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Phun with physics
On a recent trip to Calgary I visited the Science School. Amongst the many things that I gained from my visit was some information about some free online software that your students can use to make various machines using pulleys, levers and wheels etc. It is very easy to use, but great for problem solving
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Tuned Out or Tuning In
Some of you will know that I am not a great fan of inquiry models. A lot of what I see in classes that use an inquiry model, can be superficial and mostly just fact finding with some sort of “so what” activity in the latter stages – if you still have time before the
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Zero in on a Web Search
Another “everyone should know about” tip for browsing on the web: Use the “Find” tool to zero in on specific information.
e.g. to find information on cave wetas within a great site about wetas, go to the Edit menu in your browser and select “Find”. A toolbar will open in the browser page (varies
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New Zealand Curriculum Online is full and highly valuable.
Keith JacksonSt Andrews Middle School, Hamilton
