Science for the classroom and beyond
Talking Science with the Hosts of Lab Out Loud Saturday, April 13th, 11:00 AM – Noon America’s Center, Room 151 Join the hosts of the Lab Out Loud podcast to explore the benefits of using digital media in science education—helping to engage students and improve teaching practice. Presenter(s): Dale Basler (Appleton Area School District: Appleton, WI) Brian Bartel (Appleton Area […]
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Misty Robotics, the personal robotics company spun out from Sphero, creator of the BB-8 robot and other connected toys, recently announced the Misty II, a first-of-its-kind easily programmable robot for developers, makers and STEM students. In response to overwhelming demand for the new robot from the education community, Misty Robotics created a special program for STEM teachers and students to […]
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Brian and I are at the NSTA Regional conference in Milwaukee. The conference kicks off with the presentation of a proclamation that makes this week “Science Education Week” as declared by Milwaukee’s Mayor Tom Barrett. Milwaukee's mayor sends proclamation: it's "Science Education Week!" pic.twitter.com/B6SRpSX1o1 — Lab Out Loud (@laboutloud) November 9, 2017 Next up was a presentation from Wisconsin’s own […]
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We’re grateful for loyal listeners like you who have been following our show for years. Through these years, we’ve been fortunate to interview scientists, teachers, celebrities, and also listeners like you. As science teachers, science education has been our passion and we suspect it’s your passion too! Each show is created with the focus – science for the classroom, and […]
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Dr. William Romine and Dr. Amber Todd are co-leading a project to study teachers’ attitudes and emotions surrounding evolution. They are looking for current and former teachers who have taught biology at the K-college level. If you would like to participate in our study, please click the following link to complete the survey. This study has been reviewed by the […]
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The Pocketlab is back on Kickstarter with two new products. PocketLab Voyager and PocketLab Weather are rugged science labs that you can take anywhere to explore the world around you. Check out the new features: You may remember the original PocketLab from episode 129: Easy, Mobile Measurement with @ThePocketLab. Stay tuned – when we get a chance, Lab Out Loud is going […]
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Sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Discovery Education, middle school students from around the World are are invited to explore STEM Careers in Deep Space Exploration with this Inaugural Virtual Event on October 4, 2016. WHAT: Global Virtual Field Trip for Middle School Classrooms, which features unique access to: Orion crew module and the test lab team simulating and testing Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) […]
Read moreHere’s a competition we thought we could share with our listeners (and their students), from our friends at Forensic Outreach (www.forensicoutreach.com): Over one thousand schools around the world will race to unravel a real-life mystery that has long captivated the art world as part of a worldwide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) competition. Designed for ages 11 to 16, the […]
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Talking Science with the Hosts of Lab Out Loud Saturday, March 14 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM McCormick Place, W176b Join the hosts of the Lab Out Loud podcast to explore the benefits of using digital media in science education—helping to engage students and improve teaching practice. Presenter(s): Dale Basler (Johnston Elementary School: Appleton, WI), Brian Bartel (Johnston Elementary School: […]
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Even though our season already closed, we had a chance to talk with Abigail Fern (marketing director for LEGO Education in North America) about Lego’s new Science Activity Pack for EV3. So we decided to share it with our listeners. You may recall our conversation last spring with teacher Caroline Hanson last about Lego’s new Mindstorm EV3. It’s not a fully-produced show, but […]
Read moreIf you spend a few days in an elementary or middle school it won’t be long before you hear a familiar theme song. “BILL! BILL! BILL! Bill Nye the Science Guy!” That’s right, Bill Nye is still rolling out in many classrooms across America. Just recently, I heard the theme song blaring out of a classroom and it put a […]
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Google honored physicist Heinrich Hertz with a Doodle on what would have been his 155th birthday. The wavy doodle scrolls by with color coded crests and troughs that represent the letters in the standard Google logo. Just like the Newton doodle, this logo screams for analysis. It turns out that the doodle is a simply animated gif. Since gif files can […]
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I was flipping through my most recent copy of Wired magazine when I noticed this Farmer’s Insurance ad. At first glance, I was happy to see that they were using the metric system until I noticed that middle flight. Wait, the cow went a distance of 185 m/s? Yes, this is just a silly ad. I should relax and let […]
Read moreFor almost three and a half years, Lab Out Loud has been providing shows that discuss science news and science education by interviewing leading scientists, researchers, science writers and other important figures in the field. However, we have always wrestled with the fact that we were not being true to the title of our show. Many of our listeners have […]
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The state of education in Wisconsin in turmoil at the moment due to a bill introduced by our governor that will reduce teachers’ benefits and essentially break up our unions. The latter concerns us the most and it was the topic of discussion at the start of our most recent episode. In Episode 59 – The Courage to Teach, we […]
Read moreIn 2007-2008, I participated in a task force designed to examine the technology education standards and Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses for science content and possible equivalency in Wisconsin. The outcome of the task force led to the recommendation in 2008 that two PLTW courses (Principles of Engineering and Biotechnical Engineering) contain sufficient science content whereby a local school […]
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For several years I’ve turned my students loose with a rather boring video of my speedometer as I traveled around town.
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Lawmakers in Washington and in state governments across the United States have officially labeled earthquake damage as preventable. They have enacted laws that tax citizens for new building strategies. After watching the earthquake disasters unfold in Haiti and Chile, a majority of American citizens are now becoming skeptical of the claim that human actions can prevent the massive amount of […]
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