…empower children to solve real-world problems and become change makers who will hopefully create a more sustainable future. Poster session with parents This year, eleven children (age 11-16) participated in…
…geoscientists do. Our goal is to help students develop explanations for real-world events with a foundation in plate tectonics using simulations and computer-based tools to observe and manipulate processes that…
…easy to model real-world hurricanes like Isaias, as well (Figure 1). Figure 1. The Hurricane Explorer model showing the path of Hurricane Isaias. Throughout the curriculum, students use the Hurricane…
…all. Like an invisible fire, the pandemic is raging across the world, and has forced many students to rethink and reassess their plans. Despite growing up in Florida, I have…
…directly on the interlinked nature of evolution and genetics and connect the science ideas with meaningful real-world examples. The Evo-Ed case studies track the evolution of traits from their origination…
The National Science Foundation funds SmartCAD—an intelligent learning system for engineering design Blog Post
…Simulations based on solving fundamental equations in science such as Newton’s Laws model the real world accurately and connect many science concepts coherently. Such simulations can computationally generate objective feedback…
…analysis. An evaluation of the program shows that students conducted their own research and experienced real-world scientific challenges associated with working at ocean depths from shore. While the experience was…
They just measured relativistic effects between two atomic clocks differing by the speed of a fast bike rider and on length scales shorter than two feet. Boy, this world is…
…promote “authentic learning.” In short, they match the outsize expectations of a digital world. They’re definitely cool, but do they teach, and if so, what do they teach? Full disclosure:…
…on a video game that’s teaching you something other than just blowing something up.” The Concord Consortium’s Geniverse software fits this description precisely, immersing students in a narrative game-like world…