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Disasters put focus on regulations
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Ice - Flakes and Frost (Memorial Program)
How is it that every snowflake is unique? It's all in the fall!
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►Finland is the best country for mothers, report says
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NIE Special Report
Whether its from the simple desire to help others, our environment, or our way of life, innovation is a process that begins with imagination and results in the creation of something of value for society. NBC Learn, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Teachers Association, explores the process of innovations in this compelling 11-week video series.
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May is Garden for Wildlife Month!
Plant a Schoolyard Garden at Your School
To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife.
These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.
►Finland is the best country for mothers, report says
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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►Northeast braces for noisy invasion: Flying cicada bugs return after hiding for 17 years
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Disasters put focus on regulations
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
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Caves - Diving
Scientists investigating underwater caves must brave dangerous conditions.
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-- May 17, 2013
This week's word in the news: BIOTECH
DEFINITION:
Short for biotechnology: the use of a living organism, biological substances or techniques to engineer or manufacture a product or substance, as when cells that produce antibodies are cloned in order to study their effects on cancer cells.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Meanwhile, a new front opened Friday in the battle over the bill, with Democrats vowing to amend it to include biotech companies, and a group opposed to embryonic stem cell research pledging to block the measure if that happens.
►The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- 05/13/2013
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