Learning and Science in the 21st Century
Online science fairs have been popping up frequently lately. And for good reason. Students have an opportunity to see a variety of projects grow and develop, and potentially an opportunity to collaborate on similar projects. Last year our local chamber of commerce started a science fair for grades 7-12. The turnout was good with a [...]
Here is my attempt to map out the connections between the New Hampshire Frameworks for Science Literacy and our current science fair and science fair wiki areas we can look for evidence of student learning. The scientific method appears not so clean. Related Posts: The MWV Science Fair Online Reflection on Students’ First Wiki Experience
Others have told me their students are completely dialed in to the new technologies that permeate our e-connected world. I don’t know, maybe it is our rural location and the percentage of students who still suffer the pains of dialup, or no service at all, but other than MySpace an occasional Facebook account, and a [...]
The lab bench, beakers, liquids, a balance, data in a notebook these are the makings of the class lab. Now add in the lab report. Follow the way of writing science, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion…Now turn it in, and move forward to the next assignment. Now consider this: The lab bench, beakers, liquids, a [...]
Digesting a conference has always been a process that involves time for me. This may take a little longer. I attended Wikis Across the Curriculum presented by the cool cat teacher over in Augusta, Maine. We created a wiki as part of the conference while the whole event was streamed live on ustream. Here are [...]
