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Algebraic Equations: Calculator Controlled Robots
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This Web Seminar took place on March 13, 2013, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. The presenter was Jordan Snyder, NASA Explorer
Schools Education Specialist at NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center. In this program
Mr. Snyder talked about a lesson that integrates robotic technology into middle
school algebra classes.
The PowerPoint, related resources from the NSTA Learning Center, and web links from
the presentation are now contained in the above resource collection. Clicking on
the collection link will place it in your Learning Center, My Library,
neatly organized under the My Resource Collections tab.
This was the second presentation of Algebraic Equations: Calculator Controlled Robots
for the 2012-13 school year. In this seminar Mr. Snyder shared background information
about robots, both in our everyday lives and in NASA’s explorations of Mars. He
then provided an in-depth look at the Calculator-Controlled Robots lesson, which
allows students to apply math concepts to solve real-world problems. Mr. Snyder
gave an overview of all 10 missions included in the lesson. Participants learned
about the simple programming required to operate the robots and tested their understanding
with an interactive quiz.
Seminar participants received one of the NSTA SciGuides. A certificate
of attendance was deposited into participants' My PD Record and Certificates
area in the NSTA Learning Center for completing the evaluation form at the end of
the program.
Here are some comments provided by the participants at the end of the Web Seminar:
- “It makes me more excited about teaching Mathematics.”
- “This seminar showed me that I can learn math and have fun.”
Thanks to the participants and the presenter for the learning opportunity, the interactions,
and a job well done!
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NASA Explorer Schools Web Seminars are Scheduled
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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