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Join the MSP2 Book Club

Friday, September 11th, 2009 10:00 am

Written by: Kimberly Lightle

The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) project is starting an online book club. Our first selection is The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. In it, Michael Pollan writes about how our food is grown - what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Pollan looks at industrial […]

Posted in Topics: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Ethics, Fossil Fuels, Gardening, Math, Nutrition, Personal and Social Issues, Plants, Quick Takes, Real Data, Science

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Free Professional Development Webinars

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 2:13 pm

Written by: Kimberly Lightle

We’ve got four free professional development webinars coming up in the month of April. The first two are specifically for middle school math and science teachers. The second two are for elementary teachers but plenty of the content would be appropriate for older students. Librarians and media specialists, science specialists, informal educators, and others will […]

Posted in Topics: Birds, Climate Change, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Ecosystems, Energy, Environmental Issues, Food webs, Integrating Technology, Life Sciences, Plants, Polar Regions, Professional Development, Quick Takes, Science

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