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XplorLabs Fire Forensics: A Free STEM Module for Middle School Science

The CoolCatTeacher

Data analysis is part of the second step of this online, interactive middle school science lab from Xplorlabs. Common Core State Standards (See more on the Fire Forensics Site ). Heat Transfer and Ignition : Students learn how different materials ignite and burn. What science standards are taught in this unit? Cost: FREE.

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Beginning the School Year with “Who I Am” Projects

User Generated Education

Most teachers and students these days know about Kahoot , a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes. Common Core State Standards – ELA. They use these materials to create LED-enhanced All About me Posters. Kahoot Selfie.

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What Do Sixth Graders Say About Learning With Games? It Works

MindShift

Their teacher, Kate Selkirk, was using this game as a starting point for an eight-week unit on math concepts — data analysis and graphing, proportions, probability and slope. And suddenly, the bee role-playing game that he had participated in weeks earlier also made sense. “I

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” I’m considered an “expert” here (among others) featured in IHE with thoughts and questions and analysis on the “ Purdue - Kaplan marriage.” Game-based learning company Legends of Learning has raised $9 million in seed funding from Baltimore Angels.

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