{"id":22371,"date":"2010-06-27T08:09:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T08:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/two-teachers-doing-good-work-to-promote-science-education-bad-astronomy\/"},"modified":"2010-06-27T08:09:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-27T08:09:01","slug":"two-teachers-doing-good-work-to-promote-science-education-bad-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/two-teachers-doing-good-work-to-promote-science-education-bad-astronomy.php","title":{"rendered":"Two teachers doing good work to promote science education | Bad Astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have two tales of teachers trying to teach, um, science (nuts, ran out of t<\/strong> words).<\/p>

The first is about Joanne Manaster — you may remember her review of my book<\/a>. She has set up a contest for kids to read science books and then create a short video based on the book. There are two levels: Kids Read Science<\/a> aimed at ages 8-12, and Teens Read Science<\/a> for ages 13-18.<\/p>

This is a terrific idea! It’s a great way to get kids to read about science (and scientists!). She made a short video<\/a> describing the project:<\/p>

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The deadline is 11 p.m. central time on September 22, 2010, so if you have a kid that age or know one, encourage them to participate — one of the prizes is a copy of my book!<\/p>

The second tale is about Alan Leipzig<\/a>, a middle school teacher in Florida. He contacted me a little while back to let me know he was trying to raise money to buy a class set of my book, Death from the Skies!<\/em> Before I could even reply, he actually got all the money he needed, which is terrific! So now he’s looking to buy a second set so the students can bring the book home. If you’re interested in donating to him, he’s set up a link on Donor’s Choose<\/a>, a terrific site that lets educators create donation pages for their individual projects. Remember: this is your chance to help kids read, learn about astronomy, and get the crap scared out of them. So give!<\/p>

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