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Florida Cubing Competition coming up!
Registration opens 01/16/25

FSUbers 8.0 2025 | World Cube Association The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as offici...

A very helpful set of links to keep an eye on Pinellas county and Tampa. Thank you to the Diocese of St.Peterburg.

As we continue to pray for everyone’s safety, we know many have had to evacuate their homes. Below are links to live feed cams for .

Pinellas County:
Gulfport Beach We**am (5 cameras): https://thegabber.com/gulfport-fl-beach-webcam/ =d8a407734f8d54da32b0221708f2c425&growSource=recs&growReferrer=true
Clearwater Beach: https://www.myclearwater.com/Visit-the-Beach/Watch-Live-Video-of-Clearwater-Beach
Clearwater Beach Hilton: https://www.fox13news.com/clearwater-beach-webcam
St. Petersburg, FL: https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=STPBL
USF College of Marine Science: https://www.fox13news.com/st-petersburg-webcam-usf
Mahaffey Theater (Marina): https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=MAHAF
St. Pete Beach (Publix looking at Boca Ciega Bay): https://m.youtube.com//live
Sirata Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach: https://www.fox13news.com/st-pete-beach-webcam

Hillsborough County:
Downtown Tampa, University of Tampa Hillsborough River Cam: https://www.youtube.com/live/QvNWCIOaB4Y?si=Hrov0QedVxK5U-c4
Downtown Tampa (Fox13 News): https://www.fox13news.com/tampa-webcam-downtown
Bayshore Dr South Tampa (Brookdale): https://www.fox13news.com/tampa-webcam-bayshore
Armature Works: https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=TMPAM
One Tampa City Center: https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=TMPCC
SkyTower East View, Downtown Tampa: https://www.fox13news.com/tampa-webcam-skytower-east-view
SkyTower West View, Downtown Tampa: https://www.fox13news.com/tampa-webcam-skytower-west-view

Manatee County:
Riverhouse Palmetto: https://www.fox13news.com/the-riverhouse-palmetto
Anna Maria City Pier: https://www.fox13news.com/anna-maria-city-pier-live-webcam

Pasco County:
Hudson Beach: https://www.fox13news.com/hudson-webcam

Sarasota County:
Siesta Key Beach: https://www.youtube.com/live/NLhxcyzXQxM?si=6YhkXHsoHVVXPbl4

Lido Key:
Lido Key: https://www.fox13news.com/plymouth-harbor-lido-key

Summer reading fun

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SCHOOL CLOSURE UPDATE: Pinellas County Emergency Management has activated shelters in preparation for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Idalia. Therefore, all Pinellas County Schools and offices will be CLOSED on Tuesday, August 29 through Wednesday, August 30. All sports and school activities scheduled for Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30 are canceled.

We will continue to monitor the storm and any impact it has on Pinellas County. All updates will be shared using the following methods:

🟢 A recorded phone message to all employees and families
🟢 Email message to employees and families
🟢 Text message to all registered users (opt-in by texting YES to 67587)
🟢 Information posted on the district website: www.pcsb.org
🟢 Information will be shared with local TV, radio, print and online news outlets
🟢 Information posted on district’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
🟢 Emergency Information Phone Line: (727) 588-6424. Call the Emergency Information Phone Line to hear a recorded update.

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We are drowning in misinformation. Yet information informs our decisions and actions, so believing something that isn’t true can have real consequences. How do we know what’s reliable?

As a science educator, my primary goals are to teach students the essential skills of critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy. Helping them understand the process of science and how to draw reasonable conclusions from the available evidence can empower them to make better decisions and protect them from being fooled or harmed.

These skills are difficult to master, so I created a toolkit that provides a structured and systematic way to evaluate claims. The toolkit is summarized by the (hopefully memorable!) acronym FLOATER, which stands for Falsifiability, Logic, Objectivity, Alternative explanations, Tentative, Evidence, and Replicability.

Think of FLOATER as a life-saving device. By using the seven rules in the toolkit we can protect ourselves from drowning in a sea of bad claims.

There is more to FLOATER than can be included in this post. So please visit my website for more, and feel free to share with whomever might benefit from it.

-Skeptical Inquirer: skepticalinquirer.org/2022/02/a-life-preserver-for-staying-afloat-in-a-sea-of-misinformation/
-Thinking Is Power: thinkingispower.com/floater-a-tool-kit-for-evaluating-claims/
-News Literacy Project Checkology lesson: thinkingispower.com/evaluating-science-based-claims/
-Skeptical Inquirer Presents lecture: thinkingispower.com/thinking-is-power-on-skeptical-inquirer-presents/