I’m not sure why I can’t stop watching this video, because it’s “delivering” scientific content in probably one of the most ineffectual teaching modalities in today’s classroom, direct instruction. Besides just being a euphemism for “lecturing”, direct instruction has been on the decline in several classrooms due to the always-connected, media rich learning environments that students today...

It’s an unseasonably warm day here in lower Michigan (68 degrees Fahrenheit!), and that got me thinking about weather, climate, the sun, and ultimately this clever, cute rock and roll lesson on the sun, as performed by They Might Be Giants: It’s not exactly the most authoritative resource for learning about the sun, and some of the concepts are flawed, but I’ve always been a sucker for findings creative ways to present...