…But unlike SketchUp, it is tailor-made for building design, evaluation, and fabrication to support engineering design learning in K-12 schools. One of its great features is the “print-out” functionality, which…
…The Molecular Workbench has been used for topics as diverse as gas laws, fluid mechanics, states of matter, phase change, chemical reactions, the genetic code, protein synthesis, electron-matter interactions, and…
…long), and choosing the amount of rain (light, medium, or heavy) for each simulated flood event. As the Flood Explorer runs, students observe the points along the river where the…
…fundamental concepts in several science domains. The mini-activities cover several science domains: diffusion, DNA to proteins, protein folding, materials science, home energy efficiency, and states of matter. In the “Where…
…made an ideal ‘floating laboratory’ for the development of the earliest micro-organisms.’ Floating pumice could have been exposed to lightning, oily residue and metals from hydrothermal vents, and ultraviolet light….
…background information, discussion questions, and exemplar student responses within each activity, making it easy for teachers to prepare lessons ahead of time and access “just-in-time” support. Each activity also includes…
…non-professional scientists is not new. For hundreds of years, naturalists, collectors, diarists, and record keepers of all manner, including those who lacked formal scientific training and credentials, have shaped our…
…promote “authentic learning.” In short, they match the outsize expectations of a digital world. They’re definitely cool, but do they teach, and if so, what do they teach? Full disclosure:…
…included this graphic and description: (https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/) Note the words “POTENTIALLY” and “LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST”. Clicking through to look at the details, you can learn a bit about the model information…
Lights, camera, action: A video that introduces the NGSS practice of scientific argumentation Blog Post
…Likert scale uncertainty rating, and uncertainty rationale. In this introductory activity, students learn about the components of a good explanation. Even with this new activity, some students still struggled, so…