…MW’s modeling abilities, discuss ways to collect student data on model usage and understanding, and explore best practices for using models to enhance student understanding. Download the Slides More Conferences…
…practices such as asking questions and defining problems, planning and carrying out investigations, or analyzing and interpreting data, all while attuned to linking to structure, systems, patterns, or one of…
…questions embedded in the online module. We hosted daily Zoom meetings for students to drop in and give feedback or ask questions, and we mostly heard from students that they…
…flood scenarios while using the Flood Explorer without real-life risk enabled students to consider real flood impacts. They discussed ideas for mitigation methods and how to educate others about flood…
…The genes for forelimbs, wings, color, and other drake traits are genes that are involved in the development of those traits in real organisms. There’s real biology behind the Geniverse…
…Ending all greenhouse gas emissions immediately is not a realistic option. So Earth’s temperature will likely increase further. How much? Scientists are still tweaking the models to determine that. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110215150845.htm…
…more routine with the Kepler telescope, but these planetary discoveries help to answer questions about planetary formation–and raise other questions about planetary orbits. The scientists focused on stars more than…
…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…
…questions and connecting data to its origins and real-world contexts, this is a sign of data fluency. After staring at the table of raw data, your class recognizes this is…
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…