In this activity, you will use a computer model to investigate the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that have occurred around the world since 1960.
…students who come from all over the U.S., as well as all over the world—Japan, Guam, the Philippines, and European bases. Teaching on an air base has unique challenges. “There…
…the boundaries as well as understand the guardrails. Real-world experiments are essential for science learning. But many of the most critical ideas in our world defy direct interaction. How can…
If you have questions about or problems with the Monitor Your World app, please send an email to waters@concord.org. Please read our privacy policy. Requirements iPad 3 or later, iPhone…
…the organization’s history. He followed in the footsteps of our founder, Bob Tinker, who, like Chad, was a physicist. “The ability to ask interesting questions about the world is one…
…technology is based on the fact that the frame of a computer screen is the natural boundary between the virtual world and the physical world and is, therefore, an intuitive…
…in the world that are not fluids. To simulate that part of the world, we have to incorporate some other physics. A simple addition is to couple particles with fluids….
Turn on the news and you’ll see horrific images of flames enveloping hillsides, engulfing homes, and destroying entire communities. This year’s wildfire season is on track, once again, to be…
…trees, and lots of calculations. Lila is a budding mathematical modeler. She uses mathematics to represent and analyze a real-world phenomenon and make predictions about it. Problems like this are…
…the search for life in the universe. Throughout each module, students learn about the framing question, experiment with interactive computer models, analyze real world data, and attempt to answer the…