1. http://www.concord.org Realize the Promise of Technology
with Open Software and Activities
Bob Tinker
Carolyn Staudt
Paul Burney
Barbara Buckley

2. Ideal Learning Environment
The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts.
We create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies.
Our primary goal in all our work is digital equity -- improving learning opportunities for all students.

3. Ideal Learning Environment
Modeling Tools
Enabling students to interact with the unobservable
Online Learning
Democratizing education with anytime, anywhere learning
Probeware
Developing new tools for data collection and analysis
Handhelds
Moving closer to the promise of ubiquitous computing
Sustainable Development
Confronting global issues with decision-making tools
Assessment Research
Improving methods for measuring deep learning in science

4. TEEMSS 2 Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science
Increasing the use of sensors and models in grades 3-8 science teaching.
Developed with funding from the National Science Foundation
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5. • research • articles • sample activities • bibliography • curriculum
• suppliers

6. Visualizing with Probes
Displays data that one normally can’t see
with another device immediately
Concord Consortium
Sonar Ranger displays
velocity and acceleration
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7. Data Collected Over Long Periods of Time
Records and displays data collected over long
periods of time (some even up to a year)
MicroLog
in JASON Academy
Lab Kits
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8. Collects Data Faster
Faster than normal devices (sometimes over thousands
of times per second)
Concord Consortium
Fast Response thermocouple
Temperature probe
(physiology)
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9. Derived Data
Use the results of two or more different probes to provide a derived display
Electrical Power
displayed from data collected
from a voltage and current probe
(Concord Consortium
Joule meter)
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10. Multiple devices
Displays simultaneously on the same graph combines the collection
from multiple probes
pH and light of an
aquarium over a
24 hour period
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11. TEEMSS2 Overview 15 Activities – grades 3-8 Curriculum
Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, Life Science, Technology and Engineering, Inquiry.
Uses Models and Sensors
Temperature, light, voltage, motion, force, voltage, gas pressure, relative humidity.
Operates using most sensor vendors
Operates on most platforms
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12. Curriculum design Standards driven Backward design - Grant Wiggins
15 units with 2 investigations each
Two weeks of class time per unit
Start with a driving question
Investigation content/ Teacher Guide
Technical Hints
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13. Curriculum units TEEMSS Technology Enhanced Elementary
and Middle School Science
Combines activities, embedded assessments,
sensor components, and all student work
product into an electronic portfolio.
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14. SensorPortfolio Features
Can contain real-time graphs of sensor data.
Can contain embedded assessments such as essay questions

15. SensorPortfolio Features
Can predict a graph and then capture real data to check prediction
Can embed drawing tools

16. SensorPortfolio Features
Can ask multiple choice assessment questions, with or without graphics.

17. Participating Vendors
Data Harvest - England
EasySense Q
EasySense Q Advanced
(Bluetooth)

18. Participating Vendors
Fourier Systems - Israel
ImagiWorks - California
EcoLog
ImagiProbe

19. Participating Vendors
PASCO - California
Texas Instruments
PASPort Airlink SI
CBL 2
Xplorer - Data Logger

20. Participating Vendors
Vernier - Washington
GoLink!

21. TEEMSS Activities Run on…
Mac
Windows
Pocket PC
Palm

22. TEEMSS Unit 0 Activities

23. http://www.concord.org Realize the Promise of Technology
with Open Software and Activities
Bob Tinker
Carolyn Staudt
Paul Burney
Barbara Buckley