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Special Interest Articles

• PleaseCompleteOurSurvey• RHITWorkshopforAPPhysics

Teachers• OperationCatapult

Individual Highlights

• Mathwire• LureoftheLabyrinth• 108StitchesThePhysics(and

math)ofBaseball• TheWeatherChannel• IntroductiontoHeredity• instrGrok• TEDLaunchesTED-Ed• PurposeGames• MathtrainTV• MagicSchoolBusClassroom

Activities• BrainFoodPuzzles• MathFactsCafe• ProfessionalOpportunities• WhatPRISMCanDoForYou!

Please Complete Our SurveyItisthattimeofyearagainwhenweneedtocollectdataandinformationfromyou,ourusers!ThereisasurveylinkonthelefthandsideofthePRISMwebsitethatwilltakeyoutothesurvey.Itis49questionsandwilltakeapproximately20minutes.Youmustlog-intotakethesurvey.Ifyou’veforgottenyourpasswordyoumayresetitus-ingthe‘Lostpassword?’link.Upon completion of this survey you will be entered in a drawing to win a 16 GB iPad (Black, 3rd Generation).Yournameorpersonalinformationwillnotbedisclosed.ThissurveyisonlyopentocurrentPRISMmembers.WewillusethedatainourreporttotheLillyEndowmentonlyinaggregateforms.Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecontactmeatsmithrn@rose-hulman.edu.TheclosingdateforthissurveyisApril30,2012.ThePRISMTeamthanksyouforyourtime.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou!www.rose-prism.org

RHIT Workshop for AP Physics Teachers

Operation Catapult

TeachHigh-SchoolPhysicsUsingHands-OnElectricalExperiments-AClassroomEnhancementOpportunityforHigh-SchoolAPPhysicsTeachersJune4-5,2012atRose-Hulman.

Attendeeswillbeintroducedtonewlow-costequipmentthatenablesstudentstogethands-onexperiencewithconceptsinelectricity.ThisequipmenthasbeenusedintheVigoCountyschoolsforthepastyearwithpositiveresultsandtheVigoCountyteacherswillsharetheirexperi-

encesduringtheworkshop.Eachattend-eewillbeprovidedwithapproximately15stationsofequipmenttotakebacktotheirschoolanduseduringtheacademicyear.Seatsarelimited,sointerestedpar-tiesshouldseethecorrespondingPDFannouncementandcontactDr.MarioSimoniatRose-Hulman:simoni@rose-hulman.eduorcall812-877-8341.

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Thischance“togoofftocollege”asahighschooljuniormaybejustwhatyou’relookingfor.Itevengoesbeyondtheclassroom,givingyouapeekintotherealmsofengineeringandappliedsciencethroughprojectwork-projectsyoudevelopyourself,alongwithyourteam.TheprojectworkinCatapultisdoneingroupsoftwotofourstudentsbecauseprojectsinthe“realworld”areseldomhandled“solo”-andexperi-enceinteamworkissomethingemployersvalue.Thisstartsyouaheadofthecurve-abenefitwealwaysaimtoofferourstudentsatRose-Hulman.

Tobeeligibleyoumustbeastudentwhowillenteryoursenioryearofhighschoolinthefallof2012.Inaddition,youmusthavecompletedthreeyearsofmathandoneyearofchemistryorphysics.Admissionsisselective.WeadmitstudentstoCatapultthathavebeensuccessfulinhighschoolandwillbesuccessfulatCatapult.

Teachers, please share information about this great opportunity with your students!

www.rose-hulman.edu/admissions-financial-aid/early-planning/operation-catapult.aspx

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Mathwire

Lure of the Labyrinth

108 Stitches - The Physics (and math) of Baseball

Mathwire.comisdesignedtoprovideactivitiesandappropriateworksheetsforteacherstouseintheirclassrooms.Allactivitiesandworksheetssupporttheconstructivistapproachtolearningmath-ematicsandtheNCTMStandards.

Activities:TheactivitiesonthissiteweredevelopedbyTerryKawasandtheteach-ersindistrictswhereshehasworkedasamathconsultantandcoachorwith

studentsshehastaughtincollegemath-methodscourses.Theactivitiesareclassroom-testedbyteachersandappro-priatemodificationshavebeenmadetoreflectthisfield-testing.Theseactivitiesarepostedonlineinanefforttosharequalityactivitiesandroutineswithinthemathematicscommunity.

What we learn with pleasure, we never forget!

LureoftheLabyrinthisadigitalgameformiddle-schoolpre-algebrastu-dents.Itincludesawealthofintriguingmath-basedpuzzleswrappedintoanexcitingnarrativegameinwhichstudentsworktofindtheirlostpet-andsavetheworldfrommonsters!Linkedtobothnationalandstatemath-ematicsstandards,thegamegivesstudentsa

chancetoactuallythinklikemathematicians.

LureoftheLabyrinthisaproductoftheLearn-ingGamestoGo(LG2G)project,fundedbyaStarSchoolsgrantfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEdu-cation,spearheadedbyMarylandPublicTelevision(MPT).LG2Gconcentratesoncre-atingessentialresources

forpre-algebrastudentsandtheteachersandfami-liesworkingwiththem,aswellasaggregatingothermanipulatives,websites,andteachertoolsthatcanhelpstudentsthinklikemathematicians.

Greatvideosfrommathteacherswhohaveusedthisgameintheirclas-roomtohelpyougetstarted!

ThePhysicsinBaseballisascience-basedcurriculumfocusingonstudentsingrades6through10.TheseriesusesthegameofbaseballtodemonstratebasicprinciplesofphysicsassetforthbytheNationalScienceEducationStandardsandtheOhioScienceAcademicContentStandards.

108Stitches:ThePhysicsinBaseballiscenteredonfourvideos:ThePitch,TheHit,RunningtheBasesandTheFlight.Theseriesisdesignedtoenrichtheclassroomwithpowerfullearningmodulesthatarerelevantandengagingtostudents.Thehands-on,minds-onactivitieswillrevolvearoundtopicareasthathavebeenselectedbecauseoftheirrelevancetothedemonstrationofphysicsandthesportofbaseball.InadditiontothevideosandWebsite,108Stitches:ThePhysicsinBaseballalsohasateacher-developedteachersguideavailableinadownloadableformat.

Itisthegoalof108Stitches:ThePhysicsinBaseballtoenhanceclassroomlearningconditionsby:Usingdiverseinstructionalstrategiesandsettingsthatofferstudentsmanywaystothinkaboutandconstructtheirknowledge.Analyzinginformationthatstudentshavegatheredandpresentingitinanewform. Providingmultipleopportuni-tiesforstudentstodemonstratetheirknowledgeandskillsinconnectingscienceandmathematicstoreal-worldapplicationsaswellastheirownlives.

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labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/index.php

westernreservepublicmedia.org/baseball/intro108.htm

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The Weather Channel

Introduction to Heredity

Ifyou’reaneducator,youcanbenefitfromthewealthofresourcesonTheWeatherChannelKids.Withthehelpofstandards-basedlessonplansaccessibleinthissec-tion,yourstudents’explorationofweatherandclimatetakesonaddedsignificancebecauseyou’reabletoaddressmanyofyourinstructionalobjectives.You’llseequicklythattheeducatorresourcesarebyteachersforteachers,generallyorganizedaroundfourthemes:SunSafety,ForecastEarth,TheWeatherClassroomandWeatherReadyPlanforIt.

AcornerstoneofTheWeatherChannel’scommitmenttopublicservice,SunSafetyeducatespeopleontwoissuesthatpo-tentiallyaffecteveryone:Ultraviolet(UV)overexposureandskincancer.Withinfor-mation,tips,andresourcesforUVsafety,WeatherREADYSunSafetyenablesyourstudentstomapoutapersonalstrategyforstayinghealthywhilestillenjoyingthegreatoutdoors.Thepathstowardthatgreaterunderstandingalsofollowcurricu-lumstandardsthatarelikelytobeimpor-tanttoyou.

Forecast Earth focusesonthecauses

andeffectsofthepowerfulclimateandenvironmentalforcesthatarechangingourplanet.Thefollowinglessonplansweredevelopedtosupportthisspecialprogrammingandmeetnationalteachingstandards,particularlythosethatapplytoenvironmentalandearthscience.

EverwonderedhowtornadoesformorhowtheHurricaneHuntersflyintotheeyeofthestorm?Doyouthinkkidshaveponderedthesequestions,too?!Well,The Weather Classroom helpsyouguideyourstudentsontheirquestsfortheseanswers.Followingtheirlinesofinquiryandtheircuriosityusuallyleadstomorequestions!

Severe weatheraffectseverypartoftheworldallyearlong,andthegoalofourprogramistoteachpeoplehowtoprepareforsevereweathersuchashurricanes,tornadoes,floods,lightning,extremeheat,andseverewinterweather.TheWeatherChannelstaffofexpertmeteorologistsandeducatorshaveworkedtogethertodevelopthiscollectionofweathersafetyandpreparednessmaterials.

www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weathered/teacher-resources/

teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/

Fiveeasy-to-implementclasroomactivitiesteachthebasicsofheritabletraits.Threetake-homeactivitieshelpstudentssharewhatthey’relearningwiththeirfamilies.

LearningObjectives• Traitsareobservablecharacteristicsthatarepassedfromparenttochild.• Anindividualwillhavemanytraitsincommonwithothersandmoresowithsib-

lingsandparents.• Anindividual’soverallcombinationoftraitsmakesthemunique.• Sometraitsaremorecommoninapopulationthanothers.• Anequalnumberoftraitsarepassedfromeachparent.• DNAisasetofinstructionsthatspecifiesthetraitsofanorganism.• VariationsinDNAleadtotheinheritanceofdifferenttraits.

TheGeneticScienceLearningCenterisascienceandhealtheducationprogramlocatedinthemidstofthebioscienceresearchbeingcarriedoutattheUniversityofUtah.Ourmissionismakingscienceeasyforeveryonetounderstand.

PRISM News Page 4

instaGrok

TED Launches TED-Ed

Purpose Games

WhoisinstaGrok?

Webelievethatlearningshouldbefun!Sowearededicatedtobuildinginnova-tivetechnologytoenableengaging,safeandpersonalizedlearning.

instraGrok

• findsage-appropriateeducationalcontentonanytopicpresentedwithinteractivemultimediainterfaces

• generatesquizquestionsbasedonstudent’sresearchactivityandskilllevel

• supportscreationofresearchjour-nalsandconceptmapsforlearningassessment

instaGrokisfreelyavailable.Youwillfindanintroductoryvideoandlivehelp.

TED-Ed’smissionistocaptureandamplifythevoicesofgreateducatorsaroundtheworld.Wedothisbypairingextraor-dinaryeducatorswithtalentedanimatorstoproduceanewlibraryofcuriosity-ignitingvideos.Anewsite,whichwilllaunchinearlyApril2012,willfeaturethesenewTED-EdOriginalsaswellassomepowerfulnewlearning

tools.

Forthosewhocan’twaitthatlong,we’repleasedtoannouncetheofficiallaunchofTED-Ed’sYou-Tubechannelfeaturingallofournewvideos.Also,wearehappytoextendanopeninvitationforthenominationofeducatorsandanimatorsandthesuggestionoflessonideas.Thenewchannelfeatures

videos,under10minuteslong,suitableforclass-roomuse.

TheFeaturedPlaylistscat-egoriesinclude:AwesomeNature,HowThingsWork,PlayingwithLanguage,QuestionsNoOne(Yet)KnowstheAnswersToandInventionsthatShapedHistory.

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PRISM News Page 5

Mathtrain TV

Magic School Bus Classroom Activities

Brain Food Puzzles

Mathtrain.TVisafreeeducational“kidsteachingkids”projectfromMr.Marcos&hisstudentsatLincolnMiddleSchoolinSantaMonica,CA.Mathtrain.TVwascreatedbymiddleschoolmathematicsteacher,EricMarcos.ItispartoftheMathtrain.comProjectandwascre-atedtohostourstudent-createdmathvideolessonsallinoneplace.ItisWeb2.0friendlywithitsabilityforuserstogenerate“ratings”and“comments”.Ourmiddleschoolstudentsuseatabletpcandscreen-capturingsoftware,CamtasiaStudio,tocreatethemathtutorialsThevideosareofferedfree,“asis”(underaCreativeCommonsagreement)andwetakenoresponsibilityforanyinac-curaciesorerrorswhichmayexistinthe

contentorsite.Allvideosarereviewed(andsometimesfurtheredited)byacredentialedmathteacher.Inanefforttomakeourvideosavailabletomanydifferentlearners,weareintheprocessofclosedcaptioning(CC)ourvideos.Atthemoment,theremaybetwoversionsofthesamevideolessononthissite;onewithandonewithoutcaptioning.Onothervideos,wemay“burn”thecaptionsrightontothevideoitself.Astechnologyprogresses,wehopetoofferourview-ersnotonlytheabilitytotoggleonandoffbetweenclosedcaptioningbutalsoalternativelanguagesubtitles.Formoreinformationabouthowtocaptionyourownvideos,gohere:www.dcmp.org/ciy.Twitter-@mathtrain

ScholasticandTheMagicSchoolBushaveputtogethersomeexcitingideastosupplementyourcurrentcurriculum.Theactivitiesprovidedbuildonchildren’sinterestinTheMagicSchoolBusandofferlotsofopportunities

toengagetheminhands-onlearning.EachactivityrelatestooneofScholas-tic’sTheMagicSchoolBustelevisionepisodes;how-ever,theepisodesarenotrequiredtocompletetheactivitiesinthissection.RememberwhatMs.

Frizzlesays,“Getoutthereandexplore!”

BesuretoexploretheThemeslinkonthissite.Youwillfindlinkstore-sourcesthatsupporteachofthethemesexploredbytheMagicSchoolBus.

Giveyourmindaworkoutonourdeviouscollectionofpuzzles.Therearehundreds,rangingfromwordgamestologicproblemstoriddles.Somearetricky.Somerequireinnovation.Allrequirethinkingpower.Goodluck.

mathtrain.tv/index.php

www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/parentteacher/activities/index.htm

rinkworks.com/brainfood/

Freemathworksheetsforelementaryschoolandhomeuse.Thisincludesgeneratorsformathdrills,flashcards,time,money,andmore!

Foundedin2000,MathFactCafeprovidesparentsandteachersthebestgeneratorsforfreemathworksheets.Thisincludesmathworksheets,flashcards,time,andmoneyproblems.Thefocusofoursiteisontheelementarygrades,K-5.Oursiteallowsvisi-torstoaccesshundredsofpre-generatedmathworksheetsoruseawesomework-sheetgeneratorstocreatecustomworksheetstomeetachild’sspecificneeds.

Twitter-@MathFactCafe

Math Fact Cafe

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Professional Opportunities

What PRISM Can Do For You!

May 5, 2012 - Healthy Water-Healthy PeopleThisday-longworkshopprovideseducatorswiththetoolstoincludewaterissuesintotheircurriculum.Activitieswillbetestedandsharedthatcanbeusedintheclassroom.Participantswillreceiveexcellentresources,andlunchisprovided.Fee:$35.Workshoprunsfrom9a.m.-5p.m.attheDunesLearningCenter.RegisterbyApril27.Worthonegraduatecredithourifyoubringstudentstotheparkonafieldtrip.www.nps.gov/indu/forteachers/professionaldevelopment.htm

EVSC eREVOLUTION REGIONAL eLEARNING CONFERENCEJuly11and12-OpentoALLEVSCTeachersandotherschooldistricts.Seatingislimitedandticketswillgofast!www.evscicats.com/erevolution/index.html

The Falls of the Ohio State ParkWefocusonfossils,geologyandmulti-disciplinarylessons.PGPcreditisavailableforIndianateachersthroughtheWilsonEducationCenter.Pre-registrationisrequiredforallpark-sponsoredworkshopsbycontactingpark@fallsoftheohio.orgorcallingAlanat(812)280-9970x403.fallsoftheohio.org/professional_development.htmlAlice Institute (June 18-22, June 24-29)

Carnegie Mellon will host the Alice Institute for interested high school and college instructors.WorkingwithnationallyrecognizedexpertsinAlice,atooldevelopedatCarnegieMellon,teachersintheseworkshopswilldevelopanunderstandingofAliceandteachingmethodssuitableforpresentingAliceintheirownuniqueenvironment.www.alice.org/index.php?page=alice_institute

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