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Just Wow: YouTube – The Known Universe by AMNH: “The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, [...]

Entertain your family and friends (but as always, be careful and use proper saftey!) during those long holiday gatherings: Fun stuff! I love the carbon dioxide trick.

Possibly huge news! Has dark matter finally been detected? The Guardian: “For 80 years, it has eluded the finest minds in science. But tonight it appeared that the hunt may be over for dark matter, the mysterious and invisible substance that accounts for three-quarters of the mass of the universe. In a series of coordinated [...]

Winners for the 2009 Edublogs Awards will be announced tonight at 7 P.M. The 2009 Edublogs Awards Ceremony and Results… this week! – The Edublog Awards: “During the Ceremony we will be announcing the Winners and runner ups in each of the Award categories. We’re hoping to invite the winners to speak and tell us [...]

Now that exams are over, here’s an interesting post about what a classroom in 2020 may look like (that I hope comes true!). What do you think of the 21 items in the list? TeachPaperless: 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020: “Well, just for kicks, I put together my own list [...]

Whew! I’ve just completed grading your exams. They will not be posted on MyGradeBook.com, however (because it messes up the math there). So, you can come by and see your score or send me an email/IM and I’ll let you know your grades.

Here’s the exam! Fall Exam ’09 What did you think?

Here are four short podcasts ( < 2 mins each ) on the four types of questions you’ll have on your exam tomorrow starring myself and Mary Hudson (I don’t think she’s a fan of Type 2 questions based on her performance). Hopefully, these will clear up any last minute questions you might have about [...]

Our exam is Monday morning. Here are three things I’d look over this weekend: 1) Exam Study Guide 2) Daily Notes (Where you can find most of the note sheets or presentation lessons we covered this semester). 3) Quizzes and Tests (I post up our main quizzes and tests, so go back and look over [...]

On our exam next Monday you’ll get four exam questions and a “blue book.” You’ll get one question from each of the four types below. You pick three and then provide excellent answers. – 1 question will be a current events question complete with a newspaper or journal article. – 1 question will be a [...]