Using Technology to Teach Science
Every good scientist needs a toolbox at their disposal, full of ways to brainstorm, hypothesize, gather and display data, collaborate and experiment. Let's explore tools that allow students to post research questions, collect data in Forms, work on class-wide lab reports, then analyze data with online chart making tools.
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Padlet
Once you have signed in above, follow this link to Padlet to share how you use technology to teach science in your classroom.
Once you have signed in above, follow this link to Padlet to share how you use technology to teach science in your classroom.
List of Tools
Tool 1: Padlet
Post questions, share hypotheses, brainstorm and analyze. Tool 2: Google Forms
Create Forms to collect data, generate simple surveys to create graphic representations, poll anyone from anywhere about anything. Tool 3: TitanPad
Create collaborative lab reports, share data and ideas, work together to produce scientific documents. Tool 4: Text2MindMap
Easily create graphic organizers to show relationships between vocabulary and scientific concepts. Tool 5: Create-a-Graph
Create graphs using the data from experiments. Tool 6: PhET
A huge collection of interactive math and science simulations. Tool 7: SAS Curriculum Pathways
A MASSIVE resource for interactives and free online lessons. |
Going Deeper
Now that you have voted on your top tools, let's look at how to use these in your classroom with the technology you have available.
Now that you have voted on your top tools, let's look at how to use these in your classroom with the technology you have available.
Next Steps
Follow this link to a Google Slides presentation. Read the first two slides for directions and an example of what your slide will look like.
Follow this link to a Google Slides presentation. Read the first two slides for directions and an example of what your slide will look like.
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