…our research and impact on technology-enabled inquiry learning and teaching. Our goal is to ensure teachers are empowered to use technology effectively to support content-rich STEM inquiry, foster collaborative problem…
…imaging Most IR cameras are sensitive enough to pick up a temperature difference of 0.1°C or less. This sensitivity makes it possible to detect certain effects from the molecular world….
…Hanergy debuted the 31.6% efficiency solar cells for their solar cars!) almost render those 12%-efficiency panels installed in 2010 obsolete and more breakthroughs forecast down the road will only make…
The National Science Foundation awards grant to study virtual worlds that afford knowledge integration Blog Post
…explore the effects of installing pollution control devices, such as scrubbers and catalytic converters, on power plants and cars. Students monitor the level of primary pollutants (brown line) and secondary…
…energy module in which students compare the effects of energy sources on land use, air quality, and water quality using interactive models, real-world data on energy production and consumption, and…
This initial module from the GENIQUEST project introduces the dragons and the inheritance of their traits, then delves into meiosis and its relationship to inherited traits. Students examine the effects…
…many signs that they’ve been thinking about the effects of the crowds this once-in-a-lifetime event will pull in for quite some time. Traffic warnings— a clear sign that we’ve entered…
…who leads NSF-funded science projects at the Concord Consortium on land use and its effects on water resources. Credit: Tony Webster original. CC BY-NC 2.0 A watershed could be described…
…create a protein. Finally, make mutations to DNA and see the effects on the proteins that result. Learn why some mutations change the resulting protein while other mutations are “silent.”…
The repeal of the Clean Power Plan and how to teach about energy choices and climate change Blog Post
…repealed the plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Over the last several decades there has been an increasing awareness of the ways humans affect Earth’s systems. To…