Activities and Examples: Using Data in the Classroom Today

This collection contains links to on-line activities for teaching STEM concepts with data of all types and examples that describe ways in which on-line, published, and student-collected data are currently used in teaching and learning.

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This collection includes both data activities identified from across the web as well as a local example collection.

The initial example collection was created in collaboration with the Geological Society of America where the examples were given in a poster session "Using Data to Teach Earth Processes: An Illustrated Community Discussion" sponsored by the NAGT On the Cutting Edge program. We invite you to contribute additional examples in any of the STEM disciplines.

Each example includes a description of the activity, its learning goals, the context in which it is used, information on the needed data, tools, and activities and suggestions for evaluation.

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Plotting Earthquakes with Near Real-Time Data part of Visualization:Examples
Students access the United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ and plot the longitude latitude and depth of earthquakes on a physiographic ...

Webshaker part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://webshaker.ucsd.edu/index.html

The UC San Diego Webshaker is a live earthquake experiment conducted over the internet. The user can select a historic earthquake or design an earthquake by specifying the frequency, amplitude, and ...

The Student Data Mapper part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://kangis.org/mapping/SDM/

The Student Data Mapper is part of the KanGIS project, which provides technical and pedagogical support for teachers and schools interested in using geotechnologies such as GIS, GPS, and remotely ...

Webshaker part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://webshaker.ucsd.edu/index.html

The Student Data Mapper part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://kangis.org/mapping/SDM/

The Student Data Mapper is part of the KanGIS project, which provides technical and pedagogical support for teachers and schools interested in using geotechnologies such as GIS, GPS, and remotely ...

Musical Plates: A Study of Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/musicalplates3/en/i...

This on-line project is part of the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) program. As they complete this series of lessons, students will use real-time data to solve a ...

The Gulf Stream Voyage part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/gulfstream/index.shtml

This online multidisciplinary project is part of the Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) program, which has developed internet activities for the elementary, middle, and ...

Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.k12science.org

The Stevens Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) provides professional development and technical expertise to schools by promoting improved teaching and learning in science ...

Project Skymath: Making Mathematical Connections part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.eo.ucar.edu/skymath/

Project SkyMath is a mathematics module for middle school students, developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The goal of the pilot project is to demonstrate that ...

Project NOPP Drifters part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://drifters.doe.gov/

This site allows teachers to use data from ocean drifting buoys to integrate ocean science into their classroom science and math instruction. It offers educational activities and curriculum materials ...