What makes a good science fair, a good school, a good science lesson? Hands-on exploration and discovery are a great start and never forget to instill a sense of wonder and curiosity in our students.

Without enthusiasm and even a little risk sometimes, learning can quickly become a dead end street. Where there’s boredom, there’s danger.

No worries about any of that here, though. The teachers who have contributed to this week’s Carnival of Education are all of those good things… and MORE.

Let’s visit some of them, shall we? Read the rest of this entry »

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In our continuing quest to find interesting blogs and bloggers, we ran into Leah Simmers Photography Blog, where she was capturing her experience with Mentos and Diet Coke. Thanks to Leah for letting us share some her unique geyser pictures here. Check out Leah’s full blog post here. And yes, that is the Geyser Tube she’s using to launch that screaming geyser.

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As blogging is becoming more mainstream for kids and teenagers, we need to train ourselves to become more alert for how kids could come to use their own blogs as an outlet for frustration and to cry out for help. We as parents and teachers should be aware of our kids’ blogs and be quietly reading them, looking for warning signs. Here’s an example of a teenage girl confiding in her blog: “I really hate my life right now.. I wish it’d just end..” and “my sister’s [ half-sister ] grandma passed away yesterday.. See how life sucks? We weren’t that close but.. Well, at least she’s with Jesus already.. Wish I was there, too.” I hope a parent or teacher read this, but somehow I doubt it.

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