…(TEEMSS) software and materials. The WWC reported, “TEEMSS was found to have potentially positive effects on general science achievement for elementary school students in grades 3-4.” Teachers and administrators want…
…exploring these questions by investigating the effects of technology-enhanced formative assessments on student construction of scientific arguments. Figure 1. The HASBot robot provides automated, non-judgmental feedback to students’ written responses….
…to further enhance the visual effects. Figure 3. Four different visualizations of a time series in VPA. Clockwise from the top left: histogram, curve, recurrent plot, and correlogram. Figure 4….
…clean enough to breathe? Explore the sources and flow of pollutants through the atmosphere. Students use models to run experiments, testing the effects of wind, rain, solar radiation and geography…
…sunlight reflected), the amount of clouds and the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. We challenged the students to spend 45 minutes investigating the effects of these variables on the…
…chemistry activities is a significant predictor of student post-test scores, after controlling for student pre-test scores. These results demonstrate statistically significant effects of using the Science of Atoms and Molecules…
…these field effects. The model shows the flow of electrons, represented by the small circles with arrows that indicate their velocities around a negatively charged “island,” represented by the large…
…Fries, Dialysis Tubing & Computer Models: Teaching Diffusion & Osmosis Through Inquiry & Modeling Patricia Meis Friedrichsen and Amy R. Pallant The American Biology Teacher — Feb 2007 Transforming Linear…
This initial module from the GENIQUEST project introduces the dragons and the inheritance of their traits, then delves into meiosis and its relationship to inherited traits. Students examine the effects…
…including drawing and sharing capabilities can help students collaboratively construct, manipulate, and interpret their digital drawings and representations. The project will conduct research on the effects of this digital environment…