Welcome to this week’s issue of Science Matters in Wisconsin.  Please share this with a colleague!

-- Opportunities

BSCS Energy Course Field Test. Applications due April 1.  Ger a stipend, teaching materials, and a free online course as you learn more about how to integrate energy topics into your classroom.  For science teachers in grades 9-12.  The project is a partnership between BSCS, Oregon Public Broadcasting, NTEN, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.

http://www.bscs.org/news/pages/emat.html

The Christopher Columbus Fellowship foundation, a federal government agency is now accepting nominations for four agriscience awards and four life science awards for high school science teachers. 

·         Agriscience Awards: March 13, 2012 at: www.agriscienceawards.com

·         Life Sciences Awards: March 27, 2012 at: www.ccolumbusfoundationawards.org

-- Science Spotlight

 World’s smallest Frog

http://news.discovery.com/animals/tiniest-frog-papua-new-guinea-120112.html

Jan. 12, 2012 -- With voices hardly louder than an insect's buzz, the tiniest frogs ever discovered are smaller than a coin and hop about the rainforest of the tropical island of Papua New Guinea, report US scientists.

-- Website of the Week

http://www.cogito.org/default.aspx

A social networking community for kids that like STEM

“Cogito is just the place for you. On Cogito, you can learn about amazing scientists your own age, what they're doing and how they managed to do it. You can read news and features on topics ranging from global warming to bioethics to nanotechnology. You can explore the intersection of science and the arts, from computer animation to science fiction. You can find great resources including recommended web sites and webcasts, and searchable listings of summer and distance-education programs, internships, and academic competitions. And if you are a member, you can participate in online interviews with experts in various fields and in discussion forums with other members like you.”

-- Picture of the Week

Hubble Telescope images 13 billion year old galaxy cluster

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45945565/ns/technology_and_science-space/

-- Contact

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Eric Brunsell, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh  brunsele@uwosh.edu