This week, we learned … … the serious nature of child’s play. Start playing! … there might be a Viking treasure ship in the California desert. How could the Vikings have made it to the Pacific? … you can buy ink made of car exhaust. You can also buy diamonds made of car exhaust. … why the military is investing in paper … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
SCIENCE Humans’ ability to control fire is among the most important technological advances in our evolutionary history. Research on Neanderthal cave sites is offering new insights on this old enigma. Maybe not as old as we think. (Sapiens) Could Neanderthals start a fire? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s simple MapMaker Interactive map. Discussion Ideas Most people think that … Continue reading We Didn’t Start the Fire (Until Much Later Than We Thought We Did)
POLITICS Here are 11 things you need to know about the new Secretary of Education. (Cosmopolitan) How will DeVos and the Trump administration navigate U.S. “education deserts”? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Betsy DeVos is a billionaire. She inherited millions from her father, who founded an auto-parts manufacturing company that was bought by Johnson … Continue reading Who is Betsy DeVos?
ENVIRONMENT After decades of strife, the world’s first civilization is losing many of its animals, such as otters, deer, songbirds, and more. (Nat Geo News) Our activity calls for students to select an issue involving human-wildlife conflict, and develop a list of actions people could take to reduce or reverse the problem. This might be a great option for students to choose. Teachers, scroll down for a … Continue reading ISIS Threatens Iraqi Wildlife
This week, we learned … … there’s a lost continent in the Indian Ocean. How do you lose a continent? What’s a microcontinent? How’d scientists find the lost continent? … how Ikea names products. What kind of supply chain does Ikea have? … a medieval skeleton is offering clues about how leprosy spread around the world. How does disease spread? … speed … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
