The Technical Services Group (TSG) at MIT's Department of Physics provides technical and teaching support for undergraduate courses at MIT. Our many rooms of physics demos, accumulated over the past century, display subtle physics concepts ranging from electromagnetism, to kinematics, to optics.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
In "Balance," Bill Nye is the center of attention when he talks about the center of gravity and its effect on balance.
Submitted as part of the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) Phase 3 Digital Textbook Initiative (CA DTI3), CK-12 Foundation’s high school Biology FlexBook covers cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, botany, zoology, and physiology. This digital textbook was reviewed for its alignment with California content standards.
Material Type: Textbook
Exquisite animal footage filmed around the globe and classic pop tunes combine to create a series of short educational and entertaining programs that will grab and hold students attention while leading them toward an understanding of animals, their behavior, and their habitats. Featured song: "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King.
Jupiter is thought to have a small, solid core, with the remaining mass being gas.
Beyond the Asteroid Belt lies Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System. It is a ball of gas with no solid surface. Regal Jupiter is orbited by more than 60 moons of which four are large enough to be small planets.
The Giant Red Spot on Jupiter is believed to be a huge, ongoing storm, similar to a hurricane, that has lasted for over 300 years.
Globalization of trade and travel has brought increased threats from alien species: plants, animals, insects and diseases that wreak havoc when introduced into regions without natural defenses against them. Alda examines the cases of the gypsy moth, brown tree snake and Asian longhorn beetle.
One Halloween, a little witch decides she'd finally like to see what this special night is about. As soon as she makes a new friend, she discovers how much fun trick-or-treating with humans can be. Playfully narrated by Elle Fanning, with music by David Mansfield.
This 12-minute video lesson introduces separable differential equations. [Differential Equations playlist: Lesson 2 of 45]
Material Type: Lecture
It's the International Show-and-Tell Competition and Arnold and DA are representing Ms. Frizzle's class. Arnold brings a webbed hoop, left behind by his great-aunt Arizona Joan, the famous archaeologist, but he has no idea what it is! Using clues from the hoop and Joan's journal, the kids make educated guesses about its uses. To test their hypotheses, Ms. Frizzle turns the bus into a "Supposatron," a magical device designed to evaluate guesses. Can the kids solve the puzzle before Arnold and DA take the stage?
UEN trainer Katie Blunt guides C-Forum members through eMedia and discusses ways to utilize eMedia more in the future.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
UEN trainer Jared Fawson teaches C-Forum members about Genius Hour and discusses how to use the technique for virtual research projects.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
This webinar was created for Utah educators to help them learn how Scrible Edu Pro fills a gap for distance learning during the pandemic by supporting remote instruction for research and writing. You can scroll through this webinar recording to find portions of interest. For example, the "how-to" portion starts at 23:00 mins and contains a variety of questions, each with an answer and accompanying demo. For example, at the 25:50 mark, you'll see info about the question, "How do I curate and annotate articles".
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
UEN trainer Shannon Ririe Lyon guides C-Forum members through utilizing tools in Utah's Online Library on an iPad.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
UEN trainer Jami Gardner guides C-Forum members through using Gale resources found in Utah's Online Library.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
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