San Francisco Program, Vol. 2: Friday - National Science Teachers ...

Schedule at a Glance
G = General M = Middle School S = Supervision/Administration T = Teacher Preparation
P = Preschool H = High School I = Informal EducationE = Elementary
C = College
R = Research
Biology/Life Science
8:00–9:00 AM C Union Square 17/18, Hilt SCST Session: Using Public Databases to Enhance Learning of
Molecular Biology and Genetics (p. 20)
8:00–9:00 AM M–H Pacific A, Marriott DuPont Session: DuPont Presents—The Science of Food Safety (p. 25)
8:00–9:00 AM E–H Pacific H, Marriott Inquiry-based Activities to Accompany the 12 Principles of Plant Biology (p. 25)
8:00–9:00 AM M–H Pacific I, Marriott Macromolecules and Biogeochemical Cycles... FUN! (p. 21)
8:00–9:00 AM E Golden Gate 2, Hilton Becoming Bird Brainiacs (p. 18)
8:00–9:00 AM M–H Yerba Buena 4, Marriott SEPUP Pathway Session: Using Simulations and Modeling in an
Issues-based Science Classroom (p. 26)
8:00–9:20 AM 3–5 309, Moscone Center NASA Fit Explorer (p. 28)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–12 300, Moscone Center Building Inquiry with a Human Approach (p. 32)
8:00–9:30 AM 5–12 131, Moscone Center Genetics: Crazy Traits and Adaptation Survivor (p. 30)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–12 120, Moscone Center Introduction to Protozoa (p. 28)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–C 121, Moscone Center Exploring Feline Anatomy with Carolina’s Perfect Solution® Cats (p. 28)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–C 301, Moscone Center Human Physiology with Vernier (p. 32)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–C 134, Moscone Center FREE Teaching Resources from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI) on Viral Outbreaks and the Science of Emerging Diseases (p. 30)
8:00–9:30 AM 6–12 274/276, Moscone Center Iron Teacher (p. 32)
8:00–9:30 AM 9–C 308, Moscone Center Bio-Rad Enzymes and Biofuels—Go from Grass to Gas! (p. 33)
8:30–9:00 AM I Sierra A, Marriott Partnering Research Scientists and Secondary Science Teachers (p. 35)
9:00–10:00 AM G Yerba Buena 9/2, Marriott Informal Science Day Session: Promoting Environmental Literacy Through
Student Engagement and Teacher Professional Development (p. 36)
9:00–10:00 AM G Yerba Buena 9/1, Marriott Informal Science Day Session: DNA Day Activities (p. 37)
9:00–11:00 AM 9–C 306, Moscone Center Bio-Rad Protein Electrophoresis Made Fast, Easy, and Affordable! (p. 38)
9:30–10:30 AM M–H Yerba Buena 4, Marriott SEPUP Pathway Session: Differentiated Instruction Related to Science
and Societal Issues (p. 44)
9:30–10:30 AM M–H Pacific I, Marriott Our Amazing Immune System (p. 44)
9:30–10:30 AM C Union Square 17/18, Hilt SCST Session: Pulling Students into Science Through Citizen Science and
Investigations Focusing On Birds (p. 40)
9:30–10:30 AM H–C Continental 1, Hilton Integrating Bioinformatics into Introductory Biology Courses (p. 43)
10:00–10:30 AM M–C Sierra A, Marriott Supporting Students in Communicating Biology Concepts in Their
Second Language (p. 48)
10:00–11:30 AM 9–C 301, Moscone Center Biology with Vernier (p. 51)
10:00–11:30 AM 9–C 120, Moscone Center Exploring Gene Function in C. elegans: Mutations and RNA Interference (p. 49)
10:00–11:30 AM 9–12 132, Moscone Center Measuring Reaction Time to a Visual Stimulus (Guided Inquiry Lab) (p. 49)
10:00–11:30 AM 9–12 274/276, Moscone Center Stronger, New, and Improved Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium (p. 50)
10:00–11:30 AM 6–12 270/272, Moscone Center All the Small Things: Teaching STEM with Digital Microscopes (p. 50)
10:00–11:30 AM 9–C 134, Moscone Center Hunting Dengue and Other Viruses (p. 50)
10:30–11:45 AM 9–C 308, Moscone Center Bio-Rad Light Up Your Classroom with pGLO Transformation (p. 52)
11:00 AM–12 Noon H–C Continental 1, Hilton Frontiers in Genomics (p. 59)
11:00 AM–12 Noon H Pacific I, Marriott Using Multiple-Choice Exams to Test Much More Than Just Facts (p. 56)
11:00 AM–12 Noon H Yerba Buena 8/2, Marriott Teacher Researcher Day Session: Translating Evolutionary Biology Research
into Inquiry-based Learning Experiences in High School Science Classrooms (p. 57)
11:00 AM–12 Noon M–C Pacific I, Marriott Collaborative Learning with WikiSpaces and MyStuDIYo (p. 56)
11:00 AM–12 Noon M–H Yerba Buena 8/2, Marriott Teacher Researcher Day Session: Our Process of Letting Go: The Impact
of Student Inquiries with a Model of the Cell Membrane (p. 57)
12 Noon–1:30 PM 9–12 120, Moscone Center Genetics with Drosophila (p. 64)
12 Noon–1:30 PM 9–12 125, Moscone Center Teaching About Gene Expression (p. 64)
12 Noon–1:30 PM 6–12 274/276, Moscone Center Who Are You Blood Typing (p. 66)
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