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Saturday, 2:00–3:00 PM
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2:00–3:00 PM Workshops
Designing the City
(Env)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
123, Convention Center
Dustin Axe (dustin.axe@msichicago.org) and Leslie Sadowski-
Fugitt (leslie.sadowski-fugitt@msichicago.org), Museum of Science
and Industry, Chicago, Ill.
Explore urban design concepts like sustainable building,
renewable energy, and urban gardening while participating
in hands-on and science journal activities.
Rapid Data Collection and Analysis Using Technology
(Phys)
(Middle Level–High School)
125, Convention Center
Robert W. Reniewicki (rreniewicki@susd.org), Arcadia
High School, Phoenix, Ariz.
Get hands-on experience using probes and the TI-Nspire
handheld to rapidly collect data and analyze data in real time
for the physics classroom.
Professional Learning: The Essential Element for
Effective Inquiry-based Instruction (Phys)
(General)
207, Convention Center
Robert H. Poel (bob.poel@wmich.edu), Professor Emeritus,
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Effective learning strategies require eliciting prior knowledge
and helping students make sense of direct observations and
other data. This, in turn, requires new instructional strategies
and teaching skills. Join me for an offering of specific
inquiry-oriented activities for use in professional development
workshops that address these issues.
Plants in the Classroom
(Bio)
(Elementary–High School)
209, Convention Center
Nancy Bridge (nancy.bridge@ocps.net), Olympia High
School, Orlando, Fla.
How do plants grow Plant seeds of success and teach biological
concepts through the hands-on activity of growing plants
in your classroom. Standards- and inquiry-based Nutrients
for Life elementary curriculum will be provided, and each
participant will make a mini garden monster to take back
to his or her classroom.
Simple Machines Made Easy
(Phys)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
210, Convention Center
April Chancellor (april.chancellor@msichicago.org), Julie
Horner (julie.horner@msichicago.org), and Kevin Conley
(kevin.conley@msichicago.org), Museum of Science and Industry,
Chicago, Ill.
Learn how to teach simple machines using everyday classroom
objects and materials. Free lesson plans and prizes.
Nature-ally Good Teaching in Early Childhood
Education
(Env)
(Preschool)
235, Convention Center
Beth A. Clark-Thomas, Malone University, Canton, Ohio
Nature deficit can be evidenced in students’ behaviors and
preparedness for learning. Explore innovative ways to integrate
inquiry-based experiences in early childhood settings
with emphasis on natural world experiences.
“Eggs”cellent STEM Lessons!
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
241, Convention Center
Robert C. Stremme, Twin Spring Farm School, Ambler,
Pa.
Eggs provide us with multiple STEM lessons. Discover how
students work with simple comparisons, complex measuring,
multiple science experiments, and engineer a final egg drop.
Science Facilities 101: Safe and Sustainable Facilities
(Gen)
(General)
204/205, JW Marriott
LaMoine L. Motz (llmotz@comcast.net), 1988–1989 NSTA
President, and Science Education and Facilities Specialist,
White Lake, Mich.
Juliana Texley (jtexley@att.net), Palm Beach State College,
Boca Raton, Fla.
James T. Biehle (biehlej@sbcglobal.net), Inside/Out Architecture,
Inc., Kirkwood, Mo.
Presider: LaMoine L. Motz.
So you want new facilities. Does your curriculum define
your science teaching facility Hear from the experts on
planning and designing safe, sustainable, and flexible facilities
for inquiry/project-based science. Join the authors of
NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities (2nd Ed.) and
learn the “basics” of science facility planning, designing,
and budgeting.
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