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December 31, 2022
Top Science Stories of 2022 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2022, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
December 31, 2021
Top Science Stories of 2021 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2021, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
December 31, 2020
Top Science Stories of 2020 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2020, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
August 25, 2020
Current event literacy with science news stories
Sharing current event news stories with students in class can take little time and help them connect to the discipline and the world around them. There is individual, personal learning that can happen with each student if there is an assignment with an article provided to them or found on their own. And in this present state where the news is focused on medical, social, and political stories, helping students find the Earth science stories could help guide students to improved scientific literacy.
January 2, 2020
Top Science Stories of 2019 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2019, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
January 3, 2019
Top Science Stories of 2018 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2018, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
January 3, 2018
Top Science Stories of 2017 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2017, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
August 9, 2017
AAAS puts Science in the Classroom with primary literature
Education standards and frameworks are moving away from memorizing scientific content and toward engaging students with the nature & practices of science. Primary literature can be powerful tool for teaching with emphasis on real science, and AAAS Science in the Classroom can help make this happen.
January 9, 2017
Top Science Stories of 2016 – what would our students say?
If you ask your students what were the major scientific accomplishments in 2016, what would they say? Are they aware of what happened in the previous year, as well as the major concerns and challenges in the sciences?
February 24, 2016
Help students evaluate sources with the CRAP test
How do we help students sort through all of the information on the internet and use quality sources for academic work? Have them use the CRAP Test to improve their information literacy!