Engagement With Pop Culture in Your STEM Classroom
We’re not saying that using popular culture science references and examples will get you higher scores, perfectly-behaved students and make you look ten years younger, but...well, it might. Using pop culture in your science classroom is an easy way to increase student...
Ms. Marvel, Champion of Science
Can we talk about Ms. Marvel for a second? Oh, and science fairs, but we’ll hit Ms. Marvel first. You know, the comic published by Marvel starring Kamala Khan, a Jersey City teenager who received polymorph powers (she can make herself big or small, and every size and...
The Simpsons: Betrayed by the Moon?
Do we now have a better idea of where Springfield, the hometown of The Simpsons is, thanks to Elon Musk and the moon? Maybe. Over at Slate, Phil Plait has one of those "Waitaminute!" moments while re-watching the recent episode of The Simpsons that guest starred Elon...
Engage: Electro Anticipation Guide
As we're slowly getting things up and running here at The Science Of..., we wanted to give a look at what we plan to offer in terms of educational materials. This time - an anticipation guide for our article Of Spider-Man's Electro and Electric Eels. If you're not...
ENGAGE!
As the other half of the duo here at The Science Of… , it’s my job to translate the pop culture science stories into effective ways of using them in the classroom with a high level of learner engagement. I've either taught or done science for 25 years and will...
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