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Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

I was recently reading the December, 2012 issue of Science Scope, a publication of the National Science Teachers Association for middle school teachers. There was a very interesting article on clouds written by Tina Cartwright, Rommel Miranda, Ronald Hermann, and Deb Hemler entitled, "Clear Skies Ahead: Clearing Up Confusion About Clouds."

They provided a very helpful semi-dichotomous cloud key that seems very helpful in helping students in the cloud identification process. A version of the cloud key containing color photos of each cloud type can be found at:

http://wvscience.org/clouds/Cloud_Key.pdf

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Books to Read

http://transformed.teachingquality.org/blogs/tempered-radical/12-2012/three-professional-reads-are-worth-your-time

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Kathy Hoopman

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1843104814/

Explania

Welcome to Explania! Watch hundreds of animated explanations, interactive tutorials and instructional videos, and feel free to embed them on your own web pages.

http://www.explania.com/en

Free NASA e-Book

This book is available for download on your iPad with iBooks or on your computer with iTunes.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hubble-space-telescope-discoveries/id588428410?mt=11

BadgeMaker

Make your own ID card, press pass, name tag, unofficial Flickr badge, or any other kind of identification. Print it out, laminate it, wear it with pride! Make any kind of identification* easily in just a few seconds.

http://bighugelabs.com/badge.php

Web Spotlight:

When Creative Musical Genius Meets YouTube

By Wesley Fryer On December 26, 2012

There are some people in this world who have creative, musical genius that absolutely knocks your socks off when you hear and see it. Jon Cozart (Paint on YouTube) is one of those people.

His 104 second video with himself, “Lord of the Rings in 99 Seconds,” has 1.3 million YouTube views to date. It makes the video I created with my kids in the summer of 2011, “The Hobbit In Five Minutes,” look like a far more coarse and amateurish attempt at a 3 novel / movie plot summary.

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2012/12/26/when-creative-musical-genius-meets-youtube/

What’s the difference between Holland and The Netherlands?

Posted on Sunday, December 23rd, 2012 at 12:11 pm. PT

Written by Shawn King

Have you ever wondered what the difference between “Holland” and “The Netherlands” is? Of course you haven’t – not many have.

But just in case you have even a mild interest, this video by C. G. P. Grey does an amazing job of explaining this odd little quirk of geography. And, for even more explanation of geographic and historical anomalies, check out his“The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained”.

http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/12/23/whats-the-difference-between-holland-and-the-netherlands/

TregoED SCAN

So I gave it a go this last marking period and . . . .

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Half-Baked Idea . . .

So I got these “electronic resource devices” for my classroom and I tried this idea on the day before Christmas break . . .