Interactive+demonstrations

=Interactive demonstration=

Description
> At its simplest, a demonstration is a show-and-tell. To make a demonstration interactive, the information must flow two ways; it must engage and activate students. Some caveats: > • All students must be able to see the demonstration and the details. You may need a projection system. > • The information must flow two ways; consider what the teacher does and what the students do.

Examples

 * 1) Physical models. Ask students to suggests changes that would affect your model.
 * 2) Interactive whiteboards. Use websites or flash animations.
 * 3) Act it out. The students do the wave or simulate how a bill becomes a law (another [|example]).
 * 4) Clickers. Use anonymous feedback to modify your instruction.

Resources
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 * 1) [|Teaching with interactive demonstrations] (suggestions and examples from college-level geosciences)
 * 1) [|BrainPop] (not a free site, but there are free examples)
 * 2) [|Teachers' Domain] (awesome website with movie clips and flash animations; requires free registration)
 * 3) [|Try Science]
 * 4) [|Net-based lessons]
 * 5) [|Interactive physics demonstrations]