New Timers Thanks to a Generous Donor

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New Timers Thanks to a Generous Donor

Earlier this semester, I had the chance to attend a Steve Spangler workshop at the Science Museum of Oklahoma.  During the workshop, i of the teachers stood upwards together with told us that nosotros should all brand certain nosotros joined a facebook grouping called "Oklahoma Education Needs/Donations."  I'd never heard of this grouping before, but I made a signal of checking it out when I got home.  

If you're reading this from a solid set down that is non Oklahoma, you lot powerfulness non realize the terrible solid set down of instruction funding inwards the state. 

Check out this graphic: 

Oklahoma schools maintain to accept their funding from the solid set down cutting due to revenue failure after revenue failure.  The coin for basic classroom needs only isn't in that place anymore.  

The finish of the facebook grouping is to connect teachers who require classroom materials amongst those who tin assistance run across those needs.  

My Algebra 1 students are currently working through our unit of measurement on Data Analysis.  We accept been using iii OERB workshop. 

These timers accept definitely been well-used this twelvemonth inwards my Physical Science class.  But, iii timers inwards a cast of twenty some students isn't enough.  

I decided to ship my require of timers inwards the Facebook grouping together with see what happened.  If my require wasn't fulfilled, I would hold upwards no worse off than before.  

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 yoke of days later, I got a message that a gear upwards of half dozen timers had been purchased together with would before long hold upwards delivered to my school.  They were kindly purchased for my classroom yesteryear a identify unit of measurement friend of our scientific discipline teacher.  

Six MyChron timers (affiliate link) arrived inwards the postal service yesterday! 

And, nosotros were able to position them all to operate today amongst a information collection action inwards Algebra 1.

We measured how long it took us to discovery dissimilar items inwards a Highlights Hidden Picture Puzzle.  Then, nosotros made box-and-whisker plots of our information that nosotros used to compare our hidden moving-picture exhibit finding skills to those of our classmates.

I'll ship to a greater extent than close this action SOON!

I'm together with thus thankful that in that place are together with thus many generous people willing to pace upwards together with assistance my students when those funding the schools are failing them.

Visiting the Science Museum of Oklahoma

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Visiting the Science Museum of Oklahoma

Last weekend, I had a peril to watch the Science Museum of Oklahoma inward Oklahoma City.  I was tending a Steve Spangler Science Workshop (super awesome, yesteryear the way!), in addition to nosotros were given fourth dimension at luncheon in addition to later the workshop to explore the museum.  I think visiting the museum every bit a nestling when it was known every bit the "Omniplex."  

I took a few pictures of math-y things I saw inward the museum, in addition to I idea I would portion them here.

I already shared this flick inward my post virtually educational activity sequences inward Algebra 1.  I introduced my students to the Fibonacci sequence inward class, in addition to thus I wanted to exhibit them when I saw it inward the *wild.*

When I saw this speed restrict sign alongside infinity printed on it, I had to accept a picture.

I fifty-fifty made my married adult man accept a flick of me side yesteryear side to the sign.

I used a robot arm to selection upwardly 1 of these balls.  It was much trickier than I expected!

These giant dominoes caught my eye.  How cool would it hold upwardly to cause got a laid inward my classroom?!?  I'm non certain what I would create alongside them, but I nevertheless mean value it would hold upwardly awesome.

My married adult man had to accept a plough at the robot arm, too.

The optical illusion room was super-cool.

Which cerise describe of piece of occupation is longer?

Can you lot notice the hidden image?

How many legs does the elephant have?

Which segment is the longest?

There was a super-long hallway alongside these optical illusions painted on it.  I decided that these would brand awesome classroom decor!

I flora the tile inward the bath to hold upwardly inward a rattling interesting design.  My married adult man tells me it's super-weird to accept a flick of the tile inward the bathroom...

I honey this bicycle statue.

Where did the bicycle go?!?

Some of these images made my caput hurt!

Color Blindness Tests

These colors written inward dissimilar colors puzzles are ever fun!

Looking at this slice made my caput hurt!

And this 1 was simply evidently fun :)

I'd honey to become dorsum 1 time again when I would cause got to a greater extent than fourth dimension to explore the museum fully.  We were walking closed to the museum alongside our boxes total of scientific discipline experiment goodies which made it difficult to participate inward a lot of stuff.