This is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science is Tackling Unconscious Bias
By Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Drew Shannon. Kids Can Press, 2020. 88 pages, $19.99.
Science
The Land as Science, Community and Connection
Gina Marucci writes about immersing her students in nature to help them understand how it relates to their lives.
Be a City Nature Detective: Solving the Mysteries of How Plants and Animals Survive in the Urban Jungle
Peggy Kochanoff. Nimbus Publishing, 2018. 56 pages, $14.95.
Breaking Barriers
Pawan Wander discusses the importance of creating dedicated STEAM spaces for girls.
Forging Confident New Pathways for Girls in STEAM
Tina Surdivall considers why representation matters when teaching all students, but particularly girls, STEAM subjects.
Under Pressure: The Science of Stress
By Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Marie-Ève Tremblay. Kids Can Press, 2019. 76 pages, $17.99.
Iqbal and His Indigenous Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet
Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Rebecca Green. Kids Can Press, 2018. 29 pages, $19.99.
Monarch Magic
In July of 2007, my life changed forever – by attending a workshop. I remember reading the flyer. “Best workshop I’ve ever taken,” raved one teacher. Really? I wondered how they could spend three days talking about one thing – the monarch butterfly.
Bearded Dragons and Bananas
The “ideal” environment for teaching about living things and the environment is one in which student interest is piqued and remains that way, rich resources are at hand, and both the required time and teacher expertise are available.
Celebrating Canadian Science & Technology with Chris Hadfield (Part II)
** this article follows up on John Whitman's original post.