Thursday, October 15, 2020

Learn more about CRISPR!

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's wonderful BioInteractive site is always an excellent resource for advanced middle grade and high school kids. 

First, learn more about how CRISPR-Cas9 is used by people such as Nobel Laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. 

Then, try your hand at building a paper model of CRISPR-Cas9!

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Lowell Observatory

Informative site of The Lowell Observatory where you can sign up for astronomy alerts and see what kid-friendly offerings they have.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming

Noted climatologist Katharine Hayhoe recommends this site to learn how to combat global warming and not feel so powerless: Drawdown.

Friday, March 28, 2014

World Science U

Brian Greene's brilliant brainchild: World Science U

Friday, June 21, 2013

Drawing Aid for Aspiring Artists - Tutorial Page

A wealth of gesture, realistic, whimsical, cartoonish drawings for artist-wannabes to emulate at TheBarracuda57's tutorial page.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Purdue Online Writing Lab - I've not checked it out fully, but it looks like a great resource for high school and university students.