Bring a laptop or Chromebook to experience an innovative tool for engaging students in modeling. Using SageModeler, students can build, test, and share models of diverse phenomena without the need for programming or writing equations, making computational modeling newly accessible to many more students.
Infographics (visual representation of data/information) inspire, engage and excite students grade 5-12 while providing an opportunity to gather, evaluate, synthesize and creatively demonstrate understanding using a FREE technology tool. This hands-on workshop will review student examples, discuss applications, and explore this awesome tool including a new spin on the lab report!
This presentation will focus on the application of interactive student learning activities featuring a variety of simulations, group activities, video resources, as well as, student-led explorations. A few examples include: edpuzzle, pHet, and POGILs.
Take a peek into Ms. Darling's Biology classroom where scientific skills are at the forefront of the curriculum. In this full year project, students demonstrate mastery in a variety of ways! Students use google sites to create e-portfolios to showcase evidence of Massachusetts DLCS standards scientific practice fluency. Students use artifacts they’ve collected over the year as evidence and provide reasoning of how an artifact demonstrates mastery of a selected scientific practice.
The InquirySpace project is developing free tools and curricular sequences to support both teachers and students in gaining the experimentation and data analysis skills necessary to engage in learning about the world through exploration of phenomena. Discover activities, software, and opportunities for project participation.
Participants will learn how to use two pieces of technology in their science classrooms. Storyjumper (free) to write individual children’s books and Green Screen (cost) to make presentations using a green screen to video tape a presentation much like a weather forecaster does on TV.
BYOD! Learn about virtual labs that have built-in tutoring, real-time alerts for struggling students, and science practices that transfer to hands-on labs. The session includes a preview of Inq-ITS, practice creating ability groupings based on real student data, practice responding to student data, and time to explore the virtual labs.
PBS LearningMedia™ helps bring compelling stories and scientific practices to students through FREE media resources and digital tools. Learn how to find, select and integrate science media successfully into your already existing lessons. We’ll sample some of over 100,000 standards-based media resources, including short clips, interactives, games and online science labs.
