Recent Science Initiatives

Recent Science Initiatives

InquirySocratic MethodStudy Team StrategiesAcademic VocabularyPBL–Problem Based LearningPBL-Project Based LearningHabits of Mind21st Century Skills

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Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. 

~Albert Einstein

2010

Stacy Doub

Marcia Cheatham

Denise Briner-Richardson

In 2003, Volkman et. al. demonstrated the capability of inkjet printing gold nanoparticles in order to produce ultra low resistance circuits. We want to replicate that work using silver nanoparticles.

Silver has 2 times less sheet resistance than gold and is 25 times less expensive.

Potential for printing flexible circuits for use in flat panel displays, RFID products, low cost sensors, and other low cost, disposable circuits.

Potential for printing flexible circuits for use in flat panel displays, RFID products, low cost sensors, and other low cost, disposable circuits.

Replaces costly circuit printing processes such as lithography, vacuum processing, physical vapor deposition, plasma etching, and chemical vapor deposition

Develop a simple, safe, and reliable protocol for producing silver nanoparticles approximately 50nm in size.

Produce silver nanoparticle ink composed of 25% silver nanoparticles, 37.5% distilled water and 37.5% diethylene glycol.

Determine the ideal print line width for high conductivity and low resistance.

Determine the environmental hazards associated with the disposal of any project materials.

How do we as students in chemistry 1 class…

…develop a safe, simple procedure for producing silver nanoparticles to manufacture an ink…

…that we will then use to print high conductivity/low resistance inkjet lines.

Develop a simple, safe, and reliable protocol for producing silver nanoparticles approximately 50nm in size.

Produce silver nanoparticle ink composed of 25% silver nanoparticles, 37.5% distilled water and 37.5% diethylene glycol.

Determine the ideal print line width for high conductivity and low resistance.

Determine the environmental hazards associated with the disposal of any project materials.

Comments: 1.We did not inkjet print silver particles so no, we did not accomplish our goal.

Technology:

Net books

Student Cell Phones

Digital video cameras

Vernier Probes

Vernier Computer Interfaces

Vernier Lab Quest Palm Devices

Learning Styles

Habits of Mind

Scientific Method

Technology Techniques

Tabulating & Graphing

• Develop explanations based on reproducible data and observations gathered during laboratory investigations.

• Recognize that their explanations must be based both on their data and other known information from investigations of others.

• Clearly communicate their ideas and results of investigations verbally and in written form using tables, graphs, diagrams and photographs.

• Regularly evaluate the work of their peers and in turn have their work evaluated by their peers.

• 9-10.WS.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

• 9-10.WS.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectivity to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

• 9-10.WS.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research

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Based on observations about individual, class, and group learning styles, students will develop a hypothesis about the impact of technology on learning success. Students will design an experiment that tests the impact of technology use on learning and identify the success strategies and success indicators they will track during this experiment.

Our school corporation wants to find out what impact the technology grant awarded to ICP has on student learning.

How do we, as students in ICP, use our knowledge of learning styles to track the impact of technology use on learning and enhance our own learning experience and achievement in ICP?

Multiple means of representing

information through the entry

document, the entry event, the development of

know/need to know documents, and

through workshops and scaffold inquiry

activities.

Multiple means of demonstrating understanding

through performance assessments, quizzes

and tests. Also through student choice of success

indicators, success strategies, and data

collection and presentation

methods.

Multiple means of engagement. Students are engaged in solving

real, personally relevant, rigorous, problems.

Students make sense of complex ideas and

communicate findings to a real audience.

A on-line resource to help students realize their preferred methods of learning.

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

A Critical Friends protocol designed to engage all students in developing learning style characteristics and success strategies.

A hands-on inquiry activity the helps students experience the steps involved in the scientific method while also observing habits of mind in action.

Practice using the scientific method to answer a question.

English language learners will perform as well or better than native English speakers on lab activities that use technology to bridge the language barrier and assist in multilingual concept development.

“This problem is important to me because technology works the same for everyone. New language learners don’t always have the support they need to be successful with non-tech activities.” - Theresa

Technology that provides extra time for trial and error concept development will improve students academic performance on lab reports, quizzes, and tests as compared to concepts that are investigated using traditional (non-technological) laboratory techniques.

“This problem is important to me because I learn best by seeing things in action.” - Logan

Students will perform better on activities involving technology because they will be more interested and motivated to participate.

“This problem is important to me because often times we do things just to get the grade. I want to find out if technology also helps us want to do things because they are fun or interesting to do and if we learn more because of that.” - Emily

How does PBL achieve UDL 7.1 “Optimize individual choice and autonomy”, and make learning

accessible to all students?

How does PBL achieve UDL 7.2 “Optimize relevance, value, and

authenticity”, and make learning accessible to all students?

How does PBL achieve UDL 8.1“Heighten salience of goals and

objectives” and make learning accessible to all students?

How does PBL achieve UDL 8.2 “Vary demands and resources to optimize

challenge” and make learning accessible to all students?

How does PBL achieve UDL 9.1 “Promote expectations and beliefs

that optimize motivation” and make learning accessible to all students?

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paste this slide into other presentations, and move or

resize the poll.

Charette Protocol

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Step 1: Describe the Project idea5 Minutes

Step 2: How can I use ideas from the PBL Six A’s Project Design document and the UDL Checklist document to maximize student accessibility and success? Brainstorm.

Potential PBL Projects

Goal Check

Easy as 1, 2, 3!