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8 Virtual Field Trips for STEM Engagement

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8 virtual field trips for STEM engagement

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It's January. Winter break is over, and the rest of the school year-whether in person, hybrid, or virtual-seems never-ending. And while traditional field trips are on pause while ...

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Astronauts on the Space Station read stories and conduct science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below.

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Story Time From Space | T2 Science & Math Education Consultants

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Engage in playful tinkering explorations that support literacy!

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Engage in playful tinkering explorations that support literacy!

When introducing tinkering activities with younger learners, we've found that storytelling is a great way to get into a project while supporting language development.

The Tinkering Studio is teaming up with Mr. Limata's Story Timeto highlight a series of book and activity pairings that we've tried out with his second grade class. This set of resources includes tinkering activity ideas, a list of recommended story books, online workshops, and recorded readings.

Tinkering Activity Ideas

Re-imagine a shadow, share with a friend.

Build your own moving balancing sculptures by tilting, sliding, and suspending ordinary objects in surprising arrangements! This activity supports learners in playfully exploring balance, stability, centers of gravity, and symmetry in a hands-on, tactile way.

We love to introduce the Balancing Sculptures activity by reading books like Be A Make r (featured below) that explore balance and stability in playful ways.

Check out the full list of books to pair with balance activities in our library of STEAM Literacy Connections.

Featured Book: Be a Maker

Katey Howes and Elizabet Vuković (illustration)

Our favorite spread in Be A Maker features teetering towers of toys, boxes, pillows, and other everyday objects. It prompts, "Make a tower, make it tall. Make it balance, wobble, fall." It's a perfect pairing for building balancing sculptures. The entire book is full of beautifully detailed illustrations of a whole suite of inspiring projects. We especially love that it features two friends building collaboratively and a young female builder of color. Listen to Mr. Limata's Read aloud and support the Exploratorium by purchasing Be A Maker at the Exploratorium store.

Create your own cardboard creatures! This activity is an opportunity to engage in hands-on building, reimagine a box to create a set of interchangeable component parts, flatten 3D forms into 2D shapes (and then use them to build 3D structures), repurpose recycled materials, and explore parts and patterns.

For inspiration, pair the Creature Constructions activity with reading books like Not a Box (featured below) that explore construction in playful ways.

Check out the full list of books about structures and construction in our library of STEAM Literacy Connections.

Featured Book: Not a Box

Antoinette Portis

With simple and compelling illustrations, Not a Box visually reminds us of all the different ways a box is not just a box, if you add a little bit of imagination. We love using it as inspiration for creating our own projects that use recycled materials in creative ways, and taking a second look at everyday materials. Listen to Mr. Limata's Read aloud and support the Exploratorium by purchasing Not A Box at the Exploratorium store.

Use a flashlight and ordinary materials to create your own shadow landscape! Shadow Skylines is a light and shadow exploration that uses everyday materials to explore shape, form, and structure. Transform blocks, bottles, mugs, kitchen utensils, and other familiar objects into looming cityscapes and ethereal landscapes.

Try reading books like Flashlight (featured below) when introducing Shadow Skylines to inspire imaginative constructions.

Check out the full list of books about light and shadow in our library of STEAM Literacy Connections.

Featured Book: Flashlight

Lizi Boyd

This enchanting and visually striking story is told entirely through images. Use the nighttime adventures of a child and their flashlight to kick off your Shadow Skyline explorations and inspire discoveries about light and shadow. Listen to Mr. Limata read Flashlight and support the Exploratorium by purchasing Flashlight at the Exploratorium store.

Similar to seeing shapes and animals in cloud formations, shadow remixes invite learners to use their imaginations and share what they see in a shadow.

We've found Duck! Rabbit! (featured below) to be a great way to introduce making your own Shadow Remixes. You might even start out by making a rabbit shadow with your hand, and then trying to turn it into a duck!

Check out the full list of books to pair with light and shadow explorations in our library of STEAM Literacy Connections.

Bring a story to life using stop motion animation! This movie making technique is used to make feature length films, but even just two frames can tell quite a story. Start small and see where your narrative takes you.

We love using artist and illustrator Hanoch Piven's book Let's Make Faces (featured below) as inspiration to bring everyday objects to life with Two Frame Animation.

Check out the full list of books to pair with animation explorations in our library of STEAM Literacy Connections.

Let's Make Faces

Hanoch Piven

There are so many faces to discover in our world, all you have to do is look. Is a button just a button? Or is it an eye? That stick of gum sure looks like a mouth. How about some old yarn, unraveled from a scarf-that could be hair. Put all these objects together and you can make a face. Then, use stop motion animation to bring those faces to life. Learn more about books to pair with animation on our STEAM Literacy Connections page.

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Margaret shares the biographies of seveal famous female scientists, including Marie Curie, Marie Tharp, and Jane Goodall.

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10 Black Scientists that Science Teachers Should Know About

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Your source for teaching inspiration, blogs, and online professional events.

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Black History Periodic Table of Elements

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Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are finally rolling up their sleeves for doses of the long-awaited vaccine. Still, many kids and adults alike have questions. What do the vaccines do? How well do they really work? And are they safe?

Many doctors and experts have worked hard to make a vaccine that would protect against COVID-19. One leader of this effort is Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett of the National Institutes of Health. Faced with the task, she that the pressure was on: "A lot of people are banking on us." She went on to explain that many people hoped the vaccine would be "part of the answer this world needs."

You may have learned about vaccines in school or on Wonderopolis before. Most often, they work by injecting a person with a weakened form of a germ. The earliest COVID-19 vaccines in use, including the one made by Dr. Corbett and her team, work a bit differently. They use messenger RNA (mRNA) to give our cells a set of directions . These directions teach our cells to create the spike found on the surface of the coronavirus.

Once our cells have these directions , they can build the spike . The immune system recognizes the doesn't belong. Then, it starts making antibodies. If you later come into contact with COVID-19, your body will already know how to fight off the thanks to this process.

Of course, mRNA vaccines are just one type being made. Others include and subunit vaccines. The vaccines inject a weakened form of a virus (not COVID-19) to help our bodies build up immunity. subunits are small, harmless pieces of the coronavirus that do the same.

Vaccines are just one tool people have to fight COVID-19. Others include handwashing, social distancing , and contact tracing. However, experts say that getting the vaccine is very important. They urge people who haven't experienced an reaction to other vaccines to get the shots when they can.

Still, many myths and misunderstandings about the COVID-19 vaccines exist. One is that the vaccines aren't safe because they were developed so quickly. This is untrue. The vaccines went through a long testing process before being put into use. While this is the first time mRNA has been widely used in public vaccines, the strategy has been developed over the past several decades.

Another myth is that the vaccines will cause a person to become sick with COVID-19. This is false. Instead, the vaccines teach your body to fight off . Many people do experience symptoms like headaches and fatigue after receiving the shots. However, these are not due to COVID-19 from the vaccination. Experts also agree that the vaccines can increase immunity even if you've already had the virus.

Most people survive COVID-19. However, millions of others around the world haven't. The impact has been even more severe among people of color-especially in Black and Indigenous communities. Many survivors will tell you this virus is no fun to have.

Dr. Corbett and many other experts have worked hard to make the COVID-19 vaccines safe for use. However, kids' immune systems are quite a bit different from adults'. A vaccine may not be ready for those under the age of 16 until late 2021. If you're unsure whether a vaccine is right for you, talk with a trusted adult or doctor about your options.

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Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are finally rolling up their sleeves for doses of the long-awaited vaccine. Still, many kids and adults alike have questions. What do the vaccines do? How well do they really work? And are they safe?

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Voting for this episode is now closed. Would you like to vote on the most recent poll?

I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week?

Why do we celebrate April Fools' Day?

-Mira, 1st Grade

How are toys invented?

-Daniela, 3rd Grade

Can animals laugh?

-Caiya, Kindergarten

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Voting for this episode is now closed. Would you like to vote on the most recent poll? I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week? Why do we celebrate April Fools' Day? -Mira, 1st Grade How are toys invented? -Daniela, 3rd Grade Can animals laugh?

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The Scientist Spotlights Initiative empowers middle/high school, college, and university science educators to implement inclusive curricula that help ALL students see themselves in science. We provide access to easy-to- implement assignments/activities that link course content to the stories of counter-stereotypical scientists

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The Scientist Spotlights Initiative

The Scientist Spotlights Initiative empowers middle/high school, college, and university science educators to implement inclusive curricula that help ALL students see themselves in science. We provide access to easy-to-implement assignments/activities that link course content to the stories of counter-stereotypical scientists. About Us +

Featured Scientist Spotlights

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The Scientist Spotlights Initiative | San Francisco

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Nature Journaling is a powerful adjunct to teaching science and should be a standard part of every classroom. Journaling is an ideal way to explore with the Next Generation Science Standards. Here you can find links to three outstanding free resources: How to Teach Nature Journaling, Opening the World Through Nature Journaling, and The BEETLES curriculum.

How to Teach Nature Journaling is the comprehensive guide for educators, parents and those who wish to mentor others to develop journaling skills. It is available both as a printed book and a free PDF download. If you love the book, please consider making a donation or purchasing a copy from my store if you are able to do so. Order or download it here.

The second edition of the acclaimed curriculum, Opening the World through Journaling: Integrating art, science, and language arts, is also available as a free download. Download the curriculum here. Much of the material in this guide has been updated and revised in How to Teach Nature Journaling. This edition was created with the support of the California Native Plant Society by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, Emily Brueunig, and Celeste Lopez. This edition can be used in schoolyards, camps, nature centers, and family outings. It is geared primarily towards children age 8 and up, and meets California state standards for grades 3 through 7 but works just as well for teenagers and adults. The 2nd edition has many improvements and a wonderful new section of poetry writing activities. These activities teach children to become keen observers of the natural world by drawing and writing about plants and animals in the field. In a set of nested games and activities, students gain confidence in drawing and writing as a way to gather information. Using a set of key prompts, children and adults also discover a language to create poetry from their observations. They employ these skills and tools to put together a field guide, make treasure maps, and write poems and stories. Keeping a field journal develops and reinforces the most important science process skills; observation and documentation. All other parts of the process of science depend on these skills. We assume that we are naturally good observers, but learning to really see is a skill that must be learned and developed. Journal activities tie directly to the State of California science framework content standards and the visual and performing arts framework content standards. This project is funded to date by the JiJi Foundation.

Also, consider joining our How to Teach Nature Journaling Facebook Group, where we are building a community of nature journaling educators to ask questions, share strategies, and inspire each other on this journey.

I am an advisor for the BEETLES (Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning & Expertise Sharing) team at the Lawrence Hall of Science. I highly recommend the Field Journaling Sessions and materials. Download the free lesson plans and staff training manual here. Here is a video overview of this work.

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Opening the World Through Nature Journaling, a curriculum produced by John Muir Laws and the California Native Plant Society presents free, standards based, activities to engage students in nature study through journaling.

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This is a good resource for teachers to build out inquiry based learning.

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Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools

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Free Topic Selection Wizard, science fair project ideas, step by step how to do a science fair project, Ask an Expert discussion board, and science fair tips for success.

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Make a copy and use with students for SEL connections

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Copy of Mental Health Choice Board (teachers.tea)

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Make of copy of this slide deck for use with students or colleagues

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Copy of Copy of Digital Valentine Exchange - Google Jamboard

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Link is here https://tinyurl.com/BLMonthBookLibrary

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Classroom library! BLM Library

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Sharing a resource mad by another teacher. Will need to make a copy before you can see it.

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Check out this flyer to learn more https://files.constantcontact.com/37f531bb001/5962a002-b645-4383-b08b-a357469761f4.pdf

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Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning.

Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design solutions to problems (engineering) using the science and engineering practices. Engaging in these practices requires that students be part of a learning community, of classmates or family, to be able to share and evaluate ideas, give and receive critique, and reach consensus.

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Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning.

Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design solutions to problems (engineering) using the science and engineering practices. Engaging in these practices requires that students be part of a learning community, of classmates or family, to be able to share and evaluate ideas, give and receive critique, and reach consensus.

Check out how to connect these lessons to support students' in developing the targeted science ideas

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Daily Dos are sensemaking tasks teachers and parents can use to engage their students in authentic, relevant science learning. Students actively try to figure out how the world works (science) or how to design solutions to problems (engineering) using the science and engineering practices.

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PBS video on Making of the COVID Vaccine 

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A great video to really see what the COVID virus might look like and explains how we made such fast progress on the vaccine due to basic science research!

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It's Okay to Be Smart | Inside the Lab That Invented the COVID-19 Vaccine | Season 8 | Episode 24

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It's Okay to Be Smart Season 8 Episode 24 | 11m 20s | Here we are, just a year after the first news of the coronavirus we now call SARS-CoV-2 and the global pandemic known as COVID-19... and scientists have already developed more than one safe & effective vaccine.

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Instructional Materials for COVID

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Instructional Materials for COVID

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Check out this video by STEM Director Kirk Brown from the San Joaquin COE

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Check out this video to deepen your understanding of the Virus.

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Cool Experiment on fractuals Bridging art and science. Looks like deltas rivers Can question why it flows ect...

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I was thinking about Monday's conversation and wanted to share some resources we have been gathering for students. Books for Students Books for Students

Common Sense Media: Award Winning African American Books

Common Sense Media: Coretta Scott King Book award winners

Embrace Race: Read-aloud books for raising a brave generation

​Books that inspire resilience in kids of color​​

Books that encourage kids of all colors to be inclusive and empathetic

Books that support kids to think critically about racial inequity

Books that animate kids (and their adults!) to be racial justice advocates for all kids

Heise Reads & Recommends - 100 picture books that include Black people and communities

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I would like to share some kid author books. The first author is in my Girl Scout troop, Keya is East Asian whose shyness impacted all of her encounters. Perceived weaknesses can be turned into strengths. https://www.amazon.com/Master-Hush-Keya-Patel/dp/1092542876/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=hush+hush+kids+book+keya&qid=1592345708&sr=8-3  The second author we have known since she was 4. McKenzie (BLPOC) wrote this book when she was 9. https://kickingitwithkenzie.com/?fbclid=IwAR3-u4XcyOLcQ59a13FvLKs4vwGbW43xiCkwvhZgWetXbDRXuA3Cpz2-Tbw  I believe both girls would be willing to be on line guests and are living examples that kids can become authors.

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This ESP experience is the best PD in 2- years. I have learned so much, and have a list of activities to work on this summer to prepare for next year. The community is amazing, a safe place to learn and grow. Thank you so much.

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East bay Regional Parks Distance Learning

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East bay Regional Parks Distance Learning

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The EBRP has many resources and virtual experiences for your students and families.
-Virtual and Augmented Reality Park Experiences
-Field Studies

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Parks to People: Bringing our parks into homes, classes, & communities

East Bay Regional Park District is committed to the idea of lifelong learning, helping people make their own discoveries about our parks. These resources are designed to be used at home, in a classroom, or part of any online learning. Use these resources to build your own learning opportunities.

Virtual Reality Park Experiences | Field Studies | Additional Content | Nature Activities and Games

Virtual Reality Park Experiences

East Bay Regional Park District and Timelooper, Inc. have developed virtual reality tours of selected Regional Parks. People can now virtually visit the parks to discover more about these lands and their unique stories.

To experience the parks in Virtual Reality, please download the Timelooper App onto a tablet or smartphone from the App Store or Google Play. Once the App is downloaded onto your device, follow the steps below to find East Bay Regional Park District's Virtual Reality Experiences.

1. Download the Timelooper App onto a tablet or smartphone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

2. Once the App is downloaded onto your device, follow the steps on the screen to find East Bay Regional Park District' in the San Francisco Bay section of the app.

Field Studies
Geology

Introduction to Geology: Sibley, 4m:33s

Geology Ancient Life: Sunol, 2m:20s

Oreo Cookie Faults (Activity Sheet, Coming soon)
Backyard Nature

Soil Health, Backyard Study: Ardenwood, 6m:34s

Bats

How to play: Bat and Moth, 3m:27sec

Song: Bats Eat Bugs, 2m:52s

Crab Cove Visitor Center

Mud Flats: Crab Cove, 5m:58s

Rocky Shore: Crab Cove, 5m:10s

Tilden Regional Park

Pond Study: Tilden, 5m:50s

Skull Detectives

Skull Detectives, Carnivores and Herbivores: Part I, 3m21s

Skull Detectives, Ominivores: Part II, 5m:00s

Activities for the Youngest Learners

Wood Duck Discovery 360: Shadow Cliffs, 4m:49s

Songs and Stories - Habitats, 10m:44s

Songs and Stories - Food Chain, 12m:13s

Songs an Stories - Once There was a Live Oak, 13m:02s

Ohlone Programming

Gathering Tule Reeds, Building and Launching Tule Boats: Coyote Hills, 7m:53s

Additional Content
Plants and Pollination Reptiles, Amphibians, and Gastropods Birds

Nature Activities and Games - Activity Sheets [PDFs]

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Thanks Nancy for this fabulous resource re: equity in science education: http://stemteachingtools.org/brief/55  "To increase student engagement in STEM, we know that students need to see in themselves the potential to pursue STEM interests and careers. One typical approach is to expose students to relevant images of STEM professionals who represent the cultural diversity of our global community throughout instruction. However, to enhance student engagement and make cultural diversity truly visible in STEM, educators must go deeper. For STEM education to support all students in becoming STEM literate, instruction needs to broadly recognize who has done science, for what range of purposes, and how diversity enriches science."

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happy birthday destiny

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So much fun learning today in the Earth Science Session with Gita, Jeff, and Nancy! Now I want to go explore the volcanoes on the Pacific Northwest Coast!

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https://i.redd.it/4v6005upnt051.jpg

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Teaching Tolerance (website):

Social Justice Standards (website)

Social Justice Standards (pdf)

NORMAS DE JUSTICIA SOCIAL (pdf)

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The experience with ESP in the past 2+ years fed my soul in so many ways.  I can't imagine teaching 3rd grade without you all.   All of my teachers, facilitators and collaborators at ACOE and ESP are held in my highest esteem. I am grateful to know you. Tara

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My point is that I will be leaving the the elementary grades for a position at Hayward High School as the Art teacher, and this precious and vast collection (not to mention monstrously heavy) needs a place where students can benefit from them.  I am very attached to the collection and to the learning community at Harder and ESP.  I'm hoping that I can find a home for the books where they will be appreciated and used (during or post Covid).

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Having diverse literature has always been a priority for my class library, and when I entered the 3rd grade where Accellerated Reader Class libraries were essential to the program, I spent a couple thousand dollars over 3 years growing the library with chapter books and non fiction books with diversity.

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Happy Birthday Laura Orabi!! From the ESP Team

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This is what a scientist looks like!!!  https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/i-am-a-scientist/

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A podcast that features 30 Black scientists. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/very-special-episode-blackafinstem-with-various-ologists/id1278815517?i=1000477474358

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Women who changed science- https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel-prize-lessons-women-who-changed-science/

Check out this awesome lesson resource about women who changed science!

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This is a lesson plan to do a Nobel Prize Lesson about women who changed science and were awarded the Nobel Prize. The material is suitable for students from 13 years and up. The purpose of this lesson is to enlighten students about 19 female Nobel Laureates in science and to discuss and learn more about their groundbreaking achievements.

The lesson package consists of:

Time required

The entire lesson package takes about two 45-minute or one 90-minute class hours to complete.

Preparation

Divide the class into groups of 3-6 students.

Every group gets one scientist each. Choose, depending on the number of groups, which of the 19 female Nobel Laureates you want the students to focus on.

Make sure the link to "Women who changed science" work in your classroom.

Prepare copies of the student worksheet to every student.

Warm-up

Ask your students what they already know about the Nobel Prize.

Optional: Show this 5 minute video about about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Prize has been awarded since 1901 "for the greatest benefit to humankind". More than 900 individuals and organisations from more than 70 countries have received the prize. Only 5% of the recipients are women. In this lesson, we focus on some of them to learn more about their ground-breaking work in science.

Student assignment

Divide the class into groups of 3-6 students each. Give each group one of the 19 Nobel Laureates to each group. Give to each group:

the student worksheet

one of the 19 female scientists

Concluding discussion

Let each group present something they thought was particularly interesting to the rest of the class.

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Check out the website that Dr. Jeff Seitz put together for your use.

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This site contains Earth Science content, activities, and other resources presented at Science Partnership workshops and summer institutes for Grades 3-8 teachers. The science content and resources from our programs may be accessed by clicking on the links below. This site will be updated frequently, so check back later!
Geology Atmospheric Science Water Global Change Planetary Science
As you explore the Earth Science content and resources, you can return to this page with the links to the different units by clicking on Home at the top of each page.

Open Source Textbooks
These open source textbooks are freely available online. They are college level texts that are a valuable resource for teachers wishing to review.

The National Academies Press has a large number of free books available for download at their site https://www.nap.edu/topic/281/earth-sciences. These tend to be advanced texts or reports.

Earth Science Misconceptions
Scientific misconceptions are common and hinder deeper understanding of science content. People commonly build their knowledge of science on their current understanding including their misconceptions. The way that we may identify misconceptions in our students is through questioning and listening (assessment). Although a student may be told that their understanding is incorrect, most have a hard time giving up their misconception. The video documentary A Private Universe is an excellent study showing the prevalence of scientific misconceptions and the difficulty that students have in giving them up. A Private Universe can be viewed online by clicking here. The following are links to some lists of misconceptions in the Earth Sciences.

'Easier to Address' Earth Science Misconceptions (SERC)

Common Geoscience Misconceptions Organized by the Earth Science Literacy Principles (Michigan Teacher Excellence Program)

NGSS and Integrated Science
In California, Middle School courses may be organized as discipline specific in different grades or as integrated science from Grades 6-8. Click here to view the configuration of the Performance Standards by grade under both models.

Click to download a PDF.

Mathematics and Earth Sciences
The Math You Need, When You Need It. This is a terrific website with student tutorials (also great for teachers) that supports math skills in the Earth Sciences.

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Earth Science is an interdisciplinary science that includes content from Geology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Space Science.

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This site contains Earth Science content, activities, and other resources presented at Science Partnership workshops and summer institutes for Grades 3-8 teachers. The science content and resources from our programs may be accessed by clicking on the links below. This site will be updated frequently, so check back later!

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Today is Juneteenth!

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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger's regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or none of these versions could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln's authority over the rebellious states was in question. Whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory.

General Order Number 3

One of General Granger's first orders of business was to read to the people of Texas, General Order Number 3 which began most significantly with:

"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer."

The reactions to this profound news ranged from pure shock to immediate jubilation. While many lingered to learn of this new employer to employee relationship, many left before these offers were completely off the lips of their former 'masters' - attesting to the varying conditions on the plantations and the realization of freedom. Even with nowhere to go, many felt that leaving the plantation would be their first grasp of freedom. North was a logical destination and for many it represented true freedom, while the desire to reach family members in neighboring states drove some into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Settling into these new areas as free men and women brought on new realities and the challenges of establishing a heretofore non-existent status for black people in America. Recounting the memories of that great day in June of 1865 and its festivities would serve as motivation as well as a release from the growing pressures encountered in their new territories. The celebration of June 19th was coined "Juneteenth" and grew with more participation from descendants. The Juneteenth celebration was a time for reassuring each other, for praying and for gathering remaining family members. Juneteenth continued to be highly revered in Texas decades later, with many former slaves and descendants making an annual pilgrimage back to Galveston on this date.

Juneteenth Festivities and Food

A range of activities were provided to entertain the masses, many of which continue in tradition today. Rodeos, fishing, barbecuing and baseball are just a few of the typical Juneteenth activities you may witness today. Juneteenth almost always focused on education and self improvement. Thus, often guest speakers are brought in and the elders are called upon to recount the events of the past. Prayer services were also a major part of these celebrations.

Certain foods became popular and subsequently synonymous with Juneteenth celebrations such as strawberry soda-pop. More traditional and just as popular was the barbecuing, through which Juneteenth participants could share in the spirit and aromas that their ancestors - the newly emancipated African Americans, would have experienced during their ceremonies. Hence, the barbecue pit is often established as the center of attention at Juneteenth celebrations.

Food was abundant because everyone prepared a special dish. Meats such as lamb, pork and beef which were not available everyday were brought on this special occasion. A true Juneteenth celebrations left visitors well satisfied and with enough conversation to last until the next.

Dress was also an important element in early Juneteenth customs and is often still taken seriously, particularly by the direct descendants who can make the connection to this tradition's roots. During slavery there were laws on the books in many areas that prohibited or limited the dressing of the enslaved. During the initial days of the emancipation celebrations, there are accounts of former slaves tossing their ragged garments into the creeks and rivers and adorning themselves with clothing taken from the plantations belonging to their former 'masters'.

Juneteenth and Society

In the early years, little interest existed outside the African American community in participation in the celebrations. In some cases, there was outwardly exhibited resistance by barring the use of public property for the festivities. Most of the festivities found themselves out in rural areas around rivers and creeks that could provide for additional activities such as fishing, horseback riding and barbecues. Often church grounds were the site for such activities. Eventually, as African Americans became land owners, land was donated and dedicated for these festivities. One of the earliest documented land purchases in the name of Juneteenth was organized by Rev. Jack Yates. This fund-raising effort yielded $1000 and made possible the purchase of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas. In Mexia, the local Juneteenth organization purchased Booker T. Washington Park, which had become the Juneteenth celebration site in 1898. There are accounts of Juneteenth activities being interrupted and halted by white landowners demanding that their laborers return to work. However, it seems most allowed their workers the day off and some even made donations of food and money. For decades these annual celebrations flourished, growing continuously with each passing year. In Booker T. Washington Park, as many as 20,000 African Americans once attended during the course of a week, making the celebration one of the state's largest.

Juneteenth Celebrations Decline

Economic and cultural forces led to a decline in Juneteenth activities and participants beginning in the early 1900's. Classroom and textbook education in lieu of traditional home and family-taught practices stifled the interest of the youth due to less emphasis and detail on the lives of former slaves. Classroom textbooks proclaimed Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 as the date signaling the ending of slavery - and mentioned little or nothing of the impact of General Granger's arrival on June 19th.

The Depression forced many people off the farms and into the cities to find work. In these urban environments, employers were less eager to grant leaves to celebrate this date. Thus, unless June 19th fell on a weekend or holiday, there were very few participants available. July 4 th was already the established Independence holiday and a rise in patriotism steered more toward this celebration.

Resurgence

The Civil Rights movement of the 50's and 60's yielded both positive and negative results for the Juneteenth celebrations. While it pulled many of the African American youth away and into the struggle for racial equality, many linked these struggles to the historical struggles of their ancestors. This was evidenced by student demonstrators involved in the Atlanta civil rights campaign in the early 1960's, who wore Juneteenth freedom buttons. Again in 1968, Juneteenth received another strong resurgence through the Poor Peoples March to Washington D.C. Rev. Ralph Abernathy's call for people of all races, creeds, economic levels and professions to come to Washington to show support for the poor. Many of these attendees returned home and initiated Juneteenth celebrations in areas previously absent of such activities. In fact, two of the largest Juneteenth celebrations founded after this March are now held in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.

Texas Blazes the Trail

On January 1, 1980, Juneteenth became an official state holiday through the efforts of Al Edwards, an African American state legislator. The successful passage of this bill marked Juneteenth as the first emancipation celebration granted official state recognition. Edwards has since actively sought to spread the observance of Juneteenth all across America.

Juneteenth In Modern Times

Today, Juneteenth is enjoying a phenomenal growth rate within communities and organizations throughout the country. Institutions such as the Smithsonian, the Henry Ford Museum and others have begun sponsoring Juneteenth-centered activities. In recent years, a number of local and national Juneteenth organizations have arisen to take their place along side older organizations - all with the mission to promote and cultivate knowledge and appreciation of African American history and culture.

Juneteenth today, celebrates African American freedom and achievement, while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. As it takes on a more national, symbolic and even global perspective, the events of 1865 in Texas are not forgotten, for all of the roots tie back to this fertile soil from which a national day of pride is growing.

The future of Juneteenth looks bright as the number of cities and states creating Juneteenth committees continues to increase. Respect and appreciation for all of our differences grow out of exposure and working together. Getting involved and supporting Juneteenth celebrations creates new bonds of friendship and understanding among us. This indeed brightens our future - and that is the Spirit of Juneteenth.

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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.

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Nazzy shared this great BLM Reading Room! Such a great resource and a wonderful way of setting up a 'virtual library'!

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Today's agenda 11.14.20

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Here is the Link for Today's opening session: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w5iu7RgpUj2wke5bTbDD4_cXaZ3MsAPxYSZ6Gi4LtzM/edit?usp=sharing

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You can access children National Geographic Magazine. Laurie Rose

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https://www.blm.gov/citizen-science-junior-ranger is a super cool resources I found while looking at the virtual library that Donna and Nazzy shared...Thanks you two! MH-E