Most young people can't distinguish between a fake news story and a legitimate source, a fake Twitter account and a real one, or an advertisement or the article it's contained within. This according to a new study released by Stanford University today. According to lead author Sam Wineburg and his co-researchers, youth across a wide range of …
The California Academy of Sciences released a whole new set of Flipside Science videos, short explorations of different environmental topics. This series deals with the important topic of ENERGY, and stars Bay Area teens that volunteer at the Academy. Check out all the videos below. Learn more about Flipside Science …
My new colleague at the California Academy of Sciences , Po Bhattacharyya made this wonderful animated video about the lancet liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) while an undergrad at Brown. I didn't know what a lancet river fluke was before the video, but like Po, I'm a fan! CreatureCast – Lancet Liver Fluke from Casey Dunn on Vimeo. Story, …
I’m so proud of my TechTeens at the California Academy of Sciences for completing their last “Do Now” science blog post of the year on a really cool and fun topic: “Are robots taking our jobs?” Check out the hilarious video produced by the KQED education team, featuring TechTeens Sophie and Alex! Then read the …
I am thrilled to announce bioGraphic, a new multimedia magazine, powered by my museum the California Academy of Sciences, that features immersive stories from around the globe about all things that awe in nature, biological science, and the ingenuity of humankind. Check out the newly launched site. The stories you’ll find on bioGraphic are meant to entertain, …
Check out this Storify of a Tweetchat I participated in last Friday on the subject of Afterschool environmental education. It was a lot of fun to do and I learned a lot from the many awesome groups on the chat! [View the story "Celebrating #AfterschoolEE" on Storify]
Another awesome new youth program at the California Academy of Sciences is our Teen Think Tank, a group of teen leaders at the Academy that provide feedback and advise on exhibits, programs and communications that we produce here at the museum. It’s a group that we’ve wanted to create for a very long time, so …
Here's a neat little video about the LRNG Summit West that took place a couple of weeks ago at the California Academy of Sciences. LRNG is an initiative focused on "redesigning learning for the 21st century." As part of their launch, LRNG sponsored three "summits" in Philadelphia, San Francisco and the final one this week in Chicago …
Everyone likes free stuff, right? Educators in particular are constantly in need of free resources to use with their students. It's not hard to find or obtain free content online. That's just the nature of the internet. But how do you find media that is both freely available and ethical to use? Fortunately, it's pretty …
Okay, it took awhile to get out episode three of our podcast "Object Oriented," but we are pretty excited about this one. In this episode, Eve, Barry and tackle one of the most exciting new trends in museums and other learning institutions: the Maker Movement. I begin with the basic but complicated question of whether …