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.
Gain experience with curriculum modules that cover science concepts such as renewable energy, and heat transfer, as well as engineering principles such as optimization and trade-offs, that fulfill Massachusetts DLCS standards requiring students to learn energy science and how to design engineering solutions to complex real-world problems.
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.
How do we insure that students are learning to be creative thinkers in a world of global change and what does that mean for the future of science education in the digital age? Learn about how one NSF funded program is utilizing virtual internships to foster creativity and introduce youth to real-world applications for science content.
GOES-16, launched in November 2016, is bringing enormous amounts of satellite data sets across the United States. This presentation will show the variety of near real time GOES-16 data and how it can be applied in middle and high school classrooms. Online student and educator satellite resources will be shared.
Learn to use Google My Maps to import your own data sets and create multiple layers of information on an interactive map. Discuss its strengths and limitations, and view student work samples from “Patterns of Crustal Activity” that plots USGS earthquake data, volcanoes, and plate boundaries on one map.
Supporting all teachers, experienced and new, with curriculum and supports requires both on-line and hard copy, and includes the "teacher's voice". Learn how to build grade level sites that leverage a Learning Management System to support Elementary and Middle School teachers with lessons and resources - that becomes a "living" curriculum that continues to adapt over time.
The true story of Beauty—the bald eagle who was shot and received a 3D-printed prosthetic beak—powerfully engages students in STEM. How did a raptor biologist and engineer together use biology, engineering and technology to help Beauty? Resources: new nonfiction children’s book, educational guide with standards connections, hands-on activities
Experience Legends of Learning and see how you can integrate an exciting game-based learning platform into your science curriculum to give your students the superpower of knowledge! Preview our platform, discuss how our games align with STE standards and improve student achievement, and play our fun edgames.
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.
What does effective media allow you and students to do, see, or explore? How can we use media to convey key weather and climate concepts and enhance curriculum? Explore PBS LearningMedia FREE digital resources and strategies for engaging students with media about weather and climate concepts across grade spans.
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.
