Saturday/Sunday

Saturday, 11:00 AM–12 Noon
Whodunit A Problem-based Unit in Forensic Science
(Gen)
(High School)
128, Convention Center
Martha M. Day (martha.day@wku.edu), Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green
Joey Stinson (joey_stinson@comcast.net), Russellville High
School, Russellville, Ky.
Experience a problem-based unit on forensic science using
the Legacy Cycle of challenge-based instruction. Participants
will develop forensic investigation skills for a mock trial.
Butterfly Bonanza
(Bio)
(General)
204, Convention Center
Nancy R. Sale (nancysale@dadeschools.net), Lillie C. Evans
Elementary School, Miami, Fla.
Presider: Karen Gant, Carol City Elementary School, Miami
Gardens, Fla.
Butterfly Bonanza provides a road map to success for implementing
a native butterfly habitat. Take home a starter kit
and DVD. Door prizes!
Coulomb’s Law Through Electrostatic Interactions:
What’s Your Sign
(Phys)
(Elementary–High School)
207, Convention Center
Milijana Suskavcevic (milijana@rice.edu), Rice University,
Houston, Tex.
Engage in a set of guided inquiry activities that allow you
to examine electrostatic interactions between charged
objects as well as examine Coulomb’s law qualitatively and
quantitatively.
Groundhog’s Garden Grew, and Yours Can, Too!
(Bio)
(Preschool–Elementary)
209, Convention Center
Kristin T. Rearden (krearden@utk.edu), University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
Start a classroom gardening project and reap the benefits in
science, math, literacy, and life! Standards-based lessons and
resources will be provided.
CANCELED
CESI Session: Think Like an Engineer, a Chemist, an
Astronaut, or a Marine Scientist
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
210, Convention Center
Barbara Z. Tharp (btharp@bcm.edu), Michael Vu (mv12@
bcm.edu), and Dee Mock, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Tex.
What do you want to be when you grow up For many
students, science is the gatekeeper, but it does not have to
be. Keep students interested in science by involving them
in projects focused on a number of science careers using real
examples from science across a variety of disciplines.
Kayleen and David Explore Sound: Acoustical Engineering
(Gen)
(Elementary)
231, Convention Center
Timothy P. Carey (tcarey@dps.k12.oh.us), Valerie Elementary
School, Dayton, Ohio
This integrated STEM unit teaches young students about
the properties and production of sound. Students design and
create ear protection against unsafe noise levels.
Bring Literacy and Science Together: “B.L.A.S.T” ©
for Success at School and Home
(Gen)
(Elementary)
232, Convention Center
Reneé G. O’Leary (vavallme@comcast.net), Holy Angels
School, Newark, Del.
Peggy Vavalla, DuPont, Wilmington, Del.
Discover simple, multisensory, hands-on elementary (grades
2–5) explorations using fairy tales as catalysts with language
arts follow-up. Take home sample plans and materials.
Play in a Stream Table with a Geophysicist and a
Classroom Teacher
(Earth)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
233, Convention Center
Reeda Hart (hartr@nku.edu) and Thomas Brackman
(brackmant1@nku.edu), Northern Kentucky University,
Highland Heights
Presider: Dale Elifrits (elifrtisc@nku.edu), Northern Kentucky
University, Highland Heights
Experience the rock cycle, the water cycle, transportation
and deposition, weathering, and erosion while playing in a
stream table! Free CD of lesson plans.
Everything Is Connected: Hands-On Human Ecology
(Env)
(Elementary)
235, Convention Center
Carol Bliese (cbliese@popconnect.org), Population Connection,
Washington, D.C.
Help students understand their role in the delicate balance
of people, natural resources, and environmental quality
with memorable, interdisciplinary games, simulations, and
problem-solving challenges.
Building a Sense of Wonder in Science (Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
241, Convention Center
Kevin J.B. Anderson (mrkja@yahoo.com), University of
Wisconsin–Madison
Explore what excites you about science and discuss how to
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