…to rocks and rock arrangements found in real-world examples. Research The TecRocks simulation will be embedded in online curriculum modules. Design-based research will be used to iteratively develop the simulation…
…process of engineering design, forging new tools for data science education and much much more. And we build on over $70M of past and current National Science Foundation funding, $2.5M…
…to a deer mouse population, and then design their own experiment to measure evolution over time. (PDF Version) An extra lesson focuses exclusively on protein synthesis, removed from the deer…
…even a single course would be time consuming and expensive. And after working several years and spending tens of millions of dollars, a team might produce a great design, but…
…the digital realm. He has also picked up photography, in large part to document a progressive 19th century psychiatric hospital building design advocated by Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride. Fascinated…
…by natural selection. Perhaps to mark the occasion, the National Science Foundation recently awarded the Concord Consortium a grant to design curriculum for introducing this difficult concept to elementary students….
…Molecular Workbench (the software engine powering many of the molecular models) teachers and students can even design the models. This makes a Level 4 activity possible, where the student chooses…
…of educators and students, provided that design criteria and reviews are in place to maintain quality. We envision courses that rely on community-generated and customized materials based on guided inquiry….
…result of intentional design. To most of us it is quite literally incredible that random change, accompanied by variance in reproductive fitness ascribable to inherited traits, can produce the same…
…students’ use of science and engineering practices. The design is focused on the inclusion of simulations as an integral part of a task. Students gain information from their interaction with…