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Full-Text Articles in Science and Mathematics Education
Dr. Skateboard’S Action Science: Teaching Physics In Context, William H. Robertson
Dr. Skateboard’S Action Science: Teaching Physics In Context, William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science, a curriculum supplement which consists of video instruction and classroom activities is an example that focuses on the physical science concepts found in the areas of forces, motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and simple machines. The use of familiar activities, situations and objects, such as skateboarding and bicycle motocross (BMX), around which students can explore and explain scientific concepts can be defined as action science. Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science is an example of transformative education, a student-centered curriculum supplement built around interesting content linked to specific physic knowledge and skills in science. The videos and classroom …
Developmental Students' Perceptions Of Unsuccessful And Successful Mathematics Learning, Laurel Howard
Developmental Students' Perceptions Of Unsuccessful And Successful Mathematics Learning, Laurel Howard
Laurel Howard
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe what experiences, attitudes, and learning strategies developmental mathematics students believed contributed to their failure to gain basic math skill proficiency in the past and what experiences, attitudes, and learning strategies these students now believed were most likely to enhance the successful learning of basic math skills. To gain an understanding of the lived experiences of successful developmental mathematics students who were previously unsuccessful, structured, open-ended interviews were conducted, classroom observations were made, and formative and summative assessments for the students were collected. Fourteen students from a western 4-year college were selected …
Transforming Middle School Science Education Through Action Science, William H. Robertson
Transforming Middle School Science Education Through Action Science, William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science is a curriculum supplement for middle school students that is designed to address content and process objectives in physical science for both the National Science Standards and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The video instruction and twenty classroom activities provide the teacher with a series of instructional tools and content information that can be used to explore and explain the concepts found in the areas of forces, motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and simple machines. Action Science can be defined as the use of familiar objects, circumstances and situations within the lives of students in …
Argument Visualization In The Political Arena: The Debate On Global Climate Engineering, Michael H.G. Hoffmann
Argument Visualization In The Political Arena: The Debate On Global Climate Engineering, Michael H.G. Hoffmann
Michael H.G. Hoffmann
A map that shows a certain point in a fictitious deliberation which is supposed to be ongoing and open-ended, driven by the motive of participants to support or to criticize any of the assumptions mapped out so far by further arguments. This map is mainly based on recent publications on geo-engineering
Plastics In The Environment: A Jigsaw Learning Activity, Elaine Hampton
Plastics In The Environment: A Jigsaw Learning Activity, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
In this lesson, a ready-to-teach cooperative reading activity, students learn about the effects of plastics in our environment, specifically that certain petrochemicals act as artificial estrogens and impact hormonal activities. Much of the content in this lesson was synthesized from recent medical research about the impact of xenoestrogens and spun off from a curriculum project sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Office.
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Kalvin Whittles Dr.
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Isbn, Kalvin Whittles
Isbn, Kalvin Whittles
Kalvin Whittles Dr.
Using the context of the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) the author reflects on students' development of lesson plans for teaching of the topic to school mathematics learners
Number Theory, Kalvin Whittles
Number Theory, Kalvin Whittles
Kalvin Whittles Dr.
Using the context of number theory conceptual links are developed with topics within school mathematics
Dr. Skateboard’S Action Science: Transforming Science Education For Middle School Students, William H. Robertson
Dr. Skateboard’S Action Science: Transforming Science Education For Middle School Students, William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
The main objective of this article is to describe an example of unique and creative classroom materials that are built around a real world interest of Middle School students. Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science is a curriculum supplement that integrates both skateboarding and BMX. As an example of transformative education, it is built around student interests with a direct link to specific science knowledge and skills that need to be learned. It incorporates a four part video series and twenty classroom activities for students and teachers to use in the classroom. The video and classroom materials focus on the physical science …
Skateboard: Ciencia De Acción De Doctor Skateboard: Educacion Transformativa En Física, William H. Robertson
Skateboard: Ciencia De Acción De Doctor Skateboard: Educacion Transformativa En Física, William H. Robertson
William H. Robertson
This article, written in Spanish, describes a transformative process for teaching physics in the middle school science classroom through an analysis of the use of Dr. Skateboard’s Action Science. Additionally, the article attempts to bridge efforts in the US, specifically in El Paso, Texas to opportunities that exist in Spanish speaking countries, including Mexico and Chile. The provided abstracts, in Spanish and English, describe how “action science” can be used in presenting fundamental science concepts and that this approach can be expanded from Middle schools to high schools and universities. Action science is an active learning methodology for teaching physics …
Bridging The Gap Between Real World Polar Science And The Classroom, William H. Robertson, Vanessa Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Aaron Velasco, Claudia V. Garcia
Bridging The Gap Between Real World Polar Science And The Classroom, William H. Robertson, Vanessa Lougheed, Craig Tweedie, Aaron Velasco, Claudia V. Garcia
William H. Robertson
The International Polar Year - Research and Educational Opportunities in Antarctica for Minorities (IPY-ROAM) program was designed to increase minority participation in polar science by immersing participants in an academic program that included a trip to Antarctica. The IPY-ROAM program was focused on increasing the public understanding of the Polar Regions and stimulating a new interest in polar science. This effort was coordinated by faculty from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and was implemented to positively contribute to the intense, internationally coordinated IPY scientific campaign. Through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of …