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      • Thumb image for Virtual Inquiry Field LessonResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Virtual Inquiry Field Lesson

        Grades: 6 to 9
        Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources
        The use of new technological motion sensing cameras creates a motivation for students in this life science lesson.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Various Group Activities Using Learning Assistants

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Space Science, Mathematics and 2 additional..
        Undergraduate Learning Assistants have been used to facilitate group work in a variety of ways, such as in-lecture tutorials and...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Vacation! How Long and How Far? -- A Geological Circuit of National Parks in the Colorado Plateau

        Grades: No grades selected.
        Subjects: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Economics, History-Social Science, Professional Development
        Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students estimate travel times and costs of a drivin...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using PhET simulations to replace real equipment in lab Circuit Construction Kit

        Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Multimedia Presentation, Instructional Strategies, Professional Development
        Labs and tutorials that use equipment such as circuits can be modified to use PhET simulations instead. Research shows that subs...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using PhET simulations in high school Open-ended Pendulum Labs

        Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Multimedia Presentation, Instructional Strategies, Professional Development
        These labs provide examples of using very open-ended questions to guide students in exploring a simulation and designing their o...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using PhET simulations in a large lecture class The Photoelectric Effect

        Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Physics, Professional Development
        This activity provides a complete curriculum for teaching the photoelectric effect using the PhET Photoelectric Effect simulatio...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using Learning Assistants to Support Peer Instruction with Classroom Response Systems ("Clickers")

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Chemistry, Life Sciences, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Instructional Strategies and 5 additional..
        Learning Assistants are used to facilitate student discussion in peer instruction during clicker questions (i.e., classroom resp...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using Learning Assistants in Recitation Tutorials

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Professional Development
        Undergraduate Learning Assistants can be used to supplement the instructor and/or Teaching Assistant during recitations. They ma...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Using Learning Assistants in Oral Assessments

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Mathematics
        Undergraduate Learning Assistants -- prepared to work productively with students -- have been used to facilitate ungraded, volun...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Using an Observatory Project to Develop Professional Communication in AstronomyResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Using an Observatory Project to Develop Professional Communication in Astronomy

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Our Solar System, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development
        This is a comprehensive project using the Highland Road Park Observatory camera. This project encompasses the formal portions fo...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Understanding money: Where is most of my money?

        Grades: No grades selected.
        Subjects: Instructional Strategies, Economics, History-Social Science, Professional Development
        This activity uses an Interactive Lecture Demonstration to help students understand the definition of money in a modern economy....
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Translation simulation

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Science, Professional Development
        This module introduces students to the basics behind translation of a messenger RNA sequence into protein. In addition to text a...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Transferring Heat Lab

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: Heat & Thermodynamics, Physics, Professional Development
        This lab introduces or reinforces the concept of specific heat and the transfer of heat amongst substances.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        Too many deer? A public hearing

        Grades: Undergraduate to Graduate
        Subjects: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, History-Social Science, Ecology & Ecosystems and 4 additional..
        Students reenact a public hearing to determine how to manage a deer herd that is overpopulated.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for Thematic Obsevational Drawing Ideas for Primary StudentsResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        Thematic Obsevational Drawing Ideas for Primary Students

        Grades: TK/K to 6
        Subjects: Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development
        This is a thematic chart of items a teacher can easily find to create a weekly Observational drawing exercise.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        The Role of Audience in Quantitative Writing

        Grades: No grades selected.
        Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, Economics, Professional Development
        This workshop entails the reading of a highly quantitative article, summarizing it for a different audience, and reflecting upon...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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      • Thumb image for The physics and engineering of a trebuchetResource Type: Website / HyperLink

        The physics and engineering of a trebuchet

        Grades: 6 to 9
        Subjects: Mathematics, Professional Development
        This activity is a hands on investigation in which students will construct, and launch a trebuchet.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        The Optimal Bottle Rocket Lauch

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: Physics, Force & Motion, Professional Development
        This is a computer and outdoor lab based activity in which students design two bottle rockets that are designed to reach maximum...
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        The Moon in Motion: Monitoring the Moon's Phases

        Grades: 6 to 9
        Subjects: Our Solar System, Professional Development
        The activity is an observational lesson in the phases of the moon with an attached calendar and video links.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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        The Microenvironment Project: Featuring Phenology

        Grades: 9 to 12
        Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Agriculture & Natural Resources and 2 additional..
        A year long field study of a deciduous tree and its interdependence through phenology.
        Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)
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