Monday, September 6, 2021

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Analyze This: Sharks aren’t as scary as what you see on TV: In Shark Week shows, scientists found mixed messages about sharks, insufficient research support and little info on conserving endangered animals. Readability: 6.8 Resources: Power words, graph

Kids lost more than learning when COVID closed their schools: The first 18 months of the pandemic has already taken a hefty academic and emotional toll on students, new research shows. Readability: 7.4  Resources: Power words, alternate version at Science News

Some pikas survive winter by eating yak poop: Pikas endure bone-chilling cold on the Tibetan Plateau by using little energy and fueling up on yak poop. Readability: 7.5 Resources:   Power words, alternate version at Science News

Let’s learn about artificial intelligence: Computers are getting smarter all the time. At some tasks, they can even outsmart people. Readability: 7.5 Resources: Power words, word find puzzle

Take a look at this weird, bendy type of ice: These specially grown threads of ice bend into curves, then spring back when released. Readability: 7.4  Resources: Power words, alternate version at Science News

This image may be the first look at exomoons in the making: These observations offer some of the best evidence yet that planets around other stars have moons, or exomoons. Readability: 7.7 Resources: Power words, alternate version at Science News

Wildfire smoke seeds the air with potentially dangerous microbes: Studies now show that most wildfires don’t kill microbes. That’s fueling worries about what risks these smoke hitchhikers might pose to people.  Readability: 7.9 Resources: Power words, classroom questions, alternate version at Science News, video

Scientists Say: Oxidation and Reduction: Oxidation and reduction are two parts of a chemical process in which one atom steals electrons from another.  Readability: 8.0 Resources: Power words, audio

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The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship offers an opportunity for STEM educators (K-12) to spend 11 months working in federal agencies and U.S. Congressional offices. Fellows apply their experience in the classroom to national education programs or education policy efforts. The fellowship is sponsored by NASA, the U.S Department of Defense and other agencies, and is managed by the U.S. Department of Energy. Applications for the 2022-2023 fellowship are due November 18.

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