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SCIENCE AS EXPLORATION INSTITUTE 2001

SCHEDULE

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 con’t.

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 con’t.

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" con’t.

Wednesday

9:00 a.m. The Diving Reflex --- pictures
S. Hiebert, Professor of Biology, Swarthmore College

10:30 Break

11:00 Reflex con’t.

12:00 Lunch

1 p.m. Reflex con’t.

2:30 Break

3:00 Reflex con’t.

 

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 con’t.

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 con’t.

12:00 Lunch

1 p.m. Magnets and Currents --- pictures
A. Albano, Professor of Physics, Bryn Mawr College

2:30 Break

3:00 Currents con’t.

 

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, con’t.

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 con’t.

 

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, con’t.

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 con’t.

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 con’t.

12:00 Lunch

1 p.m. More Chemistry
M. Francl, Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College

2:30 Break

3:00 Chemistry II con’t.

Friday

9:00 a.m. Teacher Oral Reports ... pictures

10:30 Break

11:00 Reports con’t.

12:00 Lunch

1 p.m. Graduation ... Certificate Presentations