Science 8 vs Repro101 Learning Lab

These are a few tools for helping visualize middle school science. I spent a year volunteer tutoring middle school (grade 8) science students. While doing that, I created an app with a few simple demonstrations and practice tests to help them. The modules included were those that illustrated or helped practice the concepts my students had trouble either understanding or remembering. The test module contains every test the students took. Hot Molecules is an interactive demonstration of the effects of heating and cooling on molecular activity. Will it float? is an interactive lab simulation for determining density. Questions is a test-practice module for all subjects thus far covered (phase changes, heat transfer, density, atoms, molecules, reactions, atmosphere). Buckets is a category builder to help understand grouping of like things on arbitrary traits Which is Bigger? is an interactive statistics exploration, showing how much overlap there is between categories and how important sample size is. How do population dynamics of the species populations in a food web interact? Play with the simulation and ecological and human-introduced factors. Watch out for natural disasters! Other demonstrations and test topics are added periodically.

Repro101 Learning Lab makes reproductive science clear and helps families talk openly about the changes everyone goes through, without stigma, fear, or embarrassment. Hosted by reproductive scientist Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Repro101 turns puberty into an honest, approachable conversation for parents and kids to share. THE PODCAST Updates regularly with new content. The first series, "Parenting Through the Change," helps parents reclaim the joy of understanding our reproductive systems so they are more empowered to have meaningful conversations with their children. The app allows full-playback on the iPhone and via AirPlay and headphones, automatic next-episode advance, and resume-where-you-left-off. THE LEARNING LAB • Cycle Clock — follow a step-by-step video to build your own Petal Period Clock at home with simple craft materials. • Coloring Book — color along with Olivia the Ovary and friends; save your artwork or print a page to to work on with your child. • Video Library — short, friendly videos about how the body works. • Repropedia — a plain-language glossary that explains reproductive terms in words anyone can understand. • Parent Resources — trusted links and a free course to help you start age-appropriate conversations. WHY REPRO101 Dr. Woodruff recognized a profound language gap in reproductive terms for both parents and children. Repro101 closes that gap—showing that conversations about puberty don't have to be awkward, and that a little understanding goes a long way. No account required. The Learning Lab works offline; podcast episodes stream over the internet.