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Elementary Science Vocational Training Team District 7930 District 3770 March 21 April 9, 2013

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D7930 Team Chris Doktor, Team Leader Rotarian, D7930 EarlyAct Chair Architect, Olson Lewis + Architects Sally Crissman Senior Science Educator, TERC Science Educator & Professional Development Provider, 40+ years Mary Dominguez Elementary Science Specialist, Belmont Public Schools Science Educator & Professional Development Provider, 40+ years Andy Maddox Rotarian, D7930 Interact Chair Technologist, Bass Rocks Technology

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*District 7930 is made up of 47 Rotary Clubs *District Governor Terri Kidder, 2012-2013 District 7930

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Workshop Goals Describe whats happening in science education in the United States and the implications for teaching and learning. Experience science investigations firsthand to highlight best teaching practices. Introduce teaching strategies and resources to support inquiry-based science lessons.

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Workshops

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Conversations

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Learning by Doing!

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Childhood Experiences Ask: What kinds of childhood experiences influence our attitudes toward science? Form groups of 6-8 people Talk to each other about your own (personal) science experience when you were young: What were the best, most positive science experiences What were the worst, most negative ones? Make a chart Post your chart Look at other charts

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Investigating Height Ask: What is the typical height of a workshop teacher? Explore/collect data: Collect height data Display group data (make a human graph along the wall) Make meaning: What can we claim about the typical height of a workshop teacher? What new questions does this raise?

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Mystery Beads Ask: What causes the beads to change color? Explore the beads (4 minutes) What do you observe? What do you think is going on? Whats a question about these beads that you can investigate in the next 20 minutes? Youll need to collect some data.

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Ask: What did the owl eat? Collect observational data: Place your pellet on a sheet of newspaper. Pull apart the pellet with a toothpicks or your hands. Separate the bones from fur and feathers. Sort the bones (skulls, jaws, ribs, arms and legs). Decide how to display them. Two possibilities Assemble the bones from a single animal, recreating the original skeleton. Make a display of all of the bones you found, organizing them in an interesting way. Mount your bones on heavy paper with glue. Owl Pellets

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Ask: How can you change the motion of a helicopter? Make a helicopter using the pattern. Explore the motion of the helicopter as it drops from a height: How does it rotate? Can you modify your design to change the rotation? to go faster or slower? Paper Helicopters

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Ask: What makes the diver sink and float? Fill a 1 or 2 liter soda bottle with water. Using a cup of water, fill the dropper with enough water so that the dropper barely floats upright in the glass. Place the dropper in the bottle and screw the cap on tightly. Explore: Find out how to make the dropper sink, float, or hover in the water. Whats going on? Try a ketchup packet instead of a dropper Try other materials -marshmallow, foam peanuts, paper clips, etc. Cartesian Divers

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500 Teachers

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Observations

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Salamat Po! Thank you!