Education
Welcome! The Education Working Group (EdWG) was formed in 2013 to explore the intersections between public lab tools & activities and formal educational environments & grade-specific curriculum standards. Membership in this group is open to all, and largely consists of teachers, professors, as well as people with an interest in education, including the staff of the non-profit of Public Lab.
Browse recent work on curricular materials: #education, and subscribe to the education list (in the left-hand column) to get updates.
Activities
Here are some different activities particularly suited for use in the classroom:
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Posting assignments on PublicLab.org
You're welcome to post your own assignments to PublicLab.org with a "Post a Response" button, and have student's responses collected in your post:
https://publiclab.org/wiki/requesting-responses
Here are some examples:
| Title | Author | Updated | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing yet on the topic "requesting:responses" -- be the first to post something! |
Questions
| Title | Author | Updated | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How could we design a group activity around siting air sensors? | @warren | over 5 years ago | 1 | 9 |
| What are some of the challenges of implementing a problem-based learning curriculum in your classroom? | @mimiss | over 5 years ago | 0 | 2 |
| Have you tried any good DIY microscope dyes or stains? | @mimiss | over 5 years ago | 1 | 5 |
| What are some of your favorite community science projects from around the world? | @mimiss | over 5 years ago | 2 | 2 |
| Ideas for a DIY + Maker class for 6th graders | @Kmckeown | over 6 years ago | 2 | 3 |
| What are good resources for teaching middle school age children about water quality parameters? | @stevie | over 6 years ago | 1 | 4 |
| What is the easiest and cheapest way to make a kite big enough to carry a camera? | @warren | about 7 years ago | 0 | 1 |
Resources
Check this wiki that has some information on funding sources for science teachers.
Join the education mailing list:
The welcome message at https://groups.google.com/group/plots-education reads:
Welcome to the education working group of the Public Laboratory. One of our main goals is to support K-12 curricular objectives using Public Lab tools.
Our first steps to this end include - education calls - researching state curricular objectives - modifying our Public Lab instructions to be both grade level appropriate and align with state objectives
Please join this group to get involved. https://groups.google.com/group/plots-education