Thu, Oct 31, 2019 2:31 PM in Navigating Phenomenal Landscapes: Using phenomena as a way to guide science instruction
I was introduced to 2 FREE apps this year when I attended the Smithsonian Science Teacher Academy on Biodiversity that students can use to help study the biodiversity of an area and gather information about the species.
1. https://www.inaturalist.org/ " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">iNaturalist
"Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to t...
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Thu, Oct 31, 2019 2:22 PM in Navigating Phenomenal Landscapes: Using phenomena as a way to guide science instruction
Some of our students really connected with an activity that our curriculum program takes them through analyzing camera trap data to find out what types of animals live in a certain area. They extended this idea by bringing in their parents trail cams and placing them around the school to see what animals live around their school in comparison to the animals that live in their backyard...
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Thu, Oct 31, 2019 1:43 PM in Navigating Phenomenal Landscapes: Using phenomena as a way to guide science instruction
Sometimes it's hard to find phenomena videos that do not have a narrated explaination of what's happening. I just turn the volume off.
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