…the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) focus on science and engineering practices. This year, our goal is to help teachers and students across the country design and run scientific investigations…
…systems models that promote different facets of system thinking, including time delays, stocks and flows, and non-linear causality. Our goal is to help students and teachers alike explore phenomena that…
…VSAT in short. All trackers with axes of rotation between horizontal and vertical are considered tilted single-axis trackers, or TSAT in short. None of these single-axis trackers can help the…
…relate those features to the context of the graphs—in other words, to increase your understanding of graphs’ meaning. According to the Common Core State Standards, English and language arts teachers,…
…for the integration of science, mathematics, and computational thinking. To predict the weather, meteorologists must understand data quality and sampling trade-offs, speak the language of computational models, and be able…
…engaged in writing and revising scientific arguments in a structured format. We adopted natural language processing techniques to analyze students’ responses, which enabled us to provide immediate feedback to students…
…workforce and diversity specialist, the YouthQuake project is engaging Hispanic and African American students in authentic science practices traditionally done by geoscientists. We’re integrating language-based artificial intelligence across the curriculum—in…
…design a curricular unit in life science. Our goal is to support student achievement while intentionally making space for them to belong in science. The unit will help students achieve…
…get there.” I’m not denigrating the generous and resourceful work of teachers—teachers have been doing ingenious things to help their students adjust to a new normal, especially considering the challenging…
…is developing Earth science modules with the National Geographic Society and the University of California, Santa Cruz. The goal is to help middle and high school students become Earth systems…