Education
Welcome! On this page you will find programming, activities, and resources related to formal and informal education.
Browse recent work on curricular materials: #education, and subscribe to the education tag 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:
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
Education group
| Username |
|---|
| warren |
| mimiss |
| Bronwen |
| Fwagner |
| liz |
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