Charlene Pollitt, Windmills Interactive K-12 Teachers Windmills have been used for thousands 4 TUC 6th Grade Workshop (Grade Level: of years. They catch the power of the (2:15 PM - 400A Science Teacher, Session wind and help make our work easier. In 3:45 PM) Felicity Middle (1.5 hour this presentation, teacher participants School and session) will utilize the Engineering Design Process Brandon (EDP) to design a windmill blade that Williams, STEM optimally catches wind power to do Foundations work. Teachers will have the opportunity Teacher, Hughes examine grade level standards to STEM High determine how they can incorporate this School challenge into their content. Valecia Kelly, Challenged Interactive K-12 Teachers, Participants in this session will be guided 4 Swift Biology Teacher, Based Learning Workshop Administrators, through the Challenge Based Learning (2:15 PM - 619 Shroder High with Gizmos in Session Curriculum (CBL) process through the use of the 3:45 PM) School, and the Biology (1.5 hour Managers, and Gizmo: Seed germination. Attendees will James Copeland, Classroom session) Representatives perform experiments with several seed Biology Teacher, from types to see what conditions yield the Hughes STEM highest germination (sprouting) rate in High School Cincinnati, Ohio. Three different types of (Grade Level: seeds can be studied, and the temperature, water and light in the germination chamber can be controlled. The challenge: What is the best seed type for growing a green roof in Cincinnati, Ohio? All portions of STEM will be incorporated in this session.
Charlene Pollitt, 6th Grade Science Teacher, Felicity Middle School and Brandon Williams, STEM Foundations Teacher, Hughes STEM High School Windmills Interactive Workshop Session (1.5 hour session) K-12 Teachers (Grade Level: Windmills have been used for thousands of years. They catch the power of the wind and help make our work easier. In this presentation, teacher participants will utilize the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to design a windmill blade that optimally catches wind power to do work. Teachers will have the opportunity examine grade level standards to determine how they can incorporate this challenge into their content. 4 (2:15 PM - 3:45 PM) TUC 400A Valecia Kelly, Biology Teacher, Shroder High School, and James Copeland, Biology Teacher, Hughes STEM High School Challenged Based Learning with Gizmos in the Biology Classroom Interactive Workshop Session (1.5 hour session) K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Curriculum Managers, and Representatives from (Grade Level: Participants in this session will be guided through the Challenge Based Learning (CBL) process through the use of the Gizmo: Seed germination. Attendees will perform experiments with several seed types to see what conditions yield the highest germination (sprouting) rate in Cincinnati, Ohio. Three different types of seeds can be studied, and the temperature, water and light in the germination chamber can be controlled. The challenge: What is the best seed type for growing a green roof in Cincinnati, Ohio? All portions of STEM will be incorporated in this session. 4 (2:15 PM - 3:45 PM) Swift 619
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