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Investigating wind energy with Google Earth
Wind Power (7 Activities)
student activities on wind energy for grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12
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Related projects & misc.
A galaxy of helpful people
An Oxford scientist has harnessed the power of the web to create a massive citizen-science project that is truly collaborative (Guardian story 15 January 2009)
Citizen Science
A clearinghouse for ideas, news, and resources in support of citizen science-- partnerships between volunteers and scientists that answer real-world questions.
An Oxford scientist has harnessed the power of the web to create a massive citizen-science project that is truly collaborative (Guardian story 15 January 2009)
Citizen Science
A clearinghouse for ideas, news, and resources in support of citizen science-- partnerships between volunteers and scientists that answer real-world questions.
Curriculum links
Activities & resources for Key Stage 3 and 4 (UK) science curriculum topics
Applications and implications
(KS3.1.2 and KS4.1.4)
BioEthics Education Project
website and virtual learning environment for secondary school science teachers and their students
Physics & Ethics Education Project
physics and ethics in GCSE Science courses
Biology/organisms and health
(KS3.3.3 and KS4.2.1)
Fold.it
Solving puzzles/folding proteins for scientists
Journal of Visualised Experiments
Videos with Biological Science focus
Science Supremo
Students take on the role of scientists working in modern drug development, taking a new drug through clinical trials to assess its effectiveness in treating tuberculosis
Chemical and material behaviour
(KS3.3.2 and KS4.2.2)
Nano2Hybrids
Scientist video diaries about nanotechnology
Communication
(KS3.2.3 and KS4.1.3)
Nano2Hybrids
Scientist video diaries about nanotechnology
SciVee
Videos made by and for scientists
Energy, electricity, forces and radiation
(KS3.3.1 and KS4.2.3)
Centre for Alternative Technology
has a windfarm interactive and other related downloadable resource guides
Energy hungry gadgets
News item about how energy saving is being compromised by love for gadgets. Graph comparing TV running costs at bottom of page.
Sodarace
the online olympics pitting human creativity against machine learning in a competition to design robots that race over 2D terrains
UK wind strength map
A site to view what the wind speed is around the UK
Wind Power (7 Activities)
Propeller Design, Building a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Building a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Calculating the Efficiency of Turbine Blades, Calculating the Efficiency of Turbine Generators, Measuring Wind Speed, Building a Data-Logging Anemometer
Wind with Miller
Kids' site by Danish wind power assn. with how-to's and other educational material.
Environment, Earth and universe
(KS3.3.4 and KS4.2.4)
Digital Library for Earth System Education
distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels
Eagles and wind farms
news story about Golden eagles threatened by wind farm
Earth Learning Idea
Earth-related Activities
Encyclopedia of Life
US project that allows people to access and contribute to a Biology and species web resource collection
How Science Works: Chasing the Wind
Teacher TV video: Dr Maggie Aderin leads a team launching an instrument into space to read wind patterns, in order to help assess the impact of climate change.
International Polar Year
a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009.
Sea surface temperatures
live sensor data
Understanding Climate Change
multimedia gallery from US Natl Centre for Atmospheric Research
geograph.org.uk
allows anyone to submit photos, text for every square km of Great Britain
General science
Archaeology in Schools
Some resources on archaeology summer schools by Tim Vickers of Cambridge
Camden Out of School Learning
includes various science projects
Futures Channel
Videos of real world examples for teaching resources. This example shows wind farms and the scientists talk about the skills required by the people who work in wind energy.
How Science Works - An Introduction
Teacher TV video: An overview of the Key Stage 4 How Science Works programme of study, broken up into the following four areas. * data, evidence, theories and explanations * practical and enquiry skills * communication skills * applications and implications
How Science Works: In The Classroom
Teacher TV video: King Edward VII School in Sheffield try out some of the activities connected to the Secondary Science: How Science Works programmes
Nation's Favourite Experiment
The British Academy filmed a selection of popular, eye-catching experiments that you might come across at home, school or on TV and asked people to take a quick look at the short clips and vote online
STEM science directory
Has local and national science activities in all curriculum subjects
SciVee
Videos made by and for scientists
Science Across the World
Schools collaboration web site: "Exploring science locally - sharing science globally".
Squashed Frogs
Site suggestion from a science teacher in Brighton and Hove for teaching resources of science at KS3, 4, 5
TeacherTube
videos for teachers' use
Top 10 Chemistry, Biology, and Physics Videos
List of YouTube videos compiled by Wired magazine
Try Science
Flash based Science Education Resources
UPD8
activities, reviews, breaking science; includes a section called 'difficult and dull'.
Applications and implications
(KS3.1.2 and KS4.1.4)
BioEthics Education Project
website and virtual learning environment for secondary school science teachers and their students
Physics & Ethics Education Project
physics and ethics in GCSE Science courses
Biology/organisms and health
(KS3.3.3 and KS4.2.1)
Fold.it
Solving puzzles/folding proteins for scientists
Journal of Visualised Experiments
Videos with Biological Science focus
Science Supremo
Students take on the role of scientists working in modern drug development, taking a new drug through clinical trials to assess its effectiveness in treating tuberculosis
Chemical and material behaviour
(KS3.3.2 and KS4.2.2)
Nano2Hybrids
Scientist video diaries about nanotechnology
Communication
(KS3.2.3 and KS4.1.3)
Nano2Hybrids
Scientist video diaries about nanotechnology
SciVee
Videos made by and for scientists
Energy, electricity, forces and radiation
(KS3.3.1 and KS4.2.3)
Centre for Alternative Technology
has a windfarm interactive and other related downloadable resource guides
Energy hungry gadgets
News item about how energy saving is being compromised by love for gadgets. Graph comparing TV running costs at bottom of page.
Sodarace
the online olympics pitting human creativity against machine learning in a competition to design robots that race over 2D terrains
UK wind strength map
A site to view what the wind speed is around the UK
Wind Power (7 Activities)
Propeller Design, Building a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Building a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Calculating the Efficiency of Turbine Blades, Calculating the Efficiency of Turbine Generators, Measuring Wind Speed, Building a Data-Logging Anemometer
Wind with Miller
Kids' site by Danish wind power assn. with how-to's and other educational material.
Environment, Earth and universe
(KS3.3.4 and KS4.2.4)
Digital Library for Earth System Education
distributed community effort involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels
Eagles and wind farms
news story about Golden eagles threatened by wind farm
Earth Learning Idea
Earth-related Activities
Encyclopedia of Life
US project that allows people to access and contribute to a Biology and species web resource collection
How Science Works: Chasing the Wind
Teacher TV video: Dr Maggie Aderin leads a team launching an instrument into space to read wind patterns, in order to help assess the impact of climate change.
International Polar Year
a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009.
Sea surface temperatures
live sensor data
Understanding Climate Change
multimedia gallery from US Natl Centre for Atmospheric Research
geograph.org.uk
allows anyone to submit photos, text for every square km of Great Britain
General science
Archaeology in Schools
Some resources on archaeology summer schools by Tim Vickers of Cambridge
Camden Out of School Learning
includes various science projects
Futures Channel
Videos of real world examples for teaching resources. This example shows wind farms and the scientists talk about the skills required by the people who work in wind energy.
How Science Works - An Introduction
Teacher TV video: An overview of the Key Stage 4 How Science Works programme of study, broken up into the following four areas. * data, evidence, theories and explanations * practical and enquiry skills * communication skills * applications and implications
How Science Works: In The Classroom
Teacher TV video: King Edward VII School in Sheffield try out some of the activities connected to the Secondary Science: How Science Works programmes
Nation's Favourite Experiment
The British Academy filmed a selection of popular, eye-catching experiments that you might come across at home, school or on TV and asked people to take a quick look at the short clips and vote online
STEM science directory
Has local and national science activities in all curriculum subjects
SciVee
Videos made by and for scientists
Science Across the World
Schools collaboration web site: "Exploring science locally - sharing science globally".
Squashed Frogs
Site suggestion from a science teacher in Brighton and Hove for teaching resources of science at KS3, 4, 5
TeacherTube
videos for teachers' use
Top 10 Chemistry, Biology, and Physics Videos
List of YouTube videos compiled by Wired magazine
Try Science
Flash based Science Education Resources
UPD8
activities, reviews, breaking science; includes a section called 'difficult and dull'.
Technology links
GPS Visualizer
Easy tool for mapping
Participatory sensing
Nokia's participatory sensing newsletter covering a few projects using / looking towards aggregated data from mobiles as sensors
Sensor Planet
SensorPlanet is a Nokia-initiated cooperation, a global research framework, on mobile device-centric large-scale Wireless Sensor Networks
Easy tool for mapping
Participatory sensing
Nokia's participatory sensing newsletter covering a few projects using / looking towards aggregated data from mobiles as sensors
Sensor Planet
SensorPlanet is a Nokia-initiated cooperation, a global research framework, on mobile device-centric large-scale Wireless Sensor Networks
Teaching tools
9 easy web-based collaboration tools
Pointer to a news item of tools
10 Excellent Online Apps For the Innovative Teacher
Some applications are specifically geared towards teaching and learning. Other applications can be adapted for these purposes
Co-lab
learning environment that helps learners to develop flexible knowledge in science domains, skills to collect and synthesise information and to collaborate with others (EU)
ePals
the Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms
FieldScope
web-based mapping, analysis, and collaboration tool designed to support geographic investigations
Google Earth lessons
Resources / activity ideas for teachers based on google earth
Supporting e-Portfolios with blogging
A tutor reflects on using blogging as an eportfolio tool. The project aims to support students in reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses in relation to transferable and subject specialist skills and to develop their personal and professional goals to enhance their practice.
T4 - Transforming Teaching Through Technology
US site with resources, planning and technical support, and training for teachers wishing to use technology to transform their teaching
Webquests
an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
WISE
'simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies' (US)
Pointer to a news item of tools
10 Excellent Online Apps For the Innovative Teacher
Some applications are specifically geared towards teaching and learning. Other applications can be adapted for these purposes
Co-lab
learning environment that helps learners to develop flexible knowledge in science domains, skills to collect and synthesise information and to collaborate with others (EU)
ePals
the Internet's largest global community of connected classrooms
FieldScope
web-based mapping, analysis, and collaboration tool designed to support geographic investigations
Google Earth lessons
Resources / activity ideas for teachers based on google earth
Supporting e-Portfolios with blogging
A tutor reflects on using blogging as an eportfolio tool. The project aims to support students in reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses in relation to transferable and subject specialist skills and to develop their personal and professional goals to enhance their practice.
T4 - Transforming Teaching Through Technology
US site with resources, planning and technical support, and training for teachers wishing to use technology to transform their teaching
Webquests
an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
WISE
'simple yet powerful learning environment where students examine realworld evidence and analyze current scientific controversies' (US)
Science tools
Google Earth lessons
Educational resource for teachers
My Experiment
Virtual Research Environment for sharing scientific data and workflows
Wolfram Alpha
A computable search engine for getting answers to scientific and mathematical queries
Educational resource for teachers
My Experiment
Virtual Research Environment for sharing scientific data and workflows
Wolfram Alpha
A computable search engine for getting answers to scientific and mathematical queries
designed to match scientists and classroom teachers from across the United States
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