University of Colorado Boulder - Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education
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Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education at Coursera Overview
Duration | 22 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education at Coursera Highlights
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Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education at Coursera Course details
- The course provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations for use across, primary, secondary, and higher education levels
- This course enables the learners to review strategies for how to use PhET to create sim-based inquiry activities for math or science classes, including activity sheets that students can use as they work independently or in small groups while they have direct access to simulations on their own devices
Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction
Selecting Your Module
Science Activity Design
Tim Herzog Discusses Using PhET
Designing Activity Sheets
Student-Sim Interaction
Sample Activities
Open Play with Sims
Student Activity Sheet
Lesson Structure
Designing Effective Activity Sheets
Activity Sheet Design Guidelines
Importance of Pre-Lab Activities
Physics Example with Density
Sample Pre-Labs and Activity Sheets for Physics
Biology Example with Natural Selection
Sample Pre-Labs and Activity Sheets for Biology
Chemistry Example with Build a Molecule
Sample Pre-Labs and Activity Sheets for Chemistry
Challenge Prompts
Practice Writing Challenge Prompts
Physics Exercise: Original Prompt for Bending Light
Comparing Prompts for Bending Light
Original Prompt for Energy Forms and Changes
Biology Exercise:Original Prompt for Gene Expression
Comparing Prompts for Gene Expression
Original Prompt for Natural Selection
Chemistry Exercise: Original Prompt for Gas Properties
Comparing Prompts for Gas Properties
Original Prompt for States of Matter: Basics
More Examples
Post-Lab Activities
Homework
Math Activity Design
Responses to Equality Explorer
Responses to Function Builder
Responses to Unit Rates
Responses to Unit Area Model Algebra
Open Play Discussion
Preparing to Design a Lesson
Activity Sheet Strategies
Exercise 1- Challenge Prompts: Build an Atom
Exercise 2- Challenge Prompts: Area Model Multiplication
Exercise 3- Challenge Prompts: Graphing Lines
Exercise 4- Original Prompt: Challenge Prompts: Function Builder
Exercise 5- Challenge Prompts: Unit Rates
Facilitating Discussions
Unexpected Discovery during a PhET Lesson
Play with Sims
Students Interacting with Sims
Sample Activity
Student Activity Sheet
Lesson Structure
Exploring Example Activity Sheets
Activity Sheet Design Guidelines
Writing Challenge Prompts
Example of Changing to a Challenge Prompt: Proportion Playground
Exercise 1- Original Prompt: Build an Atom
Exercise 2- Original Prompt: Area Model Multiplication
Exercise 3- Original Prompt:Graphing Lines
Exercise 4- Original Prompt: Function Builder
Exercise 5- Original Prompt: Unit Rates
Challenge Prompt Summary
Synthesizing Knowledge
Teachable Moments
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