A Real Learning Curve: Catapults Demonstrate the Quadratic Equation

Published on Edutopia.org on July 16, 2008.

http://www.edutopia.org/impact-academy-catapults-quadratic-equation

My friend Manny Medina's a rock star math teacher. In this piece, I write about visiting his class when they present learning about quadratic equations (yawn) through catapults (yipee!).

Model Projects: Maker Faire

Published on July 3, 2008 on Edutopia.org.

http://www.edutopia.org/maker-faire-DIY-projects

Five hundred students and their teachers flocked to Maker Faire Education Day, where two dozen inventors shared their ideas and creations -- from electronic gadgets to homemade instruments -- and discussed the scientific principles that make their work possible.