Every Friday NPR radio talk show host Ira Flatow brings listeners interesting and sometimes surprising science tidbits on Science Friday. The show airs at 2:00 p.m. EDT, but can also be heard online anytime. This week’s offerings include  Mystified, Solve it With Science, a look at a new book, 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science. Billy Moses, fifth grader, Washington, D.C. offered this review, “Amazing, mind-bending tales so interesting you don’t even realize you are learning. I couldn’t stop reading this book.” Teachers can find resources mentioned in Science Friday broadcasts related to McREL content standards and benchmarks on the Science Friday Science Connection web site.

Science Naturally is a publisher of books committed to increasing science literacy that focuses on grades 4-8, families and educators. One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve with Science is recommended for grades 4-8, but is also intended for anyone who is interested in the ways that science affects daily life. The Science Naturally web site features free hands-on learning activities such as the “If My Mom Were a Platypus” learning guide.