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

Thursday, 12:30–1:30 PM
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Soar Through the Solar System —Science Education Program— (Earth)
(Elementary) Room 343, Convention Center
Julie E. Taylor (julie_taylor@eee.org), Solar System Educator, Victorville, Calif.
In this fast-paced hands-on workshop you’ll learn how to scale the solar system in correct
size, distance, and volume using materials found in the kitchen.
Uncovering Student Ideas with Everyday Science Mysteries —Science Content—
(Gen)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Room 344, Convention Center
Joyce Tugel, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, Augusta
Richard Konicek (konmor@comcast.net), University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presider: Page Keeley (pkeeley@mmsa.org), NSTA President, and Maine Mathematics and
Science Alliance, Augusta
Science stories can engage all students, elicit ideas encountered in the K–8 curriculum, and
provide an entry into inquiry.
NMLSTA Session: CupCave: How an Egg in Vinegar Became the Anchor for a
Unit on Caves —Science Teaching— (Earth)
(Middle Level) Room 353, Convention Center
Holly L. Yoder (hyoder@elkhart.k12.in.us), Pierre Moran Middle School, Elkhart, Ind.
Discover how the simple “egg in vinegar” lab became the basis for a cave formation unit.
Build a cave and word wall and incorporate literature, too.
Gadgets and Gizmos in the Kitchen: Technology in Everyday Science —Science
Teaching— (Phys)
(Elementary–Middle Level) Room 354, Convention Center
Richard A. Frazier (frazier@ucmo.edu), University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg
Gadgets and gizmos help students explore and appreciate big ideas in science in the comfort
of the kitchen. Science in the kitchen makes science real.
How Do We Know? Using the Electromagnetic Spectrum to Map the Universe
—Science Content— (Earth)
(Preschool–Middle Level) Room 356, Convention Center
Linda L. Smith (lsmith@paulsboro.k12.nj.us), Loudenslager Elementary School, Paulsboro,
N.J.
Create a scale model of the universe, catch a light ray in a tube, detect EMS radiation using
everyday materials, and then take home a NASA CD and handouts.
Physics Is Elementary —Science Content— (Phys)
(Elementary) Room R03, Convention Center
Nathan Heiselt (nericheiselt@bagley.msstate.edu), H. Teresa Carter (reccarter@hotmail.
com), and Sonya Smith (sc54msu@hotmail.com), Mississippi State University, Mississippi
State, Miss.
Amy Cummins (amyscummins@hotmail.com), Lee Middle School, Columbus, Miss.
Gloria Seward (gseward99@yahoo.com or gseward@neshoba.k12.ms.us), Neshoba Central
Elementary School, Philadelphia, Miss.
Come get hands-on inquiry activities for teaching physics in the elementary school in this
share-a-thon!