Great Poster about the Cicadas!!
Here is a poster that reminds everyone that Cicadas are harmless!! Please pass the word that these fascinating insects, while kind of ugly with their red eyes and loud noises, are harmless! We should be excited that they are making a once in a 17 year appearance!!
Here is a link to an important article and video about the disappearance of bee hives that has caused a major problem for farmers who need them to pollinate their crops. Could bees actually become extinct?
Talent Show – FINAL from Amy Holzbach on Vimeo.
Here is the link to the Talent Show video! What an AWESOME display of talent that the Pinchbeck teachers have!!
What a day for science! We had a meteor streak across the sky in Russia, causing a compressional sound wave that blew out windows. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. On the same day, an Asteroid was inching as close as 27,000 kilometers from Earth. That’s a pretty close call by most standards!
Video of moment of Sound Wave in Russia
Here is the link to the meteor story!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/world/europe/russia-meteor-shower/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Here is the link to the Asteroid information and a video discussion with Bill Nye the Science Guy!
All Star Book Fair from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.
Check out this fun way to remember the order of operations!!
New monkey discovered – CNN.com.
Read about how new species of animals are being discovered even today!!
Click here to find out more about this amazing mission to Mars!!
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/mars-rover-curiosity/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Alex Sreng discovered that the Hunting the Elements program is now available to watch IN ITS ENTIRETY online at the address below. Thank you Alex for finding this link, and I hope all of you get to enjoy the program who were unable to watch it the first time!
Watch part one here!
Watch Hunting the Elements on PBS. See more from NOVA.
Watch the entire episode here -
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/hunting-elements.html
Mr. Seccia shows off his Pinchbeck pride and says “Koneecheewa!” from the bullet train (Shinkasen) in Tokyo!