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

Friday, 9:30–10:30 AM
All Systems Checked!
(Gen)
(Middle Level)
Union Square 19/20, Hilton
Regina B. Snyder (regina.snyder@ccisd.us), Driscoll Middle
School, Corpus Christi, Tex.
This workshop will integrate graphic organizers and handson
activities with technology, with a focus on human body
systems, organisms, and the solar system. Handouts and
door prizes.
CANCELED
Practical Applications: Differentiation Strategies
for Science
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Union Square 23/24, Hilton
Karie F. Gladis (kgladis@tcmpub.com), San Clemente,
Calif.
Explore research-based strategies for differentiating science
by content, process, and product. I’ll model lessons
using the strategies and step-by-step processes for strategy
implementation.
Teaching Physical Science Using Underwater
Sound
(Phys)
(Informal Education)
Nob Hill C, Marriott
Gail A. Scowcroft (gailscow@gso.uri.edu), Christopher
Knowlton (cknowlton@gso.uri.edu), and Holly Morin
(hmorin@gso.uri.edu), University of Rhode Island, Narragansett
Incorporate the natural world phenomenon of underwater
sound into classroom physical science activities. Free CD-
ROMs.
MoonKAM: Exploring Lunar Images (Gen)
(Middle Level)
Nob Hill D, Marriott
Leesa J. Hubbard (leesa@sallyridescience.com), Sally Ride
Science, San Diego, Calif.
Karen Flammer (flammer@ece.ucsd.edu), University of
California, San Diego, La Jolla
Learn about the exciting GRAIL mission to our Moon, how
students can take pictures with MoonKAM cameras, and
what imagery of the lunar surface can teach us about the
Moon’s history, composition, and role in our solar system.
Try some hands-on lunar science activities.
DuPont Presents—Connecting Proportional Reasoning
in Math and Science
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level)
Pacific A, Marriott
Dorothy Moss (dmoss@clemson.edu), Clemson University,
Clemson, S.C.
These hands-on activities focus on math and science connections
involving proportional reasoning.
PDI
Our Amazing Immune System
(Bio)
(Middle Level–High School)
Pacific I, Marriott
Victoria Brady (toryb@exploratorium.edu), Exploratorium,
San Francisco, Calif.
Learn how the components of the immune system communicate
and collaborate to recognize and overcome pathogen
invaders and maintain up-to-date defenses.
Dynamic Equilibrium: An Authentic Simulation
(Chem)
(High School)
Pacific J, Marriott
Edmund J. Escudero (escudero_e@summitcds.org), Summit
Country Day School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Experience a simulation where you are the forward reaction
or the reverse reaction in a system achieving equilibrium.
Most simulations use physical models. This simulation actually
uses “atoms” and “molecules.”
NASA: Exploring Magnetism in Space Science
(Earth)
(Elementary–High School)
Walnut, Marriott
Bryan J. Mendez (bmendez@ssl.berkeley.edu) and Nancy
Alima Ali (nancy.ali@ssl.berkeley.edu), University of
California, Berkeley
These fun hands-on activities and strategies teach the basic
concepts of magnetism and its importance in the Sun-Earth
System.
SEPUP Pathway Session: Differentiated Instruction
Related to Science and Societal Issues (Bio)
(Middle Level–High School) Yerba Buena Salon 4, Marriott
Barbara Nagle (bnagle@berkeley.edu) and Laura Lenz,
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California
Participate in life science activities related to health and environmental
issues and explore strategies to modify activities
for diverse learners in your classroom.
The Little Things That Run the World: Soil Ecology
in the Classroom
(Env)
(Middle Level–High School/Inf) Yerba Buena Salon 12/13, Marriott
David L. Brock (brockda@rpcs.org), Roland Park Country
School, Baltimore, Md.
Come discover the realm of the amoeba! Learn how to engage
your students in field studies exploring the ecology of the
microscopic world.
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