PhET Interactive Simulations ( https://phet.colorado.edu/ ), a project of the University of Colorado Boulder, provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations for use across, primary, secondary, and higher education levels. We extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness. All simulations are open source and free to all students and teachers.
Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education
Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM Education
This course is part of Active Learning in STEM with PhET Interactive Simulations Specialization
Instructors: Zachariah Mbasu
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Assess equity in an Activity Sheet.
Develop strategies for writing simulation-based Activity Sheets.
Design a simulation-based Activity Sheet.
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There are 5 modules in this course
In this module, we will review strategies for when to use simulation-anchored Activity Sheets for science and math classes that students can use as they work independently or in small groups while they have direct access to simulations on their own device.
What's included
1 video4 readings2 discussion prompts
In this module, you will explore the difference between Activities and Activity Sheets. You will also select a pre-existing Activity Sheet contributed by other PhET users and analyze it to improve its alignment with the PhET Equity Framework.
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12 readings3 assignments1 peer review7 discussion prompts
This module will introduce you to the core of a high-quality student activity sheet–Challenge Prompts. Using examples from various subjects, you will revise teacher-directed instructions to produce open-ended challenges that better promote Active Learning.
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6 videos20 readings11 discussion prompts
In this module, you will learn how to build an Activity Sheet, considering various parts of a lesson.
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5 videos21 readings3 discussion prompts
In this module, you will submit an Activity Sheet of your own!
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1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
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