…their real-world actions can be bridged by providing students with access to scientific tools and authentic data to make informed decisions about their local watershed. Focusing on the students’ “home…
…Nobel Prize winner and former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is a strong advocate of cool roofs. It was estimated that painting all the roofs and pavements around the world…
…individual anonymized people from around the world, area data, and raster data. Their primary audience consists of research scientists, but with CODAP they will also be able to get their…
…to develop interdisciplinary activities that help students visualize and understand the electrostatic forces that shape their world, and to explore how their learning unfolds over time. Q. What do you…
Andy Zucker’s article, “Transforming Schools with Technology,” was featured in Independent School magazine. The special issue, focused on the theme of Teaching in a 2.0 World, won an award from…
San Antonio, TX March 2–6, 2015 Conference Website APS annual meetings are attended by thousands of physicists, scientists, and journalists from around the world. They offer valuable opportunities for presenting research,…
…on a video game that’s teaching you something other than just blowing something up.” The Concord Consortium’s Geniverse software fits this description precisely, immersing students in a narrative game-like world…
…or in parallel. (Conflict does not mean combat.) Narrative. A story sets the game context with plot and characters in a fictional world. Ideally, the conflict provides the opportunity for…
…since 1972. This international event is the largest gathering of chemistry educators in the world, bringing together over 1000 teachers committed to inspiring tomorrow’s leaders in the sciences. Middle school…
Orlando, FL November 6-8, 2012 Conference Website Orlando will be the center of the thermal imaging universe when it hosts the largest infrared-camera users conference in the world. Charles Xie…