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February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day.... 
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"Throughout middle school and high school conducting lab experiments was my favorite part of every science class that I took. There was something about the hands-on aspect of science labs that always got me excited about learning."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Richard Byrne provides a number of links to websites that have great hands-on activities for students to learn science. The sites include: * Science is Fun - 25 chemistry experiments geared to students in grades 4 - 9 * Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has activities in twelve topics. You will find experiments for students preK through grade 12. * Discover the World is from NOAA. A total of 43 experiments which are probably best for grades 4 - 8. * Squishy Circuits. Learn how to create the "dough" to create these circuits and watch a TedEd to learn more. There are many ideas to be found in this post and lots of fun for your students to experience while they explore and learn science!
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Check out YouTube's top trending educational videos in 2013.
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It appears that science is trending in educational videos on YouTube. Other videos in this list (and embedded in the post) include: * Immovable Object vs Unstoppable Force * Why Do We Kiss? * Is Your Red the Same as My Red? * How Old Are Your Ears? (Hearing Test) * Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind (Part 2) * What if the Sun Disappeared? * What Your Body Does in 30 Seconds * Canada & the United States: Bizarre Borders (Part 2) * The True Science of Parallel Universes
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A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Hank Green discusses 50 common science misconceptions about topi...
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How well do you know science? How about misconceptions in science that many believe are true? This video will help you (and your students) discover 50 misconceptions in science. If you use it with a class you may want to spread it out over a few days and allow time of discussion!
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"Try Engineering is a site that hosts lesson plans and games designed to get students interested in engineering. The lesson plans, 114 in all, are arranged according age and engineering topic. The lesson plans can be downloaded as PDFs."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This site has great information on engineering, including 29 games that students may play. The majority of games are geared to students in elementary and middle school (although some would work in high school). With STEM becoming a push in many schools it is great to find sites like this that provide a range of resources.
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This post begins with a quote from President Obama: "“The quality of math and science teachers is the most important single factor influencing whether students will succeed or fail in science, technology, engineering and math.” From this point it veers in a different direction, noting that the issue is that teachers "are not given the freedom to support children in ways that will produce the scientists and innovators our country needs." If we look to our past (and our present) we will find that we are not listening to the advice that "our nation's historic inventors, scientists, and physicists (whom have shared) their advice and experiences." Read the article to learn the experiences of Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Richard Feyman, Michio Kaku (which includes a video where he explains "that exams are crushing curiousity out of the next generation..."), as well as individuals around today such as Aaron Iba and Jack Andraka (the student who at the age of 15 created a test for pancreatic cancer). Perhaps the question we need to ask is how do we change the system to support the necessary learning?
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This post is dedicated to highlighting an amazing mega-site providing an awesome collection of resources to educators at all grade levels. The site entitled "Science Netlinks" is so much more the...
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Climate change is complex. An increase in CO2 causes the earth to warm up, but is that a bad thing? And what does it mean to the Netherlands? Studio Lakmoes designed…
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Climate change may still be a controversial subject in some areas. This short video provides a clear explanation about climate change. With the celebration of Earth Day later this month you may find this useful to share in your classroom.
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"At its simplest, a flipped format can involve a teacher inviting students to view YouTube videos at home as a preview to the day's topic. At its most rigorous, a flipped curriculum involves teachers writing, producing, directing, editing, and posting their own original lessons -- complete with custom narrations and visualizations -- via third-party applications."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Finding great videos that you may use in your classroom takes time. This post provides four videos with a STEM focus that you may choose to use in your classroom. These are often referred to as motion graphics. The ones within this post include: * The Solar System, Our Home in Space is "an infographic trip through the wonders of the solar system" that allows students to explore the inner and outer planets; * Measuring the Universe, which combines math and scale and helps students begin to comprehend how vast the universe is; * For the Love of Mountains, where you will learn more about some of the "extremes" of the earth's mountains; * Forest (the English version), a "study in ecology and the environment. I find videos are a great hook for students, providing opportunities for them to quickly engage with the subject and begin to ask questions as they want to learn additional information. These four videos would work with a wide range of ages and are well worth checking out.
Ness Crouch's curator insight,
March 29, 2014 5:13 PM
These motion infographics look interesting. I wonder if I can find content for my class? 
Jeongbae Kong Enanum's curator insight,
August 16, 2014 9:48 AM
Won Ho :<생각이 깊은 교수님의 글이라서 연구해봐야겠다.> Why should the video watching previous to in-class? The core is quality video access and intensive in-class interaction. The lecture can't complete with these superb ones. 꼭 뒤집어야만 하는가? 내게 플립러닝의 핵심은 수준 높은 비디오와 강력한 상호작용이다. 순서와 방식은 여러 가지가 가능하다. 선생님이 개념 설명 행위는 여기 비디오를 보면 조만간 사라질 게 당연해 보인다.
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February 4, 2016 7:39 AM
Flipping The Flipped Classroom - Motion Infographics For STEM Learning | @scoopit via @BethDichter http://sco.lt/...
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A Rube Goldberg contraption plus girls showing that they too can be engineers!
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Sea level is rising -- and at an accelerating rate -- largely in response to global warming.
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What is causing the sea level to rise? Where are the "hot spots" where the sea will rise the fastest? How quickly is land ice melting? These and many other questions related to sea level rise and global warming are shared in this infographic created by the Union of Concerned Scientists. There are also links to two additional resources. One is called "Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us" and the other discusses the methodology and assumptions made in the creation of the infographic. It is also possible to download the infographic in sections. There are four facts discussed in the infographic: * Global average sea level rise has increased 8 inches since 1880... * Global warming is the primary cause of sea level rise. * Sea level rise is accelerating. * The choices we make today will determine how high sea level rises this century, how fast it occurs, and how much time we have to protect our communities.
Vloasis's curator insight,
June 8, 2013 3:48 AM
Projections will vary on this, but it doesn't take a general consensus to see that it's happening. 
Keith Thorogood's curator insight,
June 18, 2013 3:21 PM
What is causing the sea level to rise? Where are the "hot spots" where the sea will rise the fastest? How quickly is land ice melting? These and many other questions related to sea level rise and global warming are shared in this infographic created by the Union of Concerned Scientists. There are also links to two additional resources. One is called "Causes of Sea Level Rise: What the Science Tells Us" and the other discusses the methodology and assumptions made in the creation of the infographic. It is also possible to download the infographic in sections. There are four facts discussed in the infographic: * Global average sea level rise has increased 8 inches since 1880... * Global warming is the primary cause of sea level rise. * Sea level rise is accelerating. * The choices we make today will determine how high sea level rises this century, how fast it occurs, and how much time we have to protect our communities
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"Knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math STEM_ canbe a key to a successful future. Here's why a STEM education matters and how you can inspire students to pursue STEM careers. 80 % of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend on mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills, but students are not currently equipped to satisfy this growing need."
Beth Dichter's insight:
A great infographic that looks as the value of a STEM education...for more on the value of educating students in science, technology, engineering and math click through to the post. You may also download the infographic as a pdf.
Laurie Smith's curator insight,
May 17, 2013 3:27 PM
Great infographic about Why STEM matters.. Source:edutopia 
Rebecca Wilkins's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 10:10 AM
Engineering is the missing piece of STEM. Rarely do you find a focus on STEM that capitalizes on engineering. 
Ellen Dougherty's curator insight,
August 1, 2015 11:42 AM
A great infographic that looks as the value of a STEM education...for more on the value of educating students in science, technology, engineering and math click through to the post. You may also download the infographic as a pdf.
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Where is emerging technology heading? What may become mainstream in coming years? Here is one view of what the future may bring. You may look at this as a roadmap for students in STEM. This file is also available at http://envisioningtech.com/ as a screen-optimized PDF, a print-optimized PDF and a high resolution PNG.
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This video may change the way you view the sun. For the last five years NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been taking images of the sun and this video provides views that are breath taking. I have shown this video to students from kindergarten through grade 7 and all want to see it again. There are amazing images with music, and very few words. Try to find five minutes in your day to watch this, and chances are you will find yourself forwarding the link to others.
Quoting from NASA "Watch the movie to see giant clouds of solar material hurled out into space, the dance of giant loops hovering in the corona, and huge sunspots growing and shrinking on the sun's surface."