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2013-05-15 15:49:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Kids of all ages enjoyed Scientists in School's 7th annual Malls of Science this past weekend at East York Town Centre in Toronto. 

2013-05-06 17:41:31 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A few months ago, there was a rumour going around that G+ pages were going to be separated from their owners, such that they could have multiple admins (and not be connected to a single entity).
Have run into a related issue and am hoping you can help.
I own the Scientists in School (SiS). SiS is a Canadian charity.  Because the page is owned by me (an employee of SiS), I am unable to merge it with other SiS pages (like our YouTube page). 
I am merged with my YouTube page and my Yahoo account.  I am willing to unmerge these from myself if it meant that I could have my charity's pages merged.
Can you advise?

2013-05-02 15:36:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Tired of watching things blow up in super slow mo?
Neither are we.

2013-05-01 20:01:35 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A few years ago I read a book on human evolution and genetic bottlenecks (some caused by global climate change). I cannot find this book (I think I still have it in a box somewhere) and despite numerous attempts at googling assorted phrases to find the title/author, I have been unable to find it. It had an incredible graph mapping global climate change through human history. It may have had "reptilian brain" in the title or subtitle (or I may be confusing it with another book I've owned).  Anyone have any ideas?
(Vague enough for you?)

2013-04-30 17:40:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Look who's on the new $5 bill, +Chris Hadfield!  And Canadarm and Dextre too. Celebrating Canada's contribution to space science.

2013-04-04 14:03:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Food in Space... ace...ace...ace...ace <-- (echo)

2013-03-14 01:33:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Tonight's Finale: Be proud of our achievements, but don't stop there. We're heading towards the future, not the past.

2013-03-13 13:03:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A Glorious Day for Canada.
Later today, +Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station.
Congratulations Commander Hadfield. You make us proud. Your service and life are an example for every young person who dreams of science and exploration. Thank you for making your dreams a reality and inspiring millions.
Today, they're scientists in school. Tomorrow, they're Chris Hadfields!

2013-03-12 18:16:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New arrivals at our West Central Ontario office - Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches for Never Say Ugh to a Bug (Grades 1/2) and Battles in the Tropical Rainforest (Grade 7).
Yes, we do get some rather unusual deliveries at Scientists in School.

2013-03-08 18:16:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Beautiful example of surface tension.
Image via AsapSCIENCE.

2013-03-07 14:09:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Imagine your Dream Car of the Future.  Draw it and win!
Check out this contest for kids (up to 15) from Toyota Canada - Scientists in School's Key Corporate Partner.  Hurry, deadline is March 22.
http://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/dream-car-art-contest

2013-03-06 19:36:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The March issue of Scientists@Home- our newsletter for parents - is out. March Break Activities/SiS in Costa Rica/Kidz Lab Challenge. Read it here: http://www.scientistsinschool.ca/pdfs/Scientists-at-Home-March-2013.pdf

2013-03-06 17:33:09 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My understanding was that one of G+'s central tenets is the notion that you can organize those whom you follow into circles, but that no one could see what circle someone was in.  Now I view my About page as "Public" and it shows the individuals I have circled AND the name of the circle that I have them in.  What?  Am I misunderstanding something?

2013-03-06 14:25:13 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Scientists solve Darwin's Falkland Island wolf mystery.

2013-02-13 20:25:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This is such a phenomenal place to be. I'm an adult busy working, but the little boy in me is screaming and running around and laughing.

2013-02-12 16:05:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Name a moon (or two).
In 2011 and 2012, the Hubble telescope revealed two more moons of Pluto. To date, they're being called P4 and P5. Now you can help name them. Click the link to vote for new names for the moons. Voting ends February 25. http://www.plutorocks.com/

2013-02-12 15:58:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Yesterday, the page I manage here on G+ ( +Scientists in School ) had more than 4,000 +s. Today, it has 28.  Quoi?

2013-02-11 17:01:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Scientists in School is the largest science outreach charity (by student reach) in Canada. We thank our major sponsors without whom we would not be able to inspire kids with science.

2013-02-08 15:44:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Scientists in School's Lyne Poissant performs an experiment with the Winterlude mascots at the press conference for Cool Science Saturday.
Join Scientists in School at Cool Science Saturday at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa February 16. For more information: http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/celebrate/winterlude/calendar-events/cool-science-saturday?science_technology

2012-12-14 19:51:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We are stunned by the tragic events that occurred this morning in Newtown, Connecticut. Our hearts go out to the families.
Mr. Rogers offers some advice to parents on speaking with your children about tragedy

2012-12-13 15:44:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Chat with astronaut Chris Hadfield right now on reddit as he prepares for his launch to the International Space Station next week.

2012-12-11 18:55:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Are your kids precocious?  Cool!

“In high school for my science fair project I assembled an atom smasher in my mom’s garage. I went to the Westinghouse company and gathered 400 pounds of scrap transformer steel. Over Christmas I wound 22 miles of copper wire o...n the high school football field. Eventually I built a 2.3 million-electron volt betatron particle accelerator, which consumed 6 kilowatts of power (the entire output of my house) and generated a magnetic field of 20,000 times the Earth’s magnetic field. The goal was to create a beam of gamma rays powerful enough to create antimatter.”
Michio Kaku in his book "Physics of the Impossible”

(post via Science is Awesome on Facebook)

2012-12-09 18:00:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Wow - haven't been on G+ for a few days.  Clearly something changed.  11 community invitations?  Ok - have to  check this out.

2012-11-27 14:16:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It's Giving Tuesday.
Celebrate by donating to your favourite charity. (We've conveniently included a link to our Canada Helps secure giving site! All contributions receive a Canadian charitble gift receipt.)  ; )
With the holiday season becoming increasing more associated with Black Friday and Cyber Monday than giving to charity and fostering social good, the UN Foundation came up with the idea of #GivingTuesday to help change the way people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. Today, November 27, 2012, marks the first-ever #GivingTuesday – a day for nonprofits worldwide to encourage charitable giving, volunteerism, and conscious consumerism to their social networks. It's also an ideal day to donate to your favorite nonprofit.
#GivingTuesday

2012-11-07 15:37:05 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

My dog (my son, my baby boy, my love) is having this surgery tomorrow and I am beside myself with worry (even though I know the math, the outcomes are good, that it's the right decision...).  -- sigh --  It's hard to be a parent.

2012-11-06 20:13:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Shutting that whole thing down....

2012-11-06 14:50:18 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Brain Pickings reviews Big Questions from Little People, a book many of you will want to add to your holiday shopping lists.  Excerpts in the review on evolution to why you can't tickle yourself.  http://bit.ly/WpUfwq 

2012-11-05 14:13:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

You never know what you're going to find on your desk when you work at +Scientists in School 

2012-10-22 13:50:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A great video of Grade 2's Never Say Ugh to a Bug workshop from our friends at Leo Baeck school in Vaughan (Ontario).

2012-10-18 15:24:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A huge thank you to all our incredible donors for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge. You rock our world!
As of today, we've raised $10,918 which will subsidize classroom workshops for 5,896 kids!
There's still time - we have until noon on Oct. 29 to raise that total. And every dollar raised now also puts us in the running for a Scotiabank Charity Challenge team award. Click here to sponsor a team member: http://bit.ly/RR9REt

2012-10-16 17:25:03 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Am trying to figure out how to share a link to a G+ photo album.  Others have shared these  (I've clicked on them). Any ideas?

2012-10-15 13:38:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-10-11 17:33:19 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

We're so close to $10,000 raised we can smell its frightened breath, see it sticking its tail between its legs, and hear it gasping for air.
As of this morning we've raised $9,800. Let's chase down $10k and put it in the bag! The best part? If we raise $10,000 - we can subsidize workshops for 200 classrooms. That's over 5,000 students having fun while being scientists! 
#TeamAwesome #STWMcc

2012-10-11 13:56:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Meet Team Scientists in School running/walking at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge.  
Learn more and sponsor! 
http://www.scientistsinschool.ca/whats-new.php#marathon

2012-10-07 00:25:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

From www.colorofchange.org

Read: Five separate states have asked the Supreme Court to repeal the Voting Rights Act of 1965—a monumental achievement of the Civil Rights Movement.  All across the country conservatives are making it harder for people of color to vote. It's the same dirty game, just a different playbook.
Think: People fought and bled so that we could vote. We're here to help you keep fighting. 
Act: Register to vote today. Many states close voter registration in a matter of days.

"New Target in Voter ID Battle: 1965 Voting Rights Act," NPR, 08/2/2012
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/1809?t=5&akid=2669.1279285.2uB_zF "Research Backs Up Voter Suppression Claims, But Media Stay In False-Balance Mode," Media Matters, 09/10/2012h... more »

2012-10-06 23:56:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Rachel is walking for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Rachel: http://bit.ly/QwrCr7

Rachel is 5 and in Senior Kindergarten. Rachel is walking for Scientists in School because she absolutely loved when Scientists in School came to her JK class last year. 

Rachel says "We learned about pulleys and machines and it was fun. We're going to learn something new this year because now I'm in a different class."

2012-10-05 13:33:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Andrew is walking for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Andrew: http://bit.ly/VmtBTq

Andrew is a Grade 2 student. Andrew is walking for Scientists in School because, he says, "I love Scientists in School." 

Andrew says, "I love how fun science is and when my mom comes to my class. She showed me what's in her Body kit and that my body is a structure like a house and that's Grade 5!"

2012-10-04 16:52:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Katie McMahon is walking for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Katie: http://bit.ly/R0lHdj

Scientist Katie is a presenter and Scientist's in School's Expansion Officer. Katie is walking this year to help bring Scientists in School to new schools in rural Ontario and Lethbridge, Alberta.

2012-10-04 02:50:17 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

#PresidentialCampaign2012

2012-10-03 13:11:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Diane Baker is walking for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Diane:  http://bit.ly/Px1nje

Diane is perhaps the most creative member of our Scientists in School team (photo – Diane imagines finishing the race in first place).  This will be Diane's first race for Scientists in School, but certainly not her last.  Diane began as a parent volunteer for Scientists in School, became a presenter, and now serves as Outreach Coordinator for our West Central Ontario region.
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge.

2012-10-02 16:20:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Scientifiques à l'école (bureau d’Ottawa) est à la recherche de présentateurs francophones en salle de classe à temps partiel. Les candidats doivent être dotés d’une formation en sciences et/ou en éducation et maîtriser le français. 
Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter l’adresse suivante: http://bit.ly/O2xxpv

2012-10-02 13:33:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Louise Simmonds is walking for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Louise: http://bit.ly/U0ZIsD

Scientist Louise has been carrying the banner for Scientists in School as a presenter and team leader for years. She did exactly that for Scientists in School at last year's Scotiabank Charity Challenge. While Louise is gradually settling into retirement, she is still very active in Scientists in School and continues to work to ensure that our children and youth have the opportunity to be inspired by science.

2012-10-01 17:57:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Caroline Honsberger is running for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Caroline: http://bit.ly/Pe1GxO

Caroline is a teacher in Pickering and participated in the Scotiabank Charity Challenge last year for Scientists in School. Caroline is a "huge fan" of Scientists in School and has incorporated SiS workshops into her classroom for many years.

2012-09-28 15:40:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Michael Shields is running his first marathon and running for Scientists in School! Sponsor Michael: http://bit.ly/Sqwlse

Michael, an avid runner, will be accomplishing a personal goal on Oct. 14 when he runs his first marathon. He chose to run on behalf of Scientists in School because, as he states, "we forget that it is our children that may have better ideas than us... Scientists in School can build confidence, raise possibilities, and encourage our children to explore all that can be accomplished!"

Thanks for choosing to include Scientists in School in this special moment in your life Michael!

2012-09-27 17:39:51 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

#science #scienceeveryday #gmo  

Strong words - and necessary ones.

"We were mistaken about Séralini.  The experiments reported last week show that he has crossed the line from merely performing and reporting flawed experiments to committing gross scientific misconduct and attempting fraud."

2012-09-27 13:44:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Aaryn Secker is running for Scientists in School. Sponsor Aaryn: http://bit.ly/VNDCXx

Aaryn, a recent graduate of McGill University's B.Ed program and now a grad student at Brock University is running for her health and to set an example for others. She's running for Scientists in School so that when she's a teacher, SiS is around to help her and her students!

Thank you Aaryn!

2012-09-27 13:28:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

To all my new Canada peeps (yay plussers in Canada) - you may want to add +Scientists in School an awesome Canadian charity that brings hands-on science to 600,000 K-8 students a year.
Disclaimer: I am proud and privileged to work at Scientists in School.

2012-09-26 19:12:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

*ULTIMATE "Oh Canada" Circle*

Land of Tim Horton's and Beer Drinking, Maple Syrup in our Veins,  Hockey Lovers, Toque Wearing and Polite, Flag Wearing on our Backpack folks... This is the active awesome Canadians On Gplus circle. Every single person in this circle has requested to be in it.

All Canadians are welcome in this circle (as long as you are living here eh?) :) Mention/Share to other Canadians and If you are in this circle I hope you will share it - this one took a lot of work! 

#canadian #canada #sharedcircles   #noab  

2012-09-26 18:24:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Winsome Murray is running for Scientists in School.
Sponsor Winsome: http://bit.ly/Qxd8st

Last year, Winsome was one of our rabbits, running the 5k. This year Winsome is running the marathon!
Please sponsor Winsome and help more kids be inspired by science. If you can't sponsor, please click anyway and post a message for Winsome.

2012-09-25 18:11:04 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood beauty and ....inventor of spread spectrum radio?
"Any girl can be glamorous," Hedy Lamarr once said. "All she has to do is stand still and look stupid." But, '40's superstar Hedy Lamarr was far from stupid. Bored with being typecast for her looks, she turned her talents to technology.

• It was World War II and German submarines were targeting passenger cruise lines. Torpedoes could take them out, but they were hard to control. Hedy realized that radio-controlled torpedoes were essential, but radio signals could easily be jammed.

• Together with her friend, composer George Antheil, Lamarr patented the idea of random signal hopping of radio frequencies, to prevent jamming of the signal. This early version of frequency hopping used a piano roll to change between 88 frequencies.

• The Navy classified theirinven... more »