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From astronomy to zoology, science is always in the news and making headlines. Use our study guides to help bring these interdisciplinary issues to class.

Classroom Ideas, Current Event Connection, Geography In the News, Main

The Modern Life of a Bronze Age Woman

SCIENCE The stunningly well-preserved remains of a 3,500-year-old woman reveal her travels as a high-status woman of her day. (Nat Geo News) Learn more about the Egtved Girl and her “bog body” cousins with our video. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including today’s MapMaker Interactive map, in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Watch our terrific, short video on Northern Europe’s “bog … Continue reading The Modern Life of a Bronze Age Woman

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Classroom Ideas, Current Event Connection, Geography In the News, Main

Top 10 New Species!

SCIENCE Which of the 18,000 new species identified last year were selected as this year’s top ten? (International Institute for Species Exploration) Read this fantastic article to see who made the cut last year! Insect, plant, X-Phyla . . . what’s your favorite new species? Vote in our poll! Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources, including our poll and today’s MapMaker Interactive map, in our … Continue reading Top 10 New Species!

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Bamboozled by Prime Numbers

SCIENCE One species of bamboo flowers every 120 years. Another flowers every 32 years. Another flowers every 60 years. And now, biologists have suggested a tantalizing hypothesis: bamboo cycles have reached their remarkable lengths through some simple arithmetic. (The Loom, Nat Geo) Understand how math is the language of science with our introductory encyclopedic entry on quantitative data. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list … Continue reading Bamboozled by Prime Numbers

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One of ‘Darwin’s Finches’ Struggles to Survive

SCIENCE One of the world’s rarest birds, the mangrove finch has dwindled to a habitat the size of just 12 city blocks. Here’s how scientists are trying to bring it back from near-extinction. (Nat Geo News) Use our resources to understand why these little birds have such big reputations. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including a … Continue reading One of ‘Darwin’s Finches’ Struggles to Survive

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Thunderbolts and Lightning

SCIENCE Everyone knows what lightning sounds like: thunder. Now, for the first time, scientists have turned a thunderclap into an image. (Nature) Thunderbolts and lightning, very very enlightening . . . Learn more with our encyclopedic entry. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. The video shows the lightning, the image below shows the thunder. Discussion Ideas Scientists recently … Continue reading Thunderbolts and Lightning

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