Critical Thinking and TEKS Science Content Via Online Activities

TCEA session 3 Notes
blog has handouts and links
http://www.ed-tech-4-science.com

analysis
inference
explanation
interpretation
evaluation
self-regulation

www.wonderwhizkids.com
java applets

World of Goo – trial download
demonstrate basic relationship between force and motion using simple machines
http://2dboy.com/games.php

Spore – trial but you can download Creature Creator e.g. of class use – have students create a carnivorous organism that lives in water.  Have students evaluate each other and vote on creature most likely to survive.  Change the environment to hot and dry – what are the results?
genetics, structure and function

Adaptive Curriculum (not free)
intended for a once or twice solution

Peter Rillero Ph. D