Janice McDonnell Rutgers University
@mcdonnel active 3 months, 3 weeks ago-
Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic Hurricane Rebuild in the group
MARE 6 months, 1 week agoI think having the kids contribute to helping Jenkinsons is a wonderful idea. Have you been in touch with them yet? I think a conversation with their director would be an excellent experience for your students. […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Unique Opportunity at MOTE Marine Laboratory for Visiting Scholar ISE Educator, on the site COSEE NOW 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick from Mote Marine Laboratory has shared a very exciting and unique opportunity for a sabbatical for an Informal Science Educator. Please view the description and consider applying!
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, New Educational Video from GEARS workshop participant Rachel Shelly, FSU, on the site COSEE NOW 8 months, 1 week ago
The COSEE NOW team along with colleagues Catherine Halversen (COSEE CA), Bob Chen (COSEE OCEAN), and Annette deCharon and Carla Companion (COSEE Ocean Systems) recently held a workshop for early career scientists […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Fish Oils and Nutrition, on the site 4-H Summer Science 9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks to the Passaic County SET Ambassadors for sharing their SET Ambassador accomplishments. We are happy to hear about what you are doing and of course how we can help you promote science in your counties. I […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Fish Oils and Nutrition, on the site COSEE NOW 9 months, 1 week ago
This Fish Oil-Lesson Plan was developed in partnership with Anita Brinker from the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health at Rutgers University and used to help high school students understand the health […] -
Janice McDonnell commented on the post, Balls and Track at the Paterson Public Library, on the site 4-H Summer Science 9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you Maria and Vanessa. It sounds like the kids had a great time. Tell us what you like about teaching science to the Paterson kids. What are the benefits to being a Science Ambassador? What are the […]
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Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic And she's off… in the group
MARE 9 months, 1 week agoYes congrats… I am so impressed with this work. Let us know what you hear about its arrival in Uganda.
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Summer is for Sand Castles, on the site 4-H Summer Science 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi everyone! Hope your summer is going well. This week we are posting about sand castles. If you remember, we had a sand castle building contest during the AM of our trip to Sandy Hook. Al and Sandy at the <a […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Summer is for Sand Castles, on the site COSEE NOW 9 months, 3 weeks ago
In this lesson, students participate in a sand castle building contest to learn how sand is formed and how sand grain size varies along the beach. This lesson was recently developed by Kristin Hunter Thomson and […] -
Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic Sen. Bateman in the group
MARE 9 months, 3 weeks agoFantastic! Well done!
Janice
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Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic Shipping container set to take off! in the group
MARE 9 months, 3 weeks agoCongrats Jason. I will likely not be able to be there in person but will be there in spirit.
Godspeed to the container and well wishes for all who benefit from it,Janice
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Exploring Science at 4-H Summer Science Camp, on the site 4-H Summer Science 9 months, 3 weeks ago
We would like to thank everyone for joining us for the 2012 4-H Summer Science program. We will be blogging every week through the summer to reflect on our time together and help you think about interesting […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Nature of Science Lesson, on the site COSEE NOW 10 months ago
What is science? This can be a difficult question to answer. Science is often taught from a historical perspective to understand what scientists have learned and discovered. Laboratories often focus on skills […]
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Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic IT'S DONE!!!! in the group
MARE 10 months agoCongrats! What a great achievement. I hope you get the pictures posted. Let Sage know if you continue to have problems. He can check for gremlins in the system.
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Janice McDonnell replied to the forum topic Sustaining M.A.R.E. in your classroom in the group
MARE 10 months, 1 week agoSusan – Thanks for sharing so many great ideas. I love the flash mob – would loved to have seen that (is there an incriminating video?). I think you are so correct that when we make things fun and real (“real […]
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Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Day 3 at Summer Science, on the site 4-H Summer Science 10 months, 1 week ago
Today, we participated in lab sessions in nutritional science, microbiology, anthropology, genomics, environmental engineering, and DNA extraction.
Nutritional Science
In this activity we baked muffins with […] -
Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Day 4 at Summer Science, on the site 4-H Summer Science 10 months, 1 week ago
Sandy Hook
Today we went on a trip to Sandy Hook to learn about marine science. Our trip included a tour of the Howard Marine Sciences Lab, a stop at the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (including a visit with […] -
Janice McDonnell wrote a new post, Our Final Day of Summer Science, on the site 4-H Summer Science 10 months, 1 week ago
Passaic County Teen Presentation
The teens from Passaic County 4-H presented a summary of their 4-H science activities from the past year. They have been very active as 4-H Science Ambassadors in their community […] -
Janice McDonnell commented on the post, North Atlantic VICE’ (North Atlantic Virus Infection of Coccolithophores Expedition), on the site COSEE NOW 10 months, 3 weeks ago
COSEE NOW friends – Please take a moment to check out the Scientific American blog, North Atlantic VICE’ (North Atlantic Virus Infection of Coccolithophores Expedition) by Rose Eveleth. We just found out the blog […]
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