The link provided is a website created by the University of Colorado
Boulder, “founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive
Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free
interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive
education research and engage students through an intuitive,
game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.”
The website provides helpful tools for both teachers and
students. Teachers have access to simulation-specific tips, video primers, resources for teaching with simulations, and activities shared by our teacher community. PhET
is relevant for my content-area because it has several science-related
simulations that my students and I can work with. I have used many of the
simulations for earth science, chemistry, and biology. The science simulations
are interactive ways to show how things work and function in the world. This is
a great opportunity for students to engage themselves in something that seems fun
and a bit more interesting than taking notes and listening to lectures. Another
important resource in this website is that it also provides lesson plans for
teachers to use which is always helpful. Other content-area teachers, such as
math, should check out this website because there is more to it than just
science. Math simulations and lesson plans are also included in this STEM-based
technology.
I love this source because it would allow my students to be interacting with the topic rather than just reading the information. The students would be able to see the information also. I also think that the variety of sources would be very helpful, especially if a teacher was new in a certain area.
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ReplyDeleteHey Taylor,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog and i feel like interactive simulations are really helpful in the classroom. I like how the students can manipulate different factors and see how what they have done affects the experiment, or problem, as a whole. Since technology is becoming bigger and bigger in the classroom, I feel as though it is important for teachers to have access to websites like these, that can help them teach their students lessons and give them a better understanding of the content/subject being taught.
This is a great resource.
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