99 Cent Science…. This hour workshop will use items found in a 99 Cent Store! In budgetary times inexpensive items can be used to demonstrate inquiry activities, demonstrations and individual lab activities.. A sampling of activities will be demonstrated in a “hands-on” workshop format. The age range of activities will be from 5-9. Physical science, life science and earth science will be topics covered. Earth Science topics: weathering lab with coffee cans, edible faults with peanut butter sandwiches. Physical science activities gumdrop atoms, magic cups with water, Life science activities bird beak adaptations, build a bug. All of these activities will focus on at least one of the eight NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) science practices. NERDY by NATURE will be performing a new song “All about the Base (no acid)”.
Turn today's global challenges into thought-provoking lessons with hands-on activities that explore world population growth, natural resource use, climate change and social justice. Discover how these activities address “Human Impacts on Earth Systems,” an NGSS Core Idea. Receive curriculum on CD-ROM.
The Escondido Creek passes through the city of Escondido and the Elfin Forest, eventually reaching the San Elijo Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean. This watershed serves as an “outdoor classroom” for grades 3-5 learning about plant and animal adaptations and ecosystem functions. Meet other teachers in North County.
Learn about NGSS Engineering Standards and how they translate into classroom activities. Explore strategies to start implementing the Common Core through writing and critical thinking. Transform worksheets so that students start thinking for themselves.
Students learn about their local watersheds (earth sciences), how they affect their lives (human impacts), and how they can restore their function (community service). School programs feature hands-on science in creeks and the Bay within their neighborhoods. Meet other teachers in South County.
Strategies for integrating NGSS learning, connection to nature, science-based apps, and civic responsibility with K-6 students. Earth Discovery Institute and US Fish and Wildlife Service have brought thousands of students to local habitats and watersheds for hands-on science and habitat restoration. Meet other teachers in East County.
Has STEM and Common Core in general taken over your classroom? Have you felt lost in the sea of standards? As educators commit to lead students into a new realm of learning, how do students become engaged and motivated? What happens to the language learners and low performers? If you are feeling defeated or already beaten, then this is the workshop for you. This hands-on interactive K-12 workshop will focus on the different opportunities teachers can provide for students to become engaged in their own learning and stay motivated with your support. Your creativity will enrich the content and the CCSC based projects promote differentiation in your teaching. Your high performers have just as much opportunity for advanced learning as your low performers and language learners have for access to the core curriculum. Depth of knowledge is in the forefront of your teaching and the different modalities of learning will be met. You will have regained the power to motivate each and every student. Let your creativity flow and enjoy teaching again!
To improve student engagement with STEM learning, we aim to “bust open” the traditional field trip. Using tools developed in year one of our Intersections collaboration, we are exploring ways to inspire student curiosity and help them take responsibility for their own learning as a way of making field trips more relevant and impactful.
Become aware of the National Research Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the development, intent and design of the Next Generation Science Standards adopted by California. Learn how to read the architecture of the NGSS and example key components.
Learn how to use the Science Literacy Professional Learning Module as a resource to help K-12 teachers better understanding how literacy (speaking, listening, writing and reading) deepen student understanding of science.
Delve deeper into the intent and design of NGSS and some of its supporting appendices, analyze key instructional shifts and reflect on how to adapt available resources to assist in planning for instructional changes.
Understand the shift in the NGSS from content knowledge to a focus on performance expectations. Analyze a learning progression for success during classroom formative assessments or district benchmark assessments of the PE.
Explore the State Board of Education’s preferred integrated standards for middle school and the alternative discipline specific model. Discuss possible implementation strategies for the integrated model.
Middle school teacher from Francis Parker will conduct a workshop that shares the process of incorporating design thinking strategies as part of having students demonstrate their mastery of Life Science performance expectation MS-LS2-5. Attendees will receive lesson plans, rubrics and access to student work centered around an Environmental Impact performance task. We will also walk you through how to use the design thinking process and strategies that we used to get students to apply their learning to create innovative projects and solutions to problems.
This session will model using a science notebook hrough a hands on activity that promotes student thinking- prior knowledge, collecting and organizing data, making meaning, and metacognition. CCSS and NGSS connections will be highlighted!
A new simulation helps students understand what dynamic equilibrium is and the role played by kinetic rate constants. Students understand the meaning of dynamic equilibrium after using this simulation and can apply its messages to more complex chemical reactions. The web-based simulation is written in HTML5 and can be used on any mobile device as well as computers.
Citizen Science is an exciting and authentic way to engage students in the scientific process. Find out more about citizen science and explore examples of national, international, state, and local projects. Hear about fifth grade students conducting citizen science in a local watershed.
Schoolyard habitats provide opportunities for students to observe, learn about, and appreciate local nature every day. Learn how to use a project team, site assessment, design elements, easy-to-grow plants for four native habitats, maintenance, and well-established practices for managing time, materials and students.
Rubber band powered cars, a timing project and the science in photographs are projects are fun, challenging while requiring processing. Learn to challenge at any level of instruction.
Human-caused climate change, or global warming, is already occurring. It is not only a problem for the future. It is happening here and now. The warming is just a symptom. Climate is complex, and warming has many consequences. Extreme weather events today occur in a changed environment. For example, Hurricane Sandy, which killed hundreds of people and caused some 75 billion dollars in property damage in 2012, occurred in a climate with higher sea level and more water vapor in the air than only a few decades ago. These changes increase the potential for damaging floods. The heat-trapping gases and particles that humanity has emitted into the atmosphere increase the odds of severe weather events, just as steriods taken by a baseball player can increase the odds of home runs. Today we are seeing climate change on steriods. To limit global warming to moderate or tolerable amounts, the entire world must act quickly to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases and particles. These emissions must peak soon and then start to decline rapidly, not in 50 or 100 years, but within the next 5 to 10 years, reaching near zero well within this centure. As the world's only superpower, the United States needs to reduce its own emissions and must also provide leadership so that other countries will reduce their emissions too.
After a brief introduction to project based learning, participants will examine several successful examples that have been used in the middle school science classroom. This session may be helpful in meeting NGSS engineering goals.
Students need access to engaging, relevant resources about genetics that help them understand aspects of this complex topic. Science educators need high quality, free resources to help teach everything from the basics of genetics to the social issues surrounding genetics. This presentation will explore resources starting with genes and chromosomes to genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling, and the Human Genome Project. We will briefly discuss ethical and legal issues associated with genetic disorders with regard to privacy, discrimination, and potential legislative impact on medicine and society. A variety of reliable health information resources will be demonstrated, including Genetics Home Reference and GeneEd – the site for Genetics, Education and Discovery. If you teach genetics or are simply interested in learning more about the great free resources from the National Library of Medicine, don’t miss this session!
In this session, you will learn of helpful apps for all subjects for both students and teachers, how to implement them in your class, and how to take advance of the many features of the iPad to enhance your classes learning environment. Tips on discipline and how to manage iPad use in class will also be offered. If you have your iPad, please bring it fully charged and ready to download apps.
Science journals and notebooks are a fantastic way of incorporating Common Core writing standards. In this session, you can see how one school is achieving greater pieces of writing while increasing the rigor of the science curriculum.
This session will present middle school unit on arthropods, the ins-and-outs of getting middle school kids outdoors to do scienceinvestigations. NGSS standards match
Looking for engaging hands-on activities to spark curiosity in the minds of your budding scientists? Try your hand at a variety of science activities that are perfect for a primary classroom. Age-appropriate and easy to execute, these projects are fun, fascinating and educational.
The inclusion of engineering practices in science teaching is uncharted territory for many. Incorporate engineering into everyday teaching and trade your fear for fun!
Join us as we discuss how the biology department at Chula Vista High School planned, designed, and implemented the NGSS Performance Expectations in ecology: what worked…. And what didn’t.
Come learn about State and County initiatives and efforts to prepare for NGSS. An update on the state implementation timeline and the development of the CA Science Framework will be discussed. We will review a model for planning professional development that will support teachers bringing NGSS to the classroom will be shared.
Learn to tame wild bowling balls into classroom critters to help teach motion concepts. Concepts covered will range from simple speed calculations to graphical analysis and calculus applications. PIck your level when training YOUR wild herd of bowling balls.
Archaeology is more than just digging stuff up. Understanding what occurred at a site requires the application of several sciences, even that math that you said you would never use. Archaeology is a branch of Anthropology, the study of human culture. Archaeology focuses on artifacts and sites to learn how people lived in the past. People who lived in the past weren’t “primitive” or less smart than we are today; they simply made tools using the materials and technology that were available to them at the time. This presentation discusses the scientific principles and techniques archaeologists use to learn more about ancient cultures.
"Explore the Power of Simulations in STEM classrooms" Gizmos are a perfect solution for schools looking for ways to enhance STEM curriculum and build 21st century skills for students. ExploreLearning Gizmos help teachers take advantage of research-proven instructional strategies and let students of all ability levels develop deep conceptual understanding. Teachers can supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of science and mathematics concepts. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation.
Learn how to teach Newton's Laws of Motion using simple materials to amaze and awe students. It seems like magic, but it is all physics. Start looking for a sledge hammer and stump!
Teachers and students can discover botany, entomology, ornithology, and astronomy together, with hands-on outdoor activities and a sense of adventure. Schoolyard-based lessons require minimal materials and classroom management adjustments, suggest project topics, and invite students to explore trees and nature in their everyday lives.
Students learn and retain knowledge better when the materials have direct relevance in their lives. This presentation will showcase several research-based environmental science resources from the National Library of Medicine for middle school students through high school and beyond, using scenarios that students relate to in real life. The session will introduce ToxTown, the interactive web resource about toxic substances in everyday environments, followed by a look at the Tox Town-Based Curriculum Units and Science Club. The units are ready to use in the classroom or as the curriculum for an after-school science club. Activities include topics such as finding potentially toxic chemicals in the home, testing the water quality at the school, and learning about potential health hazards from cellphones. We’ll demonstrate TOXMAP Environmental Health e-Maps to illustrate how students can search for toxic chemical releases and hazardous waste sites in their states. These free, web-based resources are based on national standards and include fully-developed materials for use in the classroom. Many of the materials are available in Spanish, making these resources truly valuable in many school settings.
In a new on-line simulation, you are asked to sort atoms of different elements onto a periodic table - one block at a time to discover a variety of periodic trends. This web-based simulation is written in HTML5 and can be used on any mobile device. Once complete, you can download or print a "certificate of completion". After using this simulation, students are able to remember the pattern of valence electrons from the periodic table position and use this information for a variety of exercises including writing Lewis Structures.
This session will model a hands on 5E learning sequence that supports Common Core listening and speaking, reading, and writing and also supports the NGSS 8 practices. Learn how science is a great vehicle to support implementation of Common Core. 5E learning sequence that not only models science concepts
Participants will be introduced to the Sally Ride Science Framework for Igniting Students’ Interest in STEM Careers and examine the crucial role educators play in shaping students’ attitudes and beliefs about STEM and STEM careers. Participants will experience a NGSS aligned lesson that incorporates Common Core teaching practices and connects a hands-on learning activity to the real work of a STEM professional. An overview of the Sally Ride Science Teacher Launchpad will be provided.
Birds are easy to observe, common in every schoolyard and neighborhood, spectacular in their habits and form, and brilliant examples of adaptation. Learn how to teach students observation and inquiry skills for bird behavior, habitat needs, and conservation. Start without knowing the name of a single bird!
Learn how the Tijuana Estuary, the largest coastal wetland in Southern California, provides middle and high school monitoring-based field studies, complementary online lessons and real data to engage your students with NGSS Scientific Practices-questions, investigations, and data analysis.
This workshop is desinged to help classified and certificated school employees better understand their state pensions, and how they interact with Social Security. We will look at recent change in these systems, help individuals estimate future monthly benefits, and go over payout options. Additionally, this workshop takes a close look at often misunderstood concepts suck as sposual benefits, the Government Pension Offset, and the Windfall Elimination Provision.
Making Chemistry relevant can be a struggle, but our Free Medical Chemistry Lab curriculum can be a great way to get student buy in and find ways to increase the relevance in your Chemistry classroom. Some hands on examples will be provided.
Understand the shift in the NGSS from content knowledge to a focus on performance expectations. Analyze a learning progression for success during classroom formative assessments or district benchmark assessments of the PE.
Hands-on lessons and curriculum alignment to NGSS. As this historic drought continues, it’s easy to see how dependent we are on water. Allowing students at a young age to explore the water in their communities allows for a better understanding of how to preserve and protect this resource while gaining valuable science skills. Project SWELL (Stewardship: Water Education for Lifelong Leadership) is a state standards-based science curriculum that teaches children about the importance of the region's waterways and provides teachers with training about the scientific content and how to conduct scientific investigations and in-class support including materials and lesson plans. The impact of human-water interaction is explored through a comprehensive and hands-on water quality and pollution prevention course of study.
How Healthy is my Neighborhood? Curriculum involves youth in local, relevant scientific investigations. Hands-on session (materials provided) introduces urban bioacoustics and birdsong, water quality through storm-water assessment, urban planning scenarios, public health, biodiversity, and action planning for environmental justice.
I will describe an online tool which we have used for many years at CSU Long Beach in our physics courses which helps students learn physics by leveraging their natural social media behavior. This tool, the Koondis application (learn.koondis.com) facilitates grouping students, assigning meaningful roles, and elicits timely and efficient feedback for instructors, and is being used in a wide variety of sciences at the university and high-school level.
In the winter of 2012 The Redlands Conservancy proceeded to develop an After School Program that would take place at one of their land acquisition. The San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary had recently been purchased and it was decided this land would be the best example of wildlands we still have. Our purpose was to developed an environmental studies curriculum to educate under-represented, low income, and nature-deprived kids on the north side of Redlands. This curriculum is called City Kids Go Outdoors and is into its second year. The presentation will focus on: A. 1. who to ask as an advisor and who to help as curriculum writers, 2. how to develop a timeline, 3. how already available curricula, such as Project WILD, Project WET, and Project Learning Tree can be utilized, 4. recommendations for funding 5. where to find students willing to act as stewards, 6. finding the right location for classroom and outdoor activities, 7. how to involve parents in the program. And 8. how and where this curriculum fits with STEM and Common Core. B. One activity we use in the classroom and one outdoors. C. Sign up for one or all of the workshops available in S. Cal from Project WILD, Project WET, and Project Learning Tree.
Learn how to use the Science Literacy Professional Learning Module as a resource to help K-12 teachers better understanding how literacy (speaking, listening, writing and reading) deepen student understanding of science.
Become aware of the National Research Council’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the development, intent and design of the Next Generation Science Standards adopted by California. Learn how to read the architecture of the NGSS and example key components.
Delve deeper into the intent and design of NGSS and some of its supporting appendices, analyze key instructional shifts and reflect on how to adapt available resources to assist in planning for instructional changes.
Explore the State Board of Education’s preferred integrated standards for middle school and the alternative discipline specific model. Discuss possible implementation strategies for the integrated model.
Teachers can engage students in nature-based learning in their schoolyards, with simple materials and active science practices from NGSS. School nature consultants and local naturalists can support teachers with grade-level professional development, modeling outdoor lessons, and preparing students for local field trips.
Toy Poppers and air powered rockets will be used with EQUATIONS and MATH to cover kinematics, dynamics and energy concepts. Aimed at physics teachers and not for the weak of math.
This workshop uses a combination of lecture and hands-on activities to help bring the science of saving species into the classroom through investigations into the utility of endocrinology in wildlife conservation. Participants will use a mock enzyme immunoassay to generate, graph, and interpret data regarding the reproductive state of individual African elephant females living in the herd at the Safari Park.
This workshop uses a combination of lecture and hands-on activities to help bring the science of saving species into the classroom through investigations into the utility of endocrinology in wildlife conservation. Participants will use a mock enzyme immunoassay to generate, graph, and interpret data regarding the reproductive state of individual African elephant females living in the herd at the Safari Park.
This workshop uses a combination of lecture and hands-on activities to help bring the science of saving species into the classroom through investigations into the utility of endocrinology in wildlife conservation. Participants will use a mock enzyme immunoassay to generate, graph, and interpret data regarding the reproductive state of individual African elephant females living in the herd at the Safari Park.
The green sector of the economy is growing—and its future success requires more people trained in areas such as clean energy, energy efficiency and sustainable practices. The Green Career Adventure inspires interest in energy careers and new technologies by introducing high school students, teachers and counselors to the diverse spectrum of careers now available in green industries.
How do we best express complex concepts? A single, well-designed picture or chart can deepen understanding. Learn how to guide students in scientific illustration to teach advanced observation skills, structure and function, patterns, and more. Draw something and students will truly see and remember it.
QUASAR, Inc. is a research company specializing in noninvasive bioelectric measurement technologies. We are working on a project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop adaptive learning tools that can tailor educational content using a student's brain activity.
