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Blachut, Klaus – School Science Review, 2018
3D printers can do a lot more than just printing nice little giveaways such as keyring pendants or chess pieces. During a project at the Holbein-Gymnasium Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany, students developed a number of helpful tools for chemistry lessons and tested them in classes. Full details of these are now available for free to any teacher who…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Students, Printing, Computer Peripherals
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Marcum-Dietrich, Nanette; Kerlin, Steve; Staudt, Carolyn; Daniels, Melinda – Science Teacher, 2018
Science becomes engaging when students know that what they learn in the classroom relates to their own lives and communities. This article describes a project in which students use field exploration and online software to design virtual solutions to improve the hydrology of their school yard. The project is called Teaching Environmental…
Descriptors: Water, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Sustainable Development
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Croke, Raymond – Tech Directions, 2005
Teachers find themselves continually challenged to develop curricula, activities and strategies that satisfy evolving federal, state and district standards. The introduction of high-stakes testing and constantly changing reforms have brought about a significant shift in their responsibilities. With so much governmental focus on standards, teachers…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Horticulture, Architecture, Student Projects
Zahraee, Mohammad A.; And Others – 1991
This paper discusses two software packages used in kinematics courses at Purdue University, Calumet (Indiana) and some algorithms written by students for cam design. The first software package, 4BAR, requires the user to define the particular four bar linkage in terms of lengths of the individual links and the angle and distance to the coupler…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Farmer, Lesley S. J. – Book Report, 1997
Explores the concept of outcomes-based education using authentic assessment. Highlights implications for information literacy using the following electronic products: newspaper or magazine simulation, videotape production, computer-aided design (CAD), multimedia presentation, and Web page publication. Suggests ways to integrate assessment in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation