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Energy: Stop Faking It! |
NSTA is presenting an exciting Symposium based on the NSTA Press publication Energy:
Stop Faking It! The Symposium, designed for grade 3-8 educators, will be
held at NSTA's National Conference on Science Education in St. Louis, MO. This event
is part of a blended professional development experience that also includes several
online experiences-a discussion listserv and two live Web Seminars-that are designed
to extend the interaction between participants and the presenter of the Symposium.
Program Overview
This half-day Symposium focuses on the NSTA Press publication Energy: Stop Faking
It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, written by
Bill Robertson, PhD.
All participants will receive a copy of Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally
Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, published by NSTA Press, and a folder
containing symposium information. A raffle of fantastic prizes will take place at
the end of the program, and refreshments will also be provided to participants.
Continuing professional development credit may be available at an additional cost
to participants. To receive the credit, participants must pay a nominal fee and
complete an action plan and a lesson plan. All Symposium participants will receive
a certificate from NSTA stating the number of seating hours for this program (4.5
hours).
Date/Time
Saturday, March 31, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
In addition to the face-to-face Symposium at the conference, two Web Seminars featuring
the presenter of Energy: Stop Faking It! will be held in following weeks.
Participants are also invited to join with the presenter in a moderated discussion
listserv.
Location
The Symposium will take place in Room 230 of the America's Center Convention Center,
in St. Louis, MO. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and
housing if necessary.
Cost/Registration
Participants will pay a $44 advance registration fee or $49 onsite at the Conference.
This fee covers the cost of the refreshments, the NSTA Press book, and the symposium
folder. Travel, meals, lodging, general conference registration, and credit fees
(where applicable) are the responsibility of the participants. Register today!
Presenter
Meet the symposium presenter and author of
Energy: Stop Faking It!:
Agenda
See the Symposium agenda,
including learning outcomes for the program and alignment with the National Science Education Standards.
Web Seminars
Two Web Seminars featuring the Symposium presenter
are scheduled to take place after the face-to-face program in March. The Web Seminars
begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Web Seminars are free, interactive, live sessions of online professional development.
The 90-minute sessions feature NASA, FDA, NSF, NASA JPL, and NOAA scientists, education
experts, and NSTA Press authors. You do not have to attend the Symposium in order
to participate in the Web Seminars.
About the Book
Confounded by kinetic energy? Suspect that teaching about simple machines isn't
really so simple? Exasperated by electricity? If you fear the study of energy is
beyond you, this entertaining book will do more than introduce you to the topic.
It will help you actually understand it.
At the book's heart are easy-to-grasp explanations of energy basics--kinetic energy,
potential energy, and the transformation of energy -- and energy as it relates to
simple machines, heat energy, temperature, and heat transfer. The author suggests
activities that bring concepts to life with common household objects, such as fingernail
clippers, to explain simple machines. As reinforcement, each chapter ends with a
summary and an applications section that uses practical examples such as roller
coasters and home-heating systems to explain energy transformations and convection
cells.
Energy is the second book in the Stop Faking It series. Both are written
with clarity, creative flair, and special sympathy for adults--science teachers,
and parents--in search of a stress-free way to learn science basics.
For more information contact symposia@nsta.org
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Underwritten in part by NSTA Press