Arne Duncan, the U.S. Education Secretary, made the bold announcement that he wants to launch a new era of science education. He hopes in this new era, students will be able and encouraged to ask the tough questions that challenge the answers. He also intends for this new era to bring more specially trained teachers [...]
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Tornado Science Fair Projects
January 25th, 2011 
admin Creating a tornado science fair project has been quite popular at science fairs. Of course, it isn’t possible to create a life-sized tornado for obvious reasons! However, miniaturized versions may be created using simple models like the one about to be demonstrated. It is to be remembered that proportions matter a lot, while creating the [...]
Drama Lesson Plans For Math?
January 25th, 2011 admin With so much to cram into our daily classroom timetables, it is often difficult to set aside a specific time to formally teach drama skills, find a play script, assign roles, rehearse and perform. With a little creativity, however, it is possible to integrate drama play into the other areas of the curriculum. You can [...]