2012 California Science Education Conference

Finding time to teach physical science in primary (PreK-2) grades is daunting! Come delve into the world of physical science, learn about exciting possibilities for integrating science and literacy, and explore our new Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Grade level PreK-2. Ticket: $20
This Short Course is six hours in total. The second part of the course will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 20, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) is an environmental monitoring and education program for 6th grade- College level students. Learn how to get your students involved in hands-on, authentic scientific monitoring at your local beach. Participants receive the 5-unit Sandy Beach curriculum. Grade level 5-12.
Ticket: $20

Participants will develop a model of mechanical waves and explore methods that maximize reasoning. This mechanical wave model gives students an in-depth understanding of waves as a mechanism of energy transfer and foreshadows the scientific practices described in the new Framework for K-12 Science Education. Grade level 9-12.
Ticket: $30

Handouts:

• PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt)
• Handout (.doc)

Learn how one team of biology teachers built a model-based sequence of lessons for the trophic pyramid and energy as it relates to the trophic pyramid. Take home the sequence of activities and model-based classroom strategies to make your students better learners. Grade level 9-12.
Ticket: $15

Enrich your classroom with a suite of standards-based activities focusing on plastic pollution issues and solutions that highlight physical and chemical properties of plastics including density and buoyancy. Help your students RETHINK current plastic use and REFUSE single-use plastics through alternatives to disposables. Grade level 6-8.
Ticket: $10

Incorporate engaging, collaborative, narrated slideshows! Bring your laptop for a hands-on training. Learn to create narrated slideshows in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker for science learning. Earth Science examples will be used for this course, however narrated slideshows can be used with any science standards. Grade level 6-12.
Ticket: $20

Short Course Resources:

• Websites: Online Professional Development for Media Making in the Science Classroom
• Windows Movie Maker Educast Series
• iMovie ’11 Educast Series

Join us as we share a dozen of our favorite tried and true plate tectonics models. Each participant receives models, handouts, instructions, and posters ready to use Monday morning. Grade level 6-12.
Ticket: $15

Finding time to teach physical science in primary (PreK-2) grades is daunting! Come delve into the world of physical science, learn about exciting possibilities for integrating science and literacy, and explore our new Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Grade level PreK-2. Ticket: $20
This Short Course is six hours in total. The first part of the course will be presented on Friday, Oct. 19, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Learn how to guide students in developing their own scientific model of Natural Selection, through games, activities and small group collaboration. You will also learn how to structure lessons so students have the opportunity to reason with the model, using it to explain natural phenomena. Grade level 7-10.
Ticket: $20

Wondering how to increase student thinking/writing in notebooks? Science experiences offer opportunities to apply CACCSS ELA through student notebooks. Receive K-12 Alliance Criteria for Writing Conventions Packet and strategies for increasing evidence of student thinking/independence in notebooks. Grade level 3-8.
Ticket: $20

Classes often transform bacteria to express a protein then discard the plates after the “aha” moment. The protein responsible for the glow is the cash of the biotechnology industry! Participants will purify red fluorescent protein and visualize on vertical gels. 
Ticket: $10

Need a refresher course in Chemistry in order to teach the 8th Grade Chemistry Standards? Covered topics: organization of the Periodic Table, atomic structure, chemical bonding; balancing equations; properties of matter with easy experiments using common household chemicals.  Grade level 8-11..
Ticket: $15

Explore hands-on science performance assessment and its relationship to students’ mastering Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Engage in two hands-on performance tasks, explore the uses and advantages of this form of assessment, and take home sample students set-ups.Grade level 3-8.
Ticket: $40

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Looking for an active and engaging manipulative on Genes and Inheritance? Come check out our creative, budget friendly project/assessment that uses Potato Heads. You will walk away with all of the materials (including a Potato Head suitcase) and black line masters needed for immediate implementation.  Grade level 7-12.
Ticket: $30

This short course designed for K-5 educators will provide hands-on practice for orally capturing students’ science stories using Audacity, a free and easy-to-use digital audio recording tool for both Windows and Mac. Participants can immediately use this new digital media tool in the classroom!  Grade level K-5.
Ticket: $10

Astronomers observe the universe with telescopes across the EM Spectrum. Build a Galileoscope, and learn how astronomers use telescopes to explore the universe. Free telescope, tripod, lessons, and observing guide.  Grade level 6-12.
Ticket: $30

Handouts:

• Telescope and Multiwavelength Astronomy (19.7MB) 
  
• Galileoscopes: Explore the EM Spectrum and the Universe (9MB)
  

When math and science teachers collaborate, students learn to model and defend science concepts using mathematical reasoning. Participants will develop an understanding of strategies for teaching concepts using common language.  Grade level 7-12.
Ticket: $15

This session will show how to work with ELL and the Next Generation Science Standards in planning a learning cycle, developing background knowledge appropriately for Inquiry instruction, and vocabulary instruction through the tiered/ blended approach to scaffolding inquiry science. Grade level PreK-10.
Ticket: $20