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Todd Nickle

Color from Structure | The Scientist Magazine® - 0 views

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color structure scientist magazine

shared by Todd Nickle on 22 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Todd Nickle on 22 Feb 13
     
    I like the idea of this from a "case" perspective. Scientists interested in pigments of 100 year old preserved specimens try to extract pigment and fail. The colour is NOT due to pigment - it's due to structure. Can we get students to collaborate and come up with their own solutions?
Todd Nickle

Giving children the power to be scientists - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...110309182101.htm

science education inquiry technique

shared by Todd Nickle on 21 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • Todd Nickle on 21 Apr 11
     
    " ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2011) - Children who are taught how to think and act like scientists develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown. The research project led by The University of Nottingham and The Open University has shown that school children who took the lead in investigating science topics of interest to them gained an understanding of good scientific practice. "
Todd Nickle

Gamers succeed where scientists fail: Molecular structure of retrovirus enzyme solved, ... - 1 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...110918144955.htm

foldit protein structure software crowdsourcing

shared by Todd Nickle on 19 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • The gamers achieved their discovery by playing Foldit, an online game that allows players to collaborate and compete in predicting the structure of protein molecules.
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