Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Radioactivity Link After being provided with some background knowledge related to radiation and how it is measured with a Geiger counter,… Read more “Mathematical Modeling Using Real Radioactivity Data”
Category: Code-Free Resources
Resources that use technology but do not include students learning to program.
Water Quality And Nitrate Pollution (Part 1: Introduction And Data Retrieval)
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Water Quality Link Students use a public database to learn about water quality and develop skills with data retrieval.
Nitrates And Water Quality (Part 2: Analyzing & Visualizing Data)
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Water Quality Link Students will use Google Sheets/Excel to analyze public water data to to inform decision making regarding nitrate water… Read more “Nitrates And Water Quality (Part 2: Analyzing & Visualizing Data)”
The Physics of Angry Birds
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Motion Link The activity has two main parts: 1.) Gathering data and 2.) Analyzing data and forming models/equations. The students will… Read more “The Physics of Angry Birds”
Forced Oscillations & Resonance
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Waves and Sound Link This activity uses the PhET Resonance simulation, found at: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/resonance/resonance_en.html. Students will study free springs or pendulums… Read more “Forced Oscillations & Resonance”
Analyzing Data From A Space Shuttle Ascent
Level: High School Creator: CT-STEM Topic: Motion Link Students will use spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets) to learn about the relationship between time, distance, velocity, and… Read more “Analyzing Data From A Space Shuttle Ascent”
Boom. Bust. Build
Level: High School Creator: Vance Kite Topic: Sustainability and Urban Development Link Boom, Bust, Build employs a project-based learning (PBL) approach (Krajcik 2006) to teach computational thinking… Read more “Boom. Bust. Build”
Radioactivity
Level: High School Creator: SAS Curriculum Pathways Topic: Radio-Activity and Half-life Link Simulate the radioactive decay of two different elements. You’ll analyze the simulation data in order… Read more “Radioactivity”
How Population Growth and Energy Consumption Affect An Ecosystem
Level: High School Creator: SAS Curriculum Pathways Topic: Population Growth and Energy Consumption Link Investigate a simulated ecosystem to explore the interrelationships between human population growth, energy… Read more “How Population Growth and Energy Consumption Affect An Ecosystem”
Simulating Disease Transmission
Level: High School Creator: SAS Curriculum Pathways Topic: Disease Transmission Link Explore the mechanisms by which pathogens ensure their survival, through a simulation of disease transmission.
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