Mark Schober
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 14, 2020
- 7 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 12, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 12, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 12, 2020
- 3 min
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”...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Modeling Instruction in Chemistry
Teaching chemistry from a Modeling perspective was a fantastic experience for me. I particularly loved how seamlessly chemistry and...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Meteorology Curriculum Materials
For fourteen years, I worked with incomparable colleagues Hazel Jensen, Jerry Taylor, Bill Brinkhorst, and Jim Roble to develop a robust...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 4 min
Crafting Multipurpose Learning Objectives
Well-written learning objectives make expectations clear to students, bring focus to instructional time, encompass the external...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 7 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 11, 2020
- 6 min
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. ...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
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....
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Mark Schober
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Mark Schober
- Aug 7, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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