On our weekly Lesson Ideas podcast, created especially for middle-school science teachers, we talk about new articles that have been adapted for use in the classroom, helpful hints for activities you can do with students, and teaching tips for using articles. Here at Science Journal for Kids, we believe that every student deserves to know how science works in the real world. We’re here to help support teachers' efforts in that endeavor! sciencejournalforkids.substack.com
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10 min
Lesson Idea 10: Wandering with Warrahs!
Show Notes:Take a look at the video version of this podcast episode: See the article about the Falkland Warrahs and additional resources here. Take a look at Kit’s personal website…
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37 min
Ask-a-Scientist: Dr. Russell Bicknell, paleontologist
Click here to see the article and additional resources: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/what-can-fossils-tell-us-about-the-nervous-systems-evolution/Check out our As…
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10 min
Lesson Idea 9: Combing the Caribbean!
Show Notes:Check out the video version of this podcast episode! See the article about Caribbean peoples and additional resources here. Read the Meet a Scientist written interview w…
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8 min
[Audio Version] Can you help stop online racism?
Read this article at: https://www.sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/can-you-help-stop-online-racism/ or watch at https://youtu.be/9YHNtPpRBWYSummary: Researchers wanted to underst…
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10 min
[Audio version] How do ravens' thinking skills compare with apes'?
Read this article at https://sciencejournalforkids.org/articles/how-do-ravens-thinking-skills-compare-with-apes/Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QKUQe-pur9MSummary: Scientists wa…
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9 min
Lesson Idea 8: Graciously Giving Gratitude!
Show Notes:See the article about gratitude and additional resources here. Check out our Ask a Scientist segment on YouTube here: You can watch the Additional Resources walk-through…
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11 min
Lesson Idea 7: Discovering Dinosaurs!
Show Notes:See the article about Arctic dinosaurs and additional resources here. Check out the Florida State University interview and the PBS clip about Arctic dinosaur research. h…
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13 min
Lesson Idea 6: Flying with Falcons!
Show Notes:See the article about peregrine falcons and additional resources here. Other articles about how organisms are adapting to climate change can be found here.Find out more…
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9 min
Lesson Idea 5: A Whale of a Tale!
Show Notes:See the article about whales and additional resources here. Check out our Ask a Scientist segments on YouTube:Other articles about ocean conservation can be found here.…
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9 min
Lesson Idea 4: The Challenge of Cheetahs!
Show Notes:See the article about human-wildlife conflict and additional resources here.Other articles about wildlife and conservation can be found on our site.Check out the activit…
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10 min
Lesson Idea 3: Getting Ruckus with Ravens!
See the article about ravens’ intelligence here. Check out Miriam’s Ask a Scientist segment: Look here for other SJK articles about birds. Audubon Society’s article about ravens an…
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10 min
Lesson Idea 2: Clowning Around With Clownfish!
Show Notes:See the article about clownfish and additional resources here.Check out Rebecca’s Ask a Scientist segment here:Other articles about fish can be found here.Look here for…
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9 min
Lesson Idea 1: Batty for Bat Calls!
Show Notes: See the article about bats and additional resources here.Written interview with Shannon Currie.Check out Shannon’s Ask-a-Scientist segments here:Other articles about ba…
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1 min
Welcome to Lesson Ideas
Visit Sciencejournalforkids.org for free science teaching resources! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episo…