Schedule for Middle School Teachers Science Workshop
August 5 - 9, 2002


Monday 8/5
Tuesday 8/6
Wednesday 8/7
Thursday 8/8
Friday 8/9
8:30AM

Introduction,
Opening assessment

Meters and probes; Pond data collection

Chemistry of pH and BOD

Development of Hypothesis and Experiment

8:30AM

Data collection for small-group projects

Plant and animal identification

Population studies of
various ecosystems

Data collection for projects

8:30AM 

Physics of motion;
Newton's laws

Introduction to video capture and analysis

Gravitationally accelerated motion:
Freefall; Projectile

Data collection for projects

8:30AM 

Telescope making

Astronomy discussions interleaved with construction work
 
 
 

Data collection for projects

8:30AM 

Small group projects 

Finalize data analysis using Excel

Small groups develop presentations using
PowerPoint 
 
 

 

Lunch 12-1 Lunch 12-1 Lunch 12-1 Lunch 12-1 Lunch 12-1
1:00-4:00PM

Pond data collection

Microscopy:
Pond samples

Chromosomes and mitosis

Data collection for projects

1:00-4:00PM

Mendelian inheritance in corn

Flowers: Mendelian breeding on computer 

DNA modeling

Data collection for projects

1:00-4:00PM

Discussion: 
Center of Mass

Exercises:
Simple bodies and Complex bodies

Brainstorm on extended uses of video capture

Data collection for projects

1:00-4:00PM 

To Kenyon College

DNA Gel Electrophoresis

Computer models:
DNA and proteins
Human inheritance 
on-line

Data collection for projects

1:00-4:00PM

Presentations of small-group projects

Science in current events:
Global warming
Evolution

Closing thoughts

Assessment