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Kim Lightle's Blog – July 2009 Archive (2)
Citizen Scientist, Age 14, Discovers Supernova
I just read a story about Caroline Moore, the youngest person to discover a supernova - not just a run of the mill supernova but a new kind of supernova. Citizen science projects are cropping up everywhere - there was professor at Ohio State University studying ladybugs and needed help collecting data so he sent out the word. He was inundated with data. Cornell University Lab of… Continue
Added by Kim Lightle on July 9, 2009 at 5:11pm — 1 Comment
Forensic Science: A Hit in Middle School, Maggots and All
The latest online publication from the Middle School Portal is now available - Forensic Science: Middle School. We've searched the web for the best resources associated with this topic but I'm sure we haven't found all the great ones. We'd like your help - do you know of other resources we should include and if you include Forensic Science topics in your curriculum we'd sure like to hear how you do… Continue
Added by Kim Lightle on July 7, 2009 at 2:16pm — 2 Comments
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