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- Answer: How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers)It's true... ... I really was looking at a sunflower when I had this insight--the deep connections between the sunflower, the skeleton of a snake, and the Hawaiian archipelago. My initial thought process was roughly this: "I wonder how the seeds in a sunflower form... what's the process that leads a single flower to grow from a single cell […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (7/21/21): How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers) While looking at a sunflower the other day... ... I had an insight... and thought I'd share this with you. I realized that there is a deep, underlying, common property that connects the sunflower to the skeleton of a snake to the Hawaiian archipelago. In other words, there's a fascinating connection that I hadn't thought about before. This i […]
- Answer: All about Bonaire? Trying to find answers is easy... ... sometimes. This week's Challenge is a great mix of straightforward and complex. Let's dive right in. The Challenges were: 1. "Slagbaai" is the name of a large park on Bonaire. What does the name Slagbaai" mean? As most everyone figured out, [ Slagbaai ] gives a pretty good answer. In par […]
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Making it on the 4th Floor | Chattanooga Public Library
Want to get really excited about ‘Maker Spaces’ in libraries? Read about what the Chattanooga Public Library has done with heretofore storage space. I can’t wait to implement some of their ideas into my next job.Not as large in scope, … Continue reading
K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area
K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area. Awesome resource list provided by UW Educational Outreach for those working with youth (children & teens) in the Puget Sound region.
What is Connected Learning?
What is Connected Learning | Connected Learning. I was fortunate enough to attend a CAYAS training (CAYAS is WA state’s youth services special interest group) on “Connected Training on Nov 1st. Although Connected Learning is applicable to all ages, the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Learning, Information Science
Tagged CAYAS, learning methods, library services, teens
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New Literary NF Teen Book: “Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment”
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-Break Moment by Carla Killough McClafferty; published Sept 1, 2013; 9781467710671. From this book’s very first account – in 1897 – of the death of University of Georgia college sophomore and defensive lineman,Von Gammon,this book shows how … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Non-fiction
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Random House acquires Teen Author site, “Figment”
A while ago, on my library’s Teen Blog, I posted an article about “Figment”, a website community of over 300,000 of authors, most between the ages of 13-18, passionate about creating, discovering, and sharing stories. How cool is it that there … Continue reading
Posted in Online Resources, Organizations
Tagged authors, online communities, teen authors
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October = Teen Read Month
I love that YALSA devotes an entire month to Teen Reading – it offers a great opportunity for going to schools and discussing book titles as well as some great homework help services offered by libraries (like Brainfuse’s daily one-on-one … Continue reading
