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Think Thank Thunk » Teaching Biology: - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 31 Jan 12
     
    Interestng ideas on bio teaching
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Mad Physics :: Fun Experiments and More - 0 views

www.madphysics.com experiments labs physics
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  • John Burk on 22 Dec 11
     
    cool site run by two grad students with lots of lab ideas. 
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Hunting Endangered Species - Marginal Revolution - 0 views

marginalrevolution.com/...unting-endangered-species.html endangered species envsci video
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  • John Burk on 30 Jan 12
     
    I was surprised to discover, however, that "some exotic animal species that are endangered in Africa are thriving on ranches in Texas, where a limited number are hunted for a high price." Texas hunters have saved several endangered African species, unfortunately for the animals, the story does not end happily. Video from 60 Minutes below-some excellent material on incentives, ethics and conservation for classroom discussion.
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Swans on Tea » The Nose Knows Physics - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 26 Dec 11
     
    fun analysis of rudolph'a nose
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Christmas with Faraday: The Chemical History of a Candle | Cocktail Party Physics, Scie... - 0 views

blogs.scientificamerican.com/...e-chemical-history-of-a-candle christmas chemistry
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  • John Burk on 26 Dec 11
     
    great blog post describing Farady's chemical history of a candle lectures. 
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Inquiry: The birth of a model « Shifting Phases - 0 views

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  • I explained that we were building the model we’d be using to predict the behaviour of circuits for the  next two years, and that on tests, I would be evaluating whether they used their model in a well-reasoned way (“You’re going to grade us based on what we say??”  They were astounded).  I cautioned them against rejecting things too quickly, since they would need as much structure as they could get. 
  • After each presentation, we discuss it and voted on it.  For voting, they used the feedback flashcards I’d made in September.  Green means accept; red means reject; yellow means “I have a question or want something clarified”. 
  • John Burk on 24 Dec 11
     
    outstanding post describing a true inquiry based classroom in a college level electronics course. Students actively build model to explain the behavior they see in circuits. 
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Sociology, History and Philosophy of science Resource Center - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 28 Jan 12
     
    Soci History, sociology and other studies of science are great windows into the nature of science. They both motivate students and help them interpret the science they encounter in public policy and personal decision-making. How does one begin?
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Controversy at the water's edge | R&D Mag - 0 views

www.rdmag.com/...ontroversy-at-the-water-s-edge chemistry hydrogen_bonding
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  • Tahei Tahara and colleagues from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako, in collaboration with researchers in Japan and Europe, have uncovered the presence of strongly bonded water pairs at the air–water interface, rather than previously hypothesized ‘ice-like’ surface structures.
  • John Burk on 27 Jan 12
     
    interesting study and imaging of water molecules at the air-water surface. 
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Hot House > Innovative Uses > Vernier Software & Technology - 0 views

www.vernier.com/...hot-house thermal_physics physics experiments labs
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  • John Burk on 27 Dec 11
     
    Interesting experiment to explore the insulating properties of different materials. 
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POGIL | Home - 0 views

pogil.org chemistry inquiry
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  • John Burk on 28 Jan 12
     
    Pogil - Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. Tremendous cache of resources, particulary in chemistry for inquiry based learning
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A Toy Model of the Arrow of Time : Uncertain Principles - 0 views

scienceblogs.com/...y_model_of_the_arrow_of_ti.php entropy thermodynmaics VPython
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  • John Burk on 26 Jan 12
     
    great post (with code) of a statistical model of entropy. 
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SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, a... - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 25 Jan 12
     
    auroras, near earth asteroids, sunspots
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Optical Effects of Special Relativity - YouTube - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 05 Jan 12
     
    good video showing what would happen if c=1m/s
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Literacy Map for Genetics - 0 views

strandmaps.nsdl.org/?id=SMS-MAP-1446 Literacy Maps
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  • Robert Ryshke on 15 Jan 12
     
    On the NSDL website, they have literacy maps that organize the conceptual understanding of a topic. While a bit cumbersome, they are worth reviewing. You can print them out.
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On the Helpfulness of Numbers : Uncertain Principles - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 06 Jan 12
     
    thoughtful post with useful comments on the how students struggle with symbolic manipulation and can do much better with problems that involve only numbers. Comments are interesting too. 
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Why Can't Humans Fly Like Birds? | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

www.wired.com/...why-cant-humans-fly-like-birds scaling capstone physics biology
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  • John Burk on 06 Jan 12
     
    awesome post. 
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National Science Digital Library - 0 views

nsdl.org Science Resources
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  • Robert Ryshke on 15 Jan 12
     
    If you don't know this site, you NEED to review what's there. Looks like a treasure trove of interesting ideas, materials, resources, etc.
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How to Start Making Your Own Electronics with Arduino and Other People's Code - 0 views

lifehacker.com/...arduino-and-other-peoples-code arduino electronics physics
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  • John Burk on 12 Jan 12
     
    basic guide to arduino
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Problems in Physics (pdf) from Kapitza - 0 views

pages.physics.cornell.edu/...in%20Physics%20-%20Kapitza.pdf problems challenges physics
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  • John Burk on 12 Jan 12
     
    This is a collection of 223 open ended physics questions Kapitza used to use on the hard core russian version of the Q exam. Fun to work through once and a while. If you ever work through a question, be sure to send it my way, I'd love to see it.
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Swans on Tea » The Magic of Magnetism - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 11 Jan 12
     
    nice derivation of the connection b/t E&Mo
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