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Episode 94 - Pick Your Poison Apr 08, 2013

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We catch up this week with Deborah Blum. Blum first joined us on Periodicity to talk about science journalism. Since then, Blum has written "The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York." Blum talks to us about poisons, forensic medicine, and literacy in the science classroom.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2427

Episode 93 - Making Connections Between Home, School and Science Mar 25, 2013

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Prompted by listener feedback, hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler talk week with Sherri Smith Dodgson. As "Miss Science," founder of Discover Science 4 Kids, and co-founder of SciPreneur, Dodgson has been a science educator both in and out of the classroom. Dodgson talks to Lab Out Loud about her experiences working with getting kids interested in science.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2419

Episode 92 - STEM in Primary Classrooms Mar 11, 2013

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Listen this week as we talk with Doug Paulson - STEM Integration Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Education. Doug gives us insight into Minnesota's statewide initiative to increase STEM content in primary classrooms.

Episode 91 - BBC's Bang Goes the Theory Feb 25, 2013

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This week we talk with Dr. Yan Wong - evolutionary biologist and co-host of BBC's "Bang Goes the Theory". Dr. Yan joins us to talk about the show (now available on BBC America), tell us about doing science in public, and gives us some of ideas of science demonstrations you can do in your classroom.

Episode 90 - Looking at Our DNA with 23andMe Feb 11, 2013

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To prepare for this week's episode, Dale and Brian had to do some homework: spit into a tube. Carrying our DNA, this tube was mailed to 23andMe for analysis. Now that we have our results, we were able to talk with Emily Drabant - a research community manager (with a PhD in neuroscience) at 23andMe.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2343

Episode 89 - NGSS Second Draft: What to Know Jan 22, 2013

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With the recent release of the the Next Generation Science Standards second draft, co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler caught up with Ted Willard, Program Director for NSTA. In his role at NSTA, Ted supports teachers in the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Ted guides Lab Out Loud on the important points of the second draft, where to find more resources and how to review and comment by January 29, 2013.

shownotes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2330

Episode 88 - Making the Change From MSDS to SDS Jan 14, 2013

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To kick of the new year, we caught up with Dr. Ken Roy to discuss safety in the science classroom (and throughout the school). Serving as the Safety Compliance Consultant for NSTA, Ken often writes about safety for the Science Teacher and for Science Scope. Ken talks to us about OSHA's recent adoption of the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), which includes a change from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and the use of standardized pictograms and harmonized hazard statements.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2315

Episode 87 - Using Technology in Science Instruction Dec 03, 2012

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Our guest this week may have some insights for you. We talk with Randy Bell - co-author of "Technology in the Secondary Science Classroom," and Associate Dean and Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Oregon State University.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2296

Episode 86 - Asking better questions in science Nov 19, 2012

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This week we talk to Christian Eatough, a science teacher from Sydney, who is getting students to ask the questions (using the Question Formulation Technique) and using the questions as the basis of practical work (rather than formulaic textbook activities).

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com

Episode 85 - NASA Wavelength Nov 05, 2012

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This week we learn about a new digital resource called NASA Wavelength. Organized by topic and audience level, NASA Wavelength delivers a powerful search of Earth and space science resources funded through NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2254

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