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Using Sentence Starters to Teach Students to Talk Like Scientists

Using Sentence Starters to Teach Students to Talk Like Scientists | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
Blog Entity:  Using Sentence Starters to Teach Students to Talk Like Scientists Maria Grant, Professor of Secondary Education at California State University, shares this idea for illustrating for students the difference between...
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How a 17th-Century Woman Forever Changed the Course of Science Through Art

How a 17th-Century Woman Forever Changed the Course of Science Through Art | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
A heartening homage to a courageous woman who fought superstition with science and love.

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Girl Scientists Rock!! 

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Researchers in the wild: Vivid images of scientists in their natural habitat

Researchers in the wild: Vivid images of scientists in their natural habitat | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
Forget white coats and sterile laboratories, many scientists have a deep, personal relationship with the natural environments that become their subject matter.
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Help throw off the stereotype of scientists and share these great images with your students as alternatives!  

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Bat Women of Panama | Science | Classroom Resources | PBS LearningMedia

Bat Women of Panama | Science | Classroom Resources | PBS LearningMedia | Rainforest CLASSROOM | Scoop.it
Five Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute biologists study their way through wet, tropical forests on the small island of Barro Coloroda, Panama, as they encounter a variety of bat species with surprising physical and behavioral adaptations. When observed in their natural state, the bats show an amazing propensity for sharing, and dividing up, limited resources.
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Excellent resource for girls in science as well as tropical field research and species diversity in the tropics!  A tri-fecta  

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