Fall 2007 @Concord Newsletter

Contents

• Perspective: The Power of Plumbing: Infrastructure Supports Electronic Activities
  Online software can now include student interaction, guidance, assessment, and flexible formatting.
• Probes Help Younger Students Learn Science
  The TEEMSS project provides evidence of studnet learning with probes.
• Monday’s Lesson: Motion Two Ways
  Introduce force and motion with a commercial motion sensor or by making one of your own.
• Tuesday’s Lesson: The Color of Light
  Explore the color of light with three different models embedded in the same environment.
• Wednesday’s Lesson: Teaching Friction in Multiple Ways
  Universal Design for Learning features make science topics accessible to learners with different needs and abilities.
• Thursday’s Lesson: Exploring Genetics with BioLogica
  Use guided inquiry to solve genetics challenges, like creating a winged dragon!
• Friday’s Lesson: Visualizing Chemical Reactions One Step at a Time
  The Science of Atoms and Molecules project helps students make sense of the notation used for chemical reactions.
• News from the Concord Consortium
  Learn about some of our new projects: LOOPS, RI-ITEST, and GENIQUEST.
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@Concord

Editor: Robert Tinker

Managing Editor: Cynthia McIntyre

Design: Susan W. Gilday

@Concord is published two times a year by The Concord Consortium, a nonprofit educational research and development organization dedicated to educational innovation through creative technologies.

Copyright © 2007 by The Concord Consortium, Inc. All rights reserved. Noncommercial reproduction is encouraged, provided permission is obtained and credit is given. For permission to reproduce any part of this publication, contact cynthia@concord.org.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under several grants (IMD-0352522, ESI-0624718, ESI-0334199, ESI-0628242, ESI-0628181, ESI-0737649, DRL-0733299, and DRL-0733264). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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