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Episode 80 – Paul Herder and the National Ocean Sciences Bowl

Dale — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:30:30 +0000

Paul Herder

For our final episode, we talk with Wisconsin colleague Paul Herder. As coach of the Marshfield High School National Ocean Sciences Bowl team, Paul has led the team to win the NOSB for four consecutive years. Paul talks to us about the regional and final competitions, his recent retirement from teaching, and what he is now doing with his life.

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Wisconsin’s Lake Sturgeon Bowl:

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Episode 79 – Vernier’s Game-Changer

Brian — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:30:07 +0000

David Vernier

Our guest this week is the co-founder of Vernier Software & Technology, David Vernier. David talks to us about the history of the company, his popular software and data collection hardware, and the release of two new products that are part of Vernier’s Connected Science System – the LabQuest2 and Graphical Analysis iOS app.

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Episode 78 – “Hunting the Elements” and other resources from NOVA

Brian — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:30:29 +0000

Rachel Connolly

In anticipation of NOVA’s upcoming “Hunting the Elements” special and app, we got in touch with Rachel Connolly – NOVA’s Director of Education. Rachel talks to us about the show and its accompanying app, NOVA’s Hunting the Elements periodic tweets, and other resources from NOVA. Listen to the show and watch “Hunting the Elements”, airing 4/4/12 on PBS.

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Watch Hunting the Elements Promo on PBS. See more from NOVA.

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Episode 77 – Gaming for Science

Brian — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:30:02 +0000

Zoran Popović

Our guest this week is Zoran Popović. As director for the Center for Game Science at the University of Washington, Zoran helped create (with David Baker and Seth Cooper) Foldit – a popular online game that teaches protein folding and ultimately allows scientists to discover protein structures through crowdsourcing and community collaboration. Zoran talks to us about Foldit and using games to help solve problems facing humanity.

Episode 76 – Not Another Lab Report

Brian — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:30:25 +0000

Fred Ende

Our guest this week is Fred Ende. As a middle-school science teacher, Fred quickly became frustrated with cookie-cutter, partial inquiry and simple scientific method lab reports that rarely engaged students in the content. Deciding to change this mode, Fred created open-ended lab experiences where students investigated their own questions, became interested in sharing their work, and ultimately improved their scientific writing. Fred talks to Lab Out Loud about his experience in making scientific writing more relevant and student-centered.

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Download the article (provided courtesy of NSTA): “Not Another Lab Report“, by Fred Ende in NSTA’s Science Scope)
Fred’s Blog
Follow Fred on Twitter
SCIENCE 21
Follow SCIENCE 21 on Twitter
“A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas” (from the National Academies Press)

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Episode 75 – Superbowl of the Mind

Dale — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000

This week we talk with Jon Dudas, president of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Dudas talks to Lab Out Loud about their upcomingrobotics competitions, how they teach kids how to try, fail and succeed, and how hands-on robotic lessons can enhance the classroom experience and spark interest in science education and careers.

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Episode 74 – There’s a Zombie in my Classroom

Dale — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:16 +0000

Dr. Steven Schlozman

This week we talk with Dr. Steven Schlozman, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Lecturer in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Schlozman talks to us about his start in teaching, his recent book “The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse” and how to use zombies to teach science.

Links:

The Zombie Autopsies
“The Zombie Autopsies” (Amazon.com)
Steven Schlozman Profile at Harvard
George Romero Continues Undead Obsession with ‘Zombie Autopsies’
Potential of a Zombie Attack Considered by Guest Speaker (the Utah Statesman)
A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
Inside Zombie Brains: Sci-fi Teaches Science (CNN)
The Neuropsychology of Zombies (Boston.com)
Essential Zombie Films
The Walking Dead, AFC

More Links:

The Zombie Autopsies Book Trailer

Zombie Autopsies 101 from Daniel Lagin on Vimeo.

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Episode 73 – NCSE Now Defending Climate Change Education

Brian — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:30:29 +0000

Dr. Eugenie Scott

As science educators are increasingly reporting attacks on climate change education, the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is announcing that they will also be defending climate change science in public school science education. Join us as Dr. Eugenie Scott explains this new initiative for NCSE by adding climate change to their portfolio in defending good science education.

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Episode 72 – 2011 Science Breakthroughs of the Year

Dale — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:30:45 +0000

To kick off the new year, we invited Pamela Hines , senior editor at Science, to talk with us about science in 2011. From the farthest reaches of the universe to the deepest mysteries of the cell, Hines highlights the major science breakthroughs of 2011. Listen to the episode to hear about these discoveries, and what we might expect to see in 2012.

Links

Science/AAAS
Science Magazine Editors
Subscribe to Science (K12 Teacher Membership Requires verification of teaching status)
2011 Breakthrough of the Year
“HIV Treatment as Prevention” (Science Abstract)
“HIV Treatment Dramatically Prevents Heterosexual Transmission” (Science Insider)
Hayabusa Mission Website
“Australopithecus sediba May Have Paved the Way for Homo“ (AAAS News Release)
“Malaria Vaccine Meets (Modest) Expectations” (Science Now)
Laser Mosquito Killer (YouTube)

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Featured image courtesy of lead author, Dr. Myron Cohen.

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Episode 71 – Hack Your Bio Class

Brian — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:30:44 +0000

Marcus Wohlsen

For the last episode of 2011, we talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen. Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent book “Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life.”
Listen to the episode as Wohlsen talks about his book, the underground community of “biopunks” and how you might hack your biology curriculum.

Links

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