Curated OER
The Gene Scene
Young scholars investigate the concepts of micro and macro evolution. They also research the effects of mutations in the process of genetic adaptation to different environments. They develop a hypothesis of how the environment can...
Curated OER
Can You Dig It?
Young scholars investigate a fossil site and diagram a site map. They role play as paleontologists.
Curated OER
Apply Technological Design and Scientific Habits of Mind
Young scholars are introduced to the principles involved with technological design. In groups, they use the Internet to research an important historical innovation and how it changed the world. They discover the barriers that were...
Curated OER
Lift Equation Problem Set
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by using it, along with FoilSim, to complete an activity to graph and interpret the lift equation.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Data Tool Program
Use this online data analysis tool to build graphs and display results from scientific investigations. Data can be entered directly with the keyboard or imported from, and exported to spreadsheets.
Other
Demos With Positive Impact: Sinusoids: Applications and Modeling
The objective of this site is to actively involve students via software simulations so that the determination of the sinusoidal model has a geometric flavor that complements the algebraic tools stressed in texts. This approach also...