As I think about how to connect chemistry and physics study to climate and human activity, this article pulls it together. The Titan disaster reminds us to make things make sense. Humanizing disaster and helping students understand the nature of exploration--risks, threats and ways that scientific understanding (of environment, materials) help protect us.
The Windwalker Project: An Open-Ended Approach (Journal Article)
Teaching the Manhattan Project (Journal Article)
Oil Spill Simulation Inquiry (1.41 Mb)
TST_JulyAug2021_p12-14FocusPhysics.pdf (0.38 Mb)
This could be easily tweeked for middle grades! Thank you :)
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