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Technology-based inquiry for middle school : an NSTA press journals collection / Edwin Christmann, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Technological innovations.
- Science.
- Science--Computer-assisted instruction.
- Educational technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : NSTA Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It just got easier to learn the ABCs of working with PDAs, CBLs, GPS systems, and other technology-based inquiry tools. The activities in this practical compendium-a collection of 27 articles published in Science Scope, NSTA's member journal for middle school teachers-will show you how.
- Contents:
- Scientific Inquiry; Time for Class; Converting With Confidence; A Different Phase Change; Temperature Tracking; Probing for Answers; Who Solved the Longitude Problem?; Celestial Observation Tools; Ready to Navigate: Classroom GPS Applications; Layers of Information: Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Underwater Web Work; Up-to-the-Minute Meteorology; Technology-Based Planetary Exploration; How Reliable Is the Temperature Forecast?; Viewing Volcanoes; In Flight, Online; Data Collection and Analysis Tools; The Latest in Handheld Microscopes; Aqua Analysis; Fast-Food Fact Finding
- Testing the pH of Soft DrinksGraphing Calculators; Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs); Projecting Your PDA; Science Research on the Internet; Technologies for Special Needs Students; Software That Makes the Grade; Computer-Assisted Instruction; About the Authors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-21780-8
- 9786611217808
- 1-933531-94-0
- OCLC:
- 243602222
- Publisher Number:
- 9781933531946
- 9780873552660
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