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Type: Book Chapter
Summary: Most sharks are the top predators in their ecosystems, yet they are often at the bottom of the conservation priority list. Because they are underprotected and exceptionally slow growing, and therefore vulnerable to overfishing, most of the world’s shark...
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Type: Web Seminar Archive
Grade: Middle School,High School,Informal Education
Summary: This Web Seminar, developed in collaboration with the National Science Digital Library and WGBH, took place on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Daniella Quiñones, Marketing Coordinator for WGBH Teachers’ Domain,...
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: For the general public, the field of cryptography has recently become famous as the method used to uncover secrets in Dan Brown's, "The Da Vinci Code." But the science of cryptography has been popular for centuries--secret hieroglyphics discovered in...
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: There are many important reasons for students to learn science. It prepares them, as the next generation of workers, for careers in the ever-expanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It also enables them to understand...
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: One of our most important tasks as science educators is to encourage students to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). So, how do we encourage more students to consider STEM careers? It is a multilayered problem,...
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Grade: Middle School,Informal Education
Summary: The Podcast: STS -118 Mission Patch is a segment of the Web Seminar Igniting the Flame of Knowledge: Human Space Flight, October 30, 2007. The...
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: To protect the diversity of life on Earth, conservation biologists study species and habitats in danger of extinction. Freshwater is arguably one of the most critical global resources. The ecosystem biodiversity of this invaluable resource is highly threatened....
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: Most sharks are the top predators in their ecosystems, yet they are often at the bottom of the conservation priority list. Because they are under-protected and exceptionally slow growing, and therefore valuable to overfishing, most of the world’s shark...
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Type: Journal Article
Grade: Middle School,Informal Education
Summary: CSI: The Experience, a traveling museum exhibit and a companion web adventure, was created through a grant from the National Science Foundation as a potential model for informal learning. The website was designed to enrich and complement the exhibit by...
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Type: Journal Article
Summary: In 2007 and 2008, three science teachers participated in research “cruises” to the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of Washington. This opportunity was made possible by a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant awarded to Daniela Di Iorio, an oceanographer...
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