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Kayla's Krazy Kool Science Wiki! Hey everyone! I wanted to start things off with a video that I think embodies why I think science is so awesome :) Happy Friday!

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P.S. Saw this image online today, and I got a good little laugh out of it :)



= It's October 3rd... Means Girls, anyone!? =

Hey everyone! So I know we've talked about this website in a few of our PD sessions, but I thought posting the link up on here might be handy :) It has some really great activities for all different grade levels/ages/ability levels/anything else you can think of. For example, it has this super cool simulations for [|building an atom] which lets students play around with atoms and get some "hands on" experience. I suggest poking around and getting an idea of what kinds of tools it has to offer :)

Here's the link: [|http://phethttp://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new]

= Sorbet in a bag! =

Here is a little video in case any of you are ever interested in trying this yummy treat at home (Woflgang Puck's scientific explanation is a little shoddy, but it's a funny video nonetheless)

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** BONUS ITEM: Here is a super cool/hilarious cell rap that Courtney and I used in our lesson plans! **

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** Here is the Facebook sheets you guys saw during our mini-lesson! **

** Here is the link to a really great National Geographic article about the importance of getting girls into science. Definitely worth a read :) ** =@http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141107-gender-studies-women-scientific-research-feminist/= ** Looking for a lesson plan? This website has A TON of super fun lesson plans for all grade levels, as well as a ton of other really interesting stuff : **  @http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/   How can I help my students navigate the internet?  = Finding reliable sources for projects, paper, assignments, etc. can be very confusing for a lot of students. It's a skill that most of us probably didn't learn until reaching university. Here is a credibility checklist = = (stolen from: http://secondarysolutionsblog.com/credible-online-sources/) that you could give to your students that might help them in their search for some relevant material! =

Top 50 Science Teacher Blogs Alright, so I know I didn't come up with this list myself (thanks [|Teacher Certification Degrees]) but I think blogs are a lot like wikis, and are really great way to get students involved science in a fun and exciting way! They all have really great tips, resources, and ideas! Pick a couple that catch your attention and have a peek :) Here you go:

[|Action-Reaction] Physics Teacher Frank Noschese discusses science education topics like whether Khan Academy is effective at teaching physics, applying Angry Birds in physics lessons, and the idea of pseudoteaching.

[|Teaching High School Psychology] Teaching High School Psychology is a joint collaboration that explores the deeper lesson of the Stanford Prison Experiment, Gamification and its implications as a behavioral motivator, and opportunities for teaching Operant Conditioning with TV’s Big Bang Theory.

[|Teach Science Right] Chris Mitchell is a three-year veteran of the high school science classroom at a private international school in Korea. On Teach Science Right, he gives blog readers unlimited access to his virtual files, providing a bounty of chemistry, physics and physical science resources that range from PowerPoint lecture slides to worksheets, and word puzzles that he has designed. With tips for writing hypotheses, to experiment evaluation rubrics, the Science Fair section of the site will help students, teachers and Science Fair judges prepare for the science class rite of passage with ease.

[|Little Miss Hypothesis] Inspiring Kindergarten scientists and giving a too-often neglected subject its due is the aim of Little Miss Hypothesis, where Mrs. Coe chronicles activities with growing brains, harvesting Spirit Garden salads and the development of science centers in a classroom that is home to Bluebonnet the Betta fish and the crab shack’s resident hermits.

[|Science for Kids] Sue Cahalane shares her passion for teaching science to elementary students in grades PK-4 on Science for Kids with ideas for classroom experiments, tutorials for science lessons, updates on science education news, and photos of students engaged in science activities.

[|Science Education on the Edge] Chris Ludwig, a high school science teacher from Colorado, writes about improving assessment and instruction in science and education technology.

[|Teach Science for All] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Kirk Robbins shares helpful resources and tools for science teachers including reports, useful websites, and online tools.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teaching | chemistry] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Ellena Bethea, a high school chemistry teacher, writes about grading practices, online tools, and lab activities.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Adventures with the Lower Level] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Tracie Schroeder shares her experiences teaching science, teaching methods, and thoughts on learning.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Physics in Flux] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Dan Fullerton provides a resource for teachers with details of his successes and failures, technology guides, and physics book reviews.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Think Thank Thunk] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">On his blog, Think Thank Thunk, Shawn Cornally celebrates the Merlin within every teacher, the need for repackaging education, the debate surrounding Standards Based Grading and the dread of being dull as he chronicles his plight as an educator.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|nashworld] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Marine biology teacher Sean Nash gets inspired by WordFoto and invites educators to appreciate and aim for “Whoa” moments on his blog, nashworld.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Science Teacher] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A science teacher and former pediatrican finds an exemplary model in Dr. Seuss, challenges technophiles to understand deeply, and explains why he has made a tradition of culminating each school year with a field trip to watch horseshoe crabs in the throes of romance.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teach Science] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At Teach Science, Ed Hitchcock muses on the DNA shared by Socrates and explains why science’s greatest appeal is the unexpected.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Quantum Progress] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At Quantum Progress, 9th grade Atlanta physics teacher John Burk relives a childhood tradition at Physics Teacher Camp, promotes blogging as a tool for professional development, and ponders why physics buildings never win campus beauty contests.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Pedagogue Padawan] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At Pedagogue Padawan, Geoff Schmit shares innovative ideas for using Sudoku to teach Circuit Analysis, Angry Birds as a lesson in holography, and wikispaces as a tool for science projects.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Re:thinking] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Re:thinking blends personal reflection with a challenge to rethink school culture and policy as 9th grade teacher Ben Wildeboer finds teachable moments in events like the Japanese quake and explains the importance of “hard fun” for students.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Journey in Technology] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At Journey in Technology a Dallas Physics teacher discusses implementing Khan Academy, discovering community and deep connections at Educon, and transforming the pseudoteaching of “cookbook” lab projects into real learning in the classroom.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teaching Science and Math] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">David R. Wetzel provides helpful information for science and math teachers including best practices, online resources for the classroom, and tutorials like teaching with Wolfram Alpha.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Always Formative] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Jason Buell is a middle school science teacher from California who writes about standards-based grading, education conferences, education books and more.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Stretching Forward] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At Stretching Forward, Earth science teacher Janelle Wilson shares experiences from the Space Academy for Educators, discusses class blogging, and shares thoughts on engaging students and parents in science.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Tearing Down Walls] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Derrick Willard teaches AP Environmental Science and discusses using social media and online tools to extend lessons outside the walls of the physical classroom.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teaching Computer Science] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Alfred Thompson is a former high school computer science teacher who currently works at Microsoft and writes about computer science education and resources.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|A+ Computer Science Blog] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">High school computer science teacher Stacey Armstrong discusses why computer science is cool, game programming, career options in computer science, and computer science resources.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teaching CS in Dallas] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Kathleen Weaver writes about teaching robotics, Android development, and computer science education topics on her blog.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|In Need of a Base Case] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">This blog discusses the need for change in computer science education, computer science project ideas, and the value of learning computer science.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Hélène Martin] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Hélène Martin muses on the power of childhood playthings to fuel tech career ambitions and describes how lost airport luggage is a reminder to look for ways to leverage computing to solve real-life problems in this blog from the perspective of a computer science teacher.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Garth’s CS Education Blog] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A computer science and programming teacher at a private school writes about teaching fun and important concepts and preparing students for computer science careers.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|The Blog of Phyz] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">The Blog of Phyz is California teacher Dean Baird’s platform for debunking “Magnet Boys” and magic wristbands, and touting a 75 cent investment guaranteed to wow even the most cynical student.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">An Olympic Odyssey customarily culminates the academic year for middle school teacher Alfonso Gonzalez, who explores the challenge of giving terms like “on-task” and “structured learning” 21st century relevance on his blog, Mr. Gonzalez’s Classroom.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Free/Libre Open Source Science Education] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Pseudoteaching and trends like the “reverse lecture” are hot topics on Free/Libre Open Source Science Education, where Steve Dickie shares his own innovative methods, including cartooning with GoAnimate and creating his own textbooks.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|The Science Classroom] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Oklahoma physics teacher Jody Bowie reports on the thrill of seeing students connect classroom lessons in everyday life, explains why everyone needs a whetstone to hone their thinking and divulges his identification with the Wizard in Wicked on The Science Classroom blog.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Jacobs Physics] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">On his blog Greg Jacobs calls course evaluations brutal but vital and bucks a few trends by advocating daily work and disparaging summer assignments in favor of starting each year “from the ground up”.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|New Physics Modeler] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Bryan Battaglia explains the appeal of professional conferences, the career changing power of blogging, and reflects that teachers gain as many lessons by year’s end as their students.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Just Call Me Ms Frizzle] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Becky offers a distinctive first-year teacher perspective on Just Call Me Ms Frizzle, contrasting the low of leaving the room in frustration with the high of a Friday classroom on its best behavior, along with the challenge of teaching a non-traditional class.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|And Yet it Moves] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">On his blog, And Yet it Moves, Ben Chun explains why problem-solving skills trump smarts, tackles the debate over doing away with honors classes, and challenges the AP curriculum.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Reflections of a Science Teacher] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Sandra McCarron dismisses the notion of a rubric for thinking, believes that a successful classroom starts out with a vision and ponders the merits of science fairs that have been sacrificed to make way for education reforms on her blog, Reflections of a Science Teacher.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Hurricane Maine] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A veteran teacher discusses ideas in education and technology, interesting articles, and how to make school more like play rather than work.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|The Physics of Learning] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Doug Smith authors this physics education blog that discusses topics like whether to use iPads in the classroom, the myths of merit pay, and scientific literacy.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Room 611] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Mr. Young teaches Earth science and other subjects in Canada and provides insights into class by outlining what is covered in class almost every school day.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Using Blogs in Science Education] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Stacey Baker is a high school biology teacher and writes about how to use classroom blogs to help students learn science.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Physics! Blog!] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Physics! Blog! shares results of The No Homework Experiment and discusses standards based grading, the goal of testing, and teaching students how to learn from mistakes.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Ideas for Teaching Computer Technology to Kids] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A blog sharing ideas and resources for teaching computer technology including robots for computer science education, programming resources, and computer science teaching tools.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|MrReid.org] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A physics teacher shares interesting science articles like Nobel prize winning sentences, things from movies that cannot exist, and cool science videos.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Teach. Brian. Teach.] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Brian discusses what makes for a good science conversation, reflects on teaching, shares observations of students, and explains why it is important to point out when students are having fun doing science.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|The Skeptical Teacher] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A high school physics teacher discusses science education and promotes critical thinking on his blog.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Physics & Physical Science Demos, Labs, & Projects for High School Teachers] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A physics teacher provides a resource for science teachers to share ideas for labs and demonstrations and commentary on what works.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|The Art of Teaching Science] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Jack Hassard is a professor of science education and explores issues in teaching science, shares resources for science teachers, and discusses why teaching science is important.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|SuperFly Physics] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">At SuperFly Physics, Andy Rundquist shares ideas for teaching physics, fun science experiments, and interesting physics problems.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Newton’s Minions] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">A physics blog sharing student work, anecdotes from the classroom, thoughts on student assessment, and ideas for teaching complex physics lessons.

<span style="color: #0096ad; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Mr. Barlow’s Blog] <span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px;">Mr. Barlow is a high school science teacher and podcaster from Melbourne, Australia who shares interesting science studies, cool science news, and optical illusions at his blog.

Instead of linking a huge list, like I did above, I'm just going to link the website that came up with this list, since it's always changing :)
 * [|100 Best Websites for Science Teachers] **

** And now, to finish things off: ** ** 27 Things To Keep in Mind If You're Having a Bad Day (Courtesy of [|BuzzFeed]) ** <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">1. Just remember that this is what it looks like when a corgi goes down a slide: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via acorginamedollie.tumblr.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">2. Remember that it’s never too late to find true love:
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<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">3. And it’s never too late to try something new:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Kevin Lamarque / Reuters <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">4. And remember that there’s a cat out there that’s always sitting like a dude: ==

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<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via emilaugh.tumblr.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">5. Never forget that the two people who play Wendy and Peter Pan at Disney World got married in real life: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via ashleigh-marie.tumblr.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">6. And if you need to smile just think of these two guys:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via neogaf.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;">Or channel this little lamb for inspiration:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via 9gag.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;">Or this dog who just achieved nirvana:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via jokeroo.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">7. Just be glad that you’re not Scott:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via Twitter: @jhonny_solano  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">8. And that you didn’t take part in this train wreck of a handshake: ==

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<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">9. And always keep this conversation close to your heart:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via dumpaday.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">10. Just remember that you’ve won as many Oscars as Leonardo DiCaprio: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via reddit.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">11. And remember this picture of a shaved llama:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via funnyjunk.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">12. And this dog with a natural mustache:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via reddit.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">13. Remember that this picture of little Justin Timberlake and little Ryan Gosling happened: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via newnownext.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">14. And never, ever forget the image of Kim Kardashian crying: ==

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<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via [|buzzfeed.com]  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">15. Just remember that somewhere out there Snoop Dogg’s long-lost brother is looking for him: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via cheezburger.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">16. And this dog is probably becoming a better dancer than you: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via danieltflynn.tumblr.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">17. And never forget how hard this video made you laugh:
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<span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">18. Just remember that this is what it looks like when a banana slips on a person: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via [|s3-ak.buzzfeed.com]  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">19. Keep in mind this picture of an old man and the kitten he just adopted: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via reddit.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">20. And always keep in mind this happy duck:
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<span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">21. And that somewhere, somehow, this man is best friends with a giant onion: ==

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<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">22. And this dog and goat are becoming best friends:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via funhuh.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">23. And so are this little kid and Spiderman:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via weknowmemes.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">24. Just remember this Mr. Rogers quote:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via huffingtonpost.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">25. And keep in mind that sometimes people aren’t all that bad: ==

<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via news4jax.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">

<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">26. And that you’re not this hamster stuck in a slide:
<span style="color: #999999; display: block; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Via dailypicksandflicks.com  <span style="color: #111111; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> ==<span style="color: #121212; font-family: ProximaNovaSemibold,Helvetica,Arial; font-size: 26px;"><span class="buzz_superlist_number_inline">27. And always remember that you never, ever have to go back to middle school: ==

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