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Science and Technology/Engineering
(Also see institutes #14, 30, 34)
Elementary, Middle
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Boston Public Schools
Partner: Museum of Science
Dates: June 27; July 8-12; Saturday, August 24, 2002
Location: Museum of Science, Campbell Resource Center
Registration: 23 spaces available
Contact: Henry Robinson, 617-589-0361
email: hrobinson@mos.org
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The Dynamic Earth 2002: Rocks, Minerals, and Local Geology
Grades 4-8 teachers will gain an understanding of mineral and rock classification systems and knowledge of local geologic history as they engage in learning activities designed for many environments. Evidence that supports that the Earth has changed over time will be examined through fossil and surface feature study. Topics will include rock cycle, geologic time, movement of crustal plates and contour mapping. Field experiences will be held at points of geological interest. The Museum's exhibits, collections and staff resources will be used to enhance the learning experience. An electronic teacher forum will be set up to allow participants to continue their participation and gain resource knowledge after the Institute.
7 full days
Graduate credit available from Fitchburg State College
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Middle
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Cambridge Public Schools
Partner: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dates: July 15-19; August 26, 2002
Location: MIT Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Morse School Science Lab, Cambridge
Registration: 20 spaces available
Contact: Melanie Barron, 617-349-6318
email: observemb@aol.com
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Dust Busting by Design: Applying the Engineering Design Process
Participants will immerse themselves in the engineering design process as they evaluate the design features of a product, the Dust Buster, explore the properties of a range of materials, build their knowledge of the physics associated with the functioning of the product, learn to choose and utilize tools, and design a motor that will meet the criteria for the product. Participants will be exposed to current research in the materials engineering field and will use the knowledge they gain to design an engineering module that addresses state learning standards.
5 full days, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from Framingham State College
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Middle
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Leominster Public Schools
Partners: Tufts University and Fitchburg Public Schools
Dates: Saturday, June 8; July 8-12, 2002, Follow-up days TBA
Location: Leominster
Registration: 25 spaces available
Contact: Laureen Cipolla, 978-534-7700
email: lcipolla@leominster.mec.edu
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Investigating Engineering Education - Middle School
The institute will introduce participants to the everyday applications of engineering. Components of a communication system, design solutions including machines and electronic devices, and the universal system model will be discussed and teachers will participate in related hands-on activities. Participants will be able to demonstrate methods of representing solutions to a design problem using sketches, orthographic projections, and multiview drawings. Participants will also gain knowledge of the forces of lift, drag, friction, thrust, and gravity and the impact they have on engineering solutions.
5 full days, 1 half day, plus 2 follow-up days
Graduate credit available from Tufts University
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Middle
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Fairhaven Public Schools
Partners: UMass, Dartmouth, Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies, New Bedford Oceanarium, and Massachusetts Marine Educators
Dates: May 9, 16, 23 (3:15-6:15 p.m.); June 25-28; July 1-2; August 1, 2002
Location: Fairhaven High School, UMass, Dartmouth
Registration: 25 spaces available
Contact: Trina Crowley, 508-910-6628
email: pcrowley@umassd.edu
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Marinating Middle School Science!
This classroom and field-based science content institute will link specific learning standards to the local environment. Teachers will study how marine ecosystems are monitored for biotic and abiotic factors. They will build contour maps and models and study sediments and sediment maps of local estuaries. Monitoring areas for temperature, salinity, pH, oxygen, plankton, benthic organisms and other environmental factors will also be taught. Participants will analyze and discuss how specific learning standards and sample MCAS questions relate to topics of this institute and how to incorporate this into their own classrooms.
6 full days, 3 half days, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from UMass, Dartmouth
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Middle
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Peabody Public Schools
Partners: Northeast PALMS, Inc. and Salem State College
Dates: June 12 (4:00-7:00 p.m.); August 13-16, 19-22, 2002
Location: Higgins Middle School
Registration: 25 spaces available
Contact: Les Bernal, 978-777-8434
email: bernal@mec.edu
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Middle School Science Content Institute
The primary objective of the institute is to provide teachers with the content background that will enable them to appropriately teach and assess those life science standards related to the process of evolution. The institute will also emphasize science as a collection of interwoven themes and explanations that help us to understand the natural world. Participants will study the works of major scientists who have advanced our understanding of the theory of evolution and the origin of species; the fossil record as evidence for evolution; natural selection and its relationship to adaptations; the gene pool of populations and convergent and divergent evolution; and the many patterns of evolution.
8 full days, 1 half day
Graduate credit available from Salem State College
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Middle
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New Bedford Public Schools
Partner: Bridgewater State College
Dates: August 5-9, 26, 2002
Location: Conant Science Building, Bridgewater State College
Registration: 35 spaces available
Contact: Jeff Williams, 508-531-2081
email: j7williams@bridgew.edu
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Motion, Energy, and the Elements
Participants will actively explore elements, compounds, mixtures, motion of objects, and energy through hands-on investigations using Cambridge Physics Outlet's innovative, durable classroom equipment. Participants will maintain laboratory notebooks and complete daily problem sets. Teams of teachers will be able to take the equipment back to their classrooms. All participants will have the opportunity to design and share a series of lessons in which they implement the key academic concepts.
5 full days, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from Bridgewater State College
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Middle
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Boston Public Schools
Partner: New England Aquarium
Dates: Saturday, May 11; Saturday, June 8; August 12-16, 19; Saturday; November 2, 2002
Location: The Children's Museum, The New England Aquarium
Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact: Joel Rubin, 617-973-6590
email: jrubin@neaq.org
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On the Waterfront: Integrating Science Standards through Classroom and Field Investigations of Boston Harbor
Participants in this institute will work with faculty and staff from the New England Aquarium, The Children's Museum, UMass Boston, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, MWRA, and the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Service conducting fieldwork investigations at three sites in and along Boston Harbor. They will read, listen to presentations, and collect data to learn about the physical environment of Boston Harbor, the living organisms and the human activity in and around the harbor, and the relationship among the three. Based primarily on the science curriculum framework, the institute will model how to integrate other content areas, including graphing, measuring, and mapping. Faculty will introduce teachers to a rich array of resources and the practical skills and content knowledge needed to conduct classroom and fieldwork investigation and analysis.
7 full days, 2 half days
Graduate credit available from UMass, Boston
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Middle
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Dracut Public Schools
Partner: Tsongas Industrial History Center/UMass, Lowell
Dates: May 22 (3:30-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, June 21-22; August 5-9, 2002
Location: Tsongas Industrial History Center/Lowell National Historical Park and UMass, Lowell
Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact: Beverly Perna, 978-970-5080
email: Beverly_Perna@uml.edu
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Teaching Middle School Science and Technology through the Industrial Revolution
Participants will be engaged in investigations of invention and innovation, the physics and engineering of water power, the mathematics and technology of weaving, the engineering of structures, and the chemistry and physics of surface and ground water quality. Using the rich experiential resources of the Tsongas Center and the National Park, university and museum instructors will deliver science content, model guided inquiry teaching through hands-on activities and resources that can be taken back to the classroom.
7 full days, 1 half day, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from UMass, Lowell
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Middle
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New Bedford Global Learning Charter School
Partners: UMass, Dartmouth, State Education and Environmental Roundtable (SEER), and Schooner Ernestina Commission
Dates: Saturday, June 15; July 8-12, 15-18; Saturday, August 24, 2002
Location: Bristol Community College, Star Store Campus, New Bedford and other sites in the Greater New Bedford area
Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact: Gregg Swanzey, 508-992-4900
email: gswanzey@ernestina.org
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Using the Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC)
Using the Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC) for learning has been shown to improve student achievement and behavior. Teachers will be introduced to this model using the culturally and historically rich setting of New Bedford and the environmentally diverse Buzzards Bay region. They will increase math, science and history content knowledge as they examine simple machines, develop navigational techniques, examine marine organisms, investigate immigration stories and survey the Massachusetts' economy through time. Teachers will use curriculum mapping techniques, established EIC rubrics, and independent study time to develop a plan for implementation of the EIC model tailored to their own specific school's needs.
8 full days, 2 half days, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from UMass, Dartmouth
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Middle, High
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Easton Public Schools
Partners: Norton Public Schools, Randolph Public Schools, Stoughton Public Schools and Bridgewater State College
Dates: August 12-15 and 19-22, 2002
Location: Conant Science Building, Bridgewater State College
Registration: 26 spaces available
Contact: Dennis E. Kuhl, 508-531-2079
email: dkuhl@bridgew.edu
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Force and Motion for Middle School Teachers
This physics/physical science content institute will enable middle school teachers to teach content including distance, velocity, acceleration, and Newton's Laws. Clusters of at least two teachers will be established and each cluster will receive a complete teaching apparatus (including Vernier probeware) to aid in adoption. The institute's instructors will model research-based, effective pedagogy, including microcomputer-based laboratories, Tools for Scientific Thinking curricula, interactive lecture classroom demonstrations, and computer-aided video analysis.
8 full days
Graduate credit available from Bridgewater State College
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Middle, High
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Agawam Public Schools
Partners: PTC, Western New England College, and The College of New Jersey
Dates: July 29-August 2, 23, 2002
Location: Western New England College
Registration: 20 spaces available
Contact: John T. Burns, 413-821-0542
email: jtburns@attbi.com
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Teaching Technology/Engineering Through Design
This institute will focus on topics relevant to mechanical, electrical, industrial, and biomedical engineering. Concepts will include the engineering design process, product design, ergonomics, biomedical devices, and fluid systems. Upon completion of the institute, participants will understand the design process, and will leave with a collection of standards-based activities, which can be presented, evaluated, and assessed in the classroom. All participants completing this institute will be given Pro/DESKTOP software licenses to ensure that students in their classes will be able to use and understand industry standard CAD/Design software.
5 full days, plus 1 follow-up day
Graduate credit available from Framingham State College
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Bristol Community College
Partner: UMass, Dartmouth
Dates: May 2, 9 (3:30-5:30 p.m.); May 16, 23, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8, 2002
Location: UMass, Dartmouth and Bristol Community College
Registration: 27 spaces available
Contact: Michele B. Atherton, 508-678-2811, x 2541
email: matherto@bristol.mass.edu
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Integrating Technological Applications into the Secondary Science Classroom
Participants will gain an understanding of: various cellular elements with relation to physiology in the body; the development of blood cells in the bone marrow; the significance of hemacytometry in clinical evaluations; the principles and parameters of automated cell counters; and calculations in determining cellular indices. Alternative assessment models such as exhibitions and portfolios will be reviewed and implemented. Activities will include classroom discussion, laboratory exercises, and clinical laboratory tours.
14 half days
Graduate credit available from UMass, Dartmouth
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