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Top Stories of 2011

Instead of the normal topics, I thought you might enjoy a review of the top science stories of 2011.

Discover Magazine’s Top 100 Stories for 2011: http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb

Chemistry stories of the year: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2011/December/chemistry-articles-most-exciting-events-2011.asp

Physics Stories for 2011: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/god-particle-research-and-other-top-physics-stories-of-2011/2011/12/13/gIQAFS9srO_gallery.html

Top Astronomy Stories of 2011: http://www.space.com/13978-top-science-astronomy-stories-2011-countdown.html

The most cited biology research papers of 2011: http://www.sciencewatch.com/ana/hot/bio2011/

You might also want to check out my lit of favorite blogs by science teachers.  These teachers provide insight into standards-based grading, “flipping” the classroom, inquiry and a variety of other topics: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/holiday-professional-development-eric-brunsell

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