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Bringing Science Back


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Speaking today at the 146th annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington DC, President Obama outlined a wide-ranging plan for science and technology including improving teaching of science in schools to reducing carbon emissions.

 

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/38836

 

WASHINGTON – One of the tools that teachers use to get kids jazzed about science — hands-on science kits — could face an uncertain future amid a debate on safety.

 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has been mired for weeks in deliberation as it writes guidelines on what makes a product a "children's product" — and consequently which products would have to undergo more stringent safety testing as part of a 2008 law. Caught up in the debate are the classroom science kits and some of the items they contain, such as paper clips to show kids how magnets work.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/ap_on_...products_safety

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