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What Are Your Favorite Science Media Resources To Engage Students as You Design Learning Experiences?
“Clutter is a failure of design, not an attribute of information.” —Edward Tufte
I was inspired over the break to spend some time exploring media sources that I hope to use to engage my students in 2022. I focused my exploration mainly on videos in YouTube, but I also found a few new websites and podcasts. I even found several amazing sites dedicated to science images.
Veritsaium YouTube Channel
SciShow YouTube Channel & SciShow Kids
CrashCourse YouTube Channel
SmarterEveryDay YouTube Channel
thebrainscoop
It’s Okay To Be Smart
Science with Tyler DeWitt YouTube ChannelSeeker YouTube ChannelBig Think YouTube Channelminutephysics YouTube ChannelSimon Clark YouTube ChannelScience Channel YouTube ChannelTheBackyardScientistNaked ScienceJason Learning
Podcasts
But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids
Nerdette Podcast
SciShow TangentsWFIU: A Moment of ScienceScienceVSThe Skeptics Guide to the UniverseTED Talks Science and Medicine Discovery by the BBCWow in the World
Websites
Science News Online Magazine
Science Friday
WonderopolisScience DailyClasshookScience and Innovation – National GeographicScience 360Science – The AtlanticScience – The New York TimesLiveScienceScience News for Students
There are many great images that can be explored in the resources above, but I also wanted to share a few resources I discovered with an emphasis on photos and images.
Images
Science Photo Library Pixabay Photos – Science
Science Source Stock Photos & VideoUnsplash Photos Science
Science Source Stock Photos & VideoUnsplash Photos Science
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