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Finding the M in STEM

Finding the M in STEM. Diana Herrington Kendia Herrington. October 20 th , 2012 3 15 – 4 15. dianaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.dianaherrington.com. kendiaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.kendiaherrington.com. SciencyVideo. GraphingVideo. STEMvideo. Finding the M in STEM.

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Finding the M in STEM

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  1. Finding the M in STEM Diana Herrington Kendia Herrington October 20th, 2012 315 – 415 dianaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.dianaherrington.com kendiaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.kendiaherrington.com

  2. SciencyVideo

  3. GraphingVideo

  4. STEMvideo

  5. Finding the M in STEM Diana Herrington Kendia Herrington October 20th, 2012 315 – 415 dianaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.dianaherrington.com kendiaherrington@cusd.com Http://www.kendiaherrington.com

  6. Diana Herrington • Teaches at Clovis High School • Math & Physics Credentials • Loves to use science to teach math • 2011 CA State Science Fair Coach of the Year • 1999 PAEMST • CalTAC member

  7. Kendia Herrington • – Crazy enough to enjoy teaching 8th grade science • – Enable students to see • & enjoy the science around them. Teaches at Alta Sierra Intermediate Chemistry Credential Goal:

  8. What do scientist do for today’s activity? • Make observations • Look at the sand/geological surface • Notice similarities and differences • Ask questions • What do you wonder when looking at the sand/geological surface or thinking about the investigation • Make predictions • Based on what you already know about geology, what do you observe? • What patterns do you notice that lead you to make reasonable guesses about the sand/geological surface

  9. What do scientist do for today’s activity? • Conduct investigations • How can you find answers to your questions? • Use your senses, tools and conversations with others around you • Record data • Draw, describe and organize your observations • Analyze findings • What does your data mean? • What is your evidence to support your explanations? • Communicate ideas • Share your ideas with others in your group. • Listen to their reflections

  10. Find Your Beach • Adapted from MBA • http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/lc/teachers_place/resources_teaching_activities.aspx • http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/PDF_files/teaching_activities/Find_Your_Beach3-5.pdf • Need some sand, containers, and measuring tools • Ziplock bags work for containers • Goals • Learn how to measure & use tools • Discover an average

  11. Find Your Beach 5 mm 10 mm 15 mm 20 mm Number of grains of sand Average length of a grain of sand

  12. Find Your Beach Overall Average grain size by the graph • Discover the average • Now we get to use our data!

  13. Find Your Beach…Extension • Time collection or walking • Measure how long it takes to get sand • Student walking a distance • Distance with a map • Use locations from river mouth • Create a Grain Size-Distance Graph • Create maps in Google Earth • Use walking time to make full story of the trip

  14. NASA & Curiosity • Take knowledge from “Find Your Beach” and apply to Mars • THEMIS • Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System • Mars Image Analysis (AMU & NASA)

  15. NASA & Curiosity

  16. Crater Canyon Layers Sand Dunes Faults Fissures Wind Streaks Channels Dust Devils

  17. NASA & Curiosity • Observations on THEMIS images • Sunlight from left • Scale to determine size (~ 18 km across) • Geological sections • Story of time • Q2 Lab • Qualitative VS Quantitative Data • End of year, what do they now see

  18. End Effector

  19. End Effector … Extension • Measure for ratios • Circumference of effector • Mass of object picked up • Ratio …Circumference: Mass • Change sections • Longer or shorter string • Thicker or skinner string • Different cups • Ideas?

  20. Sharing is Caring • All is found on-line • http://www.kendiaherrington.com > Fellow Teachers > Presentations > CSTA • Will be on CSTAs website (after Monday) • Feel free to download and share • Present in Palm Springs (Oct 25th – 27th) • Share your knowledge • Get free registration • Enjoy meeting people

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