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Spiders and other small creatures—do we want children to be afraid?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Peggy Ashbrook

Huge anatomically incorrect ‘spiders’ with legs as long as a Daddy Longlegs’ took over the neighborhood these past weeks, crawling up webs ‘spun’ on the sides of houses. Dropping out of trees are others with more fuzzy hair than a … Continue reading →

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Spiders and ants and bees, oh wow!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Peggy Ashbrook

Spiders, ants, bees, cockroaches, cicada killers, house centipedes, and roly-polies are among the many small animals children may encounter at home or at school presenting moments to learn about the diversity of living organisms if the moment is calm enough. … Continue reading →

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Observe. Everything. Young children, Science Friday and walks in nature

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Peggy Ashbrook

“Observation is that first step to discovery,” noted Ariel Zych, Science Friday Education Manager, in a audio segment about Science Friday’s Science Club citizen science challenge, #ObserveEverything. Science Club notes that scientists such as Galileo, Darwin and Curie made careful … Continue reading →

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