Understanding Sensory Ecology

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-340
Author(s):  
Megan Mayo ◽  
Jan Ng
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Sensory Ecology ◽  
Core State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Common Core State Standard ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Sensory Disruption ◽  
Analyze Data

As visual creatures, humans sometimes have difficulty understanding how other organisms encounter their environments through nonvisual means. Many organisms rely predominantly or exclusively on senses other than sight, including olfaction, chemoreception, and thermoreception. This lesson will give high school students insights into how other organisms encounter their environment, the benefits and limitations of different senses, and why we should be aware of other organisms’ perceptions. Educating students about sensory ecology introduces fundamental concepts in physiology, ecology, and animal behavior. Students will learn a new vocabulary term (umwelt) and about the sensory ecology of other organisms via an active-participation presentation, collect and analyze data on sensory disruption of classmates, and put their new knowledge to work by brainstorming ways in which human activity interacts with the sensory ecology of wildlife through case studies (Common Core State Standard HS-LS2-7).

Integrating Multimedia Animations to Support Common Core State Standards in Mathematics Classrooms

2015 ◽  
pp. 258-267
Author(s):  
Jesus Trespalacios ◽  
Karen Trujillo ◽  
Lida J. Uribe-Flórez
Keyword(s):  
Common Core ◽  
Mathematical Practice ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Core State ◽  
Common Core State Standard ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Support Materials ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms ◽  
The Common ◽  
Math Concepts

Multimedia animations offer students the context required to apply mathematical concepts to support their understanding. This chapter shares information about the NSF-funded Math Snacks, short animations designed to target specific math concepts that students may find difficult, including ratio and proportion. Additionally, the authors offer research-based guidelines for integrating these animations in the math classroom in a way that supports the Standards for Mathematical Practice. The chapter concludes with an introduction to the support materials available at www.mathsnacks.org for teachers who wish to use animations to support the Common Core State Standard for Mathematics in the middle grades.

Local Lotto

2018 ◽  
pp. 387-407
Author(s):  
Vivian Lim ◽  
Erica Deahl ◽  
Laurie Rubel ◽  
Sarah Williams
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Core State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Common ◽  
Mathematics Curricula ◽  
Future Work

Local Lotto is a 14-session curriculum designed for high school students to learn mathematics through an examination of the local lottery. The curriculum is organized around investigations of how local lottery games are won, who plays, how many people play, and where lottery revenues and prizes are distributed. A web-based application is integrated into the curriculum to allow students to explore the lottery in their school neighborhood, examine local lottery data, and assemble and justify their own arguments about the lottery. In this chapter, the authors describe technology's role in shaping a rich curriculum that engages students in investigating a local phenomenon while also addressing the content and practices of the Common Core State Standards of Mathematics. The chapter concludes with an outline of the challenges of integrating custom technologies into mathematics curricula and provides recommendations for future work.

Improving Community Capacity to Conduct Comprehensive Prevention Needs Assessments

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Fagan ◽  
J. David Hawkins ◽  
Richard F. Catalano ◽  
David P. Farrington
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Survey ◽  
Needs Assessments ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Analyze Data

Prevention science emphasizes the need for data-driven prevention, but communities often face significant challenges in determining how to collect and analyze data to inform their prevention efforts. Based on the guidance provided to community coalitions in the CTC system, this chapter describes the ways that communities can gather and assess data on risk and protective factors and behavioral health problems experienced by local youth. The advantages and disadvantages of using archival and self-reported data are compared and the benefits of conducting the CTC Youth Survey with middle and high school students are highlighted. Methods for analyzing these data and creating community consensus on the prioritized risk and protective factors that should be targeted by EBIs are also discussed.

scholarly journals PERSPEKTIF SISWA SMP NEGERI TERHADAP NOS (NATURE OF SCIENCE) DI KABUPATEN PATI

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alis Rahmawati ◽  
Eko Retno Mulyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
The Subject

ABSTRACTThis study aims to obtain the information about the students perspectives of SMP Negeri against NOS (Nature of Science) in Pati regency. The subject of the study are 339 of 8th grade students from SMP Negeri 16 in Pati District. The instrument of data collection is a test description which consist of analysis based on seven aspects of NOS with 7 questions that have developed by researcher. The result shows the understanding of NOS in 8th grade junior high school students in Pati District classified as “poor” with score 39.12% in general. The implication of this research is the new knowledge that NOS aspect should be taught in schools explicitly so students can understand NOS well. Keywords: Nature of Science (NOS), perspective, students SMP Negeri in Pati regency.ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai perspektif siswa SMP Negeri terhadap NOS (Nature of Science) di Kabupaten Pati. Subjek penelitian yang digunakan adalah 339 siswa kelas VIII dari 16 SMP Negeri di Kabupaten Pati. Instrumen pengumpulan data adalah tes uraian berupa analisis berdasarkan 7 aspek NOS berjumlah 7 soal yang telah dikembangkan peneliti. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum perspektif NOS pada siswa SMP di Kabupaten Pati tergolong kurang yaitu hanya 39,12%. Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah pengetahuan tentang aspek NOS seharusnya diajarkan di sekolah-sekolah secara eksplisit sehingga siswa dapat memahami NOS dengan baik.Kata kunci: Nature of Science (NOS), perspektif, siswa SMP Negeri di Kabupaten Pati.

Employing Digital Tools to Support Writing in Mathematics and the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards

2014 ◽  
pp. 419-430
Author(s):  
Christie Martin ◽  
Drew Polly
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Core State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
The Common

The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and English/Language Arts necessitate that teachers provide opportunities for their students to write about mathematical concepts in ways that extend beyond simply a summary of how students solve mathematical tasks. This chapter describes a series of vignettes about how digital tools can provide elementary school students with the opportunity to write about mathematics concepts that they are working with. Implications for providing these opportunities to elementary school students and supporting teachers are also provided.

Con-fusing Pairs: An Intriguing Investigation of LCMs

2006 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-144
Author(s):  
Curtis D. Bennett ◽  
Mary J. DeYoung ◽  
James J. Rutledge ◽  
Elaine Young
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Conic Sections ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Young Students

As today's high school students and undergraduates contemplate the conic sections known to the Greeks or learn the calculus dating back to Newton, they rarely stop to realize that mathematics is continually being discovered and invented. A great deal of current mathematical knowledge has been established since these young students were born. What is the driving force behind this new knowledge? The simple answer is curiosity.

The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Depression in Turkish High School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atilgan Erozkan ◽  
Yahya Karakas ◽  
Seda Ata ◽  
Anis Ayberk
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
School Students ◽  
Correlation Analyses ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Analyze Data

The relationship between perfectionism and depression was investigated using a sample of 598 high school students. Perfectionism and depression levels were measured using the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990) and the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979), respectively. To analyze data, regression and correlation analyses were employed. Depression levels of students with high scores on the subdimension of perfectionism were found to be significantly higher than depression levels of those who gained low scores. Depression levels of girls were found to be significantly higher than those of boys. A significant effect of subdimensions of perfectionism on depression was detected and all subdimensions of perfectionism were found to be significantly correlated to depression.

scholarly journals The impact of science fair on the students’ engagement, capacity, continuity, and motivation towards science learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Kiah Ju Ong ◽  
Ying-Chyi chou ◽  
Ding-Yah Yang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Outcome Questionnaire ◽  
Science Fair ◽  
School Students ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

KLESF: The Fair 2017 is 3-day science fair organized in Malaysia to promote STEM education. This event has been conducted for four consecutive years, yet, little is known about the impact of the event. This study investigated the impact of KLESF: The Fair on Malaysia high school students. 360 students from three secondary schools volunteered to participate in the survey. They completed a pre-test on students’ motivation toward science learning before the event. A post-test, identical to the pre-test plus student engagement, capacity, and continuity outcome questionnaire was administered after the event. Results indicated that the students were engaged to and gained new knowledge from the event. This event positively influenced their desire to pursue a science-related career. The students’ motivation towards science learning has improved significantly after the event. Many students commented that the event was interesting, fun, attractive, enjoyable; they can learn and remember the science knowledge easily

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