Students build rockets, drop eggs to learn math, science

Students build rockets, drop eggs to learn math, science | Study: More teachers adopt flipped instruction | Students apply math skills to video-game design Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   July 10, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Advertisement Students build rockets, drop eggs to learn math, science (anomalee-designs) Middle-school students attending a summer camp in Louisiana learned about velocity and other math concepts by building rockets and dropping eggs. "This is engineering math," teacher Mack Evans said. "I always call it hands-on math. We teach them to apply a concept to a variety of situations." The Times (Shreveport, La.) (tiered subscription model) (7/9) Share:    Study: More teachers adopt flipped instruction A growing body of research in support of flipped instruction has led to increased popularity and excitement among teachers for the learning model. 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