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MIT Scientists Solve Mystery of Oils Beating Heart
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MIT Scientists Solve Mystery of Oils Beating Heart
Do you have 10 minutes or so, a plate, a dropper, a clear cover or lid,
water, mineral oil, and detergent? Then you have time for a great science
lesson. Put the water on the plate and let it settle. Then mix a small amount
of mineral oil and an even smaller amount of detergent. Squeeze a tiny drop of
the mixture into the waiting water, and watch the oil beat just like a heart.
This phenomenon has long stumped the scientific community. Now, scientists
think that the answer could have applications in environmental engineering and
biology. For more details (including the solution to why the oil behaves as it
does) click here for the full story from Science Daily.
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National Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Math and Science Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, ExxonMobil, pro-golfer Phil
Mickelson and his wife Amy, the National Science Teachers Association, and Math
Solutions will be conducting an hour-long National Town Hall Meeting on July 23
at noon to discuss the current state of math and science education in the
United States. The meeting will be held at the 2007 Mickelson ExxonMobil
Teachers Academy.
The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, established by ExxonMobil, Phil
and Amy Mickelson, the National Science Teachers Association, and Math
Solutions brings together 200 third- through fifth-grade teachers from across
the country. The five-day session equips teachers with innovative methods for
teaching science and mathematics to students. From egg drops to pendulums,
teachers will be learning new ways to excite and inspire students about math
and science.
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Student Passivity Strikes a Nerve with JCST Readership
A recent editorial in the Journal of College Science Teaching sparked an
unprecedented response (http://www.nsta.org/college/200705responses.aspx) from
readers across the country.
The author, JCST Field Editor Dr. Ann Cutler, reports a troubling decline in
the active participation and apparent engagement of freshmen in her college
courses. In Creeping Passivity in the May 2007 issue, she postulates that
this trend may be due in part to a shift in responsibility for learning in
middle and secondary schools because of No Child Left Behind legislation.
After reading the editorial and readers' responses, please share your views
through our online discussion forum.
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Registration Open for NTEN Fall Semester
The National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) is ready to meet your
professional development goals this fall. Registration is now open. Teachers
can choose among 10 online courses in eight disciplines, including astronomy,
evolution, Earth science, environmental science, oceanography, soil science,
weather, and physics. See more.
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Homer Hickam to Give Keynote Address in Denver
Join us for a memorable occasion as Homer Hickam presents Lighthouses,
Rocket Ships, and Dreams Come True at the NSTA Denver Conference on Science
Education (Nov. 810). Hickams inspirational and compelling memoir, Rocket
Boys, focuses on growing up in the hard-working town of Coalwood, West
Virginia. Hickam and his boyhood friends built and launched their own
sophisticated rockets, and he came to embody both the towns tensions and its
dreams. Hickam later became a NASA engineer and is now an amateur
paleontologist.
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