…80% of the maximal output (when the panels face south), as illustrated in Figure 5. The folks in LA will fare slightly better — about 82%. Figure 5: South-facing vs….
The National Science Foundation funds grant to pair intelligent tutoring system and Geniverse Blog Post
…interactions. At the same time, intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) have undergone important advancements in providing support for individual student learning. Their complex statistical user models can identify student difficulties effectively…
…fostering learning. Fig. 3: Solar irradiance map (June 22) We are collaborating with Charlottesville High School (CHS) in Virginia to plan for a pilot test of the Solarize Your School…
…education settings. The Teaching Environmental Sustainability: Model My Watershed project, a collaborative research project at the Concord Consortium, Millersville University, and the Stroud Water Research Center, has developed curricula for…
National Teacher Appreciation Day & High-Adventure Science: Preparing students for real-world problems Blog Post
…* * * High-Adventure Science addresses big issues in Earth and space science: climate change, fresh water, land management, clean air, and more. It emphasizes the excitement of scientific discovery…
…entertainment industry, unconditionally stable solvers for creating visual fluid effects (e.g., flow, smoke, or fire) in games and movies were popularized by Jos Stam’s 1999 paper “Stable Fluids.” Figure 1:…
…Participants from eight states (CA, CO, IA, KS, MA, MO, PA, VA) included many experienced Model My Watershed master teachers eager to learn about technology innovations such as SensorTags, digital…
…out, assemble them, and put them under the Sun to test their solar gains. They probably have also run the solar and thermal analyses for their virtual houses. We are…
…and find out what intrigued students most. Plus try our “Can you filter your water?” activity from our @Concord newsletter. (And subscribe for free so you don’t miss any issues.)…
…started. Open SageModeler (sagemodeler.concord.org/app) then choose “OPEN DOCUMENT OR BROWSE EXAMPLES.” Select “Getting Started” or “GuiΜa Comenzando – Getting started in Spanish.” Follow along online. In SageModeler, students represent variables…