Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
Getting behind the scenes in world of science
A project that gives people a view on real life as a scientist in the UK - Test Tube project, with Nottingham's Universities amongst others.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
upd8 science resources
Another web resource used by our secondary science teacher in Brighton & Hove - upd8.org.uk
includes a section called 'difficult and dull'.
includes a section called 'difficult and dull'.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Learning design storyboards
Storyboard sheets used in workshops for a JISC learning design project. One science example on heat transfer.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Site for teaching resources
Site suggestion from a science teacher in Brighton and Hove for teaching resources of science at KS3, 4, 5
Squashed frogs
Squashed frogs
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
BEEP & PEEP :-) 21st Century Science on the web
BEEP stands for BioEthics Education Project.
"It is an interactive website and virtual learning environment for secondary school science teachers and their students. It is a teaching resource developed to highlight the moral, ethical, social, economic, environmental and technological implications and applications of biology."
PEEP stands for Physics Ethics Education Project
"A new website covering physics and ethics in GCSE Science courses... going live spring 2007" They are currently recruiting schools to help evaluate the pilot version of the site.
"It is an interactive website and virtual learning environment for secondary school science teachers and their students. It is a teaching resource developed to highlight the moral, ethical, social, economic, environmental and technological implications and applications of biology."
PEEP stands for Physics Ethics Education Project
"A new website covering physics and ethics in GCSE Science courses... going live spring 2007" They are currently recruiting schools to help evaluate the pilot version of the site.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Web-based Scientific Enquiry Environments
"WISE is a simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies." (US)
"Co-lab (Collaborative Laboratories for Europe) environment brings together, in an integrated way, facilities for experimentation (including remote laboratories), collaboration, and domain modelling. In each of these facilities, guidance for learners is available. The Co-Lab project develops demonstrators in the applied science areas of water management and climate control (in greenhouses)." (EU)
"Co-lab (Collaborative Laboratories for Europe) environment brings together, in an integrated way, facilities for experimentation (including remote laboratories), collaboration, and domain modelling. In each of these facilities, guidance for learners is available. The Co-Lab project develops demonstrators in the applied science areas of water management and climate control (in greenhouses)." (EU)
The Nation's Favourite Experiments (UK)
Can technology help increase 'safe' access to science experiments?
The nation's favourite experiment is apparently Fizz Fizz Bang Bang (for more see the British Association for the Advancement of Science Experiment Vote).
See here for some 'science activity challenge packs' from the BA.
The nation's favourite experiment is apparently Fizz Fizz Bang Bang (for more see the British Association for the Advancement of Science Experiment Vote).
See here for some 'science activity challenge packs' from the BA.
International Polar Year 2007-8
The International Polar Year is a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009. Learn more about IPY.
"Education and Outreach are integral to the International Polar Year 2007-8. Teachers and students have the opportunity to experience authentic science in real time. We encourage everyone to get involved in this huge, exciting scientific collaboration by visiting exhibitions, teaching and learning about the polar regions, watching films and documentaries, reading books, going on expeditions, and contacting scientists while in the field."
... which would relate well to our previous work with scientists in the Antarctic.
IPY RSS for educators
"Education and Outreach are integral to the International Polar Year 2007-8. Teachers and students have the opportunity to experience authentic science in real time. We encourage everyone to get involved in this huge, exciting scientific collaboration by visiting exhibitions, teaching and learning about the polar regions, watching films and documentaries, reading books, going on expeditions, and contacting scientists while in the field."
... which would relate well to our previous work with scientists in the Antarctic.
IPY RSS for educators
Digital Library for Earth System Education
This is an educational resource associated with the US National Science Digital Library.
"The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.
DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing:
"The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.
DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing:
- Access to high-quality collections of educational resources
- Access to Earth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings
- Support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources
- Communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education"
Monday, March 26, 2007
Mobile Devices for Biological Identification in the Field
Big Garden Bird Watch
Keep an eye on "Biological Identification on Mobile Devices" at the OU (C. Blake, A. Jones & J. Roswell).
Keep an eye on "Biological Identification on Mobile Devices" at the OU (C. Blake, A. Jones & J. Roswell).
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Try Science
Try Science - Flash based Science Education Resources - including stuff on the Grid
"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself."
"TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide. Science is exciting, and it's for everyone! That's why TryScience and over 400 science centers worldwide invite you to investigate, discover, and try science yourself."
Friday, March 02, 2007
Open Science Grid
"The Open Science Grid is a distributed computing infrastructure for large-scale scientific research, built and operated by a consortium of universities, national laboratories, scientific collaborations and software developers...
..to facilitate the use of cyberinfrastructure in secondary science education, OSG is collaborating with the NSF pilot project “Interactions in Understanding The Universe” (I2U2), as well with the TeraGrid in its Education and Training activities. The Mariachi experiment to detect extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) is also a member of OSG and participates in education and outreach activities."
..to facilitate the use of cyberinfrastructure in secondary science education, OSG is collaborating with the NSF pilot project “Interactions in Understanding The Universe” (I2U2), as well with the TeraGrid in its Education and Training activities. The Mariachi experiment to detect extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) is also a member of OSG and participates in education and outreach activities."
Interactions in Understanding The Universe
Worth keeping an eye on...
"I2U2 will develop and maintain a portfolio of laboratories for a diverse range of audiences and will provide tools and support services to assist developers in creating these educational resources. These laboratories break new ground by using the Grid for education in the same way that science uses the Grid.
The labs will take two similar but distinct shapes. e-Labs, delivered as Web-based portals accessible in the classroom and at home, will be implemented with the ever-expanding capabilities of Web-based media. i-Labs, delivered as interactive interfaces typically located within science museums and similar public venues, will leverage the latest advances in display technology and human-computer interaction, and will bring the experiences and appreciation of scientific investigation and inquiry to the wide audience of informal education."
"I2U2 will develop and maintain a portfolio of laboratories for a diverse range of audiences and will provide tools and support services to assist developers in creating these educational resources. These laboratories break new ground by using the Grid for education in the same way that science uses the Grid.
The labs will take two similar but distinct shapes. e-Labs, delivered as Web-based portals accessible in the classroom and at home, will be implemented with the ever-expanding capabilities of Web-based media. i-Labs, delivered as interactive interfaces typically located within science museums and similar public venues, will leverage the latest advances in display technology and human-computer interaction, and will bring the experiences and appreciation of scientific investigation and inquiry to the wide audience of informal education."
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Digital Science: exploring new technologies in science education
Went to the Digital Science Event at the London Science Learning Centre on 17th Oct. Picked up some links to stuff that might be interesting:
Science Across the World "Exploring science locally - sharing science globally".
Science Supremo "is an ‘edu-game’ that offers young people studying GCSE Science an opportunity to get a feel for what it means to be a scientist and to understand the interplay between science and society. It is mapped to the new GCSE curricula". More... Made by desq "e-learning and learning games that blend the best of new media with education, entertainment, learning and play."
beep Nicely designed site leading to resources and fairly open-ended activities "to support the teaching and learning of bioethics."
National Academy for Gifted and Talented
Sodarace - design and race animated robots online. "Sodarace is the online olympics pitting human creativity against machine learning in a competition to design robots that race over 2D terrains using the Sodaconstructor virtual construction kit. AI researchers in London and Austria are racing the first machine-optimised models, and winning! The race above shows the London team's artificially evolved amoeba beating similar models made by humans. Follow their progress... see if human model makers make a comeback!"
Science Across the World "Exploring science locally - sharing science globally".
Science Supremo "is an ‘edu-game’ that offers young people studying GCSE Science an opportunity to get a feel for what it means to be a scientist and to understand the interplay between science and society. It is mapped to the new GCSE curricula". More... Made by desq "e-learning and learning games that blend the best of new media with education, entertainment, learning and play."
beep Nicely designed site leading to resources and fairly open-ended activities "to support the teaching and learning of bioethics."
National Academy for Gifted and Talented
Sodarace - design and race animated robots online. "Sodarace is the online olympics pitting human creativity against machine learning in a competition to design robots that race over 2D terrains using the Sodaconstructor virtual construction kit. AI researchers in London and Austria are racing the first machine-optimised models, and winning! The race above shows the London team's artificially evolved amoeba beating similar models made by humans. Follow their progress... see if human model makers make a comeback!"
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