Thu, May 02, 2013 4:06 PM in Best Websites
I just discovered a virtual lab for locating epicenter without using a compass. Here's the link:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES09/ES09.html
The lab is easy to follow and the kids get a better idea of triangulating an epicenter. In addition, there are journal questions that students must answer to get a better idea about epicenters.
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Sat, Apr 27, 2013 5:01 PM in Virtual Labs
Ryan,
Splitting the classroom into a virtual and hands on lab sounds like an excellent idea to solve the problem for limited resources and large classroom size. I was wondering what to do for the virtual side but an independent webquest sounds like it would be an excellent idea that would need minimal supervision while I work with the hands on students. I love webquests as alternative assessmen...
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Sat, Apr 27, 2013 4:11 PM in Virtual Labs
Thanks guys for the wonderful interactive web links. Unfortunately, I seldom saw any virtual labs for Earth Science. However, there are interactives from other subject areas that are covered in Earth Science, so maybe there is a possibility of integration of interactives into Earth Science. I agree with you Pamela, I do believe that there is a different section of the brain that is being used whe...
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