Many educators like myself are apprehensive about using social media tools in our classrooms. After looking inward and analyzing why I was fearful of this, I realized that I cannot afford to be fearful of social media. If I continue my path of fear, my students will lose a tremendous opportunity to learn how to […]
Posts Categorized: STEM
No more Bulky Binders – ePortfolio Bliss
Laurinda Lott When I first enrolled in Destinations, I had a goal to find a new way to enhance a current portfolio project that is used in most of our Teacher Education courses. This assignment that I am posting is slightly different than most as it is not just a simple lesson plan to be […]
Achey Breaky Heart- The Cardiac Conduction System
The Cardiac Conduction System Sino-Atrial [SA] node or primary pacemaker – cells that generate an electrical current. Atrioventricular [AV] node or secondary pacemaker- receives the electrical impulse. Cardiac muscle action potentials– SA-AV electrical activity causes the right atrium to contract. Heartbeat -the result of cardiac muscle action potential, travelling throughout the heart. Intrinsic heart rate: […]
Simple DC Circuits and a Light Bulb –
This summer Valencia is going to host a STEM camp for high school seniors, and we are going to have 24 students visiting different science labs at West Campus during two days. I may use some portion of this “sample lesson” for the physics portion of the STEM camp. I will start with projecting a […]
Trigonometry
This infographic shows all the trigonometric functions on one page. It is useful for students to have it in a place where they can visually access this: http://www.infohow.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/RS-Trigonometry-Definition.gif
Are You Scared of MERS? Let TED Tell You.
MERS: AN EMERGING LETHAL VIRAL DISEASE MERS is a new type of viral respiratory disease that has recently been reported in a couple of confirmed cases here in Orlando. The causative virus is MERS-CoV, a corona virus similar to those that cause the common cold. It qualifies as an EID, emerging infectious disease. It has […]
Musical Microbiology: A Happy Mix
Music videos are great in a science class. It can be used as ice-breakers at the beginning of a lesson, such as this one on Food Safety. Food borne diseases are frequently reported in the news media. Many of these ailments are of microbial causation. You might have heard some people complaining about abdominal pain […]
How YOUR Videos will revolutionize YOUR classroom
This posts discusses not just the use of including Youtube videos in your classes, but specifically mentions the benefits of the Professor actually making the videos themselves. Short videos of a teacher giving a lesson, primarily in an environment other than the classroom, seems to be more engaging not just compared to lectures, but is […]
Lesson Plan: A Lazy Electron Wake-up Call around Series-Parallel Circuits
Deb Hall Title: A Lazy Electron Wake-up Call around Series-Parallel Circuits Class: EET 1214C Introduction to Engineering Technology Introduction: I selected this particular topic because many of my students seem to find measuring current within a circuit to be most challenging. I think that these tools might help engage my audience because it will capture […]
Can damaged brain cells be replaced by new ones?
Click the ScienceBlog link to find an interesting blog discussion on this topic. Brain cells can grow back???? [click here]