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A Picture of Learning

So, I have come across a few posts referencing Wordle lately and here is my try. I chose to use the text of the first of the year post on my class blog- from way back in September. I also added the text of all the student comments. The title of the […]

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Reflecting on the ROV simulation and cellphone experiment

Today was the final challenge in our Remotely Operated Vehicle Challenge. After about a week of planning and practice the groups from our two classes had their final challenge; navigate to a given location, put a cap on a jar. The simplified assignment from my previous post is:
Working with another 8th grade science […]

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Is That a Cellphone in Science Class?

The phone rings. It is a picture from the athletic fields behind the school. Kids quickly look at the image, then refer to a desktop displaying an aerial view of the same location using Google Earth. After conferring for a few minutes a student texts PU TW SP. Shortly after a […]

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