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My GK-12 Adventure at Delcastle

Engage students in scientific inquiry with fun hands-on activities. Explore topics like owl pellet dissection and bacterial mutations. Utilize Lorenzo’s Oil for comprehensive teaching on genetics, biology, and more. Reflect on the impact of the project and express appreciation for educators.

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My GK-12 Adventure at Delcastle

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  1. My GK-12 Adventure at Delcastle Erin Foster Teacher: Brian Heeney Funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education (GK-12) DGE 0538555

  2. Goals • Engage students in scientific inquiry • Emphasize idea that science is fun and important • Integrate new hands on activities in the classroom to stimulate student learning and address misconceptions

  3. Contributions • “Hoo eats who?” - Owl pellet dissection in Integrated Science • “What’s all the fuss about fats?” - Lorenzo’s Oil activity in Chemical-Biology unit of Biology • “Bacterial resistance: Natural selection at work” - Evolution unit of Biology • Bacterial mutations – Genetics unit of Biology

  4. Lorenzo’s Oil as a comprehensive teaching tool • Organic molecules • Cell biology • Enzyme structure and function • Membrane transport • Homeostasis • Nervous system • Genetics

  5. Summary of Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) PROBLEM NO PROBLEM ENZYME

  6. Students perform functions of enzymes

  7. Allows for visualization of the problem on a cellular level

  8. Competitive Inhibition as a treatment GOOD I am so busy working with all the unsaturated fats, that I don’t have time to add carbon molecules to the saturated fats Less saturated fats in the diet Lorenzo’s Oil

  9. Reflections • What a challenge! • A truly memorable experience!! • Overwhelming appreciation for educators!!!

  10. Thanks to… • Project leaders • Teachers at Delcastle • Fellows • Daniel Simmons

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