TEEMSS TechnologyEnhanced Elementary and Middle School Science NSTA
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TEEMSS Technology-Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science NSTA National Conference - Boston Saturday, March 27 8: 45 AM– 11: 35 PM Concord Consortium, Concord, MA 12/19/2021 1
Session Objectives • To give participants hands-on experience using sensors with the TEEMSS activities • To demonstrate how computers/handhelds combined with sensor/probe technology can enhance student learning in the classroom • To explore how this technology can work in your school and strengthen your science curriculum 12/19/2021 2
Agenda 8: 45 9: 00 9: 15 9: 45 10: 00 10: 45 11: 00 11: 15 11: 35 12/19/2021 Introductions TEEMSS overview TEEMSS activity organization Demonstration of probe activity Hands-on Break Discussion Additional hands-on & discussion Depart 3
The Concord Consortium Realizing the promise of educational technology • The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. • We create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies. • Our funding comes primarily from the National Science Foundation. • The primary goal in all of our work is digital equity -- improving learning opportunities for all students. 12/19/2021 4
The Concord Consortium Realizing the promise of educational technology • • • Modeling Tools Enabling students to interact with the unobservable Online Learning Democratizing education with anytime, anywhere learning Probeware Developing new tools for data collection and analysis Handhelds Moving closer to the promise of ubiquitous computing Sustainable Development Confronting global issues with decision-making tools Assessment Research Improving methods for measuring deep learning in science 12/19/2021 5
The Project TEEMSS 2 Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science http: //teemss 2. concord. org Increasing the use of sensors and models in grades 3 -8 science teaching. Developed with funding from the National Science Foundation 12/19/2021 6
TEEMSS Overview • 15 Activities – grades 3 -8 – Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, Life Science, Technology and Engineering, Inquiry. • Uses Models and Sensors – Temperature, light, voltage, motion, force, gas pressure, relative humidity, Net. Logo, Sound Grapher • Operates using most sensor vendors • Operates on most platforms 12/19/2021 7
TEEMSS Test Sites Ed Hazzard, Ehazzard@concord. org Carolyn Staudt, carolyn@concord. org partnered with http: //www. successlink. org 12/19/2021 8 Copyright © 2006 Kid. Solve™, Inc. All rights reserved.
TEEMSS Software TEEMSS activities are embedded in software (Sensor. Portfolio) that allows students, all within a single application, to: • read the investigation • answer questions • collect data • analyze results • save their work (locally) Sensor. Portfolio is not specific to any sensor manufacturer or computer platform. 12/19/2021 Copyright © 2006 Kid. Solve™, Inc. All rights 9 reserved.
TEEMSS operates on… Mac Windows Palm 12/19/2021 Pocket PC 10
A Resource for Getting Started Probe. Sight • • • research articles sample activities bibliography curriculum suppliers http: //probesight. concord. org
Participating Vendors Data Harvest - England Easy. Sense Q Advanced (Bluetooth) 12/19/2021 12
Participating Vendors Fourier Systems - Israel Eco. Log 12/19/2021 Imagi. Works - California Imagi. Probe 13
Participating Vendors PASCO - California Texas Instruments PASPort Airlink SI CBL 2 Xplorer - Data Logger 12/19/2021 14
Participating Vendors Vernier - Washington Go. Link! 12/19/2021 15
Curriculum Design • • Standards driven Three grade levels: 3 -4, 5 -6, 7 -8 15 units with 2 investigations each Two weeks of class time per unit Start with a discovery question Teacher Guide Technical Hints 12/19/2021 16
Curriculum Units 12/19/2021 17
Curriculum Unit Example 12/19/2021 18
Sensor. Portfolio Features • Real-time graphs of sensor data • Assessments such as essay questions 12/19/2021 19
Sensor. Portfolio Features • Ability to predict a graph, then collect data and compare with predictions • Embedded drawing tools 12/19/2021 20
Sensor. Portfolio Features • Multiple choice assessment questions, with justifications 12/19/2021 21
3 Sample Activities 12/19/2021 22
Sensing Can you believe your senses? 12/19/2021 23
Air and Water Temperature What happens to the temperature of mixed water and air? 12/19/2021 24
Motion How can I describe and illustrate motion? 12/19/2021 25
TEEMSS website 12/19/2021 26
Availability Sensor. Portfolio, TEEMSS 2 and other Concord Consortium education materials are free upon registering with the Concord Consortium. Registration is free, simply provide your name and email address. A password and directions will be sent to you. You can register at : http: //www. concord. org/membership. html
Resources Contacts: The TEEMSS website: http: //teemss 2. concord. org Carolyn Staudt, project manager carolyn@concord. org Ed Hazzard, curriculum developer ehazzard@concord. org For more information on the TEEMSS project, including research results, please check out the following site. http: //www. concord. org/necc/
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