Writings and videos about science activities with an emphasis on environmental science and energy measurement

Online Discussion Prompts

June 15, 2021
I just generated an assignment based on the VAERS interactive website. It is in the link for online discussion prompts. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : new lab procedure 

 

Follow-Up Video to Previous VAERS Video

June 14, 2021
Here is a 1 minute addendum:

https://vimeo.com/562738423

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New Video on Vaccines

June 11, 2021
This video shows you how to navigate the VAERS website. I will soon be making this into an assignment:

https://vimeo.com/561319196

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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : lab procedure explanations 

 

Online Discussion Prompts

May 28, 2021
This semester I will be teaching an asynchronous online class. Consequently I shifted more credit to online discussion. I am sharing my discussion prompts in the section for online activities.
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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : new lab procedure 

 

Firefighters spend FOUR HOURS putting out the flames in a crashed Tesla.

April 22, 2021
We will have to move beyond lithium batteries if electric cars are to become a thing.


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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : environmental news 

 

Article on Government Website Says Masks are Counterproductive

April 20, 2021
According to this article on an NIH-related government website, masks are for the most part, counterproductive for fighting COVID:


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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : environmental news 

 

Deadly Consequences of Food Adulteration in the Past

April 12, 2021
Disturbing video on heartbreaking consequences of food adulteration in Victorian England:


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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : environmental news 

 

When Does Government Regulation Go Too Far?

April 2, 2021
When do government regulators get in the way of innovation? More often than you think:

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/03/30/are-us-regulators-regulating-or-dominating/

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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : miscellaneous science news 

 

California Condor Fed by Puppet

March 31, 2021
This video is great for discussing captive breeding of endangered species:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/watch-as-adorable-condor-chick-is-fed-with-a-puppet/vi-BB16dV9Q

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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : environmental news 

 

Amish Community Achieves "Herd Immunity" Against COVID

March 29, 2021
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9411549/Amish-community-United-States-achieve-herd-immunity-Covid.html

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Posted by Antonio Chaves. Posted In : environmental news 

 
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About this blog

This blog was originally created in January 2013 to serve as a means for providing updates on science activities from the environmental science lab manual Ecology, Development, and Sustainability. I have now expanded its purpose to include other items of interest to science teachers. 

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