From Serendip | SCIENCE AS EXPLORATION INSTITUTE 2001 |
Week One: July 9-13, 9-4 p.m.
Monday
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview
E. McCormack, Associate Professor of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
10:30 Break
11:00 The Brain as Inquirer
P. Grobstein, Professor of Biology, Bryn Mawr College
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Time to Think: An Exploration of Brain and Mind --- pictures
P. Grobstein, Professor of Biology, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 Think cont.
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. Translating Traditional Lessons to Inquiry-Centered Lessons - or the Physics of Laughing Cups --- pictures
D. Cleland, Director of the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Science Initiative (SEPARSI)
10:30 Break
11:00 Cups cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Empowering Teachers to Employ Open-Ended Inquiry to Teach Ecology --- pictures
A. Herzig, Assistant Professor of Biology, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 "Ecology" cont.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. The Diving Reflex --- pictures
S. Hiebert, Professor of Biology, Swarthmore College
10:30 Break
11:00 Reflex cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Reflex cont.
2:30 Break
3:00 Reflex cont.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. Introducing Inquiry and the Nature of Science --- pictures
A. L. Hoersch, Ph.D;Executive Assistant to the President, La Salle University
10:30 Break
11:00 Nature of Science cont.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Nature of Science: The Two Cultures.
P. Grobstein
2:30 Break
3:00 Resources for Inquiry-Based Education in the Sciences
Terri Freedman, Anneliese Taylor, Collier Science Library, Bryn Mawr College
Friday
9:00 a.m. Circular Motion --- pictures
M. Rice, Lecturer in Physics, Bryn Mawr College
10:30 Break
11:00 Circles cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Magnets and Currents --- pictures
A. Albano, Professor of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 Currents cont.
Week Two: July 16-20, 9-4 p.m.
Monday
9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. Symposium on K-16 connections in our area.
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. Waves and Oscillations --- pictures
E. McCormack, Associate Professor of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
10:30 Break
11:00 Waves, cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. The Science of Color --- pictures
S. Burgmayer, Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 Color cont.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. Seeing the Light: Exploring Optics and Geometry with Pinhole Viewers and Camera Obscura --- pictures
David Lee Smith, Ph.D. Director of Academic Operations, Institute for Advancement of Mathematics and Science Teaching, Associate Professor of Geology, Environmental Science, and Physics, La Salle University
10:30 Break
11:00 Cameras, cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Geology and Paleontology in the Classroom? Not as Jurassic as it Seems --- pictures
B. Reese, M.A. Geology, Map Curator and Library Assistant, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 Paleontology cont.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. Chemistry and Limits
L. Chirlian, Science Education Coordinator, Lecturer in Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College
10:30 Break
11:00 Chemistry I cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. More Chemistry
M. Francl, Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College
2:30 Break
3:00 Chemistry II cont.
Friday
9:00 a.m. Teacher Oral Reports ... pictures
10:30 Break
11:00 Reports cont.
12:00 Lunch
1 p.m. Graduation ... Certificate Presentations