Tech Savvy Mama Guest Post: Exploring E-Waste: Teaching Middle Schoolers to Care About the Battery Supply Chain By Leticia Barr, Founder of TechSavvyMama.com In today’s digital age, there’s always a desire to upgrade to the latest and greatest devices. Tweens … Continued
Disclosure: This is a paid post by UL Xplorlabs to share Extraction to E-Waste: The Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain with teachers. Hi everyone! I am really excited to share with you an amazing module from UL Xplorlabs. I love that … Continued
Watching my daughter today run around the house frantically looking for a charger because her battery is low during a facetime call, had me asking her, “What would happen to your tablet if you don’t find your charger?” Students today … Continued
UL Xplorlabs® compensated me for writing this post. All opinions are my own, and as you know, I only share resources that I would use myself and recommend for others. UL Xplorlabs creates engaging, immersive and standards-based online modules for students … Continued
May 22, 2020 Each year for the past 10 years, EdTech Digest has recognized the most innovative contributions made in the field of education technology. Underwriters Laboratories is excited to share that its online learning platform, Xplorlabs, has been selected … Continued
By Kelly Haarala | Instagram: @supersassandscienceclass What student can’t identify with the idea of having a cell phone in their pocket? Almost none. Most students rely on that little lithium-ion battery in their phone without even realizing what it is … Continued
A unique collaboration in Cobb County, Georgia, is engaging firefighters, teachers and middle school students in fire safety research through the UL Xplorlabs® Fire Forensics resource. In 2018, the UL Xplorlabs team was invited to Cobb County for first-of-its-kind … Continued
I don’t know about you, but some of my best ah-ha moments from students happen when I am able to make my science lesson relevant by connecting them to the real world. To do this, I take them outside to … Continued
Madeline Runion is a sixth grade general science teacher in Southwest Virginia. Runion as been teaching for three years. She is always looking for hands-on activities that allow her students to have fun and learn. When you teach in a … Continued
This summer campers at Kids Summer Fire Academy camp in Apopka, Florida trained as junior fire investigators with the help of UL Xplorlabs®! Students in elementary, middle and high school experienced hands-on activities and exercises designed to take them up … Continued