The focus of the 2014 MRL Science Workshop was "Projects and tools for science and engineering classrooms"
Consider applying to our Research Experience for Teachers program!
Workshop Material:
MRL Research Experience for Teachers (RET) teacher-intern presentations
(for all curriculum materials please visit these teachers' web pages and scroll down to the bottom)
Jessica Thompson: Ojai Valley School: Using Marine Science Technology in an Integrated Science Class
Kyla Gupta: Adolfo Camarillo HS: A Study of Plankton: Collection, Analysis, and Ecology
Julia Pustizzi: Learning Logic: Units for Introducing and Developing Reasoning and Communication
Javier Cervantes: Oxnard High: Bringing Ecological and Evolutionary Research into the classroom
Explorations of new resources and materials in STEM education including:
Hands on with NOVA's "Making More Stuff" 2014 outreach activity series - "Colder, Wilder, Faster, and Safer":
Making More Stuff Short Videos
Activity resources (for materials please see "support materials" and then "activity" on these pages)
Revisiting conductive materials: an early look at "CircuitScribe" conductive ink and more exploration of Bare Paint "electric paint".
A sensor project from our friends at Manylabs.org.
"Exploration Now" 2013 highlights videos with visitors from the Valentine Lab
Speakers:
James Rogers, Recent MRL PhD, aPEEL Technology Inc.: "Agricultural Skin Grafting: from a dream on Del Playa to field trials in Kenya"
Andrew Brooks, UCSB Moorea LTER network: introduction to MCR resources for teachers
Keynote Speaker: Robert Tai, Ed. D. University of Virginia. “Finding FOCIS: A Framework for Examining Lessons and Learning Activites”