…story of Earth’s geologic history. For instance, in the map below, the red area found in Canada represents bedrock formed in the Late Archean Era somewhere between 4,000 and 2,500…
…rock formation and transformation in different tectonic environments. For instance, magma that rises from the mantle between two plates that are diverging solidifies and forms basalt and gabbro, two metal-rich…
…and additional resources and articles. He has taught courses on systems modeling using SageModeler, where he focuses on local phenomena. For instance, he uses a causal map of the transmission…
…in model features. Students discussed these trends and used them to select models with interesting features to analyze. Student model that includes a feedback loop. For instance, they were able…
…can have the page read out loud?” Until recently, this could only be done with browser plug-ins that were complicated to install on students’ computers and difficult to modify without…
…moths live in most habitable places around the planet, they are not necessarily around all the time. During the Michigan school year, for instance, the weather is such that there…
…The curriculum will include additional out-of-school activities to gather data, for instance by interviewing community members. The units will be situated in the community context as students (1) explore their…
…most eclipses. That is, it’s pretty much never the case except in this particular instance that the word “eclipse” ends up in the same sentence as the words “road trip!”…
…challenges for students. Our species of choice was dragons. We would show a dragon’s chromosomes, for instance, and ask students to figure out how to change its genes to make…
…use the elevation data provided by Google Earth to calculate the heights of the walls and roofs. CHS currently has six arrays of solar panels installed on their roof. Five…