2015 Minnesota Conference on Science Education
Presentation Resources Shared Digitally after MnCOSE15 at www.mnsta.org Explore Animals & Engineering with Distance Learning and the Minnesota Zoo! Galen Sjostrom, Minnesota Zoo
ISD 77 Mankato Room elem jr. high
General Whether you’re familiar with interactive video conferencing or not, come get the lowdown on this exciting and growing ecosystem of educational resources and collaborative opportunities. Attendees will be introduced to the basic technology requirements of high-fidelity interactive video conferencing and participate in a live demo before diving into an exhibit design activity to test both their wildlife engineering intuition and communication abilities.
Session 3 Multiple Hypotheses and Experimental Design Sarah Weaver, University of Minnesota- Monarch Lab
10:00 - 10:45 AM City Center Hotel Hughes Room elem jr. high
Life Science Multiple hypotheses can aid students in designing quality investigations for a variety of science subjects. Find methods for guiding students to think like a scientist! Can You Dig It?! The Secrets of Soil
Kristin Brennan, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
City Center Hotel Palmer Room elem jr. high sr. high
Earth Science Learn fun activities and demonstrations that introduce your students to the fascinating world that lies beneath our feet! Includes curriculum, hand-outs, and additional teaching resources. Connect and Collect #Twitter
Laurie Callies, Eden Prairie School District
Hilton Room 303 jr. high sr. high coll
General Learn to leverage Twitter to connect students, promote discussions, discover resources, communicate with experts, collect data to expand sample sizes and enrich research opportunities for the Practice of Science. In Defense of the Science Fair -- Mythbusting Science Fair Misconceptions. Richard Lahti, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Hilton Room 305 jr. high
General Many wrongly criticize science fairs without fully understanding their role. These misconceptions about science fair are addressed to reverse the decline in science fair participation. Bringing Medical Laboratory Science into Your Classroom
Charlotte Romain, University of Minnesota, Medical Laboratory Science Program
Verizon Reception Hall sr. high
General Presentation will include materials and hands-on guidance for performing laboratory testing related to the Medical Laboratory Sciences curriculum. Recipes for creating non-infectious simulated samples for experiments will be provided. Material is appropriate for high school level Biology and Chemistry curriculum. ParkSCI -- Engineering for All
Mark Miller, St. Louis Park HS -- ParkSCI Kristen Moravetz, ParkSCI Sara Jennifer Peterson Sharpe, ParkSCI
Verizon Room 279A elem General
ParkSCI is a unique delivery model that teams high school science teachers with K-8 teachers to get students excited about engineering. Personalized Instruction in a 1:1 Science Classroom Mark Froehling, Farmington High School Lewis Miskowicz, Farmington High School ISD #192 Julian Buss, Farmington High School ISD #192
Verizon Room 279B jr. high sr. high General
Individualized learning process in Chemistry and Earth Science classrooms including self-pace/hybrid, digital content, state standard learning targets, Moodle/Schoology formative/summative assessments.