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Science Education at Jefferson Lab

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Discovery Education supports teachers in accelerating student achievement, bringing the world of Discovery into classrooms to ignite students' natural curiosity. http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

Welcome to Discovery Education | Discovery Education

BBC News - 'Oldest' woolly rhino discovered

The discovery team says it might have used its horn as a paddle to sweep snow from vegetation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14754317

Photos: Multicolored Auroras Sparked by Double Sun Blast

Photograph courtesy Michael Ericsson An auroral "flame" flickers over Tibbitt Lake in Canada 's Northwest Territories early on August 7. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/pictures/110810-auroras-northern-lights-space-science-sky-night-borealis/
Engineering

Homeschool Science Education

Bonus #1 (Worth $40): Special Science Experiments DVD During the summer, I'm going to mail you a special science projects DVD that includes a whole host of extra projects and activities. http://www.superchargedscience.com/discovery.htm

The Most Unforgettable Space Shuttle Pictures

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/07/pictures/110720-best-unforgettable-space-shuttle-pictures/ Photograph from NASA via Reuters

Under the Microscope In Your Food

As we’ve seen, many microorganisms like to eat the same stuff as we do. http://your-food.blogspot.com/

Interpretation and Education, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

http://www.nps.gov/learn/ What is Interpretation? The word Interpretation means many things.
Agriculture, Irrigation, Plant Schedules and

Cicada

Nature's Living Tape Recorders May Be Telling Us Secrets : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/04/26/135694052/natures-living-tape-recorders-may-be-telling-us-secrets Back in the 1930s there was a bird, an Australian bird, who had this thing for a human lady. The lady's name was Mrs. Wilkinson (I couldn't find her first name) and she lived in Australia.
In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the Commons, as a concept and a reality. Interpreting and synthesizing information from several sources, students create their own definition of a Commons and apply that definition as they identify and map the various Commons in their school. http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/curricula.html

Curriculum Series | TerraCycle

Geography

Teachers | EcoInvestigators

Lori Townsend, an elementary science teacher in Charlotte, NC introduces PBS’ EcoInvestigators, a collection of new resources for teaching and learning about the environment in grades 3 through 5. Download Video Script as PDF
Science Fair Projects

Basic Geology

Medicine

Nat'l Resources Conservation Service