Mousey Monday!
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey! Mousey wants to report in on a Discovery Education event from last week! Last Tuesday, May 14, members of our Discovery Education team volunteered their time to assist in an event at Chevy [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Flying Cars
Science fiction is an ever-evolving genre that often reinvents itself to stay ahead of current trends in technology. After all, many inventions that were once science fiction are now commonplace. There is one constant exception, inspiring the question that many have asked, however tongue-in-cheek: “Where’s my flying car?” From Doctor Who (2007) to The Fifth [...]
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Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Post written by Kelsey Johnson. May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month! This month, we celebrate all of the Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The term Asian-Pacific includes the entire Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. What used to be a week-long celebration beginning in 1978 was extended [...]
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Mousey Monday – May 13
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey! Mousey wants to celebrate Alison Hargreaves’ conquest in 1995. Alison became the first woman, on this day in 1995, to conquer Mount Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas. Sherpas are an ethic group known for [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Mantis Shrimp
Did you know that the mantis shrimp has claws with such an incredibly fast and powerful strike, that some are able to break aquarium glass with one swing? It’s a fact! The mantis shrimp, also known as “stomatopod”, has claws that can launch with the velocity of a bullet. This makes the mantis shrimp a [...]
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Teacher Appreciation Week
Blog post written by Kelsey Johnson. Two weeks ago, we celebrated Administrative Professionals Day and the work of the Administrative staff. Today, we turn our appreciation towards recognizing all of the teachers! May 6th- May 10th is a week geared towards thanking our teachers and all of [...]
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This SATURDAY! A Day of Discovery for NJ Educators!
Professional Growth Academy Day of Discovery! To register, please visit: dlc.com/PGADODPittsgrove Saturday, May 11, 2013 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Registration closes at 9:30 AM) Pittsgrove Township School District Arthur P Schalick High School 718 Centerton Road Elmer, NJ 08318
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Mousey Monday – MythBusters
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey! Mousey wants to bring to our Discovery Education users our Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman Content Collection. These two men are best known as the hosts of Discovery Channel’s popular TV series [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Velcro
Did you know that Velcro was first patented in 1955? Besides being a best friend to children too small to tie their shoes, Velcro has been used in everything from cars to military uniforms. A few years ago the US Army retired Velcro from active duty, due to the fact that it is too noisy, [...]
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Discovery Education Sneak Peek! See What’s Next!
Be the first to get a look at upcoming enhancements to Discovery Education! This sneak peek will showcase integration strategies for leveraging new tools, content, and resources, including Discovery Education Student Board Builder and the new Discovery Education Streaming Plus with model lessons, assessments, and digital content designed to address specific Math and ELA Common [...]
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National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Blog post written by Kelsey Johnson. Happy 1st day of May and one month closer to summer vacation! And as summer draws near, so do the risks of sunburns and skin cancer. May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. This month is dedicated to increase awareness of Skin Cancer and promote the importance [...]
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Mousey Monday – The Louisiana Purchase
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey! Tomorrow, April 30, in 1803, the United States purchased Louisiana Territory from France. This was known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was 828,000 square miles purchased from France for $15 million. This area is [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Flying Saucers
Did you know that the FBI recently published a 1950 memo in which an Air Force investigator claimed to have seen flying saucers and alien bodies recovered in New Mexico? According to the memo, the craft were “circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies [...]
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Administrative Professionals Day
Blog post written by Kelsey Johnson. Have you taken the time to stop by the front office and thank your Administrative staff yet? Today is Administrative Professionals Day! Today we recognize and celebrate all of the hard work of secretaries, administrative assistants, and any other [...]
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Mousey Monday – Earth Day
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey and all of us on the Discovery Education Customer and Technical Support team! Today is a very special day, it is Earth Day and seeing how we are all here together on planet Earth, we [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Jethro Tull
Did you know that farming was revolutionized in the 1700′s by an agriculturist named Jethro Tull? Much like George Washington Carver, Tull believed that there were better and more efficient ways of farming possible, and set about trying to discover them. Tull’s influence is still seen in agricultural practices and equipment to this day. Jethro [...]
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April Showers…
Blog post written by Kelsey Johnson. …bring soaking wet kids into the classroom? Sure, we’ve all heard “April Showers bring May flowers,” but as teachers, you know that these showers may also bring on indoor recess as well. Fortunately, there are plenty of things to do to keep your kids entertained while you’re stuck inside. [...]
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Mousey Monday – Invasion of the Cicadas!
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey and the Discovery Education Customer and Technical Support team! Brace yourselves for the impending invasion that is the Cicada! Cicadas are insects. Brood II Cicadas are set to emerge mid-April to late May from North Carolina [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: One-Room School
Did you know that in the late 1800′s and early 1900′s, most small towns and rural areas had a one-room school? If you’ve never read or watched Little House on the Prairie, you may not be familiar with the term, but a one room school is exactly what it sounds like…a single free standing building [...]
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National Youth Sports Safety Month
Blog post written by Kelsey Johnson. April is National Youth Sports Safety Month! I’m sure many of you have young athletes in your classes. While it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of sports, it’s important to review the safety precautions beforehand. Take time with your students to review the some of these [...]
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Mousey Monday – CDW-G Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes 2013
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey and the Discovery Education Customer and Technical Support team! Mousey wanted to bring to your attention the sweepstakes we are running with one of our partners, CDW-G. The CDW-G Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes 2013 is [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: Gold Rush
You’ve probably heard of the famed ’49ers. Not the football team, but the miners who flocked to California in 1849, to harvest that state’s riches….but did you know that the first major gold rush was actually in Georgia? It happened in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in a small North Georgia town, now known as Dahlonega. [...]
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March Madness! In April!
[Original Post by Kelsey Johnson] March may have come to an end, but the madness of the NCAA basketball tournament (March Madness) is still going strong! If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the majority of the past two weekends glued to your couch watching countless hours of college basketball. If you have spent your [...]
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Mousey Monday – April Fools’ Day
Happy Mousey Monday to all our Cache and Cookies readers! Watch out for all the tricks, pranks and jokes for today is April Fools’ Day! Discovery Education has an adorable video segment geared towards grades K-5 titled, “The History of April [...]
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Fun Fact Friday: The Statue of Liberty
As you probably know, Lady Liberty was a gift from France to the US…but did you know that she has a 35 foot waistline? The Statue of Liberty’s dedication ceremony was held on Thursday, October 28, 1886. She’s over 111 feet tall (not counting the pedestal), she is made of copper (the green is due to weathering), [...]
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