[…]ideas of scale – how can we think about something so small? We will look at the microscopes and tools that scientists use to envision and manipulate such small objects. We will develop ideas about the structure of nanomaterials and their resulting properties and interactions. Nanomaterials interact strongly with the […]
[…]that roughly 52% of learners choose Spanish as a second language, 13% French, and 6% German. [1]Almost always the third language, German has a difficult time shrugging off its perception as a more difficult language to learn, and thus it often attracts fewer students. As a member of AATG (American […]
[…]The ultimate goal for a government should be one that allows all of its members an opportunity to freely participate in a democratic selection process. Too many revolutions over the past 300 years have sought the participation of all the members of society but in the end have not included […]
[…]strategies for the teacher to provide models and video clips to grab students’ attention and to increase understanding. Students will work through several activities to build their understanding. The topics of these activities include friction, air resistance, and force/acceleration/mass. The culminating activity has students create their own race car. Students […]
[…]the freed slaves in America. It will expose students to how the political move by Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves had nothing to do with doing what was right, but more so keeping the southern states from growing to an overwhelming maximum capacity of wealth. Many have been noted […]
[…]of social emotional development from lessons and the opportunities to practice mindfulness as a tool to feel accomplished in school and value learning. The focus will be to establish an environment that is stress free and motivates awareness and simplicity. Students will learn how to transition and adjust in a […]
[…]on student learning. CTI is a partnership among Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Davidson college and UNC Charlotte to strengthen teaching and learning in public schools. Read the press […]
[…]mapping informed by community engagement can be used to understand local African American history and the impact that generations of social change have had on Charlotte. Johnson C. Smith received funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities in 2017 to create a digital interactive map using Historypin that presents […]
[…]of a net force acting on the body from the muscles contracting and pushing against the floor. [1] The contraction of muscles that causes motion of individual parts of the body can affect the motion of an object. A Simplified Model of Muscle Motion To model the effect of muscles […]
[…]that can be used separately for different grade levels and abilities or as a holistic approach to the topic. The original design of the unit was to repeatedly weave the information about greenhouse gases, climate change and alternative energy through the many and varied units of AP Environmental Science. The […]
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