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SECO: What, precisely, is a buckeye?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

A buckwhat?

First of all, it’s Ohio’s state tree, that provides a nut by the same name. Native Americans in Ohio believed it looked like the eye of a deer.Buckeye

Buckeyes are also a delicious peanut butter and chocolate candy that look a lot like the nuts.Buckeye candy
Click here for the recipe!

Buckeyes are also basketball players, swimmers, football players, tennis players, lacrosse players – student athletes at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

Ohio State Buckeyes


Click here to visit their website!

Want to know more about buckeyes (the trees)? Visit this great site.

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SECO: Enter Our Virtual Raffle!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Habitats TLM Cover

You can win a free full Teacher Materials collection (including the Teacher Lesson Manual, Assessment Book, and Teacher Master Packet) from our Habitats module.

Jack, Mike, and Devin will be raffling one off at the booth, and we want to offer the same opportunity to all of our Virtual SECO attendees.

To enter, please email us at team@sciencecompanion.com.

Please include the following information:

Name
Positiion (If teacher, what grade; if administrator, what role)
School
School District
City, State, Zip
Email
Phone
Is your district planning to do an adoption? If yes, when?
Are you interested in a pilot? If yes, what grade(s)?
Does your school/district use Everyday Math?
An inquiry science program? If so, what do you use?

We’ll do a drawing next week and announce our winner then.

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SECO: Evolution, Habitats, and Bird Beaks

Thursday, February 25th, 2010


Flamingos

Flamingos

In Mr. Darwin’s honor, we thought we’d share our Virtual Field Trip checking out some great birds at the Santa Barbara Zoo, combined with a Lesson from our Habitats module on how bird beaks have been shaped by their evolution to match their habitats.

You can download it here!

Check our some of our recommended reading on Habitats.

We have new Student Reference Books for Habitats!  For more information click here!

For tips on how to use Student Reference Books effectively in your classroom, click here.

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