Saturday/Sunday
Saturday/Sunday
Saturday/Sunday
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<strong>Saturday</strong>, 5:00–6:00 PM<br />
NSTA Press Session: Using Predict, Observe, and<br />
Explain Activities in Your Classroom (Gen)<br />
(Middle Level–High School) JW Grand Ballroom 7, JW Marriott<br />
G. Michael Bowen (gmbowen@yahoo.com), Mount Saint<br />
Vincent University, Halifax, N.S., Canada<br />
Using example activities from NSTA’s Predict, Observe, Explain,<br />
I’ll demonstrate how to effectively engage your students in<br />
POE activities that develop their conceptual understanding.<br />
Resources will be provided.<br />
NIEHS Environmental Health Resources for Educators<br />
(Env)<br />
(Informal Education)<br />
Capitol I, Westin<br />
Bono Sen, The National Institute of Environmental Health<br />
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, N.C.<br />
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences<br />
provides free environmental health science educational<br />
resources for educators and students. Learn about the EHP<br />
Science Education program and free education resources.<br />
Whose Fault Is It<br />
(Earth)<br />
(General)<br />
Grand Ballroom 3, Westin<br />
Eric P. Muller (emuller@exploratorium.edu), Exploratorium,<br />
San Francisco, Calif.<br />
Engage in a hands-on seismology game for locating earthquake<br />
foci. Hold hands to figure out who started earthquake<br />
waves (P-waves and S-waves).<br />
5:30–6:00 PM Presentation<br />
SESSION 1<br />
COSEE Session: Bringing Ocean Scientists and Their<br />
Data into Your Classroom<br />
(Earth)<br />
(Middle Level–High School)<br />
312, JW Marriott<br />
Christen M. Herren (christy.herren@gmail.com) and<br />
Phoebe Jekielek (phoebe.jekielek@maine.edu), University<br />
of Maine, Walpole<br />
The Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (CO-<br />
SEE) Ocean Systems will present scientist-inspired activities<br />
and resources for teaching inquiry-based activities about<br />
scientific processes and data sets related to timely ocean<br />
sciences research topics.<br />
5:30–7:00 PM Meeting<br />
National Earth Science Teachers Association Annual<br />
Membership Meeting<br />
Grand Ballroom 5, Westin<br />
Join NESTA leadership to find out about NESTA’s activities<br />
over the past year and plans for the next. Share ideas and get<br />
involved! Visit www.nestanet.org/cms/content/conferences/nsta/<br />
nsta2012.html for more information.<br />
NSTA Indianapolis National Conference on Science Education<br />
105
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