Scale of the Universe
One of my former students (who is still a Twitter user) pointed me to this fantastic animation of...
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Tag: STEM
eLearning Tools for STEM
For anyone who has ever had trouble convincing your administration to give you the proper tools to teach online, I give you this little gift: eLearning Tools for STEM, published today in eLearning Magazine. The tools for STEM...
Read MoreInteractive Simulations from PhET
PhET (Physics Education Technology) consists of a group of scientists, software engineers, and science educators from the University of Colorado at Boulder, who are striving to create effective, interactive learning tools. ...
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Sixty Symbols Video Collection
Sixty Symbols was a website that produced videos about the many symbols of physics and astronomy (of course those are also the symbols of mathematics). The website is gone, but you can still find the videos.
Read MoreChemistry and WolframAlpha
This post highlights the potential impact of Wolfram|Alpha on the course curriculum in math and chemistry. It provides examples of how the tool can be used in chemistry, such as converting units, providing detailed chemistry information, comparing the chemistry of different elements or compounds, and solving chemical formulas. The author emphasizes the importance of exploring the possibilities of integrating Wolfram|Alpha into teaching and learning strategies.
Read MoreChemistry: Periodic Table of Videos
As I was watching videos on YouTube about the Large Hadron Collider, this series of videos called The Periodic Table of Videos caught my attention. I am sharing the video of Antimony with you (Antimony is the name of my avatar...
Read MoreLarge Hadron Rap
Today I want to be a Physicist … just to use this video on the first day of class! Video: Large Hadron Rap
Read MoreTED Talks for STEM
In Academe, we tend to think of scholarly journal publications as “the gold standard.” I’m here to argue that in the Digital Age, there is a new gold standard for disseminating findings, and it is way more than...
Read MoreLewis Dot Diagrams in MathType
I was discussing MathType with my officemate (who is primarily a chemistry instructor), and we got on the topic of Lewis Dot diagrams. She complained that its always been difficult to insert Lewis Dot diagrams into text, and I...
Read MoreWay Cool Biology Animations
Today I want to be a biologist! Wait… technically I am a biologist (at least by one degree)… Follow this link to watch the movie and read about the collaboration between Harvard University and XVIVO that created the...
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