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	<title>Teach Science and Math</title>
	
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		<title>Project Based Learning – Physical Science or Chemistry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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In project-based learning, preparation and planning are the most critical factors for success.
The critical aspect of this formula for success is developing a clear understanding of what students are to achieve when they work on a project.
This is essential so that students can:

develop a suitable plan to achieve a goal.
identify milestones needed to complete the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geometric Problem Solving with Snap Cubes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[geometric shapes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[geometry]]></category>

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Problem solving in mathematics is critical to understanding geometric concepts and also making connections with other mathematics concepts.
The following activities cause students to use critical thinking and problem solving skills - often referred to as inquiry-based teaching and learning.
Inquiry Math Activity
Materials – 27 one inch snap cubes for each student
 
Procedures – Part 1
Give each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Things that Will Become Obsolete in Math and Science by 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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There are many lists going around about what the next decade will bring in K-12 education, especially focusing on those things that will become obsolete.
Well, I decided to create my own list of 5 things that should be obsolete in K-12 education by 2020.
Homework
The United States continues to fall behind most Asian and some European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investigating the Nature of Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[nature of science]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[science investigations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[science process process]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[scientific method]]></category>

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Students need opportunities to experience the Nature of Science experiences that replicate the way scientists search for answers to scientific questions.
There is no one scientific method process used by every scientist.
The Scientific Method, as taught in schools, is a false process and a oversimplification of the way scientists actually work, along with missing the point [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pythagorean Theorem - Real World Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[finding the area]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[geometry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[math formulas]]></category>

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The Pythagorean Theorem is used any time you have a right triangle in which you know the length of two sides and want to find the third side.
The formula is: a2 + b2 = c2
 
There are many strategies for getting students to learn how to solve a problem related to this theorem. Many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Connections in Math Through Reading</title>
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		<comments>http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/03/01/making-connections-in-math-through-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[literacy in math]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[problem solving]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[project based learning]]></category>

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We need to make changes in the way we teach students math. A comparison of state standardized test scores show that test scores a leveling off or are flat State Mathematics Comparisons 2000 - 2009 (National Center for Education Statistics).
During the early part of the decade our students made great strides in improving their test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing in Science: Creating Nature Journals</title>
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		<comments>http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/02/26/writing-in-science-creating-nature-journals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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A nature journal allows students to make observations and connections about the natural world in which they live.
As they develop their own nature journals, students develop a concrete understanding of what is going on in the part of nature they are studying.
One example is the impact of global warming on animals which live in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Based Learning - Math Activities</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachScienceAndMath/~3/NVv9ENhOE-A/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking in math]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[math activities]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[math lessons]]></category>

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Project-based learning or Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is one of the best teaching strategies for engaging students in realistic learning activities.  Students are not only interested, they are also learning math in the process.
Why?
Because their minds are engaged, critical thinking is taking place!
This is often referred to as critical thinking, minds-on, or inquiry-based teaching and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Education Programs Require a Cultural Change</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachScienceAndMath/~3/-NsABiA0bAo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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The science community needs to develop better ways to assess students’ understanding and skills, not just their science factual knowledge.
For many years, education has traditionally been about standing in front of a classroom and giving a great lecture, or just a lecture. What people rarely do is try to work out whether or not the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day Activities: Environmental Uses of Phone Books</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachScienceAndMath/~3/UnYHwtuRjSQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2010/02/19/earth-day-activities-enviornmental-uses-of-phone-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wetzel</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[earth day]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>

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Ever wonder what to do with all those old phone books?
Earth Day is coming and a good earth day activity is to develop creative uses for these phone books, beyond just recycling or throwing them in the garbage.
Phone books have a myriad of uses such as shredding the pages for use as packing material, compost [...]]]></description>
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