Instructional Video3:42
Science360

Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation

12th - Higher Ed
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats



Description: Research consistently shows that children...
Instructional Video3:42
Science360

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: LAUREN BIRNEY IS GETTING URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESTORING OYSTER HABITATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR

12th - Higher Ed
Research consistently shows that children who have opportunities to actively investigate natural settings and engage in problem-based learning greatly benefit from the experiences. They gain skills, interests, knowledge, aspirations and...
Instructional Video6:16
Brainwaves Video Anthology

David Perkins - What's Worth Learning

Higher Ed
David Perkins is the Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr., Professor of Teaching and Learning, Emeritus, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has conducted long-term programs of research and development in the areas of teaching and...
Lesson Plan0:31
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Teach Engineering

Microfluidic Devices and Flow Rate

9th - 12th Standards
When you have to flow, you have to flow. The instructional activity introduces class members to microfluidic devices and their uses in medicine. They watch a short video on how the diameter affects the rate of flow. The worksheet has...
Lesson Plan3:31
Teach Engineering

The Grand Challenge

11th - 12th
Magnetic resonance imaging, just how safe is it? The introduction to unit study of magnetic resonance imaging technology presents the grand challenge questions of how an MRI machine works, the risks involved, the physics involved,...
Lesson Plan3:02
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Teach Engineering

How Antibiotics Work

9th - 12th
Take two pills and call me in the morning. The first instructional activity in a short unit of four introduces class members to delivery methods of medicines. The instruction introduces the question of which delivery method is best to...