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Weathering and Erosion in Desert Environments
No full textThis article provides a brief introduction to the processes of weathering and erosion in desert environments. Topics include the differences in the way these processes proceed in wet and arid environments, the role of flash floods and debris flows in moving large amounts of material very quickly, the influence of bedrock type on sediment characteristics, and the decrease in particle size with increasing distance away from mountain source areas
Off-Road Engineering
No full textThis video, from WGBH, takes a look at the Baha SAE off-road competition, organized by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International. The video explains how students take an off-road vehicle all the way from the design phase to completion and the competition. Here, visitors will see the different tools and techniques that students use to design and build their vehicles. This video is helpful for anyone looking into the automotive engineering field and the skills necessary to be successful in it. Educators will also find a background essay, discussion questions, and standards alignment for the material. Running time for the video is 3:52
Biotechnology, Video Games, Rapid Prototyping
No full textThe ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV deals with biotechnology, video game design, and rapid prototyping. It can be viewed whole or in three segments: "Biotechnology Student Marina Watanabe on Why She Chose to Attend a Community College," "Video Game Design Student Brent Parsons on the Growing Market for Computer Simulations," and "What is Rapid Prototyping?" The running time for the full episode is 8:29
Gordon and Mike's ICT Podcast: Twitter Revisited: Shark Jumping, Apps, and Metrics
No full textGordon and Mike's ICT Podcast offers perspectives on the information and communication technologies (ICT) industries from Gordon Snyder and Mike Qaissaunee. In this podcast, Mike and Gordon discuss the progress that social media phenomenon Twitter has made in the past two years. They cover the ins and outs of Twitter Grader and Twinfluence, the ways in which people everywhere are using Twitter, and comment on the ubiquitous phrase âjump the shark.â The running time for the show is 36:40
Designing Assessment to Improve Physical Sciences Learning
No full textThis document is an excellent primer on assessment for classroom instruction. The booklet provides pros, cons, and tips for each of the major forms of classroom assessment including various types of exams, essays, presentations, portfolios, practicals, etc
Through Einstein's Eyes
No full textThrough Einstein's Eyes is the online version of a multimedia project based around how things look at relativistic speeds. It is aimed at high school to early university level physics students. There are two sections. One is fun and spectacular, with a relativistic rollercoaster ride and a tour of the solar system. The other explores the physics of special relativity. CD and DVD versions of the material are available, and are helpful because of the large size of some of the video files
The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation on a Roller Coaster
No full textCreated by Tom Henderson of Physics Classroom.com, this page features an animated roller coaster with two loops. Energy bar graphs show the transformation of energy from potential to kinetic as the roller coaster descends the initial hill. As the car continues on the track, users can visualize how kinetic energy is dependent upon an object's mass and its speed. This animation is an example of a system in which TME (Total Mechanical Energy) remains the same during the course of the motion. This lesson is part of a collection of online tutorials for high school physics students
The Milky Way Galaxy
No full textThis website provides a tutorial for students about the bulge, disk, and halo components of the Milky Way. It also contains information about the size and the formation of our galaxy. This site ends with a short quiz
Starting and Maintaining and Academic Year Undergraduate Research Program
No full textDeveloping a meaningful research program for undergraduate students can be tricky, and some faculty members may be looking for a resource to help them with such an endeavor. Recently, a joint panel of experts convened by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) met up to discuss how to effectively mentor undergraduate research. The panelists included Sarah Spence Adams, Rebecca Garcia, Rick Gillman, Darren Narayan, and Daniel Schaal, and the summary of their discussion can be found here. They were asked to talk about five different topics, including purposes for doing undergraduate research and the characteristics of good undergraduate research problems. After reading the short summaries of each of the five topics, visitors can view each panelist's original presentation or presentation notes
Slime: Classroom Demonstration
No full textThe Materials Education Resource Center has provided this hands on lab activity created by Andrew Nydam and Debbie Goodwin. The activity demonstrates property change due to crosslinking in slime formed from mixing PVA and Borax solution. This lab will teach the students the important concepts of plastic flow vs. elastic flow, hydrogen bonding, and viscosity. This pdf document provides instructions for the instructor, recommendations to ensure the experiment goes smoothly for both students and teacher, and an evaluation packet for the students to complete once the lab is finished. All in all, this is a fun and education tool for any high school or community college science classroom