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Discovery May Help Decipher Ancient Inca String Code

SCIENCE New clues to an old mystery about Inca language aren’t etched in stone. They’re tied in knots. (Nat Geo News) How did khipu help shape South American geography? Discussion Ideas The Nat Geo News article describes a new analysis of Incan khipu (or quipu). What are khipu? Khipu are knotted cords used by the ancient Inca to record events, census data, and accounts. (Khipu … Continue reading Discovery May Help Decipher Ancient Inca String Code

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Africa: A Reading List

Conakry, Guinea, is the World Book Capital for 2017. What better way to celebrate World Book Day this Saturday than with a great list of books from and about Africa? Scroll down to get some recommendations from Nat Geo staff and our great group of educators!   I love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, set in Nigeria during the Biafran War. She … Continue reading Africa: A Reading List

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Fisheries Get Roped Into Conservation

ENVIRONMENT North Atlantic right whales face a dangerous thicket of fishing gear. Fishermen and scientists alike are looking for an answer that satisfies all mammals involved. (Christian Science Monitor) Use our great activity to map threats to North Atlantic right whales. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas According to the Christian Science Monitor and the … Continue reading Fisheries Get Roped Into Conservation

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Solar-Powered Device Pulls Water from Thin Air

SCIENCE You can’t squeeze blood from a stone, but wringing water from the desert sky is now possible, thanks to a new spongelike device that uses sunlight to suck water molecules from air, even in low humidity. (Science) How else is solar energy being harnessed? Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The great Science article … Continue reading Solar-Powered Device Pulls Water from Thin Air

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11 Things We Learned This Week

This week, we learned … … 22,000-year-old ice cores melted not because of global warming, but because the freezer broke. How do scientists extract ice cores?   … cephalopods can edit their genes on the fly. We welcome our cephalopod overlords!   … you might improve your students’ success by teaching math in the morning and social studies in the afternoon. Use math and science … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week

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