…president and CEO Chad Dorsey, Andee Rubin of TERC, and Michelle Mann of NetApp, Preparing youth for the data-filled future (PDF) describes essential takeaways for curriculum designers, adult volunteers, and…
…the activities include examples of macro-level phenomena, simulations for exploration, prompts and questions, and embedded formative and summative assessments for students. Teacher supports are two-fold: an interactive Teacher Edition embedded…
…the following resource pages: Hurricane Risk & Impact Flood Risk & Impact Wildfire Risk & Impact * Rowe, W. D. (1994). Understanding uncertainty. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 14(5), 743–750….
…web app folder I added this config.ru file: run lambda { |env| start_time = Time.now if env[‘rack.input’] env[‘rack.input’].read end sleep 5 [200, {“Content-Type” => “text/plain”}, [“Apache Start Time: #{env[‘HTTP_X_QUEUE_START’]}\n” +…
The National Science Foundation funds SmartCADβan intelligent learning system for engineering design Blog Post
…thinking, scientific reasoning, systems thinking, and sometimes, computational thinking. Teaching and learning engineering design becomes important as it is now officially part of the Next Generation Science Standards in the…
…Finder. A suite of teacher resources accompany the module, including pre- and post-assessments, a standards alignment, and an interactive Teacher Edition that contains background information, exemplar answers to question prompts,…
…employers. Three fields of STEM employment were represented: Information and Communication Technology, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing. There is ample evidence (see, for example, “Still Searching: Job Vacancies and STEM Skills”)…
…big question, for us humans, is how humans will fare. Explore the role of oceans in Earth’s climate with our activity, “What will Earth’s climate be in the future?” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110109184025.htm…
…being stored in the wood rather than being released into the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the trees don’t take in ALL of the released carbon dioxide… trees to the (partial) rescue! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525120050.htm…
…of “Snowball Earth,” but one thing’s for sure–we’ll know a lot more about how the Earth works by trying to craft a good explanation. That’s the way science works! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110525141540.htm…