nature education

tags: ScienceBlogs, National Geographic, news I have friends at National Geographic, so I was most pleased to read early this morning (last night, USA time), that ScienceBlogs and National Geographic have teamed up to provide outstanding science and nature content to the public! I am sure it has not been a mystery to any of you that ScienceBlogs and National Geographic share the same ultimate mission: to cultivate widespread interest in science and the natural world. Starting today, SB-NG will work together to advance this common mission by providing new content, applications, and…
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education Already, dear readers, you are making a difference. For example, a few days ago, a classroom in North Carolina learned that they will be able to learn how to identify wild birds because you donated enough for them to fulfill their funding request. Thank you! Of course, I will be sharing all updates with you that they send during the upcoming school year. Dear GrrlScientist, Thank you so much for funding my request for binoculars. Your gift was especially…
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education Already, dear readers, you are making a difference. For example, today, a classroom in Connecticut learned that they will be able to study anatomy because you donated enough for them to fulfill their funding request. Thank you! Of course, I will be sharing all updates with you that they send during the upcoming school year. Dear GrrlScientist, Thank you so much for your generosity. You cannot imagine how thrilled the sixth graders will be to get such a…
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education Already, dear readers, you are making a difference. For example, today, a classroom in North Carolina learned that they will be able to study a variety of microscopic life using prepared slides that you purchased for them. Thank you! Of course, I will be sharing all updates with you that they send during the upcoming school year. Dear Grrlscientist, "More Than Meets the Eye," funded in your honor by ANONYMOUS, is now becoming a reality for the students of Mrs. M…
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education Today is a special day because today is the first day of my DonorsChoose Challenge. DonorsChoose is a fund-raising campaign where the public can help classrooms throughout the United States to raise the funds necessary for educating children in grades K-12. Each ScienceBlog writer who is participating will raise funds for the entire month of October. Each participant has chosen a subset of the listed classroom proposals to fund based on their own special criteria.…