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Contents |
Audience |
Pedagogy |
Authors |
Using
the CD |
 System
Requirements
PC or Macintosh versions available
Internet Explorer 5.x or greater.
At least 64MB of free RAM
4x CD-ROM or faster
Three other (free) downloadable applications: Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0,
Apple QuickTime 4.1.2 player, Macromedia Shockwave and Flash player (5.0
or greater) (links provided in CD) |
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Audience
- Teachers,
parents and students in grades 5-9
- Some
segments usable for grades 3-4 and for 10-12
- Faculty
providing professional development for middle level teachers
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Contents
Over 100 hands-on, minds-on activities in six independent modules:
- Batteries,
Bulbs and Switches
- Understanding
Batteries
- Simple
Circuits
- Static
Electricity
- Resistors
and Capacitors
- Magnets
and Magnetism
Module
contents
- Hands-on
student activities
- Inquiry-based
experimental design activities
- Challenges
-- problem-solving activities
- Projects
that students can build
- Student
Reading Pages
- Links
contain:
° Appropriate conceptual information
° A rich collection of animations and figures
° Useful instructions on equipment
° Several quantitative activities
° Handy teacher hints
° Quick-check answers
° Several activities usable for assessment
Also
included..
- Index
- Content
Background
- Printable
.pdf files of activities
- Materials
lists
- Links
to National and Missouri State standards
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Pedagogy
A learning-cycle-based strategy allows students to develop concepts
in sequential "blocks". Activities are designed to engage students,
allow them to explore, then explain and further elaborate upon a concept.
Challenge and quantitative activities evaluate what students have learned. |
Authors
Dr.
Meera Chandrasekhar
Professor of Physics, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA. Her many
awards include the 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics,
and Engineering Mentoring.
Dr. Rebecca Litherland
Science Coordinator of the Columbia Public School District. She has served
as Science Coordinator since 1984, and is director of the Show-me Science
Center.
Ms. Jennifer Geib
Department of Physics, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA, was a middle
school science teacher for three years and is currently pursuing graduate
work in Science Education. |
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Ways
to use the CD in your classroom
- Students
use the CD while performing activities. Answers to activity questions
can be typed in and printed.
- Students
use hard-copy printouts of the activities for data entry, and use the
CD simultaneously to reference links.
- Students
use hard-copy printouts of the activities for data entry, and the
CD is available on the classroom computer for reference and demonstration
of figures and animations
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