Real Time Data and Telecollaborative Projects for Middle School Science

Science Council of New York City

April 14,2007 , Session D, 2:40-3:30 P.M.

Objective: Participants will explore the unique and compelling Internet resources such as telecollaborative projects, on-line experts and real time data.

Introduction to Unique and Compelling (ppt)

Collaborative Projects

• The International Boiling Point Project
  • What is boiling?
    • Videos- Before Boiling and While Boiling
  • Example Data
  • Photos
  • Student Final Reports
  • Online Discussion
  • Past Project Information
  • Curriculum Standards
• The Human Genetics Project
  • Curriculum Standards
• Additional Projects and Information
  • The Global Sun Temperature Project
    • Past Projects Information
    • Sample Daylight vs. Latitude Graph
    • Sample Temperature vs. Latitude Graph
    • Curriculum Standards
  • CIESE Sponsored Collaborative Projects
  • CIESE Recommended Collaborative Projects
  • The Global School House

Real Time Data

• Stowaway Adventure Project
  • Lesson 2: Where on earth are you?
  • Tracking Maersk Valencia (callsign DAPG)
  • Example Student Work
  • Curriculum Standards
• Additional Projects & Information
  • Musical Plates
    • Lesson 1: Plot Current Earthquake Data
  • CIESE Sponsored Real Time Data Projects
  • CIESE Recommended Real Time Data Web Sites

Consulting Experts in the Field

• Example: Ask an Expert - Fungus
• Scientific American's Ask an Expert
• Additional Information
  • CIESE Ask an Expert Page
  • All-Experts.com
  • Ask a Weather Expert

Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Join the CIESE Listserv

Additional Projects

• Primary Source Material
  • Thomas Edison
    • The Edison Papers
      • Document Sampler
    • Thomas Edison's Documents
  • Population Growth
    • Activity #2 Factors in Population Growth
  • The Galileo Project
    • Galileo's Sunspot Drawings

Contact Information

• Presenter: Augusto Macalalag
  • Augusto.Macalalag@Stevens.edu (email)
• Co Presenter: Gregory Bartus
  • Gregory.Bartus@Stevens.edu (email)