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2019 Science Teacher Workshop

Workshop Material: 

March 15th 2019

RET Teacher Presentation Resources:

Alena Kahn: Authentic Science in the Classrom

Mark Larsen: Fun in the Sun

Katelyn Standerfer: Exploring Protein Mutations through the Lens of Sickle Cell Anemia

Sue Squires: A day at the Beach

Are you using one of these curriculum project in your own classroom?  Please take our short SURVEY.

To view and search all past RET projects: RET Projects Search Page

Other Resources from the 2019 workshop:

Ambitious Science Teaching -- Karin Lohwasser, UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Alpha Phoenix YouTube Channel -- Brian Haidet, UCSB MRL/Materials Graduate Student

MRL Low Temperature Laboratory virtual tour (best viewed on mobile)

Ultrasonic Levitation Project - a model of an ion trap - UCSB Robotics Club -- Andrew Jayich Research Group

Modulated LED -- Trenton Koeper, UCSB Mechanical Engineering

MRL Slime activity -- Slime recipe -- Slime on a speaker notes -- Borax Crosslinking diagram

Chris Bates research group in polymer science -- "Plastic Confections" - Block Copolymers Video Presentation

Hawkes Group Research in Soft Robotics, UCSB

Ellie Sciaky (RET program evaluation)

Annual UCSB Engineering Capstone Expo (check page for announcements, Friday June 7, 4pm, Campbell Hall or Corwin Pavilion, UCSB)

MOXI Field Trips

Gevirtz School of Education UCSB Maker Faire (Link describes last years event, this years event is Saturday May 4, 10am - noon.)

Special thanks: MSOE Center for BioMolecular Modeling

Door Prize Sponsor:  Educational Innovations