skepticism for kids

100 Science Activities – Thanks To Science By Email!

by podblack on February 5, 2009

CSIRO’s Michael McRae has just sent me the following fantastic news! He writes the ‘Science by Email‘ mailout, a free online newsletter for members of CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club, parents, teachers, students and anyone with an interest in science. Recently they hit 30 000 email addresses subscribed!! Now, FOR FREE you can now check [...]

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Little Kitten – NPR On Camp Inquiry

by podblack on August 9, 2008

Camp Offers Training Ground For Little Skeptics – NPR by Barbara Bradley Hagerty Angie McQuaig, a Camp Inquiry counselor and elementary school administrator in Georgia, wants her son Zack to make his own choices based on facts, not just faith. Camp Inquiry in upstate New York seems at first like an ordinary summer camp, with [...]

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Questioning Skeptics – On Primary And Secondary Teaching

by podblack on June 11, 2008

On the news, as I write this, there is a protest. In fact, I’m certain I’ve just seen a teacher I know, waving a banner. Kind of makes me want to wave a banner about something that has bugged me for a while. Here in my state, “…after eight months of negotiations the Government has [...]

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Skeptical Books for Children – Part Four

by podblack on April 20, 2008

Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One; Part Two and Part Three and a segue into gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from [...]

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