…do: bring students as close as possible to the process of truly doing science. * See Tim Erickson’s blog at bestcase.wordpress.com. Chad Dorsey (cdorsey@concord.org) is President of the Concord Consortium….
The January 2017 issue of NSTA’s Science Scope features “Students making system models: An accessible approach” by Daniel Damelin, Joseph S. Krajcik, Cynthia McIntyre, and Tom Bielik. Systems are a…
…as the primary material for learner design, exploration, and inquiry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXq4zFjGSbM Watch how to create your own devices from cardboard – machines, robots, toys, automata, kinetic artwork – that move!…
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…
…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…
…browser and works on multiple devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and phones). With our easy-to-share interactives (just click the “Share” link in the top right corner of any interactive), you can…
…available soon. Sam Fentress (sfentress@concord.org) is a software developer. Richard Klancer (rklancer@concord.org) is a software developer. This material is based upon work supported by the William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation….
…(tlord@concord.org) is GeniVille project manager. Paul Horwitz (phorwitz@concord.org) directs the GeniVille project. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DRL-1238625. Any opinions, findings,…
…reversed, they will die off. Luckily, the problem is easy to fix. We need to ensure that fewer plants grow to maturity when they are “overcrowded”—which is, of course, what…
…expansion, evaporation, diffusion, crystals, conductivity, and more. Science was reduced to learning facts, which results in a completely erroneous image of the nature and conduct of science. Instead, science should…