Lab-Aids Kits / SEPUP Issue-Oriented Science

Event Title	National Middle Schools Conference
Location:	Baltimore Convention Center-Baltimore, MD
Date(s):	11/4/2010 - 11/6/2010
Time:	Booth# 334

Workshop:	Writing to Learn in Science Whether recording observations or writing a lab report, research and practical experience suggests language is an essential part of science learning and that all learners develop their language skills through authentic experiences. Our work focuses on using journals in the science classroom. Journals promote written and oral literacy, reading and vocabulary development, and help identify misconceptions for more effective teaching and learning. This workshop will inspire your teaching. We will mine several authentic experiences from SEPUP Core Program activities: by constructing a wet cell battery, comparing trade-offs of incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs, and quantifying potential/kinetic energy transformations with "Drive a Nail". We will model journal set up using a structure of right-brain/left brain processing, operationalize definition development in the glossary, and move students towards owning their learning through the work they incubate in their journals. Presenter: Dick Duquin
Date/Time:	11/4/2010 10:15am-11:30am
Location:	Key Ballroom 1

Workshop:	Assessing Student Learning in the Science Classroom We will mine authentic experiences from SEPUP Program activities: by constructing a product life cycle, an alternative assessment of periodic table understandings, and using experimental evidence to make trade-offs between three industrial processes to eliminate waste. Teachers will discuss and moderate samples of actual student work, recognize the need for criteria, and practice creating assessable criteria. Finally, teachers will discuss the application of these techniques to their own work. Presenter: Dick Duquin
Date/Time:	11/4/2010
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Contact Name:	Denis Baker
Contact Phone:	614-886-0226
Contact Email:	dbaker@lab-aids.com

SEPUP MEGA-MODULES

Mega-modules are individual units or in some cases, combined units from our full year courses. They are truly integrated and can be mixed and matched to create a customized full-year science program. Each complete Mega-module includes 32 soft cover student books, a comprehensive teacher's guide and a materials package with a rolling cart.

"Science and Sustainability has changed the way I teach... students no longer ask 'when will I ever use this? because they see the direct connection between science and their world..."

Donna Parker, Teacher
WORTHINGTON, OH

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