#EnviroEd Archive
#EnviroEd focuses on the educators specializing in environmental sciences.
Wednesday June 8, 2016
9:00 PM EDT
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#EnviroEd
chat for Wednesday, June 8, 2016
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Please introduce yourself, your role & share a ‘personal’
#EnviroEd
epiphany that involved numeracy
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Tonight,
#EnviroEd
focusses on “Real Life Math - Comprehending the Power of Outdoor Numeracy.”
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Our guest moderators tonight are
@raspberryberet3
&
@MatthewOldridge
for
#EnviroEd
chat!
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Shelly, Instructional Coach; love teaching outside & making connections to numeracy!
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Today, with Kindergartens from Edenbrook Hill PS we were looking for numbers outdoors, ie clover leaves in 3's, trilliums, etc
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:04 PM EDT
@raspberryberet3
HI Shelly - excited you're able to join us this eve!
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Remember to use
#EnviroEd
hashtag & to further discussion locally use your own Board or other related hashtags
#mathchat
#peel21st
#yycbe
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:05 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
thanks Rob!
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Kailey with
@NCC_CNC
. Manage public engagement program in
#AB
. Numbers & nature go hand in hand. Dating tree rings comes to mind
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Resource Teacher, Effective Mathematics, Peel DSB. My son gets a "special feeling" in his stomach, when he's in the woods...
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:07 PM EDT
I recall last summer my gals canoeing & they were noticing math patterns in the paddle ripples
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:07 PM EDT
@kjsetter
@NCC_CNC
I guess tree rings are an example where nature "'knows how" to "'do math"!
#enviroed
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Good example .. along with deer teeth rings & others ...
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https://t.co/fHi2uBTqCp
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Kailey with
@NCC_CNC
. Manage public engagement program in
#AB
. Numbers & nature go hand in hand. Dating tree rings comes to mind
#EnviroEd
lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:08 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
I love when this happens! Making these types of connections is so rewarding!
#enviroed
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Q1 coming up!
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:08 PM EDT
First Q for
#EnviroEd
coming in one minute ...
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Tree's don't get a new ring on their birthday. Ring is winter growth of the tree - if a long cold winter will be thicker dark line
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:09 PM EDT
For me one was seeing the Pacific Trash Gyre for the first time. Shocking, unbelievable. Billions of pieces of trash.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Q1: do your Ss see math outside the textbook, in their everyday lives?
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:11 PM EDT
A1: I think Ss “see” Math outdoors, often without clueing into fact it’s math. ie tree rings, plant symmetry, pop studies, etc
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:12 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
interestingly non-linear, or non-proportional. But really, proportional to...winter length? I think.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A huge fan of math outdoors - a way of showing "Yes, I'm really going to use this someday"
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#mathchat
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A2: Ss do see math but don't see it as math unless pointed out most of time.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
I did my
@oame2016
room session on "the ingredients for math class are everywhere", and they are!
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
Tree hibernates basically ... cold, thaws, etc a huge piece of the puzzle yes
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A1: some good ways to integrate outdoor math w/ financial literacy.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
"symmetry"' is one of the most well-defined things there are in mathematics. So, well-defined in nature as well.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Yes! Great example - especially for natural resources based economies?
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#peelmathchat
https://t.co/9WufzlrGvn
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A1: some good ways to integrate outdoor math w/ financial literacy.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Yes & a good way to bring in social justice!
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https://t.co/Io3whirVAN
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Yes! Great example - especially for natural resources based economies?
#EnviroEd
#peelmathchat
https://t.co/9WufzlrGvn
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A1: some good ways to integrate outdoor math w/ financial literacy.
#enviroed
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Add visual arts into that and boy is the outdoors a fantastic cross curricular tool nest pas?
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https://t.co/dO8jKdxTn6
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:13 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
"symmetry"' is one of the most well-defined things there are in mathematics. So, well-defined in nature as well.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A1: not a huge fan of textbooks to begin w/ but they do have some good Qs; modify the rest.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:16 PM EDT
At our
@PeelSchools
#EnviroEd
Centres we focus a lot with HS's on Forest Succession. Transects, mapping & populations - always math!
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A1: Math gets a bad rap, but is a tool that is meant to be applied outside a textbook! To quantify, measure, extrapolate...
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lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A1: So many great cross-curricular opportunities with math. We applied it to genetics this year.
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Leslie in Mty, MX.
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Agreed ...textbooks outdoors are nice as writing surface but practical hands on problem solving is key to
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/Enqg4Gz4BW
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A1: not a huge fan of textbooks to begin w/ but they do have some good Qs; modify the rest.
#enviroed
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Q2 coming up shortly...
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:19 PM EDT
@lesliefarooq
my friend
@timboo_drow
was talking of the oft-misunderstood probability of having 2 boys, or 1 boy/1 girl today.
#enviroed
Navneet_Singh1
Jun 8 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Inquiring about the fibonacci sequence in nature.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Distance questions mean a lot more when actually travelling ... "A boy walks down the trail at a pace of ..."
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Lol yup; we used them as mock clipboards
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https://t.co/cIasezW6Zz
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Agreed ...textbooks outdoors are nice as writing surface but practical hands on problem solving is key to
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/Enqg4Gz4BW
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A1: not a huge fan of textbooks to begin w/ but they do have some good Qs; modify the rest.
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lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:20 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
@timboo_drow
Oh yes, I worked with the stats teacher and the Ss' feedback was the we pos reinforced each other.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Interesting ... how about a boy ... followed by 5 gals ...
#mywonderfullife
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/d0aZ9S3wle
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:19 PM EDT
@lesliefarooq
my friend
@timboo_drow
was talking of the oft-misunderstood probability of having 2 boys, or 1 boy/1 girl today.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Q2: Can you give examples of how math is the same or different in the natural and built worlds?
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A2: I think of things like right angles-so important in the built world, but not so much in nature.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:23 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
highly...improbable?
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Yes ... on a regular basis I try to make the point of outdoor math by measuring a tree or building's height using Pythagoras
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Where is the math?
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https://t.co/kIIFERYwAo
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:24 PM EDT
@kjsetter
or triangles...so sturdy and strong in bridges. But now picture a bridge over a forest or river valley.
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lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:25 PM EDT
.
@raspberryberet3
The waggle dance involves angles, vectors. Population size, food pyramid, energy conversions.
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lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:25 PM EDT
.
@MatthewOldridge
Interesting observation. Circles, ovals, and cycles more prevalent in natural world.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:25 PM EDT
Paraphrasing Barret-Browning ...let me count the ways! -Fibonacci -travel distance -male/female ratio etc
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/TUnDkDvZQR
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Where is the math?
#enviroed
https://t.co/kIIFERYwAo
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:25 PM EDT
How does length of flagpole's shadow change over the day? How can it help us estimate time?
#enviroed
#mathchat
#elemmathchat
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:26 PM EDT
@raspberryberet3
interesting how the bees "found" hexagons to be strong and sturdy. Do hexagons exist, as ideal forms?
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A2: Hmm...Good tie in with computer science and animation? Observe natural patterns, try to replicate in a built/digital space?
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:26 PM EDT
@lesliefarooq
hmm. Things like sine waves. Literal waves. Wave action. Interesting!
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lesliefarooq
Jun 8 @ 9:27 PM EDT
It's running night, so I must part ways on two great chats,
#enviroed
and
#ONedchat
. Thanks, everyone!
https://t.co/E8IJb2U1eq
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:27 PM EDT
We have another HS program for Business Leadership on Biomimicry ... we learn so much from nature
#EnviroEd
#mathchat
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:27 PM EDT
@kjsetter
thought here: things like bird flight then provide models for our own technologies.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:29 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
I suppose camouflage is something we "learned" from the natural world, and applied to the human world.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Q3 coming up :)
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:29 PM EDT
There is without a doubt a lot of biomimicry in human math discussions as well - ie in architecture, engineering, etc.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:30 PM EDT
Q3: how have you used world environmental issues in the math classroom? Have you connected cross curricularly?
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:30 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
Potential applications for research, conservation, etc? Modelling is so useful.
#citizenscience
#enviroed
cherandpete
Jun 8 @ 9:30 PM EDT
Thanks
#ONedchat
for a great chat... heading over to
#enviroed
for a few minutes before signing off!
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:31 PM EDT
@kjsetter
don't know much about
#citizenscience
. Need to look into it.
@games4teaching
.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:32 PM EDT
A3:
@dougpete
shared a site he likes with deforestation graphs. So, % of world forested, deforested, and the rate of change.
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.
Navneet_Singh1
Jun 8 @ 9:32 PM EDT
The science and math of snowflakes
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:32 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
@kjsetter
@games4teaching
#CitizenScience
was the theme of last week's
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/BtNDqxViSk
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:33 PM EDT
@Navneet_Singh1
makes me think of fractals. So chaotic seeming, but so beautiful.
#enviroed
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:33 PM EDT
A3: we looked at big ideas of Survival & Global Issues & integrated math, science, geo, & language
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:34 PM EDT
A3: Impacts of population growth on global social, economic and environmental issues? Depressing topic, but good math connection.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:34 PM EDT
I think numbers help Ss understand world issues better than just words
#EnviroEd
#peelmathchat
https://t.co/QePId6MyX5
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:35 PM EDT
A3: look at patterns & stats in climate change, natural disasters, pollution, child labour, etc..
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Positives too! ie increase Eastern Bluebird, Sandhill Crane populations
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/XiTEVrptmw
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:34 PM EDT
A3: Impacts of population growth on global social, economic and environmental issues? Depressing topic, but good math connection.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:35 PM EDT
@kjsetter
can optimism be found anywhere in the data? Are some things "'getting better"?
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:35 PM EDT
A3:
#infographics
are great to represent numbers & impact of global issues.
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stevenbody
Jun 8 @ 9:36 PM EDT
Dawson PS are testing the
#WSUD
features of Blacktown Showground! Are the wetlands healthy?
#EnviroEd
#nsweducation
https://t.co/iWOXLGroUI
Navneet_Singh1
Jun 8 @ 9:36 PM EDT
A3: calculating our schools ratio of garbage and recycling. How our efforts have decreased energy consumption.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:36 PM EDT
A3: I recommend looking into Yellow Fish program.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:37 PM EDT
Any good math there in that
#Aussie
pond
@stevenbody
?
#EnviroEd
chat topic "this eve"
https://t.co/5o0AQwXJsG
stevenbody
Jun 8 @ 9:36 PM EDT
Dawson PS are testing the
#WSUD
features of Blacktown Showground! Are the wetlands healthy?
#EnviroEd
#nsweducation
https://t.co/iWOXLGroUI
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:37 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@kjsetter
I heard due to urbanization, reforestation is happening in some places.
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cherandpete
Jun 8 @ 9:38 PM EDT
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You asked for it
@RangerRidley
We have repurposed 10s of 1000s of
#KCups4Classrooms
BEST
#math
manips!
https://t.co/rfP4LIwttp
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:38 PM EDT
@raspberryberet3
Great mapping opportunity! Always good math in orienteering, GIS, GPS studies
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:38 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@kjsetter
also the animals around Chernobyl. Didn't take them long to come back.
#enviroed
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:39 PM EDT
Peter's class has done some bang up things with K-Cup education ... from
#EnviroEd
to math manipulatives
https://t.co/nK4IwkiXaC
cherandpete
Jun 8 @ 9:38 PM EDT
#enviroed
You asked for it
@RangerRidley
We have repurposed 10s of 1000s of
#KCups4Classrooms
BEST
#math
manips!
https://t.co/rfP4LIwttp
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:39 PM EDT
@Navneet_Singh1
you seen kids getting right into the garbage with gloves? Counting? Sorting?
#enviroed
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Two key foundations in many the
#EnviroEd
study are Time ... and Temperature ... Good Numbers & Bad alike
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Q4 about to be posted...
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...
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:41 PM EDT
Q4: What are some good resources for tying together math teaching and learning, the natural world, and environmental issues?
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:42 PM EDT
Pollinator math is definitely vital
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/grvnoFJivr
TO_Native_Bees
Jun 8 @ 9:39 PM EDT
You hear a lot about pesticides harming bees, but climate change is a significant threat to our native pollinators.
https://t.co/DTazSDGf1q
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:42 PM EDT
@Navneet_Singh1
ah yes. Saw this with EcoSource at my last school.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:42 PM EDT
A4: I get a lot of inspiration from the newspaper, newscasts, & magazines.
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:42 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
Stats foster greater understanding, but are just part of the story. I'm thinking of
@UN
#LoveNotLoss
campaign.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:43 PM EDT
A4: Data analytic tools- data is easy to find on anything you want these days.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:44 PM EDT
A4: this is a great commercial to get a convo started; where's the math?
#enviroed
https://t.co/59bxTYTo9p
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:45 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
Yes! Whooping crane recovery a great case study. How long would it take to boost #'s based on egg laying rates, etc.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:45 PM EDT
A4:
@NatGeo
is a good source too! Time for Kids website as well!
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cherandpete
Jun 8 @ 9:45 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
#enviroed
A4 Experimented with multi-strand, multi-problem
#math
journeys. "Took" kids to the math
https://t.co/s3vv2bTU21
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:46 PM EDT
Tooting' own Board's horn here-but our
#EnviroEd
Centres locally love connecting with classes for
#EnviroEd
inquiry yr long - including math
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:46 PM EDT
Tooting' own Board's horn here-but our
#EnviroEd
Centres locally love connecting with classes for
#EnviroEd
inquiry yr long - including math
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:46 PM EDT
@raspberryberet3
And who doesn't love a good infographic! Great way to visualize and communicate numbers.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:46 PM EDT
A4: any dynamic mapping tools to look at the built and natural worlds. E.g. Google Earth.
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Navneet_Singh1
Jun 8 @ 9:47 PM EDT
A4: the weather network
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:47 PM EDT
@kjsetter
definitely!
#enviroed
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:47 PM EDT
@raspberryberet3
You mean through
@TUCanada1
? Great organization!
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:48 PM EDT
A4: depending on grade you teach, some TV shows & movies are great inspiration for Qs.
#enviroed
#mathchat
tjthiessen
Jun 8 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Love seeing the
#enviroed
and
#mbedchat
hashtags simultaneously in my feed. Sustainability, natural classrooms, curriculum integration. 💜🌎😊
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Recently saw couple of apps for your device that help track numbers (ie steps walked, birds seen, temperatures) - any names?
#EnviroEd
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:49 PM EDT
@cherandpete
so much math in there! Wow! Fun!
#enviroed
kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:50 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@TO_Native_Bees
Bringing it back to basic math, even just measuring out and constructing a bird house or bee box!
#enviroed
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:50 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@KinderFynes
got your back on tracking birds, I think... and Species of the Etobicoke Creek.
#enviroed
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:51 PM EDT
Environment is by definition the world around us-makes sense we use universal language of math within it
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/wrT6ICfOlO
tjthiessen
Jun 8 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Love seeing the
#enviroed
and
#mbedchat
hashtags simultaneously in my feed. Sustainability, natural classrooms, curriculum integration. 💜🌎😊
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:51 PM EDT
Q5 coming up!
#enviroed
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:51 PM EDT
@Navneet_Singh1
predictive models used for weather is something that can, and should be used in math class. Probability.
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:52 PM EDT
Oh
@Kinderfynes
& I are bird buddies almost every day discussing sightings
#EnviroEd
#BirdsofaFeather
https://t.co/LRS7pZ2J0g
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:50 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@KinderFynes
got your back on tracking birds, I think... and Species of the Etobicoke Creek.
#enviroed
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:52 PM EDT
How can the math processes support/extend math in nature?
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:53 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@KinderFynes
you need to hit me up with some places to take my kids around the
#RoyalCity
.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:53 PM EDT
Q5: how can math processes support teaching math outdoors/in nature?
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kjsetter
Jun 8 @ 9:53 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
But alway question it! Have an opinion you want "verified"? There's a stat for that. Data's not impartial.
#enviroed
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:54 PM EDT
@kjsetter
@MatthewOldridge
critical thinking right here!
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:55 PM EDT
A5: making predictions helps to support reasoning skills.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:56 PM EDT
A5: purposeful representation. You must choose how to represent the math your find in the natural world, or in
#enviroed
problems.
RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:56 PM EDT
@MatthewOldridge
- think our old T's
@JohnFRoss
woulda loved this convo for
#EnviroEd
chat tonight!
raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:57 PM EDT
A5: how can we represent our thinking on math in nature? Is there more than one way?
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:57 PM EDT
@RangerRidley
@KinderFynes
oh man. Wanderings of my youth. We were in every forest, every trail, around the town.
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raspberryberet3
Jun 8 @ 9:58 PM EDT
A5: can you represent using models & thinking tools?
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RangerRidley
- Moderator
Jun 8 @ 9:58 PM EDT
Excellent point! Purposeful is key. Math lessons outdoors are right tool, right time with right students
#EnviroEd
https://t.co/3tKdPnxMJ5
MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:56 PM EDT
A5: purposeful representation. You must choose how to represent the math your find in the natural world, or in
#enviroed
problems.
Navneet_Singh1
Jun 8 @ 9:58 PM EDT
A5: scientific method involves reasoning, communicating, problem solving, representing.
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MatthewOldridge
Jun 8 @ 9:58 PM EDT
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@JohnFRoss
...had a colleague Mr. Wyatt, who was a birder. He took us birding once. Interesting.
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