The NSTA conference in Philadelphia is over the convention center crews are tearing down the displays and signs and the teachers have pretty much disappeared, many flying out this morning back to their home states. I’m still here because this building has free WiFi for attendees, so I’m writing one more blog before flying back [...]
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The Fat Lady Sings
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged inquiry learning, nsta conference, pheoc, podcasting, scientific inquiry, scientific method, web 2.0, wikis on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Periodic Table Animations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged periodic table, periodic law, de chancourtois, telluric screw, mendeleev, elements, families of elements, periodicity, atomic weight, atomic number on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had hoped to have the two episodes on the history of the periodic table ready to upload by yesterday but the editing is progressing slower than planned, mostly because my “day” job has picked up and I am editing Business Profile Videos for three clients at the same time. Work on the Elements Unearthed [...]
Welcome to The Elements Unearthed!
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged chemical engineering, chemistry, citizen science, element, informal science, material science, mining, podcasting, science education, science history, STEM, student created content on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction Audio [m4a] Fractal cover image The Elements Unearthed: Our Discovery and Usage of the Chemical Elements is a project developed by David V. Black and his students at Mountainland Applied Technology College (MATC) in Orem, Utah. Our objective is to document the history, sources, uses, mining, refining, and hazards of the chemical elements and important [...]