As the year comes to a close, we are more grateful than ever for our customers. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! , Following are our home office hours over the holiday season: Friday, December 22, 2017, Closed at 11am CT Monday, December 25, 2017, Closed Tuesday, December 26, More…
As part of its SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT™ vision for manufacturing, Stratasys introduced the Continuous Build 3D demonstrator at the Rapid manufacturing event in Pittsburgh this past May. SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT builds on Stratasys’ industrial FDM® 3D printing expertise to respond to the needs of customers’ most challenging applications, addressing manufacturers’ needs to rapidly produce strong parts ranging in More…
3D Metal Printing has been beyond reach in most educational settings because it was only available with incredibly expensive and complex systems. But that is changing in 2017. Desktop Metal is bringing 3D printing with metal materials to the desktop at a price that makes sense for education. 3D Metal Printing: Too Expensive and Too More…
Science Bits utilizes research-based strategies to engage students, planning each unit carefully to ensure consistent execution of the educational objectives of both the NGSS and/or your specific state standards. The 5E model is a research-based learning sequence broken into 5 sections. The 5E model contains 5 steps that are perfectly arranged to achieve a shift More…
Science Bits provides classroom teachers with effective teaching tools that create teachable moments using high quality, curated digital content that adheres to the 5E Model. 5E pioneer Dr. Roger Bybee sums it up well. “Teachable moments begin with curiosity. They occur when students experience something they recognize and that has meaning, but they cannot formulate More…
Science Bits introduces science not as a body of immutable facts that must be memorized, but as an exciting way of obtaining new knowledge and understanding of the world around us. This first-of-its-kind integration of traditional classroom learning, state-of-the-art research, and virtual learning through digital tools is helping students develop a deep understanding of scientific concepts More…
Science Bits is taking the United States educational market by storm with their unique approach that fully integrates technology and pedagogy. This is fostering an evolution from a traditional educational model where facts are transmitted from the teacher to the learner to an active Constructivist Model. Constructivist methodologies are based on the students role in More…
Science Bits Announces Publication of a New Unit: “Atoms and Bonds” The unit is structured around the study of the electronic distribution of atoms. It begins by constructing the electronic distribution model through spectroscopy experiments (with simulators) and ends up showing how this electronic structure of atoms affects the properties of substances. In addition to More…
Science Bits has just published a new 5E unit under Physics and Chemistry: Quantitative Chemistry. This unit is an introduction to the quantitative aspects of chemistry, both regarding the measurement of concentrations in solutions and the calculation of masses and moles of molecules in chemical reactions. Also the acid and basic solutions are treated and the concept of More…
Science Bits curriculum empowers teachers to teach science using the best practices of cognitive science research. Science Bits provides students with the opportunity to learn concepts and construct their own knowledge and understanding in a way that values each individual student’s prior knowledge and skills, and empowers them to become independent thinkers, strategists, and authentic More…
As many of you find yourself in a remote learning environment we’ve compiled a list of special offers that may help you during this time. Amatrol Remote eLearning Program The COVID-19 outbreak is leading many institutions to ask questions about teaching students remotely. Some educators aren’t aware that this is even a possibility in the More…
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