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James Davis's List: Teaching science
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May 26, 09
A small (~10) collection of web-based science activities. Teachers like the site, and I think kids do too. The activities use an inquiry-based approach with high-interest topics to build science skills. Teacher guides are available.
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Jun 20, 09
A useful general science site for students. Includes student hands-on activities and a teacher area.
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Mar 14, 09
Introduction to Newton's Laws of Motion (of which one is force = mass * acceleration -- get it?) Noisy and overdone, but may be interesting to middle and high school students.
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Mar 14, 09
A role-playing virtual world science exploration for middle school students. Originally a Harvard-based research project, its current status (summer 2009) is in limbo while funding is sorted out.
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Oct 23, 09
"he AMSER Science Reader Monthly aims to provide educators with a useful package of information about a particular topic related to applied math and science by combining freely available articles from popular journals with curriculum, learning objects, and web sites from the AMSER portal."
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Oct 25, 09
The page is simple: sixty symbols that link to a physics or astronomy YouTube discussion. Simple and elegant.
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Nov 29, 09
"Viewing nature and technology in context", a holistic, Goethean, qualitative approach to science and nature.
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Feb 06, 10
Nice collection of Flash-based activities; site includes a teacher section and a section for kids. From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Mar 03, 10
Set up a meeting for your class to meet online with grad students and examine bugs under the university's electron microscope.
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Mar 16, 10
Subscription-based site. Includes exploration-type activities with virtual manipulatives plus assessments (quizzes).
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Jan 21, 11
Web-based Logo development tool, but also a large library of simulations where rule inputs can be controlled. Can be useful for seeing how different scientific models work.
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