http://netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/process?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "process" on Netvouz http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/intro_01 To understand what science is, just look around you. What do you see? Perhaps, your hand on the mouse, a computer screen, papers, ballpoint pens, the family cat, the sun shining through the window …. Science is, in one sense, our knowledge of all that — all the stuff that is in the universe: from the tiniest subatomic particles in a single atom of the metal in your computer's circuits, to the nuclear reactions that formed the immense ball of gas that is our sun, to the complex chemical interactions and electrical fluctuations within your own body that allow you to read and understand these words. But just as importantly, science is also a reliable process by which we learn about all that stuff in the universe. However, science is different pdboyer Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:37:19 GMT http://undsci.berkeley.edu/lessons/pdfs/complex_flow_handout.pdf From understanding science web site pdboyer Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:30:01 GMT http://www.recycleworks.org/compost/index.html Composting is nature's process of recycling decomposed organic materials into a rich soil known as compost. Anything that was once living will decompose. Basically, backyard composting is an acceleration of the same process nature uses. By composting your organic waste you are returning nutrients back into the soil in order for the cycle of life to continue. Finished compost looks like soil–dark brown, crumbly and smells like a forest floor. pdboyer Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:25:23 GMT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0403/01.html NOVA science NOW segment about a couple who study amber and found insects in amber with blood (like Jurassic Park). Blood carried preserved pathogens like malaria, leschmaiasis. They theorize that by time of asteroid impact 65 mya dinosaurs may have been on their last legs...or gone. pdboyer Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:25:41 GMT http://teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/science_case_studies_and_problem_based_learning The use of case studies in science is actually a group of methods used to stimulate student critical thinking and inquiry learning. Science case studies can be complex or they can simple in design. The important component of any case study is to engage students in the learning process as they use problem based learning strategies to solve the case. Case studies in science are appropriate for all grade levels in science education. The degree of difficulty increases with grade level. This is due to students relying on their prior knowledge and experiences in science, which influences their reasoning ability. pdboyer Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:23:23 GMT