STEM Exposition 2015

Workshop for Experienced STEM TeachersNovember 18, 2014

Edmonds School District

Agenda• Welcome & Introductions• STEM Website as a Resource• STEM Exposition Overview• Categories

o Scientific Inquiry EssayoComputer Scienceso STEM Club Projectso STEM Classroom Demonstrationso Science Investigationo Engineering Design

• Sign In/Time Sheets

Who Are We?Mary Glodowski - CTE STEM TOSA

Who are you?Where do you teach?What grade(s)?Have you participated in the STEM Expo before?Are you doing this with a colleague?

Explore STEM – Edmonds SD websiteNew & improved features More accessible to students, families, teachersMore resourcesLink on the district homepage! Explore STEM

http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/site/default.aspx?PageID=1

Let’s go for a tour!

(Did you miss this Workshop?)If so, please visit the Explore STEM pages. They will be referred to often.• STEM Edmonds SD – info for parents• More STEM for Students – internships, job shadows, summer camps• More STEM for Students & Families – STEM events for the public• STEM Competitions – help students move beyond the STEM Expo• STEM Exposition – overview & categories• Teacher Workshop – Dates• Teacher & Student Resources – workshop materials available here

STEM Exposition 2015 Logistics

• Tuesday, March 31, 2015• 6:00-8:00 pm• Mountlake Terrace High School• Trifold Posters will be provided. Delivery date TBD• Electronic registration opens Feb 9• Brochures • T Shirts

STEM Expo Category Information

Scientific Inquiry Essay

Computer Sciences

STEM Club Projects

STEM Classroom Demonstrations

Science Investigation

Engineering Design

Scientific Inquiry Essay Category Are your students already writing about science?

- explaining lab techniques and experiments done (but not designed) by them? - reviewing scientific literature (science articles) to explore a question about a

scientific topic?

Essay based STEM Competitions:DuPont ChallengeToshiba ExploraVision

Scientific Inquiry Essay Category Touring the Student Handbookhttp://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/Page/8398

Computer Sciences Category

Do you have a student, class or club that might like to showcase their work?

Category is new & flexible

Student-developed projects:computer engineeringprogrammingforensics software development

STEM Club Project Category

This category includes STEM Club projects developed to compete in regional, state, and national events. STEM Clubs include Science Clubs, FIRST Robotics, FIRST Lego League, Technology Student Association (TSA), Skills-USA, and others.

STEM Class Demonstration Category Would your students like to demonstrate the STEM procedures and technologies they use in their classrooms? This is an opportunity for them to share their skills with other students!

Health & Safety considerations apply…

Health & Safety• All projects must be approved.• YOU are the “Approver”!

EXCEPT FOR THESE CIRCUMSTANCES:• You aren’t sure if it is strong proposal• Your student wants to use the following in a project:

• human subjects (even if it’s just to ask them questions for a survey),• vertebrate animals (animals with a backbone) • animal tissue• disease causing agents• any micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi)• DNA• Radiation• controlled or hazardous substances• Explosives• chemicals not generally found in a household

• Contact Mary Glodowski – I am the one who approves!

Science Investigation Category

This category features lab experiments or field studies designed by students in order to answer a scientific question.

Touring the Student Handbookhttp://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/Page/8398

Engineering Design Project/Invention Category This category showcases inventions and engineered projects designed by students to provide a solution to a problem

Touring the Student Handbookhttp://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/Page/8398

Support for Engineering Design/Invention & Science Investigation ProjectTo see a Prezi created by Dana Marsden, click on this link:

http://prezi.com/embed/ad90c286d0d85e44f29f53e412d60c28a05ffd0c/?bgcolor=ffffff&amp;lock_to_path=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;autohide_ctrls=0#"></iframe

Thank You!

• Did you sign in?• Time sheets• Evaluations

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