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Post April 23 2013

What Does Earth Day Mean Today?
Published April 18, 2013 On April 22 of each year people around the world plant trees, commu…
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Lesson Plan April 16 2013

Understanding your water: From source to tap and back - Lesson Plan
OverviewRoughly 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. Even though water seems to b…
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Lesson Plan April 13 2013

Green roofs + greener streets = a cooler city - lesson plan
OverviewChicago is a city that is now creatively keeping cool in the face of global climate change …
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Lesson Plan April 11 2013

Lesson plan: Science genius — creating a rhyme
The original lesson was published in 2013.Subject(s)Music, Science, Arts & Culture, TechnologyT…
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Post April 09 2013

Obama Hopes Mapping Project Reveals Brain's Mysteries
Published April 8, 2013 President Obama rolled out an ambitious new scientific research init…
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Post April 08 2013

Sinkhole science is actually quite simple
The drama of sinkholes, in which the earth can suddenly collapse and swallow up houses, has capture…
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Daily Video March 28 2013

How hip-hop can help unlock a passion for science

"The present world, particularly of urban education, is filled with gimmicks," according to Prof. Chris Emdin, Columbia University Teachers College.
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Post March 20 2013

Techies Urge Kids to Learn Code
Published March 18, 2013 Schools across America teach all sorts of languages: French, Latin,…
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Daily Video March 14 2013

Chromium-6 Taints Water Supplies Around the Country
The 2000 movie "Erin Brockovich" chronicled the struggles of the small town of Hinkley, Calif., aga…
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Daily Video March 05 2013

Can a City Produce Zero Waste?
Americans throw away about 250 million tons of garbage every year; roughly four pounds per person p…
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