tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33222977555781051192024-02-07T04:31:42.865-06:00 Gallery for EducatorsScience resources for educatorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-91133086221484889462013-06-14T11:07:00.001-05:002013-06-14T11:23:26.951-05:00Looking for Resources? Have you Sqworled?<span style="font-size: large;">Just what is Sqworl? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><em style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;">Sqworl</em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> is a free online bookmarking tool that saves a screen capture of each page you bookmark.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> I organize mine by </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">categories like reading, math, Earth science, etc. It is addictive once you start. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 16px;"><b>Sqworl </b>also gives you another way to search for websites.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Type in the subject you want in the search and click go. If there is a match on any sqworl that has been created you will be directed to that person's sqworl. You can add the website to your sqworl but you can also choose to follow the sqworl.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">The nice thing about following someone else's sqworl is that when they add something on their sqworl it updates the followed link you have saved, like Pinterest.</span></span><br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-43306988208141697272012-12-31T07:30:00.002-06:002013-01-02T21:49:28.426-06:00Check out the Blog list on the side bar for additional info<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Just a reminder, I have 2 other blogs. OMSH KID ZONE is kid centered and sometimes will have museum info that the teacher blog doesn't, or may get the info earlier. Scan the Museum website for all museum events. </span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">The third blog I have is KJR Science Station and is basically what it states, a repository of science and teaching resources. If I haven't used it at the museum yet I will store it on the Science Station. I stored resources in this blog when I taught (before I used Moodle and other tech aids). I wish I had stored more Moodle info on the blog! Anywhere you see "Sqworl"- check it out. Sqworls are easy and wonderful ways to store websites.</span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-69894043391573856722012-12-02T14:43:00.002-06:002013-10-25T10:47:57.927-05:00Worm Care<br />
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If you brought your class to <u style="font-weight: bold;">Diary of a Worm </u>, the following are tips to help you take the best care of your new class animals.<br />
The worms used were Red Wigglers, among the best for composting.<br />
1. <b>Worms like it damp but not wet</b>. If your worm home gets too wet, gently turn your container upside down (with lid firmly on!) and have a parent poke a few holes in the bottom lie the ones in the lid. Set it back- bottom side down and set the container on an old container to catch draining water. Then add some more DRY shredded newspaper to absorb some of the extra moisture.<br />
2. <b>Add some extra dirt, </b><i>one tablespoon full should do it for your small container.</i> Make sure it does not have chemicals in it. Ask your parents. Worms need dirt to help them eat food.<br />
3. <b>Feed your worms correctly.</b> It doesn't take much food. If you still see food scraps then don't add more. When you add food, just a little does it. For just a few worms, chop up a big spoonful of RAW, UNCOOKED fruit and vegetable scraps...<i>no citrus like lemons and no onions or garlic. </i><br />
<i>NEVER give your worms meat, dairy or grease!</i><br />
4. <b>Worms like it dark. </b>Wrap some dark paper around he outside of your container.<br />
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5. <b>Not too cold or hot! </b>Keep your container inside and away from hot things. In the spring you can set them free in your garden if you want.<br />
6. <b>If you see two worms together, leave them alone</b>. They are making babies.<br />
7. If you see a lot of black soil, that's worm poop and it is great food for your plants. Gently remove it and put it in your flower pot. Your plants will love it!<br />
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For more pictures and graphics, open the Adventures of Herman the Worm (under StoryLab Curriculum).<br />
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-19601316631474939182012-12-02T11:59:00.000-06:002012-12-07T09:40:41.004-06:00STORY LAB<b>Story Lab</b> is a new museum program that started in November. Each month a new book is highlighted for a read-a loud story time. Afterwards, children participate in a science lab or science activity that relates to the story.<br />
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Schools and groups may choose a Story Lab as a Field trip. Once a Story Lab has been presented for the month it is available for school field trips.<br />
Story Labs run about 45 minutes each and will be held in the Museum of Science and History's third floor Budding Biotech Lab.<br />
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Story Labs now available to classes and groups:<br />
<b> Diary of a Worm </b><br />
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November: <b>Diary of a Worm </b><b> </b>by Doreen Cronin<br />
Lab: Worms and Composting <br />
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December: <b>Snowflake Bentley </b>by Jacqueline Briggs Martin<br />
Lab: Crystals in Nature<br />
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January: <b>Mousetronaut </b>by Mark Kelly<br />
and <b>The Amazing Pop-up, Pull-out Space Shuttle</b> by David Hawcock<br />
Lab: Living in Space, Space Shuttle, Rockets<br />
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February: <b>How Tall Was Milton? </b>by Lawrence F. Lowery<br />
<i>and</i> <b>Actual Size</b> by Steve Jenkins<br />
Lab: Measurement and comparing sizes<br />
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<i>Story Lab is free to members. For non-members it is included in the price of admission which is $3. Children 2 years and under are free.</i><br />
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We enjoyed all the visitors to our booth Thursday evening. Among the science treats we handed out, the most popular were the Ghost Eggs, Glow Worms and Vampire Slime. All three are examples of polymers. Polymers include anything plastic or rubber as well as several things found in nature. DNA and proteins are polymers!<br />
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The next question asked was "Where did you get this?" We ordered from <u>SteveSpangler.com</u></div>
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You can click on the link in the side menu to check out Steve Spangler online. Another good source is <u>ScienceBob.com</u></div>
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<b>May the Science Force Be With You!</b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-80391538921075042512012-09-28T09:53:00.001-05:002012-09-28T09:53:43.595-05:00just a note...I have been researching ideas all morning and working on curriculum connections, all the while thinking of the apples sitting on my kitchen counter. I keep looking for the perfect French Apple Cake recipe and think I have found it on David Lebovitz's blog. French Apple Cake is SO easy to make and wonderfully delicious. I have added the blog link under my blogs as a special treat to my visitors. I hope you will have a moment to look through my slideshows and fossil books. Send me ideas of museum science connections you would like to see. Remember to sign up as a follower to be entered to win a field trip for your class or a family membership for yourself to the museum.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322297755578105119.post-6564317792415344552012-08-22T12:02:00.002-05:002012-08-22T12:02:42.582-05:00CAVESIn our slideshow: Speleothems / Cave Formations, students are introduced to basic cave formations found in a solutions cave similar to caves in our area like Mammoth Cave in Kentucky or Marengo Cave in Indiana. The slideshow connects the chemistry of cave formations with constructive and destructive forces of Earth science.<br />
Visitors to our cave exhibit in the Origins Gallery will be able to see formations similar to those found in area caves.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0