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Astronomy Curriculum Materials -- Middle School
The materials linked below are designed for a one-quarter middle school astronomy module. The materials I've created for a semester-long...

Mark Schober
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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Newton's Third Law Fidget Lab
I'm interested in curating a series of hands-on desktop activities that allow students to develop physical intuition for physics...

Mark Schober
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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3D-Print Your Own Lab Clamps
Clamps! You can never have too many, and a great table clamp is indispensable when setting up labs in the physics classroom. But table...

Mark Schober
Aug 14, 20207 min read
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Collaboration When the C is Circled
A number of Modelers have been asked to remove resources from their websites (including me) as this violates AMTA's fair use policy, and...

Mark Schober
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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The Richness of Learning From One Another
I was interviewed for the August 2020 Science Modeling Talks podcast. Click the image below and have a listen. In this episode, Mark...

Mark Schober
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Why the Cow? Accidental Classroom Branding Made Intentional
In 1998, when I participated in the Modeling workshops at the University of California at Davis, (the Aggies) our group created a t-shirt...

Mark Schober
Aug 12, 20203 min read
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Dis-covering Content
One of the criticisms I hear of Modeling Instruction and other student-centered, inquiry-based teaching approaches is that they’re “slow”...

Mark Schober
Aug 12, 20203 min read
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Modeling Instruction in Chemistry
Teaching chemistry from a Modeling perspective was a fantastic experience for me. I particularly loved how seamlessly chemistry and...

Mark Schober
Aug 12, 20202 min read
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Meteorology Curriculum Materials
For fourteen years, I worked with incomparable colleagues Hazel Jensen, Jerry Taylor, Bill Brinkhorst, and Jim Roble to develop a robust...

Mark Schober
Aug 12, 20202 min read
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A New Physics Curriculum Project
Through a fantastic collaboration between STEMteachersNYC and New Visions for Public Schools, I have the great privilege to work with...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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An 8-Step Transition from Points-Based Grading to Standards-Based Grading
Even if you're sold on standards-based grading, the transition can be daunting. Here is a roadmap for sequentially implementing key...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20205 min read
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A Simple-ish System for Standards-Based Grading
The best advice for implementing SBG is to keep it simple. A complex system can do more harm than good if it mires you in paperwork and...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20206 min read
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Crafting Multipurpose Learning Objectives
Well-written learning objectives make expectations clear to students, bring focus to instructional time, encompass the external...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20204 min read
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Grading Scales, Rubrics, and Adding it All Up
Once you have created your learning objectives and determined assessment questions that address those objectives, you next need to choose...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20207 min read
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Physics Extra Practice/Quiz Tickets
For the 9th graders I'm now teaching, I wanted them to have some more tangible extra practice before taking an extra quiz in my...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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Better Lab Learning; Easier Lab Grading
Using Standards-Based Grading to Assess Labs I don’t like grading lab reports, and I especially don’t like grading them when I get the...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20206 min read
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Low-Cost Wave Generator Apparatus
This apparatus is a low-cost wave-driver and amplifier driven by a free smartphone app for investigating wave propagation in strings. ...

Mark Schober
Aug 11, 20206 min read
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LED Photoelectric Effect Apparatus
I first encountered Wayne Garver's low-cost LED photoelectric effect apparatus at a St. Louis Area Physics Teachers workshop in 2005....

Mark Schober
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Slow Acceleration Apparatus
To help students develop a kinesthetic sense of accelerated motion, it is ideal for them to investigate the acceleration of an object...

Mark Schober
Aug 7, 20202 min read
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Spaghetti Bridge Lab
I start the year in 9th grade physics with a series of short lab investigations emphasizing lab techniques. Developing student fluency in...

Mark Schober
Aug 7, 20204 min read
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