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Why I Started Creating & Using Computer Based Simulation Labs

Science Teaching & Technology by Multimedia Science Why I Started Creating & Using Computer Based Simulation Labs The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Terminal Velocity Lab – The Good & The Bad For many years I had students run … Continue reading

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Remembering My Period 6 Physics Class

The Joys of Science Teaching or Be Careful What You Say There is an old saying “out of the mouths of babes,” which means something that you say when a small child says something that surprises you because it shows … Continue reading

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The Smokestack – Not All It’s Stacked Up To Be

Science Teaching & Technology by Multimedia Science Industrial Experience & the Science Classroom Question: Does industrial experience help a teacher to explain science concepts in the classroom? My findings after spending 15 years in chemical engineering and 30 years teaching … Continue reading

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Multimedia Science Android Apps Now On Appliv Discovery Platform

A number of Multimedia Science’s chemistry and physics applications have been ported to and are now available as Android Apps.  One example is the Torque Challenge where you must understand torque to balance the beam.  And several of these apps are free, like … Continue reading

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Evaluating Software Use in Science Education

What are the benefits of using software in the science classroom? Let’s look at a sample software physics game problem. This will lead to some guidelines on how to evaluate this type of software. Today’s Students Have Different Needs Today’s … Continue reading

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SMALLab Learning & Embodied Learning

[like] Many physics teachers out there may have used a Pasco sonic ranger attached to a computer and a projector to show a graph of a student’s motion as they moved across the room.  SMALLab Leaning has taken that a huge step … Continue reading

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Boxlight LabDisc – Portable / Wireless / 14 Sensors / Mobile Cart

[like] Wow!  Taking experimental data has come a long way.  The LabDisc does not require wires or changing out probes and sends data via Bluetooth.  The sensors include: accelerometer, air pressure, ambient temperature, current, distance, external temperature, light, microphone, voltage, … Continue reading

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Chem Doodle – Chemical Publishing Software

[like] ChemDoodle began as a quality and affordable chemical sketcher, and has since become the most powerful chemical publishing tool in the industry, supporting all platforms and with extensions to web browsers and mobile devices. This software might be overkill for … Continue reading

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Symphony of Science – The Quantum World

[like] The universe is filled with such wondrous and unbelievable things, why shouldn’t they be set to music. Well, someone has done it and it’s called Symphony of Science.  You can find more science music at the Symphony of Science website. … Continue reading

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Fun Science Demos

[like] Here are a whole bunch of science demonstrations aimed at the lower grades.  The presenters are very dynamic and obviously enjoy showing off their ways of demonstrating the concepts of science that they are teaching. Link To Fun Science … Continue reading

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