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Marc Patton

Ask & Win | Moleclues 2.0 - 1 views

www.moleclues.org/ask-win

Grants Science

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  • Marc Patton on 28 Jun 12
     
    If you are up to 17 years old and have a question about molecules, send it to us!
Martin Burrett

Magnifying the Universe - 6 views

www.numbersleuth.org/universe

size scale universe

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  • Martin Burrett on 11 Jun 12
     
    A great resource for viewing the very biggest and very smallest things in the universe, ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science
Thieme Hennis

About - Institute of Making - 28 views

www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/about

institute making maker movement science materials diy education

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  • Thieme Hennis on 14 May 14
     
    The Institute of Making is a multidisciplinary research club for those interested in the made world: from makers of molecules to makers of buildings, synthetic skin to spacecraft, soup to diamonds, socks to cities. Annual membership of the institute is available to all UCL staff and students. Our programme of symposia, masterclasses and public events explores the links between academic research and hands-on experience, and celebrates the sheer joy of stuff. Its mission is to provide all makers with a creative home in which to innovate, contemplate and understand all aspects of materials and an inspiring place to explore their relationship to making. At the heart of the Institute of Making is the Materials Library - a growing repository of some of the most extraordinary materials on earth, gathered together for their ability to fire the imagination and advance conceptualisation. A place in which makers from all disciplines can see, touch, research and discuss, so that they can apply the knowledge and experience gained to their own practice. Alongside the collection is the MakeSpace - a workshop where members and guests can make, break, design and combine both advanced and traditional tools, techniques and materials."
Gregory Louie

Students tap into technology - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1 views

www.pittsburghlive.com/...s_612698.html

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  • use their laptops to read "Don Quixote" and Dante's "Divine Comedy" on the Internet
  • Technology is the wave of the future
  • a computer program
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  • "Most jobs require computers," noted Brittnee Stephen, 16, as she assembled a slideshow on her HP Mini laptop. "It's good that we're learning it now."
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      The technology is still very visible, if students are talking in terms of 'computers' rather than the skills involved. We don't talk about 'paper' but writing, critical reading etc. Yet here the platform itself is emphasized. Early days, I guess.
  • has just begun incorporating technology
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      Uh, no. They have been using 'technology' forever, in the form of, say, books.
  • students seem far more interested in learning via interactive technology than they had been with a chalkboard and an overhead projector
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      Well, the problem here is that some of that can be ascribed to novelty. Once every class uses 'interactive technology' (yuk) then how much difference will there be? The tools are great. All tools can be useful. But focus on the pedagogy, people!
    • Scott Merrick
      Scott Merrick on 25 Feb 09
       
      I'm for focusing on understanding. I love the word "pedagogy" because most lay people don't really know what it entails--theory (which can be anything institutional or community deems effective or correct), practice (which, as we know, can be summed up with the phrase "mileage will vary"), and some third thing which if I could come up with it I'd have the magic 3 elements in an effective argument. I think effective tools used effectively by effective teachers (there! 3 uses of one adjective!) will remain effective as long as they are used to promote understanding. No argument here, Ed, just sayin'...
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 26 Feb 09
       
      Perhaps the magic third thing would be 'attitude' or 'state of mind'? Alternatively, perhaps another of those non-transparent terms, 'praxis'. The point I was trying to make, of course, was that it ain't what you use, it's the way that you use it.
  • "I think the kids that have turned school off because it's boring to them will come here and see something familiar,"
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      Boring and familiar seem to me to be closely related, not opposites. I suspect that often when students say their learning environment is 'boring' they mean 'challenging'.
  • Educational technology does not come cheaply
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      The cost of books is astronomical!
  • "Learning is changing,"
    • Ed Webb
      Ed Webb on 23 Feb 09
       
      Was it EVER the case that we could "just deliver a lecture and expect all the kids to get it"?
    • Gregory Louie
      Gregory Louie on 26 Feb 09
       
      Computer technology in my classroom has revolutionized my teaching of biology. Instead of static images on a printed page, or talk and chalk, my students can manipulate 3-D images of DNA, RNA and proteins. These have even been embedded in a research-based learning progression that leads the students to a robust understanding of the foundational elements of molecular literacy. 1. Atoms and molecules are constantly in motion. (A visualization is not possible on a 2-3 printed page.) 2. All atoms and molecules have a 3-D structure that determines how they interact with other particles. 3. Charges and other intermolecular forces play a role in atomic and molecular interactions. My students can see these for themselves, change the number of particles in a box, or the distribution of charge on a large particle or the temperature of the box and other thought experiments which they can follow in real-time. There is no way, I could do that without the computer!
Holly Barlaam

Biological Animations - 159 views

www.stolaf.edu/...biological%20anamations.html

biology animations

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  • Holly Barlaam on 27 Apr 11
     
    simple, easy to understand biology animations covering many topics such as hydrogen bonding between water molecules, the fluidity of the cell membrane, protein folding, channels used in membrane transport (gated versus non-gated), motor proteins, and much more
Marci Farmer

Educators - The Molecularium Project - 3 views

www.molecularium.com/educators.html

education physicalscience atom chemistry chemicalreactions

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  • Marci Farmer on 09 Jun 14
     
    A fully developed hands on activity to learn about molecules.
janeallon

Paul Zakcalls oxytocin the "moral molecule" - 26 views

www.smh.com.au/...one-that-makes-us-good-or-evil

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  • janeallon on 14 Nov 12
     
    Studies on the role of hormones of behaviour
Randy Yerrick

Middle School Chemistry | Download Free Science Activities, Access Chemistry Multimedia... - 113 views

www.middleschoolchemistry.com

LAI532F16

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  • Holly Barlaam on 21 Mar 11
     
    Great website with lesson plans and lots of multimedia covering basic chemistry topics. Though titled "middle school chemistry" much of the material can be referred to or used for basic high school chemistry or even biology (such as the basics on bonding, water molecules, etc).
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  • Gerald Carey on 22 Mar 11
     
    Agreed. The chapter on the periodic table is worth it just for the animations, let alone the lesson plans and other resources. What a good get, Holly. Kudos to the American Chemical Society for setting it up.
  • Christian King on 16 Apr 12
     
    Worth a bump, I stumbled upon this gem today. Excellent resource, there is even a free pdf textbook.
  • Randy Yerrick on 31 Oct 16
     
    Middle School Chemistry lessons with worksheets and standards.
mike van kerkhove

bozemanscience - 47 views

www.bozemanscience.com

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  • Lewis diagrams are a two-dimensional representations of covalent bonds and the VSEPR models show how the molecule could exist in three dimensional space.
    • mike van kerkhove
      mike van kerkhove on 14 Oct 13
       
      And click on Biology
    • mike van kerkhove
      mike van kerkhove on 14 Oct 13
       
      Click on Videos
  • Jay Swan on 24 Nov 10
     
    Home of exception video-podcasts for AP Biology by Paul Anderson.  
Doug Henry

Chemorphesis - 6 views

chemorphesis.ucsd.edu

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  • Doug Henry on 12 Mar 12
     
    Anthropomorphizing chemical concepts to make them understandable to everybody - puts atoms, molecules, and even generic concepts into human terms, using comic book graphics
Jac Londe

Startup turns carbon dioxide into fuels - 1 views

phys.org/...rtup-carbon-dioxide-fuels.html

co2 dioxyde carbon carbon dioxide fuels science

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  • Today, carbon dioxide (CO2) is a hot topic. Scientists around the globe are searching for ways to store, dispose of, or prevent the formation of the greenhouse gas, which is a major driver of global climate change. Liquid Light hopes to take this concept one step further and harness waste CO2 as a source of carbon to make industrial chemicals and fuels.
  • Take CO2 and mix it in a water-filled chamber with an electrode and a catalyst. The ensuing chemical reaction converts CO2 into a new molecule, methanol, which can be used as a fuel, an industrial solvent or a starting material for the manufacture of other chemicals.
  • Bocarsly likes to call the process "reverse combustion" because it is like running a burning reaction backwards. Instead of burning fuel and oxygen to produce CO2, the CO2 converts back into fuel and oxygen.
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  • Cole set up a flask containing a solution of CO2 and a pyridinium catalyst dissolved in water. In place of sunlight, which emits a broad spectrum of wavelengths of light, she shined on the flask a blue light-emitting diode (LED) because it gives off certain wavelengths that are highly efficient at driving the reaction. In the flask she placed an electrode that is activated by particles of light, or photons. "We used a semiconductor electrode that would allow us to substitute light for electricity," said Cole.
  • The Princeton scientists did some additional studies, and made a surprising discovery: They could turn CO2, which contains only one carbon, into a compound with a carbon-carbon bond, which vastly increases the possibilities for creating commercial applications.
Amy Burns

Welcome to NanoSpace! - 63 views

nanospace.molecularium.com

science molecules atoms game Chemistry web2.0 materials química

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  • Amy Burns on 28 Mar 14
     
    Very engaging activities!
Dallas McPheeters

Newly Discovered Protein Function Linked to Breast Cancer | UANews.org - 9 views

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protein discovered ua cell chemistry genetics warfare organics

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  • he researchers report their findings in the advance online publication of the Nature Cell Biology July issue. The cells in our bodies constantly sense their environment and respond appropriately. For example, if pathogens invade the body, cells will respond by generating an inflammatory environment to fight the pathogen. This is achieved by intricate molecular circuits within cells that sense and relay external signals and orchestrate the cellular response. Aberrant functioning of these cellular switch boards can lead to diseases including autoimmune disorders and cancer. In the study, an the scientists set out to better understand the molecular workings underlying inflammation. Inflammation, the body's primary line of defense against disease-causing microbes and parasites, is a highly complex and tightly regulated biochemical process involving a myriad of specialized cells communicating with each other through an arsenal of signaling molecules.
    • Dallas McPheeters
      Dallas McPheeters on 13 Jul 10
       
      Excellent explanation of how cells communicate in the human body.
BTerres

CanvasMol - 30 views

alteredqualia.com/canvasmol

chemistry science molecules 3D visualization canvasmol resources moléculas

shared by BTerres on 30 Dec 10 - Cached
  • BTerres on 30 Dec 10
     
    Applet para visualizar moléculas.
  • Gerald Carey on 30 Dec 10
     
    Gracias por este mensaje. Será muy útil con una pizarra blanca interactiva. Estoy usando Google Translate para enviar este mensaje para que lo siento por mi torpe español.
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