…they assume an entirely new nature. Actions involving tiny elements on a system’s periphery can elicit significant effects throughout. These effects may arise with surprising immediacy or emerge only following…
…and provide students opportunities to interact with the simulation. We use fast algorithms in computational fluid dynamics to achieve realistic effects and smooth animations. We have conducted field tests in…
…and technology with the mission to foster a two-way connection between higher education and classroom teaching. Positive effects on educators and education A team of RITES collaborators researched the effects…
…the Concord Consortium’s Earth science collection. She’s used two curriculum modules already this year, including “Hurricane Risk & Impact” and “What is the future of Earth’s climate?” According to Harmon,…
…Addison-Wesley. 2. National Science Education Standards, www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4962 3. See www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Homepage.html 4. Computational Experiments for Science Education, www.sciencemag.org/content/332/6037/1516.ful Charles Xie (qxie@concord.org) is the developer of the Molecular Workbench software. Robert Tinker…
…to study those areas, but arid and semi-arid regions make up a big part of the planet, and they should be studied too. This is a great story that shows…
…buildings and solar farms around the world and contribute them to the Virtual Solar Grid designed by Charles. His goal, according to the Virtual Solar Grid website, is to “crowdsource…
Remote and hybrid teaching have made keeping track of student work even more challenging. To address this problem, we redesigned our Class Dashboard and have added it to selected activities…
…solar energy system design challenge” describes a 10-day engineering project using Energy3D and other free tools. Current world map view of solar energy projects posted in the Virtual Solar Grid.…
…immediately. The tour is far from a “real” factory tour (Hershey’s did their last true factory tour in June of 1973), but the highly polished ride is actually pretty cool…