In my fellowship at Facebook I am learning about documenting the operation processes of supply chain and custom service operations for Facebook Reality Labs, the consumer hardware division.
Students will learn how to research and identify reliable internet resources. To show their skills, the students will create a culminating project about a California region. They will collaborate in an assigned group to find information using focused questions.
Chemistry happens in the world around us, not just in a lab. Every time we cook or clean, it's chemistry in action. Chemists actually spend a great deal of time writing and reading science literature in order to communicate their results and ideas to one another.
In small groups, students will design a product or idea that incorporates one of the major ideas covered in first semester of Calculus. The students have to use the concepts covered in class in order to explain why their product or idea would improve on the current status quo.
Students learn the basics of photovoltaic cells and create a whole-class kinetic model to explain the processes behind them. Students use this information to engineer a photovoltaic cell to generate the most electricity possible using different berry juices.
Some of the greatest scientific discoveries in history came about when scientists diverged from the traditional linear scientific method we find in almost every textbook, such as Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of the remarkable antibiotic qualities of penicillin.
The goal of this ETP is to help students develop a greater ability to form arguments from evidence found in texts by evaluating a variety of evidence claims about alternative sources of water.
In my research at UC-Berkeley's Water Center, I am conducting on-line research on water saving appliances and fixtures.