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Bhattacharya, Devarati; Steward, Kimberly Carroll; Chandler, Mark; Forbes, Cory – Science Teacher, 2020
To enhance teaching and learning about Earth's climate and global climate change (GCC) in secondary science classrooms, the authors are engaged in a four-year, National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to develop, implement, and evaluate a new four-week curriculum module grounded in the use of a data-driven, computer-based climate modeling…
Descriptors: Climate, Change, Science Education, Science Curriculum
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Chao, Jie; Xie, Charles; Massicotte, Joyce; Schimpf, Corey; Lockwood, Jeff; Huang, Xudong; Beaulieu, Craig – Science Teacher, 2018
As solar energy becomes increasingly affordable, many schools are considering installing new solar power systems. In this article, the authors present Solarize Your School, an engineering project that gives students the opportunity to design and evaluate solar power solutions for their own schools. This STEM project requires students to learn and…
Descriptors: Energy, Natural Resources, STEM Education, Student Projects
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Speitel, Thomas W. – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes applications of bar coding technology that will help teachers to organize and energize their classrooms. Explains how bar codes--the black-and-white lines used for identification--are read and produced. Educational applications include their use in testing, equipment inventory, specimen identification, time keeping in experiments,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hinerman, Frank T. – Science Teacher, 1991
Presents a technique that allows high school biology students to view materials not normally seen in the laboratory environment using a computer and videodisk technology. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Donndelinger, Peter – Science Teacher, 1994
Describes the use of a supercomputer in chemistry and physics instruction. The computer is used by high school students to create high quality, nearly 3-D graphic images of scientific phenomena. (PR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Educational Technology, High Schools
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Science Teacher, 1988
Reviews four software packages available for IBM PC or Apple II. Includes "Graphical Analysis III"; "Space Max: Space Station Construction Simulation"; "Guesstimation"; and "Genetic Engineering Toolbox." Focuses on each packages' strengths in a high school context. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software
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Speitel, Thomas W. – Science Teacher, 1991
Explains how a computer uses its vision to determine the area, edge length, width, height, and center of mass in two dimensions from photos of backlit sea shells. Includes HyperCard codes used to instruct the computer to make the calculations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science