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Are you an IPODER? IPODERs are Internet-savvy, phone-addicted, opportunistic, digitally conscience folks, says Dr. Benjamin Akande, Dean of Business and Technology at Webster University. Akande spoke about Ipoders at the St. Louis Science Center’s SciFest on October 10, 2009.   IPODERs are always on their cell phone, surfing the Internet or doing something with technology,...

Let the Bats Sleep in their cave! from SciJourn Video on Vimeo.   Do you play football, soccer, or any other contact sport?  Do you pick your nose? According to John Morley, Professor of Gerontology at St. Louis University’s Medical School, some of these activities could seriously affect the brain.  Something as small as...

  “I been driving for three years, and out of those three years I have never gotten one ticket for ,” says Mickeal, age 17. “And I do it all the time.” Mickeal is not alone. Teens regularly text messages and drive, and many think it is not all that dangerous, according to a survey by...

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Here is the Tropical Rain ForestAuthor: Madeleine DunphyIllustrator: Michael RothmanPublisher: Web of Life Children’s Books (2006)ISBN: 10: 0786812125Reading Level: 3-8 years old      Do you ask question about animals? Do you want to know how an animal lives in the rain forest? If so, then I would recommend this book.      This book is about the food chain; it describes...

Looking For Miza Authors:  Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Paula Kahumbu Illustrators: Juliana Hatkoff and Isabella Hatkoff  Pages: 30 Publisher: Turtle Pond Publications LLC. ISBN: 0-545-08540-3 Price: $16.99 Reading Level: Grades 1-3 (ages 6-9)    This book is about a family of gorillas in the...

Giant Pandas Authors: John Seidensticker & Susan Lumpkin Pages: 186 Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 978-0-06-120578-1 Price: $19.95 Level of Difficulty: This book may be too challenging for young children. It is a good book for parents or teachers to read out loud.         Did you know that pandas...

Turtle Crossing Author and illustrator: Rick Chrustowski Number of pages: 32 pages Reading level: 9-12 ISBN: 10: 0805074988 Price: $13.22        The book’s cover is what caught my attention.  I could tell that the book was going to be very interesting. The book is about turtles hatching out of...

Frogs By: Nic Bishop Illustrator: Nic Bishop Pages: 48 Publisher: Scholastic IBSN: 0439877555 Price: $12.23 Level of Difficulty: ages 5-10        Did you know that frogs come in all different colors? Yellows, reds, greens, and even blues! For example, there is the blue dart frog, which...

One small place in a tree Author: Barbara Brenner, Tom Leonard Illustrator: Tom Leonard  Number of pages: 32 pages  Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004  ISBN: 068817180X, 9780688171803 Price: $17.89 Ages: 5-8       Did you know that every tree, whether if it’s living or dead, provides...