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jtotheizzoe: What is Evolution? Excellent video from Stated...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:29:29 -0400

What is Evolution?

Excellent video from Stated Clearly explaining just what evolution is … using great illustrations from Rosemary Mosco’s Bird and Moon comics.

This is a great video to share with friends/enemies/confused relatives that might have trouble accepting evolution and how simple it can be to understand.

I’d like to add one thing to this video. Single amoebas, pairs of parents and a few children are used in these evolution illustrations to simplify the concept of evolution, but it’s important to remember that evolution is something that happens to populations, not individuals. The changes within a generation are random. It’s only after those changes have been passed on for several generations that a survival advantage or disadvantage (followed by either more or less individuals carrying the trait) occurs. That’s where evolution happens, it’s not in the change itself. And sometimes even harmful traits can become frequent in a population, like we see in diseases that are prevalent among isolated ethnic groups.

Bonus: I’d also recommend Understanding Evolution’s “Common Misconceptions” FAQ for those who want to dig deeper.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 04:59:46 -0400

harry potter series.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:35:13 -0400

harry potter series.

Happy Talk Like Shakespeare Day!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:21:27 -0400

theyuniversity:

Here are 20 of the many words he added to your vocabulary.

girlwithalessonplan: from-student-to-teacher: I may just have...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:01:20 -0400

girlwithalessonplan:

from-student-to-teacher:

I may just have fallen in love with this mathematics rhyme. This is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cute!

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"Prodding poor parents to get even more involved is really just a callous disregard for the fact that..."

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:11:47 -0400

““Prodding poor parents to get even more involved is really just a callous disregard for the fact that parental involvement–while ideal–is a luxury that not all families can afford.””

- Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC after Tennessee proposed a bill that would take money away from the state’s poorest families if their children fail to make the grade in school. (via msnbc)

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:54:55 -0400

When a teacher talks to me outside of class

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:15:26 -0400

whatshouldwecallme:

NYT: Curious Grade for Teachers: Ne

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:20:35 -0400

NYT: Curious Grade for Teachers: Ne

Mine.

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:41:31 -0400

Mine.

courtenaybird: The Get More Out of Google Infographic...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:26:49 -0400

courtenaybird:

The Get More Out of Google Infographic Summarizes Online Research Tricks for Students

9while9: TedEd Talk on Verbal Irony. Posted as an example; some...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:06:12 -0400

9while9:

TedEd Talk on Verbal Irony. Posted as an example; some of these are really fantastic tools. Others are trivial.

Things teachers should be compellingly introducing: http://ed.ted.com/lessons - talks and lessons across the curriculum.

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amandaonwriting: Lovely Librarian Soap Collection

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:03:25 -0500

amandaonwriting:

Lovely Librarian Soap Collection

jtotheizzoe: Get hypnotized by this wave pendulum … seriously,...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:50:16 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

Get hypnotized by this wave pendulum … seriously, I can’t look away.

A wave pendulum like this is built of equally weighted objects suspended by different (and carefully calculated) lengths of string. Released simultaneously, their differing periods (frequencies of oscillation) cause them to form a “wave” image together that cycles through all possible patterns.

It’s mind-boggling. Looking for a science fair project? This would be a great one.

(via Citadel Physics)

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