The Marshmallow: Not Merely Fluffy Sugar

photo of Marsh Mallow Plant

In a previous blog, I related a story how even in my early years, I was working to keep wild alligators away from people food with stale, very hard, marshmallows. This occurred on Sanibel Island, FL.  Have you ever thought about where marshmallows come from? My marshmallow story took place on Sanibel Island, FL, where […]

Using Children’s Books for Science Education–at a Bar!

photo of author Elaine A Powers speaking about science education

Last February, I had the honor of giving a science talk at a local bar.  Yes, a bar! But it’s a very different bar–it specializes in astronomy and holds weekly science trivia contests with March for Science Southern Arizona. My talk was about using entertaining children’s books in science education.  It was kind of fun […]

Elaine A. Powers, Author
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