Shame on us, Part Deux…
The great debate ended this past Sunday, April 3 and The Blog missed it.
Climate change ?
Evolution ?
Dark matter ?
No.
The first recorded appearance of the ice cream sundae !!!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
And it happened right here in Ithaca ! A fact that was finally decided by the great arbiter of all things internet, Google. Although a town in Wisconsin had challenged Ithaca’s paternity, the Ithaca Journal reported that on Sunday, clicking on the doodle, took the viewer directly to the Ithaca city website. Google is never wrong.
If you enroll in ASSET”s summer workshops ( July 20-22;24-26), you can enjoy an ice cream sundae where it all began !
Shame on us…..
Here at THE BLOG we’ve received hundreds of comments delivering a digital dopeslap for our failure to celebrate March 31st. A day crucial to all Science teachers.
The birthday of Robert Bunsen…inventor of the bunsen burner.
No, not him…
That’s right. Robert B Bunsen ( the statue)
How many adolescents’ introduction to the scientific method began with inquiries like ” How high can I make the flame go ?” and ” Will it blow up ?” How many science teachers have yelled, ” Don’t play with the gas lines !”
Well Robert Bunsen is the man to thank.
Here’s the Google Doodle that was posted:
Happy belated birthday , Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen, from The BLOG.
The Audacity of Hope
" Don't give up kid ! "
Neither rain, nor snow nor dark of night will stop ASSET
That’s right ! Our excellent local paper, the Ithaca Journal, caught the ASSET Science Co-ordinator shoveling out her driveway so she could get to the FEDEX office to send teaching modules out to the classrooms.
- H/T to the Ithaca Journal
Unfortunately, the Tetrahymena were no help at all.
ASSET goes on the road
The ASSET team, shown here leaving Ithaca
is traveling to a conference of SEPA participants and other outreach organizations, such as the legendary Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers which is being held in Hershey, PA.
mmmmmmmmm....chocolate
The meeting will allow for progress reports on each groups activities and increase the linkage of outreach available to schools.
The ASSET team hopes to return with more avenues of outreach to explore.
May the mountain passes remain open.
Humanity’s last stand
In case you’ve been wintering under a rock, humanity’s last stand takes place this week on Jeopardy ! when uber champion Ken Jennings and top money winner Brad Rutter face off against Watson.
Watson….
No, not Sherlock’s buddy
No..not Crick’s buddy
No…not Harry Potter’s buddy
Yes…that’s the one. Watson, the IBM mega-computer, is playing two former Jeopardy champions this week.
Here’s the PBS Newshour video.
The first night was a tie. We’ll see what happens tonite and tomorrow.
Maybe then Watson will take on a Middle School Science Teacher.
How’s your diet going ?
Most Americans will admit to having been on a diet at some point in their lives. A majority of those would also testify how tough it is to shed a few pounds. Well someone, or rather something seems to be losing weight without even trying. Quite the contrary, it’s not supposed to lose weight. The NYT reports that the international standard measure for the kilogram is losing weight, and nobody has any idea how.
New York Times
Secured under three consecutively larger bell jars and coddled in safety in an underground vault in France, access to the kilogram standard is limited to three individuals holding three special keys, all of which must be used to open the vault. Nestled there since the 19th century, this is the standard by which all measuring devices are calibrated. At a recent calibration, the world’s official kilogram was found to have lost 50 micrograms.
Nobody knows why or at least nobody is talking.
Happy Birthday, Jules
How many kids around the world first got interested in science because of a Jules Verne book or movie ? How many wanted to become oceanographers because of this:
Or maybe marine biologists because of this:
Disney
And how many Steampunks are out there now because of this comic:
Google™ has it covered, and check out their innovative Doodle.
Then go read one of his stories ( many are .99 cents e-books ) and wish Jules a Happy Birthday.
Mr. Worf, I’ll be on the holodeck
Oh yeah ! We’re getting closer. OK – the name CHIL needs some work. It stands for Collaborative Human Immersive Laboratory. However Lockheed Martin has it up and running.
Photo: Lockheed Martin
Meet one of the Pilot Teachers
Groton Science teacher Dave Syracuse has authored and piloted many of ASSET’s curriculum modules. Famous for his bowties, Dave is also an accomplished musician, which talents he combines with his curriculum as seen in this Youtube video.
For more info on Dave, check out his webpage and blog.
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