Sharing Diigo Links and Resources (weekly)

Another EducatorAl Blog

More great blog posts from this past week:

• Why Video Games Education Needs Harriet Tubman – Ms. Magazine

  Harriet Tubman can help us work toward feminist, anti-racist and liberatory pedagogy in games—a vital need for the field. Promotional image for “Freedom: The Underground Railroad—A Cooperative History Game,” created by Brian Mayer (2012), with art b…

• Free Technology for Teachers: Now You Can Schedule Exit Tickets in Ziplet

  Ziplet is one of my favorite tools for hosting online exit ticket activities. There are two features of it that make it great in my book. The first is a large catalog of interesting, premade questions that you can select and use in your activities.

• A Minecraft build can be used to teach almost | EurekAlert!

  For all its massive popularity, Minecraft — the highest-selling video game of all time — is not highly regarded among the gaming world’s snob class. The graphics…

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: Finding Fruit DNA

The latest Praxis Science Smarts article in the Medicine Hat News.

Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

February 26, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (February 26). The article may also be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/02/26/science-smarts-dna/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281797107444155.

Finding Fruit DNA

Praxis is quite excited to be celebrating our 30th annual Operation Minerva Conference on Thursday, March 10!

Each and every year we have such an amazing group of Grade 9 girls from all over southeastern Alberta. I can also proudly say some of the girls that participated in the conference are now our mentors! It is so exciting to see so many STEM professionals return to our wonderful community to work. This year we have to go virtual, but we will be doing an amazing interactive experiment. I thought I would share it here so you can get an idea of what we will be doing.

If you did not receive registration…

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Sharing Diigo Links and Resources (weekly)

Another EducatorAl Blog

Check out these great posts from last week:

• 3 Best VR Headsets (2022): Virtual Reality Accessories, Apps, and Games | WIRED

• Manage Licenses for Camps, Clubs, Homeschool and Other Organizations – MEE

  The Microsoft 365 Admin Center is where you manage individual licenses that you purchased through our Camps and Clubs program. Note: If you are not sure which type of license you have, contact our support team and we’ll help you out!

• How To Handle A Student Who Does Zero Work – Smart Classroom Management

  The culture of teaching says that you must support, support, support. You must do more, give more, talk more.

• Sunlight helps clean up oil spills more than previously thought | Science News

  Sunlight may have helped remove as much as 17 percent of the oil slicking the surface of the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.

• Free Technology for Teachers: Three…

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: Wind Speed

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News.

Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

February 19, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (February 19). The article may also be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/02/18/science-smarts-wind-speed/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281801402397158.

Wind Speed

Patty Rooks

I do not know about you, but that wind could go away. It has been exceptionally windy the past few weeks.
There has been damage all over — I’ve even seen a trampoline on someone’s fence. I am going to say that is not where it should be! Well, there really is not anything you can do about the weather, but it has made me think, how can you measure wind speed?

Well, let’s get started!

Remember to ask an adult before doing this experiment.

Materials

• 5 small paper cups
• 2 straws
• Tack
• Good heavy masking tape
• Pencil (with a new eraser)
• Hand held hole punch
• Permanent marker
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Stopwatch

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: A Valentine’s Gift With Science

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column.

Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

February 12, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (February 12). The article may also be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/02/12/science-smarts-a-valentines-gift-with-science/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281827172186472

A Valentine’s Gift With Science

Patty Rooks

Time is running out if you are going to get your special Valentine a gift…just in case you cannot make it out to the store, I thought I could share a thoughtful gift to give that someone special in your life!

Let’s get started!

Remember to ask an adult before doing this experiment.

Materials

• Empty 500mL water bottle
• Vinegar
• Baking soda
• Balloon (preferably red or pink to go with the occasion)
• Permanent marker
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cups
• Funnel

Procedure

1. Take the balloon and write a special message on it with the marker. I know it may be difficult to see right now, but JUST wait.
2. This will be a…

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: A Secret Message For Your Valentine

The latest Praxis “Science Smarts” column in the Medicine Hat News.

Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

February 5, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (February 5). The article may also be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/02/05/science-smarts-a-secret-message-for-your-valentine/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281715503022538.

A Secret Message For Your Valentine

Patty Rooks

Can you believe it is February already? I thought January just started!
I seem to be losing track of time these days… well, there is one holiday I do not want to miss this month – Valentine’s Day!

You do not have to be a romantic in order to enjoy this day with friends and family. I think of it as a day to show those nearest and dearest to us that we care; a little something all of us could use these days. So, in the spirit of the holiday here is a little fun and science too.

Let’s get started!

Remember to ask an adult…

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Culturally Responsive Teaching in Science

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I can’t believe I haven’t blogged in over a year! The last year or so has been busy and challenging in many ways. I was busy teaching undergrad and grad courses at two universities, teaching AQ courses, revising the Ontario Science curriculum, writing a research paper on online learning, and just dealing with COVID life in general. But I am back and the goal is to blog every weekend on a variety of topics related to education. However, there will be times where my blog will be about general life topics (e.g., friendship, wellness, etc). I think it’s important that we learn to integrate health and wellness into our daily lives as we are all very busy professionally. For this week’s blog, I want to talk about culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy in science. My background is in science and math and I’d like to get back into sharing my…

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: Snack Time Science

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

January 29, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (January 29). The article may be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/01/29/science-smarts-snack-time-science/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281685438237608.

Snack Time Science

Patty Rooks

I am going to reveal a secret — but just for the sake of science. My favourite snack is popcorn…
In my opinion there is no such thing as a bad kind of popcorn. I am pretty sure I have tried them all! Seriously speaking though, popcorn is a great snack, but have you ever looked in the bottom of the bowl and wondered why they did not all pop? This makes me wonder is there one particular method that works better than another? We had better investigate further so we do not waste any of those white, fluffy, delicious kernels!

Let’s get started!

Remember to ask an adult before doing…

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Sharing Diigo Links and Resources (weekly)

Another EducatorAl Blog

More great blog posts from this past week:

• buildmathminds.com

• “Want to Have Fun in the Classroom? Try Learning Games” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  Want to Have Fun in the Classroom? Try Learning Games is the headline of my latest Education Week column. They’re valuable for a host of reasons, including assessing students’ background knowledge and building a trusting community.

• Teacher Decision-Making Matters: The Influence of Teacher Choice on Student Learning | All Things Assessment

  Each day, we make choices. Some decisions yield good outcomes, and some do not. Whatever the result, we know these decisions are the ones we made; we considered the situation and chose. However, this sense of agency in our choices may be illusory.

• Scientists look for answers in methane bubbles rising from bottom of Puget Sound | Puget Sound Institute

  In 2011, sonar operators aboard the ocean-going Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson inadvertently…

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Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts: Saving Snowflakes

The latest Praxis “Science Smarts” column in the Medicine Hat News.

Praxis Science Outreach Science Smarts Column

January 22, 2022

The latest Praxis ‘Science Smarts’ column in the Medicine Hat News (January 22). The article may be found in the Medicine Hat News at https://medicinehatnews.com/life/local-life/2022/01/22/science-smarts-saving-snowflakes/ or via PressReader at https://www.pressreader.com/article/281814287242217.

Saving Snowflakes

Patty Rooks

With all of the melting out there the past few days, I am a bit sad that there may not be any snow left very soon.
Have you ever wondered how can we save these beautiful flakes of snow in order to enjoy them later on in the year? Or perhaps do some experimenting with them later on? Have you ever really examined a snowflake under a magnifying glass or microscope? Did you know that there are no two snowflakes that are the same? Hmm… maybe this could be a great science fair project?
The forecast is calling for some fresh flakes in the next day or two so get saving these…

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