…Our new flood module asks students to explore the guiding question, How will flood risks and impacts change over the next 100 years? Students work through a five-activity sequence and…
…system dynamics was conducted (e.g., Dickes et al., 2016; Krist et al., 2019; Machamer, Darden, & Craver, 2000; Meadows, 2008) and ideas combined to create our conjecture that a causal…
Children learn by constructing knowledge. With each new experience, they test their naive beliefs (or in the research literature, their “theories in action”) against the evidence. “What do I see/hear/feel?…
…project is developing a new, unified learning environment to scaffold students as they engage in the many unique challenges of mathematical modeling, regardless of their previous experience. Building on the…
…“aha” during a field methods course as a freshman environmental science major at RPI. During a field trip to the Bennington Bypass at the border of New York and Vermont,…
CODAP videos help teachers and students with NGSS practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data Blog Post
…also offered the chance for teachers to reframe their curriculum in new ways, opening up more possibilities for student investigation. Our InquirySpace project aims to introduce independent experimentation into high…
…and new data interfaces. @Concord, 28(1), 4–6. Damelin, D., & Blagg, L. (2023). Under the hood: New CODAP plugin displays hierarchical data. @Concord, 27 (1), 14. Blog Posts Learn more…
…for three weeks. These leaves provide food and habitat for the macroinvertebrates, who move into the new neighborhood of leaf packs and enjoy the free snacks and homes! During COVID…
…three dimensions of learning specified by the NGSS, and they must, by definition, include student performance. Because science practices are an essential component of each NGSS performance expectation, new ways…
…they do, magma from the mantle is added to the plates, causing them to get bigger. This phenomenon is known as seafloor spreading. The new plate material is warm and…