This podcast was amazing. There were multiple different sites discussed that dealt with my two fields of math and chemistry. My favorite one was the NSF (National Science Foundation) Science of the Olympic Winter games link. It brought me several answers to the old question “How does this apply to the real world and why do I need to know it?” I can now tell my future students who are athletes or are pursuing an athletic profession that science, mainly physics, is the key concept behind many ice skating competitions. I could also tell them that geometry and angles are used for the angles of shots in hockey. I think this will be interesting and relate to them even if they are not interested in ice sports because other sports use the same concepts. Another groovy site mentioned was Wallwisher. I loved the ideas behind this shared post-it note system. I will definitely use this site to create an assignment where the students post some sort of math equation, geometrical shape, or real world examples of math being used. It will allow them to use the computer and branch off from the boring days of always doing math assignments on paper. Another project I was excited to do was to have students write what chemicals they can decrease usage of to help the environment. I believe seeing all the multiple different ideas their peers have can help them create their own idea and also, hopefully, my future students would decrease their use of other items that their peers posted.
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