Jokes You Can Use:
Q: Why do little melons have to have big weddings?
A: Because they “cantelope.”
It was an extremely rough English Channel crossing from Weymouth to Jersey, and one wretched green-faced passenger was hugging the rail when a steward approached him.
“Lunch, sir?” asked the tactless steward.
“No, thanks,” groaned the passenger. “Just throw it overboard and save me the trouble…
It’s hard to see, but the same thing is written in Braille at the bottom of the sign. The Law of Unintended Consequences just waiting to happen here . . .
Paraprosdokians
http://www.economicnoise.com/2011/09/05/182-paraprosdokians/
Eileen Award:
- iTunes: BWPennyS
Advisory:
Nice Guys Finish First
*Warning, Tit for Tat is a phrase that is used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr6lsTgZKAQ
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
Baking Bread
I was recently reading the November, 2014 issue of “Science Scope,” a magazine written for middle school science teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association.
In this issue, I read an article entitled “Scope on Safety” which includes the Science Safety Question of the Month. The article is written by Ken Roy, Director of Environmental Science for the Glastonbury, Connecticut Public Schools. This month’s question is:
“I am having students bake bread and test factors that affect how it rises. Can students eat the bread after they have completed the activity?”
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Follow Up:
When we share “MY NASA DATA” and go to the Live Action Server (LAS), teachers and students can access information at a basic, intermediate, and advanced level:
http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/live-access-server/
When we share “Skeptical Science” with teachers, the information in things like the “Climate Myths” provides science at a basic, intermediate, and advanced level:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/climate-change-little-ice-age-medieval-warm-period.htm
or
http://www.skepticalscience.com/solar-activity-sunspots-global-warming.htm
These are great sites, but they give teachers the opportunity to “tailor” the use of data to the appropriate needs of the students.
Strategies:
Spritz
Spritz is the best way to engage with content in the digital age.
We deliver a focused reading experience and help readers get their
content faster, with less effort and across any device or screen size.
http://www.spritzinc.com/where-can-i-experience-spritz/
Let the kids have fun:
http://www.lucymovie.com/spritz/
Readsy
Readsy is a tool to help you skim large amounts of text by focusing your eyes on one word at a time without having to move them. It is powered by Spritz – you can read more about it here. To register for higher speeds, click “Login” on the top right of the Spritz box, and create an account with Spritz.
Akash Jain is a 3rd year undergraduate at Princeton University majoring in Computer Science. The code for the site is hosted on GitHub here and the logo was designed by the talented Matteo Kruijssen.
Spreeder
Spreeder.com is a free online speed reading software designed to improve your reading speed and comprehension.
Spreeder is a free service provided by 7-Speed-ReadingTM.
Resources:
Every Kid Needs a Hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw
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Web Spotlight:
Police Investigate Family for Letting Their Kids Walk Home Alone. Parents, We All Need to Fight Back.
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv explicitly ally themselves with the “free range” parenting movement, which believes that children have to take calculated risks in order to learn to be self-reliant.
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