Mickey Sarquis to receive Miami University's prestigious Benjamin Harrison Medallion

The staff of Terrific Science is pleased to announce that our director, Mickey Sarquis, is the recipient of the 2009 Miami University Benjamin Harrison Medallion. The Harrison Medallion is named after U.S. President (1889-1893) and Miami graduate Benjamin Harrison and is awarded to Miami faculty members who have made outstanding national contributions to education. Learn more at http://www.miami.muohio.edu/news/article/view/11529

Introducing New Book: Chemistry with Charisma

We're proud to introduce our latest book, Chemistry with Charisma: 24 Lessons that Capture & Keep Attention in the Classroom. Keeping students actively engaged in chemistry can sometimes be a challenge. This book contains 24 of our best classroom-tested activities guaranteed to engage and motivate your students with fun, multi-sensory lessons that students will find meaningful and relevant to their world. But behind the hands-on play is lots of serious science: the book uses toys, model building, and everyday objects and phenomena to encourage students to question their assumptions about the way things work.

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Summer Courses: Advancing Ohio's Physical Science Proficiency VII

Ohio teachers of grades pre-K through 9 are eligible to participate in an Ohio program designed to help them empower their students to succeed in science. Earn 7 hours of graduate credit as you gain an edge in meeting state requirements for science proficiency.

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Introducing Marvelous Moving Things: Early Childhood Science In Motion

We’re pleased to announce the publication of Marvelous Moving Things: Early Childhood Science in Motion, our newest book in the Big Science for Little Hands series. Teachers of children ages 3 to 8 will love the book’s 22 hands-on activities that use moving toys to build process skills in all four phases of the learning cycle. See www.terrificscience.com/sciencestore for a detailed description of this terrific new book.

New Strive to Thrive! Outreach Contest: Spread the Message

Are you a teacher or club leader for grades 5–12 in the United States or its territories who’s used one or more Strive to Thrive! books in your classroom or science club? If so, you and your students are eligible to enter our new Spread the Message Contest for public outreach on health-science issues.

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Mickey Sarquis receives the 2008 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach

The staff of Terrific Science is thrilled to announce that our director, Mickey Sarquis, is the recipient of the 2008 Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach. Established in 1995 by the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, the Helen Free Award recognizes individuals who’ve worked to improve public understanding and appreciation for chemistry. Learn more at www.terrificscience.org/award.