Darwin Got It Going On: The Rap Guide To Evolution (off Broadway!)

Darwin Got It Going On: The Rap Guide to Evolution (off Broadway!)

We're truly excited to tell you about the latest and the greatest from frequent Flocabulary collaborator and master emcee Baba Brinkman: a performance that teaches and preaches the wonders of evolution. Through a combination of rap, comedy, spoken word, lecture and song, Baba presents the grand theory of life on Earth in unequivocally engaging terms - without sacrificing the accuracy or rigor of the complicated ideas involved. Flocabulary was lucky enough to see the premiere at the Bleeker Street Theater - there are only a few engagements left, so be sure to get your tickets ASAP! By the way, we're…

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Genetics Rap – Done Right!

Genetics Rap – done right!

Oort Kuiper created this fantastic, thorough rap - dealing with the marvel and complexity of genetics as we understand it today. The song and the music video serve as an engaging, easy-to-relate-to vehicle, covering tough scientific knowledge. Produced by Jon Chase (with music by Risk 1) for the Genetics and Merthyr Youth (GAMY) Project, Wales. The GAMY project "has been working with a group of young people aged 16 to 19 years old from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, and we have been learning about their ideas and attitudes towards genetics." Check them out at www.gamyproject.org.uk Good looks Oort and…

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Rhyme ‘n Learn

Rhyme ‘n Learn

Joe Ocando was teaching middle school in Washington Heights NYC as part of the Teach For America program when he thought of starting Rhyme n' Learn. Inspired by Flocabulary, and "particularly concerned with the low numbers of US citizens in graduate STEM programs," Joe began creating math and science raps. Citing research results from the Teacher's College at Columbia University, Joe continues to create high-interest "edu-raps," and bolstering what more and more people already know: hip-hop in the classroom works!

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Straight Out Of The Classroom: Teachers And Students Submit (awesome) Academic Raps

Straight out of the classroom: Teachers and students submit (awesome) academic raps

Welcome to November, Hip-Hop Classroom. We had to post these raps - fresh in from Loudon, VA and Cheshire, CT. First, we have a truly top-notch rap about the Vietnam War from Ms. Zecher in Sterlin, VA. The key content/vocabulary is even in bold, just like Flocabulary. Fantastic work Jen Zecher - let's get this on wax! Up next, 5th graders from Doolittle School in Cheshire, CT created a rap about science of sound concepts. We love it! Here's what teacher Tracy Ajello wrote when she submitted the rhymes: "Hi, my fifth graders wrote this rap to teach about grade…

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Fun = Mass X Acceleration

Fun = mass x acceleration

Who said science can't be fun? FMA Live - which takes its name from Newton's famous equation, "force = mass x acceleration" - is a national tour that uses fun activities and performances to get students excited about science. Earlier this week, FMA Live performers featured rap songs and dances in a series of shows at Liverpool Middle School. Try to catch the show at a city near you! Hip-hop singers, dancers teach Liverpool students science By Steve Billmyer September 21, 2009, 1:42PM This story by contributing writer Darren Benda. Students jumping on Velcro walls, teachers sumo-wrestling, a hovering teacher…

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