September 2022 Newsletter
Monthly roundup: gender stereotypes in science, cervical cancer prevention, mother bee brains, and the Lesson Ideas podcast.
Hello,
Happy September! Are you a middle school teacher looking for ways to incorporate our articles into your curriculum? Make sure to check out our podcast: Lesson Ideas. It's filled with additional information, ideas for activities, and tips for your classroom!
Check out our new adapted scientific articles from this month:
In How do gender stereotypes impact girls’ interest in science?, researchers investigated how stereotypes about interest and skill in science based on gender can harm girls. #socialscience #discrimination #womeninSTEM
How can we prevent cervical cancer in Mongolia? considers the cost-effectiveness of using HPV vaccination to help prevent cervical cancer in Mongolia. #medicine #vaccines #diseasecontrol
What happens to mother bees’ brains as they age? covers how the brains of female solitary carpenter bees change as they get older. #biology #animalbehavior #insects #parenting
In Why do ducklings swim in a line behind their mother?, scientists created a mathematical model to see how swimming in a straight line can benefit baby ducks and geese. This article is available at two different reading levels! #physicalscience #waves
How much plastic from the pandemic ends up in the ocean? is about how much extra medical waste produced because of the pandemic has entered the ocean. #pollution #environmentalscience #COVID19
That’s not all!
We also have two new additions to our Ask-a-Scientist series:
Watch Dr. Jun Wu answer questions about what it’s like to work with stem cells:
We also have this video from Dr. Erika La Plante explaining the process of carbon mineralization:
These are high-quality FREE science teaching resources. Please, share with educators in your networks!
Happy science exploration!
Tanya Dimitrova
Founder and Editor