November 19, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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Last year around this time, I worked with Ms. Kass on a project in which students used Google SketchUp to create a zoo enclosure for an endangered species. The enclosure had to incorporate elements involving basic needs, comfort, health, and … Continue reading
May 20, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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I’m currently working on a children’s book about ladybugs, and after collecting video of a larva eating an aphid this weekend, I was trying to find out if ladybug larvae have teeth. In my searching, I ran across something I … Continue reading
October 31, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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Last week I was in Ms. Curfman’s STEM class working with students on making 3D models of buildings they designed on paper. We built houses together to learn the basic tools. Now they have a question for me, so I’ve … Continue reading
October 21, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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This weekend I asked my daughter to set the table and her response was, “Wait! My bacteria mutated! It is resistant to cold! Now it is going to wipe out the rest of the northern hemisphere.” It seems my children … Continue reading
February 22, 2013
by Bea Leiderman
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Who’s my new favorite astronaut? Chris Hadfield, of course! Commander Hadfield is currently on the International Space Station, and he has been sharing his experiences with us, poor Earth-bound mortals. Each video has something amazing to see. Whether he is … Continue reading
December 11, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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I just returned from an outing with a group of students in Mrs. McKenzie-Mohr’s Life Science class. We went exploring in the woods behind the tennis courts, searching for decomposers and symbiotic relationships between organisms. Unfortunately, the weather is cold … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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In October, I clicked on a link in a tweet and discovered hexaflexagons. I watched a couple of videos from Vi Hart’s channel on YouTube, and then I set out to make my own. When I left my office to … Continue reading
November 7, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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Ms. Curfman and her STEM class have been working on designing the city of the future. They are looking at issues such as financing public works, water runoff, and sprawl. I visited their classroom today. Everyone was having a really … Continue reading
August 16, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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If you teach, attend school, or have kids in school in Virginia, you most definitely have heard about last spring’s Math Standards of Learning all-new test. It threw quite a few people for a loop, and I do hope the … Continue reading
May 18, 2012
by Bea Leiderman
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Last night I found out the Scratch team at MIT has the new Scratch up and ready for testing. I did not have much time to play around, but saw enough to know I really like it. Everything seems to … Continue reading
