Bioscience
Kids can experience how math applies to fun and extreme summer activities
Today is National Summer Learning Day, which celebrates the importance of high-quality summer learning opportunities in the lives of young people and their families. In celebration of this day, middle school students can log on to MathMovesU, register for Camp MMU which runs through the summer, and experience how math can be applied to fun […]Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy works to improve math and science instruction
Together, Phil and Amy Mickelson and ExxonMobil created the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy to provide selected teachers with the opportunity to enhance their mathematics and science teaching skills and discover new ways to motivate their students. Developed by the National Science Teachers Association and Math Solutions, the Academy curriculum focuses on mathematics and science content […]Arntzen in the spotlight for national science policy, plant biology honors
[Source: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute] — Biodesign Institute researcher Charles Arntzen has been doubly honored by the White House and the American Society of Plant Biologists for his leading role in science policy and lifetime contributions in research and teaching. Arntzen, a RegentsBiodesign Institute leads innovative project to prevent breast cancer
[Source: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute] — Biodesign Institute researchers have received nearly $9 million in grants to develop a preventive vaccine against cancer. Stephen Albert Johnston, PhD, director of the instituteSome upcoming science events!
8/6/07 University of Arizona Science Center: “Got Science? CafBlue Web’n offers dozens of science-related Internet sites
Blue Web’n is an online library of over 2,000 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can also browse by broad subject area (Content Areas) or specific sub-categories (Subject Area), including “Science.” See “About this Site” for a scoring rubric and answers to […]UA’s BIOTECH Project offers workshops, material loans, and (in Tucson) classroom visits
In 2005, the Arizona BIOTECH Project Resource Center worked with over 140 teachers and 6,000 students across Arizona — through professional development workshops, material and equipment loans, and classroom visits. The successful partnership will continue statewide through the workshops and material loans. Materials can only be distributed within Arizona, and classroom visits are restricted to […]HHMI offers fun science experiments for K-3 students
At “Cool Science for Curious Kids,” the Howard Hughes Medical Institute invites curious kids to explore biology…on screen, off screen, and in between. The goal is simple: to help children appreciate science. HHMI looked at some of the best science projects from some of the best museums in the country. Then they adapted them for […]Are you watching know99’s Science Saturday?
Watch SCIENCE Saturdays on Phoenix’s know99 Television every Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm to learn about science. Click here for an alphabetical listing of Science programs that air on know99 Television and description about each series. Send us an e-mail to find out when your favorite series will air. know99 is are pleased […]For information about Bioscience, please contact:
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