What our kids aren’t learning about climate change
What are our kids learning in school about climate change? Not much, it turns out, and much of what they’re being taught is wrong. Although the Next Generation Science Standards…
What are our kids learning in school about climate change? Not much, it turns out, and much of what they’re being taught is wrong. Although the Next Generation Science Standards…
Have you started your Science Book and Activity Club yet? You can learn how to start your club and become eligible for free books, poster and cash prizes worth $1500…
Cleaning the river doesn’t just mean removing the polluters and taking pollution out of the water, it means restoring the ecosystems in the surrounding area as well – the watershed. The…
We at THL are thrilled to report that The National Science Teachers Association and Children’s Book Council’s (NSTA-CBC) Outstanding Science Committee selected THL’s Something Stinks for its list of 2014…
Not ready for a Nobel Prize? How about an Ig® Nobel Prize instead? Created to reward “research that makes you laugh, then think,” Ig Nobels are intended to highlight unusual…
Chatting with some teachers we know, we asked how the kids are doing now that spring is here. “Antsy,” was the universal reply. Maybe it’s time to take the classroom…
Rivers are a vital part of nature – and commerce. Many communities have learned the hard way that what farms and mills put in a river doesn’t just float downstream;…
Penny Chisholm is interested in how her science touches every place, every person on earth. An award-winning MIT Environmental Sciences professor best known for her research on ocean phytoplankton and how…
Celebrate science writers and science writing with a dozen award-winning authors & journalists at the Tumblehome Learning Science Book Fair & Book Talk Series on Monday, April 15th (Patriots Day). All in…
On April 2, 2013,, President Barack Obama unveiled a 10 billion dollar research project called the BRAIN Initiative. BRAIN stands for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, which will “accelerate the…