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Mar
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“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” ~Leonardo da Vinci, artist-scientist
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Jan
20
The EDP Cycle remains relevant! There is one phase of the grade 5-12 EDP cycle that every classroom participant can relate to, whether student or teacher, and that is “Build a model or Prototype.” In the K-4 EDP Cycle, this component is labeled “Evaluate.”
The “Build a Model or Prototype/Evaluate phase is continuously being applied in business using the word Beta test. Here is an example from current business news that fits with all of the snow of the Winter season.
The Snowbot is a square robot that shovels snow! Here it is in action!
‘https://youtu.be/8W6yC-u-8_A
Currently in development and Beta text by the company – https://www.thesnowbot.com/pages/become-a-beta-tester
STEM/STEAM Application:
Have you ever participated in a Beta test? It might be a fun class activity to show the Snowbot videos to Students who would serve in the role of Focus Group participants! What do you think about this and/or what other EDP applications come to mind when viewing the Snowbot videos?
Jul
20
On this day, 52 years ago, Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Buzz Aldrin (born 1930) landed on the Moon in the greatest engineering accomplishment of the 20th century!
Today, just outside dusty Van Horn, Texas a small team of private citizens blasted off in the Blue Origin rocket called the Alan Shepard. The rocket was named after Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the astronaut who, in 1961 became the first American and the second man to travel into space. Ten years later, Shepard also walked on the Moon.
Best Field Trip since 1969! Private citizens Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, & Oliver Daemen became astronauts after an 11-minute space flight w/ 3 minutes of weightlessness in the 1st Field Trip 66.3 miles above Earth on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket! @blueorigin (Links to an external site.) https://t.co/Y1FvwsdlKu (Links to an external site.)
— HTeague (@TweetTeague) July 20, 2021 (Links to an external site.)
Field Trips or Field Excursions have been a foundational component of educational and instructional practice . Two notable Critical Thinkers, Friedrich Froebel and John Dewey encouraged educational excursions (Woods, 1937). The Existentialist Henry David Thoreau and his brother John are considered to be the first teaching pair to include field excursions in their Concord curriculum circa 1839 (Lunsford, 2019).
The Blue Origin private citizens Jeff Bezos, Mercury 13 aviator Wally Funk, Mark Bezos, and Oliver Daemen became astronauts when they took an 11-minute field trip, including 3 minutes of weightlessness in the first Field Trip 66.5 miles (351, 210 feet) above Earth!
What are your thoughts on today’s flight?
Read More Here: https://www.space.com/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-first-astroanut-launch-crew
Taking a Field Trip from PBS Learning Media: https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/educators/technique-guide/taking-a-field-trip/ (Links to an external site.)Oregon Public Broadcasting, (Links to an external site.)2014.
References
Lunsford, M. (2019). Lunsford Column: The Real Value of Field Trips. Indiana News and Tribune. https://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/lunsford-column-the-real-value-of-field-trips/article_e4b9c688-2b37-11ea-a88c-e38452f95e29.html (Links to an external site.)
Woods, H. (1937). A study of the origin and development of the educational excursion and field trip. https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4940&context=etd/ (Links to an external site.)
Nov
23
Happy Fibonacci Day! Leonardo Pisano Bigollo (aka Leonardo Fibonacci) (1170-1250) created the Fibonacci Sequence in 1225 to solve the puzzle of rabbit breeding rates. It has since been found to occur widely in nature.
Today’s date corresponds to the first numbers of the Fibonacci sequence – 1 1 2 3
This video offers a exposition of the patterns recurring in the Fibonacci sequence
This video synergizes the number sequence to music.
There is a lively discussion already on Twitter at the hashtag #FibonacciDay and #MathMonday
One book that approaches Fibonacci and his life and work is the extremely interesting book called Finding Fibonacci by Keith Devlin
Oct
26
The ATEMS Children’s Storybook Project is a collaboration between students, teachers, and the Abilene, Texas community which loves reading, storytelling, and art!!
Learn more at this link: https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/columnists/ronald-w-erdrich/2020/10/24/atems-students-collaborate-childrens-storybook-project-niccil-abilene-reading-texas/3739933001/
The ATEMS Children’s Storybook Project is a collaboration w/ students, teachers & the Abilene, Texas community who loves reading, storytelling, and art!! #PBSReaders4Life #STEAM #STEAM603 https://t.co/SOedZebzw0
— Helen Teague (@TweetTeague) November 4, 2020
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