Documents for Teacher Workshop (25 July – 5 August 2005)
Workshop activities on 25 July 2005 in UMR’s Moeller Writing Studio (room 113 Campus Support Facility)
1:00-1:30 pm DHE Cycle-3 pre-workshop informational survey
1:30-2:15 pm How to produce web-active files
Activity 1: quick review of basic Word edit tools
Activity 2: producing web-active files – but skip Step 6
2:15-3:15 pm Hunt for and document useful websites for your classes
Activity 3: explore resources at the Science Teacher Consortium Resource website
Activity 4: briefly look at resource sub-sites, then mine and document a specific topic
Group A: Interactive Java Applets and Simulations – Activity: Fear of Physics
Group B: How Stuff Works – Activity: Science Stuff
Group C: How Stuff Works – Activity: Home Stuff
Group D: Science for Kids & Teens – Activity: Math (e.g., Graphing, Measuring)
3:15-3:30 pm Share your discoveries with others
3:30-3:40 pm Break
3:40-5:00 pm Delve into Maria Mastromatteo’s robust website
Activity 5: follow some links that interest you
Activity 6: look at math topics of interest to you
Elementary to Middle School
Middle School to High School
Activity 7: probability and statistics, including graphing
Cute one from the BBC on keeping and displaying data in a bike shop
Nice box plot website
Nice scatter plot website
Optional Fun Activity
Sponge-Bob Square Pants: A Krusty Krab Breath Mint exposition of controls, variables, and data treatment in the scientific method (more appropriate for
secondary school)
Follow Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines