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"No matter how you are reading this story, you can thank science. Whether it is the transmission of data over the internet or just the pixels on the screen, a combination of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is delivering it. The problem is that in Australia, the number of students taking science and mathematics subjects is dwindling - and has been for decades."

"Scenarios"

playdough circuitry

Short films that can be read or listened to about heredity, trait, DNA, gene, protein, chromosomes. EACH explains what something is and relates it to everyday items.

The UK's Medical Research Council publishes a "Biomedical Picture of the Day" (BPoD). The picture of the day for June 3rd was one of mine:

free biology images, including organisms of each kingdom, human biology, histology

One of my foundational rules of classroom engagement is simply this: never be the first one to open your mouth and start talking about any topic. Twenty years in the classroom taught me that one. Never assume. Never take prior knowledge for granted. Listen first, then act. Never presume to know what the students in front of you are capable of. They'll show you if you are bold enough to listen.

A very cool dynamic data set laid atop a map of the streets of New Your City... "New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly one quarter of that canopy. This map shows the distribution and biodiversity of the city's street trees based on the last tree census."

Videos, interactives, lesson ideas Combines concepts learned in Earth's Crust unit with Earth's Geologic History unit.

Great animations