TECHNOLOGY Scientists have achieved a remarkable first: they have successfully sent a humanoid robot down to an ancient shipwreck to retrieve a delicate vase from the sunken vessel. (Guardian) What is a robot? Use our resources to find out. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas OceanOne, a “robot mermaid,” successfully navigated a shipwreck off the … Continue reading Robot Mermaid Dives Deep
May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity, established by the United Nations. But when biodiversity exists everywhere from the Amazon Basin to the inside of your own belly button, where do you begin? Check out six of our resources that provide entryways to teaching the topic. 1. Powerful Pollinators 75 percent of the world’s major crops rely on bees, birds, and other creatures for pollination. In … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: 6 Ways to Introduce Students to Biodiversity
SCIENCE A phenomenon explaining why fertile coral reefs form in the oceanic abyss has finally been proved correct. (Geographical) Use our resources to better understand these oases in the ocean. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The Geographical article suggests that long-held assumptions are correct and oceanographers have solved “Darwin’s Paradox.” What is Darwin’s Paradox? … Continue reading Scientists Solve ‘Darwin’s Paradox’
TECHNOLOGY An Australian company has designed a wetsuit that could prevent deaths by making surfers and swimmers look less like shark’s prey. (BBC) Use our resources to learn more about wetsuits and the people who wear them. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Why do surfers and swimmers in Australia wear wetsuits? Read through our … Continue reading Shark-Repellent Wetsuits?
ENVIRONMENT Deep-sea mining has been coming for the better part of 50 years. Now, experts argue that this process can be done sustainably, with minimal disturbance to the surrounding seafloor. (Undark) Use our resources to better understand undersea mining—and the other kind of SMS. Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including today’s simple MapMaker Interactive map. An … Continue reading Mining in the Deep
