3D printing course content into your own K-12 classroom! How to Deploy a 1:1 iPad Program in Education Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST. Web 2.0 Science Tools. By Laura Turner The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new ‘tools’ or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today’s Internet.
Web 1.0 tools/websites were text based and web2.0 tools/websites are designed for full-motion video, 3D animations and are generally interactive in some manner. Web 2.0 can also be described as the second round of new technology development and adoption. EcoKids This award-winning EcoKids web site is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world.
Experience Math and Science with Gizmos (3-12) www.explorelearning.com This site features 450 interactive simulations for math and science. Google Google SketchUp Google Earth for Educators St. Australian Geographic – the best images and stories about Australia - Journal, Society, Outdoor magazine, Education - geography, photography, wildlife, adventure and science - Australian Geographic. Learn about electricity and electrical safety | Two Thirty Volts. How the Body Works Main Page.
Spongelab | A Global Science Community | Home page. Science news and science jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist. Free Stuff. Web 2.0 Science Tools. :: Interesting Facts-Fun Facts for Kids,Do You Know,Religions Facts,Animals Facts,Solar System Facts,Maths Facts,Festivals Facts,Human Body,Earth & Water Facts :: Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End. Lessons. Stellarium. Planetarium - Interactive star map and virtual sky. Amazing Space. Oreo Moon Phases. CASIS > Home. 50 Years of Incredible Space Images From the European Southern Observatory | Wired Science. Science TopicBox.