Teaching Science with Widgets: (Download as a zip file) (Return to Home // Widgets Science// Subject Matter Pages // Essay List)
Outline
1. About
Widgets Go now.
2. Widgets
for this Activity and its variations Go now.
3. The
Activity in teacher form with suggestions Go now.
4. How the
Activity might be used Go now.
5. Sequence
of Activity in a lesson Go now.
6. List of
topics for which the Activity might be used
Go now.
7. Other
teaching comments Go
now.
8. Contact
information and statement of how to get more details such as data charts or
worksheets—even actual lesson or plans-- to go with the Activity Go now.
9. The
Activity in printable form for the student
Go now.
10. One alternate Activity in printable student
form
Widgets are small programs that do animations, contact websites, keep track of computer processes and receive streaming video or newsfeeds. Once obtained at the Konfabulator website, widgets are now distributed by Yahoo. They can be obtained either at http://www.widgetgallery.com, the original Konfabulator site, or at http://widgets.yahoo.com, Yahoo’s site for this acquisition.
Widgets run on or below the Desktop, depending on how you have set up your preferences for a particular widget. The “behind the Desktop” view is called Konpose. The Konfabulator/Widget icon that loads onto the taskbar of the Desktop will allow you to open the Konpose window, as will the key F8. Use the F8 key to toggle back and forth between the two windows.
The beauty of widgets is that you can enjoy them; then turn them off. They’ll be there when you want them again. They are loads of fun. Everyone is encouraged to write one himself—there is even a Wizard for writing Widgets at the website.
This Widgets activity begins on the next page. It was separated from this page so that the file could be easily printed. Ignore this statement if you are reading this on-line.
Widgets for this Activity and its
variations
The Activity in teacher form with
suggestions
Objective
Supplies
Instructions
How the Activity might be used
List of topics for which the Activity might
be used
.
Sequence of Activity in a lesson
Keep reading to get
to the student handouts. The following
paragraphs are short, I promise!
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The Activity in printable
form for the student Go now. ...
Page 1 is Instructions//Page
2 is the Identify variables page//Page 3 is the report the results page.
- The activity is on a separate page (following a page break) so that it can be printed.
- If you choose to use the activity page on line, add a text box to the math box and change the lines to another box with an inserted text box. Most lines were made with the underline key.
Alternate Activity form for the
student Go now.
Page 1 is Instructions//Page
2 is the Identify variables page//Page 3 is the report the results page.
1. This
is simply a copy of the Activity form.
Fill it out if you like.
2. Change it in any way you please.
Name _________________________
Date__________Class____________
Introduction
Purpose
Materials Needed
Instructions
