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Column: A Little Learning: Poetry in Motion
Poets have long conveyed the ethereal experience of witnessing a total solar eclipse. Perhaps it’s time to give students something beyond diagrams and demonstrations, and let poetry accompany them.
Column: Education Matters: Science as a Creative Endeavour
Incorporating the arts into science curricula promotes deeper relationships with the natural world.
Feature: The Sun, Moon, and You!
This guide will help you prepare yourself, students, friends, and neighbors — and provide tips on running events — for the April 2024 solar eclipse.
Column: Education Matters: Standing in the Shadow of the Moon
We are familiar with many types of shadows, but two of the most rare and exciting relate to the Moon’s and Earth’s shadows.
Column: A Little Learning: Radio Frequency Interference
How should you monitor cell phone use in the classroom? As you look around at the sea of heads in your classroom, face-down as they stare at the glowing device in their hands, you may be tempted to adopt a rigid approach. But maybe there’s a way to live with the interference.
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