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Physics Misconception Center Homepage - 1 views

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misconceptions

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John Burk on 21 Nov 11

great site that explains student misconceptions in physics

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Journal of Emerging Investigators | JEI is a scientific journal for middle and high sch... - 0 views

emerginginvestigators.org

journal research

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John Burk on 20 Nov 11

This is an online scientific journal for middle school and high school students. It would be great to try to get some students to publish to this.

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Instant Kool-Aid is a Marvel of Technology | Popular Science - 0 views

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Chemistry publishing

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Forget love, biological sex is a battlefield - Boing Boing - 0 views

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biology sex gender genes

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Turns out, biological sex determination in mice is kind of an ongoing battle. It doesn’t end during fetal development. It doesn’t even end at birth.
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For now, the main thing we can take away from this discovery is a gentle reminder that our bodies really are weird and wonderful. Even if you’re already used to thinking about gender as a fluid concept, it can be strange to realize how flexible biological sex is, as well. Don’t get too hung up on the idea that “male” and “female” must be set-in-stone categories. Nature certainly doesn’t treat sex that way.
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John Burk on 17 Nov 11

very interesting summary of research that shows biological sex is much more fluid and nuanced than we think.

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Snake Oil? The scientific evidence for health supplements - 0 views

www.informationisbeautiful.net/...snake-oil-supplements

health human_body vitamins scientific_method

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very cool visualization about the scientific evidence for various heath supplements.

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Student ePortfolios in the High School Science Classroom: Q & A - 0 views

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JAW DROPPING Space Station time lapse! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine - 1 views

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orbits physcs

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Swans on Tea » I'd Buy That for a Dollar - 0 views

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voltage electricity physics

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Build your own battery from pennies lab.

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Gannet diving [Amazing!!] - YouTube - 0 views

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capstone newton's_laws acceleration impulse-momentum physics

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This is an amazing video of Gannets diving underwater to hunt for fish. Exploring the physics of this could be a great physics project..

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Science teacher: Fond of bonds - 1 views

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science biology activation_energy chemistry

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John Burk on 11 Nov 11

awesome explanation of chemistry/ activation energy/bonds. This is one of the best blogs I've read-simply lyrical descriptions of science.

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Space Station Reboost: The Inside Story - YouTube - 1 views

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acceleration gravity orbits non-inertial

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really cool video of space station being boosted in ordbit, and film from inside showing it moving away from astronauts.

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Building the Constant Acceleration Model « Physics! Blog! - 0 views

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CAPM acceleration kinematics graphing physics

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John Burk on 08 Nov 11

An awesome exposition of how to introduce the ideas of acceleration and kinematics graphs to students.

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A new phylogeny of the mammals « Why Evolution Is True - 0 views

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mammals evolution phylogeny

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David Bolinsky animates a cell | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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cells animation

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great video by creator of those awesome cell animations describing how he makes them.

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Your DNA may carry a 'memory' of your living conditions in childhood | ScienceBlog.com - 0 views

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dna nature_nurture biology

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Family living conditions in childhood are associated with significant effects in DNA that persist well into middle age, according to new research by Canadian and British scientists.
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TimeTree :: The Timescale of Life - 1 views

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evolution biology

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Mitosis lab as the basis for a discussion of error | Teach Science (.net) - 0 views

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mitosis biology uncertainity

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Physics from Hell: How Dante's Inferno Inspired Galileo's Physics | Open Culture - 1 views

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gailielo phsyics

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Simple analogy for homologous chromosomes | Teach Science (.net) - 0 views

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biology genetics chromosomes

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How You Were Made on Devour.com - 1 views

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biology conception

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John Burk on 22 Oct 11

great computer animation of conception

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