Middle school social studies teacher, New York City Rachel Folger laughs when she recounts the time one of the students in her eighth grade social studies class exclaimed, “Whoa, Ms….
…and work with multidimensional data and to develop ways to assist in sense- making with this kind of data. Data are often formatted in a two-dimensional “flat” display of rows…
…this plate movement explains why basalt covers the entire ocean floor. How does this tectonic environment create the conditions for basalt to form? Where would you expect to find the…
“Rocks are the records of events that took place at the time they formed. They are books. They have a different vocabulary, a different alphabet, but you learn how to…
…dated August 19, 1858. As communication times between Europe and the United States dropped from three days to three minutes overnight, the author was aghast at the unimaginable societal horrors…
…the key principle of systems engineering assumes center stage. A simple concept with complex ramifications, systems engineering involves designing and managing interactions within systems of interconnected components. Implementing it in…
…engage in related data activities using CODAP and NetLogo. The adventure story follows two middle school students, Clinton and Mae, as they travel through time on a mission to learn…
…involve employing both Indigenous and Eurocentric science approaches, as well as diving into re- lated areas, including history, culture, and community decision-making. Exploring and valuing multiple ways of knowing Indigenous…
Teachers have used our interactive online activities for many years with great success. However, the same request has come up time and time again: “Is there any way that students…
…changes in behavior that occur in complex systems as time passes. Graph of change over time in the world resource model from The Limits to Growth. The graph above shows…