Have you heard this exciting news? National Geographic reports: Evidence of a drowned “microcontinent” has been found in sand grains from the beaches of a small Indian Ocean island, scientists say. A well-known tourist destination, Mauritius (map) is located about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) off the coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. Scientists think the [...]
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Here’s a round-up of stuff I’ve been meaning to share… Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, and Folklore This great web site contains hundreds of stories from mythologies around the world. From Finnish folk tales to Anderson fairy tales to parables of Buddhism, there’s something for everyone. This would be great to combine with studies of countries [...]
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There’s some news stories and web pages that have caught my interest lately. Here’s a few of them… Who Stole Homeschooling? This article talks about the history of the homeschooling movement in the US and how some groups have claimed ownership, made exclusionary rules and changed the spirit of the movement over the years. I [...]
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Here’s a few science-related nifties to share…. Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in five years “Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time.…” Wow! Jurassic Park for real, folks! What do you think? [...]
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Current events time, folks. CNN has a great summary article up today: What’s Going On In Tunisia? It explains what happened, what’s happening now, why it matters and even where Tunisia happens to be. Academic Kids has all sorts of facts and background info in case you even want to do a lapbook or something. [...]
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Posted in In the news on Dec 14th, 2010 2 Comments »
Have you seen this list? What an amazing assortment of people who were homeschooled! Some of these people were only homeschooled for part of their school years, but it’s still quite an interesting read. From the founder of WikiLeaks to “the youngest art and poetry prodigy in history” (her paintings have sold for as much [...]
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And no, not about his birth certificate. Rueters says: Obama’s appearance on the popular Discovery Channel show is part of a White House effort to highlight the importance of science, math and engineering as experts warn that low interest in these subjects among U.S. students could hurt the economy… I especially liked this part: “I [...]
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Posted in In the news, science on Sep 19th, 2010 5 Comments »
Wow! Talk about a cool find! Workmen constructing a storm water equalization tank this week at the San Diego Zoo dug up a surprising find: a 3-million-year-old whale. The construction crew was using an excavotor to dig through fine grain sand, when suddenly the machine struck a solid item. Further investigation revealed that this obstacle [...]
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Posted in In the news, science on Sep 12th, 2010 2 Comments »
Suddenly all of our tiny earthly diamonds seem pretty paltry. Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a diamond star of 10 billion trillion trillion carats. The huge cosmic diamond – technically known as BPM 37093 – is actually a crystallised white dwarf. A white dwarf is the hot core of a star, [...]
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Posted in In the news on Aug 9th, 2010 7 Comments »
Have you heard about this? In a move widely applauded by local parents, a school district in New Jersey has banished “D” grades from its schools. From now on, any grade under a C will be an automatic failure. “D’s are simply not useful in society,” said Larrie Reynolds, the Mount Olive superintendent, who led [...]
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