260 likes | 396 Views
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Gina Barrier NW Outreach Coordinator. Cultivate. Educate. Innovate. Cultivate and diversify the pool of students pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields. Improve the quality of teaching and learning in STEM education.
E N D
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Gina Barrier NW Outreach Coordinator
Cultivate. Educate. Innovate. • Cultivate and diversify the pool of students pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields. • Improve the quality of teaching and learning in STEM education. • Communicate innovative scientific and educational research to the public. Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
What do we do? • S3: Sustained STEM Support • Teacher Professional Development • Equipment Loan • Curriculum Development and Dissemination • FREEDM • IMHOTEP • Photonics Leaders • NC Science Olympiad
S3: Sustained STEM Support • Partnership with schools to provide long-term PD (1-5 years) • Customized to your needs • May include needs assessment, PD, consulting, coaching, modeling and lesson development. • Focus on “doing” science and math using TPaCK
Technology Workshops • CBL Technology (Calculator-Based Labs) • TI-84+SE graphing calculators • CBL2 or LabPro units • Probes
Technology Workshops • MBL Technology (Microcomputer-Based Labs) • ibook Laptop • LabPro unit • Probes
Technology Workshops • LabQuest Technology • Vernier LabQuest • Probes • GPS Technology • GPS units • GIS/LoggerPro Software
Rural Schools Equipment Loan Program • From each Satellite Office, technology is rotated between K-12 schools in the area for use in Science and Math classrooms.
Demonstration Lessons • Science House Outreach Coordinators assist teachers who wish to incorporate technology into their curriculum with demonstration lessons for their classes.
Procedures for MBL, CBL, and LabQuest Investigations Water Quality with CBL Details • General water testing information • Preparation and care of probes • Calibration of probes
Why Use Technology??? • Students collect their own data for analysis • Quick data collection allows for more analysis time and further investigations • Monitoring several parameters at once allows students to observe relationships Water Temperature (oC) Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
VernierLabQuest • Can be used as a computer interface, stand alone device or in the field • Touch screen • Internal temperature • Microphone • Stopwatch • Periodic Table
Temperature • Temperature range: – 40 to 135°C (– 40 to 275°F) • Maximum temperature that the sensor can tolerate without damage: 150°C
Weather Station • Temperature • Relative Humidity • Barometric Pressure • Light • Anemometer • UVA/UVB • GPS
Water Quality Analysis • Temperature • pH • Dissolved Oxygen • Conductivity (TDS) • Turbidity • Flow Rate • Dissolved Ions • Nitrate • Chloride (Salinity) • Calcium (Water Hardness) • Ammonium
Temperature Vs. DO • Water Temperature (oC) • Dissolved Oxygen Concentration (mg/L)
Physics • Temperature • Motion detector • Force sensors • Magnetic field sensor • Thermocouple • Photogates • Accelerometers • Microphones • Current and voltage • Light sensors
Temperature pH sensor Conductivity probe Colorimeter Pressure sensor Dissolved Oxygen probe Ion-selective electrodes voltage Chemistry
Biology gas pressure sensor CO2 gas sensor O2 gas sensor Colorimeter Conductivity probe Dissolved Oxygen probe EKG sensor Heart Rate monitor Exercise heart rate monitor pH sensor Relative Humidity Temperature probe Biology
Temperature Relative Humidity Barometer pH sensor Conductivity probe Dissolved oxygen Current probe Voltage probe Ion-selective electrodes Light sensor Motion Detectors Turbidity sensors UVB sensor Magnetic field sensor Earth / Environmental
Impact on Teachers • Increased use of inquiry and laboratory-based teaching • Teachers are forming collaborative networks and increasing professional involvement • Teachers are leading and teaching other teachers • Schools are investing in more laboratory equipment • Reports of increased science enrollment, higher End-of-Course grades
Impact on Students • Increased student interest in STEM fields • Increased student understanding of concepts • Recruiting of outstanding students for NC State
Contact Information • science-house.orgGina_Barrier@ncsu.edu Gina Barrier Northwestern Outreach Coordinator The Science House, NCSU 1914 Hickory Blvd. SW Lenoir, NC 28645