Month: December 2008

Math Evolver is a game by DimensionM used to teach pre-algebra to middle school students.  While perhaps not quite as exciting as Halo, its very good.  Good enough that my older son is willing to actually think in order to play the game (at least when I won’t let him play Halo which, of course, …

Math Evolver, needs to evolve a bit more….Read More

Heh, heh. Now my kids are going to love this Internet Radio Station: http://www.live365.com/stations/trappedinlab/. Okay, so it’s really me that’s loving it, but they’ll have to listen anyway…. All science-related songs, all day, non-stop. The mix is, as you might expect, a rather eclectic mix. All sciences are mixed up and the style may be …

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Well, I’m a bit late putting this up, but I took some pictures last Monday night of the conjunction between the crescent moon, Jupiter and Venus.  [img_assist|nid=819|title=Moon, Jupiter, Venus Conjunction, 2008-12-01|desc=|link=none|align=undefined|width=640|height=479]   The image was taken with a Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT) and a 70-300mm zoom at around 200mm focal length. The insert shown …

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The most recent issue of the National Science Teacher’s Association newspaper included information on some groups with fun science songs. Having just wasted, er, spent some time looking at music videos on YouTube and the artists’ web sites, I thought I’d share. Billy Brennen, aka BillyBSongAndDance, has four YouTube videos, three are from live performances, …

Bill B Science Song and DanceRead More