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Fest 2011 in Half Moon Bay. This conference was help in December 2011 and hosted by the Institute of Knowledge Management in Education. There were participants form K-12, Higher Ed, educational non-profits, foundations and start-up companies. The keynote speaker was Dr. Sugata Mitra.
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- Arts, Business, Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Post-secondary
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ISKME
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In this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, use your knowledge of bridge design to match the right bridge to the right location in a fictitious city.
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- Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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Teachers' Domain
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In this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, investigate dams in distress and decide if they should be repaired, removed, or left alone.
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- Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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In this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, think like an engineer and use your knowledge of dome design to match the right type of dome to the right location in a fictitious city.
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- Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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Teachers' Domain
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Student teams follow the steps of the engineering design process to meet the challenge of getting their entire class from one location on the playground to the sidewalk without touching the ground between. The class develops a well thought-out plan while following the steps of the engineering design process. Then, they test their solution by going outside and trying it out. Through the post-activity assessment, they compare their problem-solving experience to real life engineering challenges, such as creating new forms of transportation or new product invention.
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
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- Primary
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TeachEngineering
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Students learn and use the properties of light to solve the following challenge: "A mummified troll was discovered this summer at our school and it has generated lots of interest worldwide. The principal asked us, the technology classes, to design a security system that alerts the police if someone tries to pilfer our prized possession. How can we construct a system that allows visitors to view our artifact during the day, but invisibly protects it at night in a cost-effective way?"
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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TeachEngineering
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Students apply what they have learned about the engineering design process to a real-life problem that affects them and/or their school. They chose a problem as a group, and then follow the engineering design process to come up with and test their design solution. This activity teaches students how to use the engineering design process while improving something in the school environment that matters to them. By performing each step of the design process, students can experience what it is like to be an engineer.
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
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- Primary
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TeachEngineering
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Students are introduced to the (hypothetical) task of developing an invisible (non-intrusive) security system to protect the school's treasured mummified troll! Solving the challenge depends on an understanding of the properties of light. After being introduced to the challenge question, students generate ideas and consider the knowledge required find solutions. They watch a portion of the "Mythbuster's Crimes and Myth-Demeanors" episode ($20), which helps direct their research and learning toward solving the challenge. They begin to study laser applications in security systems, coming to realize the role of lasers in today's society.
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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TeachEngineering
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In this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, investigate hypothetical structural emergencies and figure out how to repair them.
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- Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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Teachers' Domain
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This interactive activity, from the Building Big Web site, explores tunneling and the tools and methods used to do the job.
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- Science and Technology
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- Primary, Secondary
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