Graphs are often used to show data; they provide a very powerful way to show numerical trends. But graphs can also be done poorly and be misinterpreted. (Source: http://xkcd.com/925/) In…
From xkcd: http://xkcd.com/263/ Question: How can we trust ourselves (or scientists) to know the truth about anything? Answer: We look at the evidence. Scientists back up their claims with evidence….
jsPerf.com lets you write two equivalent ways to accomplish something in JavaScript and it then measures how fast each method is in every browser you run the test in. Other…
[Editor’s note: Piotr Janik (janikpiotrek@gmail.com) was a Google Summer of Code 2012 student at the Concord Consortium and is now a consultant working on our Next-Generation Molecular Workbench.] Some time…
…Charles Gale (cgale@his.com) is an independent science curriculum developer. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DRL-0929540. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or…
…The goal is to make the technology robust, so collaboration can take place as seamlessly as possible. Doug Martin (doug@zoopdoop.com) is a software developer who has worked on many Concord…
…Staudt (cstaudt@concord.org) directs the Sensing Science project. Jamie Broadhead (jamie.broadhead@yahoo.com) is Head of Product Development at Videatives, Inc. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation…
…than three million children with groundbreaking assessment and instruction products. Gunn had previously served as Product Manager for InterDimensions; as Product Manager for Clique.com; and as an associate at the…
…connections — the cumulative effects of studying energy concepts throughout multiple curriculum units are paying off. Vanessa Svihla (vsvihla@hotmail.com) is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. Kelly…