Summer Programs
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Space Science
July 30, 2013
Scales of the Universe
In this one-day workshops, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Cullman Hall of the Universe. The hall presents exhibits for examining essential questions about Space Science. During the session we will look at ways to uncover student misconceptions and engage in and discuss pre-, during, and post-visit activities for middle and high school field trips.
The guide for the Hall of the Universe presents activities for teaching about the formation and organization of planets, stars, galaxies and the Universe. These activities will be modeled during the workshop along with strategies for probing students’ prior understandings and misconceptions. Discussions with colleagues will provide an opportunity for teachers to differentiate lessons for their students.
Teachers will receive copies of the Educator’s Guide as well as a set of resources that include, essays, videos, scientific journal articles, and a flash drive containing digital resources such as SMART board materials and images from the exhibits. In addition teachers will take home a volume of pre-instruction assessment probes from the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series.
This workshop is for teachers of grades 6-12.
Stipend available.
Funding for the Educator’s Guides has been provided through the generous support of The Louis Calder Foundation.
More in this Series:
Investigating the Evoution of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
July 16, 2013 - July 17, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that help us understand the evolutionary theory that explains the development of antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Earth Science
July 23, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
Using Educator's Guides to Teach about Meteorites
July 24, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the Educator’s Guide for the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.
Analyzing Earthquake Data to Explore Plate Tectonics
July 24, 2013 - July 25, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that indicate the location and frequency of earthquakes and tsunami hazards and identify patterns that allow for forecasts of the likelihood and locations of future events.
Using Educator's Guides to Teach about Meteorites
July 31, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the Educator’s Guide to teach about the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Earth Science
August 6, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
Using Educator’s Guides to Teach Secondary Space Science
August 7, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Cullman Hall of the Universe. The hall presents exhibits for examining essential questions about Space Science.
Hudson River Ecology and Invasive Species
August 13, 2013 - August 14, 2013
Two-day workshop for Middle and High School teachers that explores Hudson River ecology through a case-study of the invasive Zebra mussel.
Designing a Museum Learning Experience for K-5 Students
August 13, 2013
During this workshop for K-5 educators, teachers will engage in pre-, during, and post-visit activities to learn how to prepare students for a Museum learning experience related to whale biology and conservation.
Investigating the Evoution of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
August 14, 2013 - August 15, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that help us understand the evolutionary theory that explains the development of antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.