Please vote for Sofia!

Congratulations! From among many impressive entries received from the 2012 SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest, the poster of a Nottingham School 7th grade student, has been chosen by a panel of judges in Washington DC as the top entry from our state. They received 12,000 posters this year, and our student should truly be proud of her accomplishment. Now, her poster moves on to compete with the other state-winning posters in the national contest. The national winner will be determined through online voting open to everyone. All of the state winning posters will be displayed at the National Children's Museum in Washington, DC this summer. I encourage you to spread the word about her great achievement, and ask your friends, family, school and community members to vote for her poster! The voting period is primarily this week – so spread the word fast. Where to vote: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SHADEFoundationOfAme/dc4c5dcdbe/8d1e4e6006/10275b9e83 (voting is open April 23 – May 1) Use unlock code: shade And school code: voting12 Once you unlock, the vote, select the “New Hampshire” poster. PLEASE VOTE for Sofia’s Poster!!! She could win a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida and a Shade-N-Net Shade cover for our school.

TalkingScience » Blog Archive » Plants are cool too!

TalkingScience » Blog Archive » Plants are cool too!:  Check out this video and let me know what you think of the theme song!

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App Store - Specimania

App Store - Specimania: Check out this free app for iPod/iPad from the Field Museum of Natural History!

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Science by email

How are cupcakes related to science - check out science by email and make some at home! Do you want to know how 3-D printers work? Check out the latest Science by email:



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Watch a Preview of Radioactive Wolves | Nature | PBS

Watch a Preview of Radioactive Wolves | Nature | PBS:

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Celebrate Earth Day with National Geographic

Untitled Document:  What did you do for Earth Day?



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Animal Domestication: Taming the Wild - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

Animal Domestication: Taming the Wild - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine:

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Monday Pets: The Russian Fox Study : The Thoughtful Animal

Monday Pets: The Russian Fox Study : The Thoughtful Animal:

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Fox Behavior - videos and links

Fox Behavior:

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Man’s new best friend? A forgotten Russian experiment in fox domestication | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network

Man’s new best friend? A forgotten Russian experiment in fox domestication | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network:



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DNA from the Beginning - An animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics.

Learn about the many experiments that have brought us modern knowledge of genetics - check out videos, animations, interviews and weblinks to other related sites!

DNA from the Beginning - An animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics.:

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Family Tree DNA - Audio And Video Resources

Family Tree DNA - Audio And Video Resources:

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NOVA | Cracking the Code of Life

Visit PBS Nova to watch Cracking the Code of Life or to view a list of related websites and videos!

NOVA | Cracking the Code of Life:

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3D Animation Library :: DNA Learning Center

The DNA Learning Center has a number of wonderful animations that show how DNA works, different experiments that is done with DNA and several that show disease and mutation - Cancer, Sickle Cell and more:
3D Animation Library :: DNA Learning Center:

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Science Challenge Question - check out the anti-bubble video and see if you can answer the challenge question!

Crazy Plant Shop | Filament Games

Crazy Plant Shop | Filament Games:  Try your hand at breeding new plants!

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home - Evolution of life

home - Evolution of life:

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N-SQUAD — Explore Science - Alcohol

N-SQUAD — Explore Science - Alcohol:
Try this web based forensics adventure to learn about what alcohol can do to your body.

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STEM Stories

Learn about science, math and technology careers - meet the people behind new ideas and hear their stories!  What do you want to be when YOU grow up? STEM Stories:



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Families, Let’s Go Outside, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Families, Let’s Go Outside, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

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Comic 1 : Adventures in Synthetic Biology : Nature

Check out this online comic about DNA!

Comic 1 : Adventures in Synthetic Biology : Nature:

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EarthPreservers

Home:  Visit EarthPreservers to learn what kids are doing to help the environment!



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DNA - The Double Helix

DNA - The Double Helix:

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Protein Virtual Experiment

Protein Virtual Experiment:

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Zooming Into DNA

Explore real scientific images of cells, chromosomes and DNA!

Zooming Into DNA:

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The Gene School - General Information

The Gene School - General Information:

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Michael's Inside Scoop. Your Body. BAM! Body and Mind.

Michael's Inside Scoop. Your Body. BAM! Body and Mind.:

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A Science Odyssey: You Try It: DNA Workshop

A Science Odyssey: You Try It: DNA Workshop:

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NOVA | Cracking the Code of Life

NOVA | Cracking the Code of Life:

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Zoo Matchmaker

Try the Minnesota Zoo's endangered tiger matchmaker game! This won't load properly on google chrome - it does work on Mozilla Firefox - I'm not sure about Internet Explorer, because I refuse to use it. Good Luck! http://www.minnesotazoo.org/education/games/matchmaker/index.html

More Genetics Games!

When will it end?  Yes! More genetics games!!  Let me know which ones are your favorites!

Games:

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OLogy

Did you know that you uncoiled the dna in one human cell, it would measure 6 feet in length?  Check out all the games and cool facts here at the OLogy American Museum of Natural History website - one of my personal favorites!

OLogy:

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Plant Genetics Simulation Game

Not a fan of dogs? You can re-create Mendel's experiments, but in a fraction of the time! Pea Plant Power!

Doggie Genetics Game

Now that you've learned about Punnett Squares and probability of dominant and recessive traits appearing in first generation offspring, try your hand at virtual puppy creation! http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_dogbreeding.html

Meiosis

Here is another explanation of meiosis that goes a little deeper and provides several animations to help you understand the process a little better!

Meiosis:

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Meiosis - Cell Biology for Kids!

Here is a simplified explanation of meiosis that includes a short video clip:

Meiosis - Cell Biology for Kids!:



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Animal Domestication: Taming the Wild - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine

Animal Domestication: Taming the Wild - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine:

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April 3 - Today in Science History - Scientists born on April 3rd, died, and events

April 3 - Today in Science History - Scientists born on April 3rd, died, and events:

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Cam 1 - Yaoman, Yaoxin & Shenbin - Pandas - explore

Panda Cam!  Watch these cute baby pandas play!

Cam 1 - Yaoman, Yaoxin & Shenbin - Pandas - explore:



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Heredity and Traits

An interactive overview of heredity and traits - these can be watched again at home to help you learn about genetics and heredity!

Heredity and Traits:

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Family Activity - Traits: Inherited or Learned?

Try this activity at home to learn which traits are inherited and which are learned!

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Handy Family Tree

Here's another activity that you can do at home with your family! Make a "handy" family tree!

Handy Family Tree:

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Family Traits Trivia - try at home game!

Try this activity at home with your family to see which traits you share with them and which ones are unique to you!

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Web Lab Directory

Here is a link that will take you to several different interactive explorations where you can learn all about genetics!  Make a dragon, find out how natural selection works, and more!

Web Lab Directory:

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Mendel's Peas

You have read about Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants, now try a virtual exploration on your own!

Mendel's Peas:

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Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinators - The Birds and the Bees

Animations of self pollination and cross pollination - watch closely!

If you look at the wording, it shouldn't be too hard to differentiate between the two types of pollination - self pollination is a plant that can pollinate itself - it has both male and female reproductive structures.  However, with cross-pollination, pollen from one plant must cross over to another plant - this can happen when the wind blows or when pollinators like bees or butterflies move from plant to plant.

Celebrating Wildflowers - Pollinators - The Birds and the Bees:

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Expanding Your Horizons - Conference for Girls in 6-8th Grade

The Expanding Your Horizons conference is right around the corner!  If you are a girl in 6-8th grade and you would like to learn more about careers in math and science, this workshop is for you!  Girls are accepted on a first come, first served basis, so get your registration in to reserve your spot today!

This fun, free workshop day will be held at the Cooperative Middle School in Stratham!

Expanding Your Horizons:

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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus

Visuwords is an awesome resource! It creates a graphic that shows the meaning of the word you type in and it shows other related words as well.  Check it out! It was developed using Princeton University's Wordnet database and it is free!

Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus:

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