21st Century Learning

and Science

Karen BrooksUpdated 12/14/09

Resources are located at:

• http://delicious.com/dembe01/science• http://delicious.com/dembe01/Virtual_Labs • http://karenbrooksucboces.blogspot.com• http://www.karenbrooks.wikispaces.com• http://www.slideshare.net/kbrooks

Careers of the Future: Our Student Worldhttp://www.convergemag.com/story.php?catid=231

• Alternative Vehicle Developers – example -The Ford Reflex, released in early 2006, is a car for the future: delivers 65 miles per gallon; made of synthetic and regenerated materials; equipped with safety belts integrated with inflatable bags to deploy during a collision; and uses solar panels. At the University of Northwestern Ohio, students can pursue a career as an alternative vehicle developer.

• Biometric Identification Specialist - example - develop the technology to identify people based on an eye, palm or voice scan. West Virginia University offers a Bachelor of Science in Biometric Systems.This technology is already used in Israel and Palestine Border control.

• Data Miner will examine numbers to forecast future events, explain business processes and create predictive models.

• Experimental Petrologist - example - These individuals are studying rocks from other planets to

learn about their formation and evolution. Studies thus far have shown potential for future human life on Mars.Starting points for a career in experimental petrology include Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Earth & Space Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

• Robotics Engineer• example - Careers are found in companies such as Boston Dynamics,

specializing in robotic engineering and human simulation. Boston Dynamics has created BigDog, a quadruped robot capable of walking, running and climbing rough terrain. As part of a research project for the Department of Defense, BigDog can run 4mph, climb 35 degree slopes and carry 340 pounds.The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute researches and develops robot technology for industrial and government use.

• Space Architect- A free-floating environment is just one of the factors that space architects at the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture consider. SICSA is part of the University of Houston's space architecture master's program.

• Sustainability Coordinator- example - Tasks would mainly focuses on environmental care, but can include social and political needs as well. Arizona State University offers graduate degrees, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in sustainability. Students graduate with an expertise in environmental economics, ethics, earth-systems management and sociological issues.

• Teleport Specialist

- careers in teleportation may soon be taking shape -- with field specialists required. A teleport specialist will need to know how to work a machine that can analyze billions of atoms in a person's body and recreate the individual in another location. Cutting-edge programs are the University of Queensland's Australian Research Center for Quantum Atom Optics and the University of Rochester's Department of Physics.

• Weather Modification Police

–example - Weather modification police will need to ensure that people who shoot rockets containing silver iodine into the air -- a way to provoke rainfall from passing clouds -- are licensed to do so. Villages in rural China have already taken to inducing pregnant rain clouds, resulting in more rain in certain areas than others.

• Wind Farmer

– example - These are the people who bring you energy. They measure land areas, air speeds, turbine sizes and the pitch of the blades.Iowa Lakes Community College offers a Wind Energy and Turbine Technology program for students interested in an expanding career field, as alternative energies climb in popularity and affordability.

Video from England on 21st Century Science http://www.21stcenturyscience.org/support/voices-from-the-classroom,1561,NA.html

21st Century Science Resource Samples

• Science Blog http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/science/ • River City Project – Virtual World – Active Worlds

http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/• Science 21st Century Lesson Plans

http://powerup.tie.wikispaces.net/file/view/21st+cent+science+lesson+example.pdf

• 14-16 year old classes at York http://www.21stcenturyscience.org/

• Open Science Wiki http://science.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page• Science Podcast – This Week in Science http://www.twis.org/ • Mind and Machine Module

http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/CCD_NEW/ie_index.html• Department of Energy - Science in the 21st Century

http://www.science.doe.gov/Science_21st_Century/index.html

http://www.science21stcentury.org/ittriangle.html

PBL and Science• http://www.cct.umb.edu/pblscience.html• http://www.wested.org/pblnet/exemplary_projects.html

– Homesteading Mars – The Black Plague Project – Water Pollution Project – Advances in Biotechnology

• http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/testing.php3?idunique=3&max=6&checklist=7 k-4 PBL Checklist

• http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/testing.php3?idunique=3&max=6&checklist=8 5-8 PBL checklist

• http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/testing.php3?idunique=3&max=6&checklist=9 6-9 PBL Checklist

• http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/ All Check lists• http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/educators/start/about_pbl.html

NASA and PBL• http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=17408 Apple

Education Interchange - Science

Science General Resources• http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/ Academic Vocabulary for

Science K-12 from Academic Voc Games• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic• http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-science.html K-8 Science PPT’s• http://www.nsta.org/ National Science Teachers Association• Science and Technology From the Smithsonian

http://www.si.edu/science_and_technology • Science Lab Generator

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/science_la • Science Fair Resources

http://jc-schools.net/techupdate/sci-fair.html • Are your kids ready for the 21st Century?

http://www.learning.com/21st-century-skills-assessment/?esn=TB21csa

• Discovery Educator’s Science Homework Helper http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjscience.html

• Measure 4 Measure http://www.wolinskyweb.net/measure.htm#science

• Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu and Online Catalog of Exhibits http://exs.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/

• WhyFiles - Virtual Science Comes Alive http://whyfiles.org/interactives/

• Nova Interactive http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience/• Science WebQuests

http://www.suelebeau.com/webquests.htm#science• Science Cartoons• http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/galmath2.htm• Breathing Earth• http://www.breathingearth.net/• 350 Years of Science with the Royal Society

http://trailblazing.royalsociety.org/

• Science Widgets http://www.widgetbox.com/tag/science• Scientific Widgets

http://www.macresearch.org/scientific_widgets_roundup• Create a Science Widget

http://access.gale.com/widgets/scircx/• Science Channel from Discovery http://science.discovery.com/ • Science and TV http://science.discovery.com/tv/tv-shows.html• How Stuff Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/• PBS Teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers/• Exploring Science with Toys – NSTA

http://www.terrificscience.org/• Virtual Middle School Library for Science

http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html • Science Teacher http://www.science-teachers.com/• Jefferson Lab Resources

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/teachers.php

Elementary Science• http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?s=science&a=ks1

Primary Interactive Resources for Science• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/plants-animals.htm

Science Online• http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-science.htm Interactive

Science Websites• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

Science Clips• http://www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/science/interindex.htm

Interactive Science Exercises• http://www.tryscience.org/ Try Science• http://www.explorelearning.com/ Gizmos Explore Learning• http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/science/default.htm

Northumberland Science Resources

• http://www.mypyramid.gov/ My Food Pyramid Interactive• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/science.html Basic Skills

Game Science• Elementary Science Resources K-8

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem.htm• 3-5 MSTE Resources - NY School

http://www.shuntington.k12.ny.us/InterSciResource.htm • Elementary Science Resources on the Internet

http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/Sci.html• SMART Science Resources

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Elementary/Science/

• Elementary Life Science Resources http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Kids/lifescience.html

• Elementary Science Resources http://www.ncsu.edu/imse/4/elementaryEd.htm

Middle & High School Science• http://highschoolace.com/ace/science.cfm High School Ace

Science• http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.ht

ml# Periodic Table - Visualizations Method

• http://www.denniskunkel.com/advanced_search.php Scientific Image Library

• http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/ Atom’s Family• https://tools-4-teachers.wikispaces.com/message/view/Free+

Websites+for+Teachers/207161?o=0#207161.wikispaces.com Interactive Science Sites

• http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Astronomy Picture of the Day

• http://www.neave.com/planetarium/ Interactive Planetarium• http://vivo.library.cornell.edu/ Virtual Life Sciences Library

• http://www.planet-science.com/wired/?page=/planet10/ Planet and Solar System Creator

• http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/R/robots/constructor.html Robot Constructor

• http://www.seed.slb.com/en/scictr/lab/index_virtual.htm Virtual Lab Experiments

• Secondary Science Teacher Resources http://www.gradebook.org/Secondary%20Science%20Teacher%20Resources.htm

• Science Teacher TV - http://www.teachers.tv/video/4945• Earth Science Resource

http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp• Physicsgames.net http://physicsgames.net/

Science Games• http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/ River

City Project at Harvard• http://www.alliantenergykids.com/stellent2/groups/pu

blic/documents/pub/phk_fg_og_index.hcsp Alliance Science Games

• http://www.quia.com/shared/sci/ Quia Science Interactives

• http://www.cwndesign.co.uk/funergy/index.asp Funergy

• http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/gameintro.htm Dumptown Recycling Game

• http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/designsatellite/ Design your own Satellite

• http://www.aip.org/dbis/APS/stories/17123.html New Life to an old game – Plasma Paddles

Video

14!!! 21st Century States – Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisianna, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, North

Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and West Virginia. http://21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?

option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=35

• http://www.nj.gov/education/21cclc/casp/• http://www.texasscientists.org/ Getting ready

to join.• http://www.jsmf.org/apply/ Grants for 21st

Century Learning in Science• http://www.jsmf.org/apply/ Oxford University’s

21st Century Science Resources for K-12 students.

Further Resources to Explore

• http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?

rID=21535&fID=4838 - video

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