The March 2017 issue of The Science Teacher features “The future of energy: Having students compare the effects of different energy sources on the environment,” an article on the High-Adventure…
…the number of people that can gather, and contact tracing. But there isn’t a way to measure the emotional effects of these life-changing events, to predict and assess how the…
…the fundamental scale. The standard Newtonian physics that has served us so well now gives way as the spooky effects of quantum mechanics dominate. Understanding this poses a new challenge—in…
…Abrupt changes tend to have disastrous effects on most species. Forcing students to slow the growth of the mountains so as not to kill all their plants provides them with…
…causes are not necessarily proportional to their effects. In the land use system, the relationships between precipitation, plant type, terrain and tillage each exhibit cause-effect chains and loops. Sometimes seemingly…
…Throughout the five-activity module, students use the Wildfire Explorer model to investigate the effects of terrain, vegetation, wind, and drought on wildfire spread and intensity. Connections to real-world wildfires are…
…the result of the competing effects of incoming energy in the form of light from the sun and infrared light lost to space (Figure 1). Figure 1. The overall flow…
…students can now see the effects of otherwise invisible chemical processes. Because the dissolving process happens slowly, the cooling effect lasts for a while, giving students plenty of time to…
Use a series of interactive models and games to explore electrostatics. Learn about the effects positive and negative charges have on one another, and investigate these effects further through games….
…at helping students make these critical connections. The Cumulative Learning using Embedded Assessment Results (CLEAR) project, funded by the National Science Foundation, is studying the effects of these tools on…