Our team took a short break for the holidays but we are back and hope the new year is treating you well! Here are a few resources we'd like to share with you and your classroom this month.
Black History Month Teaching Resources
Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom this February!
Science NetLinks has a collection of resources that will help your class highlight the scientific work of African Americans and explore issues of race. Students can listen to interviews with black scientists who are paving the way for future generations, investigate both genetic and societal consequences of classification, and discuss stereotypes.
Simulating Climate Change Research in Grasslands
This new lesson explores climate change using the winner of the 2009 SB&F Book Award for middle-grade science and research being conducted in Northern California. Students will read How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming, which introduces them to the types of evidence scientists, with the help of citizen scientists, are collecting to support the theory of climate change. Then your class can watch videos of field research studying how future climate change may affect grassland ecosystems due to increases in rainfall.
Reaching for Olympic Glory
The 2010 Olympic Games start February 12th in Vancouver, Canada and the world will watch as nearly 3,000 althletes compete for gold. Interested in learning about the science that helps fuel the competition? With this collection of resources, students can learn how elite athletes use scientific innovations, read about doping tests, and explore the physical science of ice hockey.
AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting
Headed to San Diego for the AAAS Annual Meeting February 18–22? You'll be among a diverse group of leading scientists, engineers, fellow educators, and the Science NetLinks team! When you aren't attending one of the program tracks specifically designed for education or hanging out with the scientists at Family Science Days, stop by booth 118 and say hi.
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