New Orleans Program, Vol. 1 - National Science Teachers Association

Thursday, 9:30–10:30 AM
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9:30–10:30 AM WORKSHOPS
SESSION 40
Nanotechnology: The Next Industrial Revolution —Science Teaching— (Gen)
(Middle Level–High School) Southdown, Sheraton
Jeanine Gelhaus, Medford Area Middle School, Medford, Wis.
Andrew Greenberg (greenberg@chem.wisc.edu), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Learn how to integrate nanotechnology into biology, space science, forensic science, health,
environmental science, language arts, math, social studies, physical science, and chemistry.
We’ll share a sample curriculum.
Introduction to Heredity: What Traits Do I Have and Where Do They Come
From? —Science Content— (Bio)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Room 254, Convention Center
Louisa A. Stark (louisa.stark@utah.edu), University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Introduce basic concepts about traits, inheritance, and DNA while integrating math and
graphing. I’ll share five student and three take-home family activities—all in English and
Spanish.
Hands-On Science Using Technology —Science Content— (Gen)
(Middle Level) Room 343, Convention Center
Nannette Delcambre (nannette@vrml.k12.la.us), Erath Middle School, Erath, La.
Fran B. Granger (fgranger@vrml.k12.la.us), Forked Island/East Broussard Elementary
School, Abbeville, La.
Sabrina Zaunbrecher, Gueydan High School, Gueydan, La.
Experience the learning style of the 21st-century student. “Wow” your science students
using probes, digital scopes, and sensors.
NMLSTA Session: The Inquiry Carnival: A Potpourri of Activities to Identify,
Discuss, and Define Process Skills Used in Inquiry-based Science (Part 2) —Science
Teaching— (Gen)
(Middle Level) Room 353, Convention Center
MaryLou Lipscomb (lipscomb@imsa.edu), Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy,
Aurora
Through discussion of process skills used in the inquiry activities in Part 1 (page 134), participants
will develop a common interpretation of the skills. Handouts include activities.
Technology in the Classroom: Interpreting Speed Graphs Using Motion Sensors
—Science Education Program— (Phys)
(Middle Level) Room 354, Convention Center
Karen C. MacAulay (kmacaulay@watertown.k12.ma.us) and Elizabeth Kaplan (ekaplan@
watertown.k12.ma.us), Watertown Middle School, Watertown, Mass.
Students learn to create and read a distance/time graph with a motion sensor and their
own bodies.
Looking at Earth from Space —Science Teaching— (Earth)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Room 356, Convention Center
Julie Miller (jmillerirc@olatheschools.com), Sally Ride Science, Olathe, Kans.