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Praxis Science Outreach Society

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13 hours ago

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (March 14):

“Thermometer”

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Some science to "temperature" you!

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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Pi Day Activities for the Classroom – Collection | NASA JPL Education Students can solve some of the same problems NASA scientists and engineers do using pi!

Pi Day Activities for the Classroom jpl.nasa.gov/edu/resource...
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Gary McFarlane

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1 day ago

Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern

Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern nytimes.com/2019/03/14/s... #SciChat #PiDay #STEM #MathChat #EdChat #SciEd

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Celebrate Pi Day with MIND - MIND Education Make math memorable with classroom-friendly Pi Day activities that encourage exploration, creativity, and conceptual understanding for all grade levels.

Celebrate Pi Day with MIND - Fun and Inspiring Pi Day Activities Everyone Can Enjoy! blog.mindresearch.org/blog/celebra...
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Gary McFarlane

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1 day ago

Pi Day Printable Art Activity: Coloring Cute Cards, FREE! - Drawings Of... See an illustrated answer to "What is Pi?" by a teacher, and enjoy these FREE Pi Day printables: an art and coloring activity to make cards.

Pi Day Printable Art Activity: Coloring Cute Cards, FREE! drawingsof.com/pi-day-print... via @worldlillie.bsky.social
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Calculating 100 trillion digits of pi on Google Cloud | Google Cloud Blog Compute Engine improvements like the N2 machine family and 100 Gbps egress bandwidth allowed us to calculate 100 trillion digits of pi—a world record.

Even more pi in the sky: Calculating 100 trillion digits of pi on Google Cloud
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Why bother calculating pi to 62.8 trillion digits? It’s both useless and fascinating Calculating pi with unprecedented accuracy has zero scientific usefulness. But as a show of computing muscle and a mathematical curiosity, it’s endlessly intriguing.

Why bother calculating pi to 62.8 trillion digits? It's both useless and fascinating theconversation.com/why-bother-c...
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools Free Topic Selection Wizard, science fair project ideas, step by step how to do a science fair project, Ask an Expert discussion board, and science fair tips for success.

Mathematicians look at the world around them in terms of numbers and formulas, and now, you can discover the formula for Pi too! www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activit... via @sciencebuddies.bsky.social
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Student Project: The NASA Pi Day Challenge | NASA/JPL Edu jpl.nasa.gov/edu/resource... #SciChat #PiDay #STEM #MathChat #EdChat #SciEd

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

The Mysteries of π The Greek letter π has been known for almost 4000 years. William Jones introduced pi and Leonhard Euler adopted the symbol in 1737…

The Mysteries of π
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Free Technology for Teachers: A Round-up of Pi Day Resources freetech4teach.classwork.com/2023/03/a-ro...
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

How Much Pi Do You Really Need? To celebrate Pi Day, we look at applications—from NASA to cars—that prove you can have too much of a good thing.

How Much Pi Do You Really Need? wired.com/story/how-mu...
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Albert Einstein born | March 14, 1879 | HISTORY On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity dra...

On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. history.com/this-day-in-... #SciChat #PiDay #STEM #MathChat #EdChat #history #Einstein #SciEd

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Happy Pi Day! Fun Facts About Our Favorite Irrational Number In honor of Pi Day (March 14), here are some facts about our favorite irrational number.

Happy Pi Day (March 14)! Fun Facts About Our Favourite Irrational Number livescience.com/44091-facts-... via
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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 day ago

Pi Day | Celebrate Mathematics on March 14th Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter...

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter piday.org #SciChat #PiDay #STEM #MathChat #EdChat #SciEd

BSCS Science Learning

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1 day ago

Teacher Institutes for BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life March 17 & 24 Save your spot! bscs.org/bio-institutes Image of a coyote Unit 4: Biodiversity and Humans

Final March Teacher Institutes are coming up on the 17th & 24th!

Join Cindy Gay for Unit 4: Biodiversity and Humans from BSCS Biology and explore phenomenon-driven, equitable strategies you can use right away.

Last sessions this month—don’t miss out.

🍎 🧪 bscs.org/bio-institutes

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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

3 days ago

Find the best solar panel location with micro:bit | Science Project Use a micro:bit's light sensor to record data and find the best location for a solar panel in this science project

Investigating sunlight & shadow helps students explore core physics concepts & connects to real-world #STEM applications including how the position of solar panels affects the energy they produce. www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair... via @sciencebuddies.bsky.social #SciEd #StudentProjects #SciChat

Praxis Science Outreach Society

@praxisscience.bsky.social

4 days ago

ICYMI: The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (March 7):

“Aches and Sprains”

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Get "chilled to the bone " with this science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience

Science Take-Out

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4 days ago

Science Take-Out Ambassador Sarah Wood shares a teaching tip. ❤️

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LabXchange

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4 days ago

Collaborator Spotlight: Simulating Complex Concepts with SimulationSpot In subjects ranging from population dynamics to fermentation to geopolitics, SimulationSpot translates complex, multi-faceted concepts into dynamic and interactive simulations.

Hear from SimulationSpot founder José Gómez and learn more about their work: https://f.mtr.cool/lcynlrfdye 

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Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

4 days ago

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ The appendix has independently evolved at least 32 times across 361 mammalian species. What makes it an evolutionary darling when it’s more of a medical liability today?

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ. theconversation.com/what-does-th... via @us.theconversation.com #biology #STEM #SciEd #SciChat

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

5 days ago

Scientists warn fake research is spreading faster than real science A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing m...

A major investigation found organized networks producing fake scientific papers, selling authorships, and manipulating journals to mass-publish fraudulent research. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #science #SciComm #SciEd #STEM #SciChat

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

6 days ago

International Women’s Day: Twelve women from chemistry history – pt. 8 Click to enlarge Today is International Women's Day, so here is another edition of the Women in Chemistry history series. This edition features women whose achievements in chemistry include the cre...

Today is International Women’s Day. This features women whose achievements in chemistry included the creation of synthetic emeralds, the impact of diet & nutrition on intelligence & health & more. compoundchem.com/2026/03/08/i... via
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Praxis Science Outreach Society

@praxisscience.bsky.social

1 week ago

And thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Medicine Hat for supporting the SE Alberta Regional Science that will be held on March 21 and for their article in the Medicine Hat News at medicinehatnews.com/life/local-l... #MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience #ScienceFair

Praxis Science Outreach Society

@praxisscience.bsky.social

1 week ago

The latest Praxis 'Science Smarts' column in the Medicine Hat News (March 7):

“Aches and Sprains”

praxissciencesmarts.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/p...

Get "chilled to the bone " with this science!

#MedHat #STEM #SciChat #SciEd #FamilyScience

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 week ago

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can hover. Hummingbirds sometimes seem otherworldly compared to other feathered friends. They see more colors than the human eye does and can even enter a deathlike state to survive frigid winter nights. But the...

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can hover. Their most remarkable ability has to do with their incredibly fast-moving wings. interestingfacts.com/fact/humming... #nature #ornithology #SciEd #STEM #SciChat

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 week ago

Antarctica faces a green and weedy future Warming is allowing alien species to invade a land that had been isolated for 30 million years. They now threaten local ecosystems unique to Antarctica.

Antarctica faces a green and weedy future:
Warming is allowing alien species to invade a land isolated for 30 million years. www.snexplores.org/article/warm... #environment #SciED #STEM #ecology #SciChat

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 week ago

Gerard Mercator - Biography Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name.

Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish map-maker and geographer who is best known for the map projection which bears his name. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator #SciEd

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 week ago

Gerardus Mercator If you have ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas, chances are you have seen a version of a “Mercator projection.” You may not, however, be familiar with its creator, Gerardus Mer...

If you have ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas, chances are you have seen the work of Gerardus Mercator. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ger... #history #STEM #SciChat #Mercator #SciEd

Gary McFarlane

@garym6942.bsky.social

1 week ago

Why Do Basketball Players' Shoes Squeak on the Court? Here's the Physics Behind the Iconic, High-Pitched Sounds The screeches come from wave-like deformations of sneakers’ flexible soles

Why Do Basketball Players' Shoes Squeak on the Court? Here's the Physics Behind the Iconic, High-Pitched Sounds - smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w... via
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