…teaching, and does not reflect what students are ultimately expected to be able to do with their knowledge. Read the article Watch a video about the Teaching Teamwork project. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wur7nZByDXw…
…into student thinking and a taking-off point for rich discussions. Read the full article (posted with permission of The Science Teacher). Watch sample students screencasts in the InquirySpace project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSyIa23eyA…
…a single bound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ya3k_WbwgQ&feature=youtu.be The San Joaquin County Office of Education FabLab. Part engineering classroom, part makerspace, the FabLab is a 100% designated student design zone. The idea behind the…
…to scientific arguments in a fun and relatable way and to make the terminology and process of scientific argumentation less daunting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J63hWQw2hU Based on many years of teacher feedback, classroom…
…The water level at Point State Park reached the interchange overpass. https://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/Flood2004.html Photo credit: Justin Lauck My data exploration was fun and made me appreciate flood control and its beneficial…
…Parachute Model? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOgUwxa9ffU Students can save their CODAP document to Google Drive, then when they’re ready, they can turn in their CODAP document—complete with their graphs or text boxes as…
…roughly the same amount of sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and icecaps outside of Greenland and Antarctica and 25% of the total sea level rise per year! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100923142503.htm…
…in understanding the natural world. Read the full article (posted with permission of Science Scope). Watch a video about the Building Models project, featuring Dan Damelin and Joe Krajcik. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BErVRfttHic…
…user actions to a server specified in a configuration file. Consider becoming part of the community: Clone CODAP from GitHub (github.com/concord-consortium/codap) and make modifications. Submit pull requests so your improvements…
Chad’s Great American Eclipse Chase: Part 6—Partial eclipse viewing with and without eclipse glasses – DIY filters, other optical setups, and more Blog Post
…the partial phases will be four minutes and 17 seconds shorter.) If you’re interested in extensive detail on this, Stephen Wolfram’s highly comprehensive write-up at Wired.com on the history and…