…come from mechanical energy (e.g., “the tires on my bike get hot when I ride fast” or “I can warm my hands by rubbing them together”). Although temperature and heat…
…their friends’ villages or form part of a virtual power grid they are challenged to help manage. Importing and sharing features allow learners to design houses using Energy3D and bring…
…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…
…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…
…and contributes to the research design and data analysis. About: Learning Sciences Research Institute (www.lsri.uic.edu) is an interdisciplinary research institute on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago….
…the graph title, the axis labels, grid lines on the graph, what it means to connect points and so on—fundamental graph literacy skills that can be applied to any graph….
…and technology with the mission to foster a two-way connection between higher education and classroom teaching. Positive effects on educators and education A team of RITES collaborators researched the effects…
…Another Bright Idea! by Subhadra at Kansas University Slytherin for Sure by Trudi in Halifax, Nova Scotia And a very special video entry by Lisa on her tropical vacation… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPo75RhFKqk…
…plants, solar thermal plants, photovoltaics and wind turbines. Humans have managed to harness energy in many ways to power their endeavors, but the production of electricity has effects and consequences….
…High-Adventure Science activity “Modeling Earth’s Climate,” students examine authentic scientific data and explore in-depth computational models to learn about the effects of different environmental factors on atmospheric temperature. By varying…