…Throughout the five-activity module, students use the Wildfire Explorer model to investigate the effects of terrain, vegetation, wind, and drought on wildfire spread and intensity. Connections to real-world wildfires are…
…one precious kilobyte to two!) and added support for analog input and output, he was able to demonstrate how placing a tiny thermal sensor inside a test tube could provide…
A new resolution may overturn the Interior Department’s “Stream Protection Rule,” which required coal mining companies to monitor and test the quality of local streams and rivers before, during, or…
…natural processes and compare the most successful filtering agents. “Allowing students time and access to materials to test and retest their ideas reinforces the notion that science is not a…
…a free lunch, however. It turns out that we cannot have the advantages of both speed and accuracy at the same time (efficiency and quality are often at odd in…
…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…
…Windows machines, iPads, and more in different screen and keyboard configurations using various operating systems. Within this habitat, she creates just the right environment to test each problem. “I narrow…
…to build teacher capacity and develop and test classroom assessments for formative use that will promote high-quality science instruction and student learning in grades 3-5. These assessments will enable students…
…questions around the possibility of supporting deeper visitor engagement within the museum and extended science learning beyond. What if the whole museum had ubiquitous wireless access and fast networks for…
…a new design can lead to more questions worth investigating, starting a new cycle of inquiry. This process of interwoven inquiry and design repeats itself until the system is determined…