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  • MSM 683: Going Bananas on AI
    Summary: Shawn and Troy enjoyed vacation and chat about anagrams, AI and more. Dave creatively talks about creativity in Science.  Jokes: You can’t run through a campsite. You can only ran, because it’s past tents. Some cause happiness wherever they go, some whenever they go. What do you call a small pepper in late autumn? A little chili. The local baker has red hair. He’s the ginger bread man.
  • MSM 682: To The Annoyance of Everybody Else . . .
    Summary: Shawn and Troy talk about AI, kids developing skills, annoying others, and more. Dave brings the Life to Science. Jokes: Attempted to exercise this morning….. didn’t work out… Whoever invented the knock-knock joke… Should get a Nobell prize. customer: I’d like to buy a bagel with cream cheeseme: sorry, we only take cashmanager: can I talk to you I tried splicing the DNA of a cheetah with that of a crab, but things went sideways fast. The Bible says having 11 ants in charge is too many and 9 is not enough. We all know there are ten command Ants. Ordered some Christmas presents online the other day and used my donor card instead of my debit card. Cost me an arm and a leg. Guessing brain surgeons appreciate working on like-minded individuals. Middle School Science Minute   by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) K12Science Podcast:  Life Science I was recently reading the November-December 2025 issue of “Science Scope”, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section, “From the Editor’s Desk” written by Patti McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled, “Life Science Matters.” Middle school is the age when students develop awareness of their place in the world; as such, it is the perfect age to challenge them to consider how human actions impact our planet.  https://k12scienc
  • MSM 681: Cyrano for Christmas
    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, executive functioning, and more. Dave goes for seven science tips to help students develop scientific literacy.
  • MSM 680: Fight the Good Fight, But There Will Be Losses
    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, Youth in Government, and more. Dave gets the gravity of the situation.
  • MSM 679: Finding the Right Cudgel
    Shawn and Troy discuss AI options, presentations and more. Dave doesn’t cross the stream, but enlightens us on the ecology.
  • MSM 678: Socratic Mentorship
    Shawn and Troy go through the process of using AI to create a chatbot for special education students. Dave gets the picture of storybooks.
  • MSM 677: You, Hallway, Now.
    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, and more AI. Dave Engineers another great segment.
  • MSM 676: Forty Kids In The Club
    Shawn and Troy talk about Government, AI, and more. Dave has AI Assessment in Science.
  • MSM 675: Personality vs. AI
    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, education, GEMs and more. Dave discusses “Lady Edison”.
  • MSM 674: Can’t Catfish With A Calculator
    Shawn and Troy talk about AI, professional development, and more. Dave goes through the ups and downs, riding the rollercoaster of knowledge.