2024 New Orleans National Conference

November 6-9, 2024

Additional sessions will be added as they are accepted and confirmed over the next several weeks.
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Science and ELD: Providing designated ELD in Science Classroom

Thursday, November 7 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 275


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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This workshop addresses the NGSS by showcasing how designated ELD standards are embedded in an 8th grade integrated course and a 9th grade Physics in the Universe course. Both NGSS and ELD standards are in the model provided to the participants.

TAKEAWAYS:
Long term English Language Learners are marginalized as they are denied elective courses by being placed in an ELD class. Research also shows that language is better acquired through experience, of which an NGSS class is the perfect setting for both science and language.

SPEAKERS:
Susan Gomez Zwiep (BSCS Science Learning: Colorado Springs, CO), Shay Fairchild (Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District: Norwalk, CA)

Swing Me Higher: Investigating the Motion of a Pendulum

Thursday, November 7 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 387



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NSTA Participants Pendulum Swing Powerpoint Presentation.pptx
Presentation PowerPoint
Swing Me Higher Handouts.pdf

STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Investigating the motion of a pendulum will help your students understand gravity's effect on an object and Newton's First Law of Motion.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will be able to relate pendulums to Newton's first law of motion and determine how the motion of the pendulum is related to its length.

SPEAKERS:
Dr. Diane Smith (Wells Academic and Performing Arts Complex: No City, No State)

Blame it on Newton

Thursday, November 7 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 399



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Newton's Third Law Activity.docx
NSTA 24 BLAME IT ON NEWTON Stations Companion Document.docx
NSTA 24 BLAME IT ON NEWTON Stations Student Document.docx
NSTA 24 Blame It on Newton.pptx
Blame It On Newton Slide Presentation
NSTA 24 Bouncy Rocket Lab - Google Docs.pdf
NSTA 24 Newton's First Law Activities.docx

STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

This workshop looks at Newton’s Laws of Motion in the movement of everyday objects.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will walk away with immediate lessons and activities for their classrooms that can be adjusted to their grade level needs.

SPEAKERS:
Krystal Swain (Dutchtown Middle School: Geismar, LA), Dawn Perret (Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School: Baton Rouge, LA)

Crash Cushion Design Challenge: A Lesson on Collisions

Thursday, November 7 • 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Engage students in a real-world engineering challenge! Learn how students can design and test crash barriers with live collision data to explore the link between momentum and impact forces. Analyze the resulting data to improve upon further design iterations.

Escape Traditional Assessment - Building Physical Escape Rooms and Bringing Learning and Logic Together

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384



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Escaping Traditional Assessment.pptx

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

Have you ever been to an escape room? Want to turn your classroom into the same experience and not just have kids open envelopes? This session will show you an escape room designed for the Physics classroom and tools to help build your own on a concept of your choosing in any Science classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
This session will help you see the actual thought behind the puzzle making for a meaningful escape room and how it transforms the learning and engagement of students when you bring the room to life. This style of assessment has proved to have the best engagement of any strategy we have used.

SPEAKERS:
Gregory Brown (Gila Ridge High School: Yuma, AZ)

Transforming Science Learning: Personalized Learning of Crosscutting Concepts Using AI

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 394



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Transforming Education
Transforming Science Learning Personalized Learning of Crosscutting Concepts Using AI

STRAND: Tech Tools

Show Details

Bring your computers and join this workshop to explore innovative approaches to enhance science instruction and support teacher effectiveness through personalized learning and AI technology. Develop and share practical examples and leave empowered to transform your science classrooms.

TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to integrate personalized learning and AI technology into science instruction. Through hands-on exploration of personalized curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment practices, educators will leave equipped to transform their classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Bonnie Diehl (Catholic Central High School: Burlington, WI)

Investigate and Analyze the Physical & Chemical Processes of Stellar Evolution Using NASA/UoL JS9 STEM Image Analysis Tools and Supporting Resources

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397



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Investigate & Analyze Physical & Chemical.pdf
JS9 Image Analysis Tools
NASA Universe of Learning Homepage
NASA/UoL Universe Unplugged Homepage
NSO Team JS9 Tutorial
Purdue University JS9 Tutorial with Astronomical Colors

STRAND: Tech Tools

Show Details

Photons of electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths are collected by telescopes and processed using computers. Scientists use image analysis software to analyze the data and construct unique models of the data, including stars and galaxies, while maintaining the integrity of the underlying data.

TAKEAWAYS:
All our knowledge of stars and galaxies is determined by spectroscopy - the analysis of radiation emissions, including radio, infrared, optical, ultraviolet, gamma and X-ray. Knowledge of spectroscopy is essential to understanding the processes producing the individual wavelengths.

SPEAKERS:
Donna Young (NSO/NASA: No City, No State)

OpenSciEd: Exploring Next-Gen Science with Sensor-Based Data Collection

Thursday, November 7 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Discover how PASCO's innovative equipment seamlessly integrates with OpenSciEd's standards-based curriculum. Engage in hands-on Middle School investigations. See how sensor-based data transforms traditional labs into dynamic learning experiences, empowering students to think like scientists.

Effectively Using Lab Notebooks in the Physics Classroom

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

Bound lab notebooks are excellent records of student growth and their journey in learning the scientific method. But they tend to be difficult to implement in the lab itself, and horrible to grade. We will share our story of how we use (and effectively grade!) lab notebooks in the classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will leave with proven strategies that reduce the heavy burden of a robust lab program. Participants will gain access to resources to a large collection of physics labs (and rubrics!) that are easy to set up, engaging to students, and easy to grade.

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Transitioning to Standards-Based Grading Using the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 393



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NSTA 2024_New Orleans_Standards Based Grading.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

Learn a possible pathway for facilitating your science department's transition from traditional grading to standards-based grading. See examples showcasing the integration of the SEPs to guide instruction and assessment, and foster your students' journey toward mastering essential science skills.

TAKEAWAYS:
You will see how the SEPs can be used to frame standards-based instruction and assessment in an authentic way. Participants will gain insights from specific examples of rubrics, success criteria, practice, and assessments that have been classroom-tested in biological and physical science classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Molly Sponseller (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Kellie Dean (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

Developing Culturally Relevant Physics Instructional Units Using the NGSS

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388



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Materials.pdf
Materials: Projector and Screen: For displaying the PowerPoint slides. Laptops/Devices for Participants: Encourage participants to bring laptops or tablets to access any digital resources, Mentimeter, or work on lesson redesigns. Wi-Fi Access: Make sure there’s reliable Wi-Fi for the interactive elements like Mentimeter, and for participants to access online resources. Mentimeter Account: For collecting survey responses from participants during the Framing the Problem section. Printed Hando

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

This workshop will focus on describing methods that physics teachers can use to develop instructional units leveraging students' cultural resources as a way to engage with physics ideas. We will go through the process of developing these units and designing assessments.

TAKEAWAYS:
The takeaway from this workshop is that physics teachers will gain a reference and a clear outline of steps for developing instructional units. These units will be especially useful for students from backgrounds where physics is not typically emphasized.

SPEAKERS:
Clausell Mathis (Assistant Professor: , MI)

From the Classroom to the Moon - An Interdisciplinary Artemis Design Project

Thursday, November 7 • 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

This project incorporates into astronomy, physics, and engineering classes as students take on a current real-world career-based project: figuring out how to land on the Moon. Students utilize different STEM fields and communicate to solve a problem with hands-on exploratory learning methods.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will takeaway a plan to integrate current events and a real-world project into multiple disciplines. Whether attendees are looking for an idea to integrate into one class or many, they will see different learning methods and ideas to apply this project to their own classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Kelsey Jacobus (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL), Joe Morales (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL), Hanna Cohen (New Trier High School, Winnetka Campus: Winnetka, IL)

Science of Sound and Music

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 295



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Listening to Waves Website
Materials and Resources Landing Page
This is a landing page with links to all the materials and resources shared during the workshop.
San Diego Science Project Website

STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

We will go through a set of hands-on, physical and digital experiences to learn how objects vibrate and make sound, and how that sound can be turned into music. Participants will get access to free curriculum resources and digital tools created by music neuroscientist and sound artist, Victor Minces

TAKEAWAYS:
You will learn how to use everyday objects and free digital tools to explore the science of sound and music. You will create beats and sound compositions, and tune an orchestra made with beakers and water as an anchoring phenomenon to bring to your students.

SPEAKERS:
Alec Barron (UC San Diego: No City, No State)

Exploring Newton's 3rd Law with Fan Carts

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 299


STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

Show Details

Participants will build a fan cart to explore Newton's 3rd Law of Motion which would be appropriate for middle school and high school physical science.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn a deeper understanding of the physical phenomena of Newton's 3rd Law with action-reaction pairs as it occurs with building their own small fan cart.

SPEAKERS:
Sophia Crook (LIGO Livingston Observatory: Livingston, LA)

No Yolk! Modern Day Egg Drop

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385


STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

Show Details

Move beyond the need to buy and break eggs and into the world of the digital egg drop. Participants will learn how to program a digital data collection device to measure acceleration, build their egg drop device, and engineer improvements until they can keep their digital egg from cracking!

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will employ all aspects of STEM to the egg drop, including the physics of collisions, the technology of data collection, the engineering of their egg device and modifications, and the math used in analyzing collisions—all without the mess and waste of a typical egg drop!

SPEAKERS:
Brad Posnanski (Comsewogue High School: Port Jefferson Station, NY), Todd Graba (Crystal Lake South High School: Crystal Lake, IL)

Circuits Made Easy: Untangle Your Circuit Labs!

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Experience the best way to teach basic circuits! Learn how to build circuits with modular components that look identical to schematic drawings. We'll show you how to skip the tangled wires that confuse students so you can focus on the physics.

Marble Bashing to Egg Crashing: Integrating free “Crash Science in the Classroom” resources to teach real-world STEM applications

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 289


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Join award-winning science educator Griff Jones and members of the IIHS Vehicle Research Center to explore engaging demos, behind-the-scenes tours of crash tests, and video-supported, inquiry-based activities from the IIHS’s web-based “Crash Science in the Classroom” program.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will discover STEM design challenges (Crash Cushions, Egg-Carrying Paper Car Crashes, Project Pedestrian) and other classroom-tested lessons plans, teacher/student tips videos, lab sheets, and answer keys to teach crash-related science and engineering concepts.

SPEAKERS:
Pini Kalnite (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute: Arlington, VA), Griff Jones (University of Florida)

Teaching Physics Using Multiple Representations

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

This session will focus on using multiple types of representations to foster a deeper understanding of physics concepts. More than just math, using graphs, charts, pictures, and more gives students many opportunities to demonstrate their understanding and dive deeper into content.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with engaging classroom strategies that can be used to deepen students' understanding of physics content. In addition to teacher-made classroom resources, teachers will gain the tools to develop their own materials that they can adapt to their own unique needs.

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Dropping the Ball - Integrating Computer Science and Physics

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 287


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Dive into a hands-on ball drop activity integrating computational thinking and computer science with physics. This session explores research-driven methods showing how incorporating computer science boosts student engagement and creative problem-solving, aligned with CSTA and NGSS standards.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to effectively integrate computer science and physics in middle school curricula, using technology to enhance real-world problem-solving and interdisciplinary student engagement while aligning to CSTA and NGSS standards.

SPEAKERS:
Lynn Hanna (Conners Emerson School: Bar Harbor, ME), Ian Collins (Maine Math and Science Alliance)

Innovative Designs and Active Learning in Secondary Science through an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Engineering Design Process

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 288


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Students in diverse groups designed a 3D car to travel fast and far using the engineering design process. This collaborative approach, tailored to their interests and abilities, boosted their interest, learning, and sense of science identity, supported by self-discovery and teacher recognition.

TAKEAWAYS:
Implementing the Engineering Design Process equitably, collaborating in diverse groups based on skills and interests, with teacher recognition, enhances student interest, engagement, learning, and science identity, fostering a sense of belonging and competence in scientific activities.

SPEAKERS:
Massa Mafi (Postdoctoral Researcher: Lawrence, KS)

Start Your Engines: Middle School Physics Fun

Thursday, November 7 • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 293



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Participant Folder
Folder includes all presentation resources and links.

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

We will be sharing activities for a 6-8 aligned unit on force and motion. The activities will include: a hands-on activity with technology to collect and analyze data that will aid in calculating speed and a hands-on activity using technology to graph motion in real time.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will experience physics fun for 6-8 Science as they apply to the new standards. We will use Hot Wheels to collect data to calculate speed and create motion graphs using hands-on technology.

SPEAKERS:
Becky Walker (Hudson Middle School: Lufkin, TX), Amy Rush (Lufkin Middle School: Lufkin, TX)

Busting Learning Myths

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 287



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busting learning myths - nsta.pptx

STRAND: Research to Practice

Show Details

Should we tailor instruction to learning styles? Should we reduce tests to avoid test anxiety? Research shows that some common beliefs we develop about learners are wrong. I will debunk 3 common learning myths and provide concrete research-based guidelines for what to do in classrooms instead.

TAKEAWAYS:
As a former HS teacher, I will detail how to use current research-based strategies to support student learning. Teachers will learn how to present information in multiple ways to help diverse students. Teachers will use desirable difficulties to build equitable instruction in the classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Tullis (The University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ)

Discovering the Wonders of Waves

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 296



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Exploring Waves Participant Folder
This folder contains the presentation slides and resources including links.

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

We will be sharing activities for a 6 & 8 Force, Motion, and Energy aligned unit using hands-on laboratory investigations, simulations and technology to compare the characteristics of amplitude, frequency, and wavelength in transverse and longitudinal waves, including the electromagnetic spectrum.

TAKEAWAYS:
The activities the participants will experience will include: a hands-on activity with technology to collect and analyze data by comparing the characteristics of amplitude, frequency, and wavelength in transverse and longitudinal waves, including the electromagnetic spectrum.

SPEAKERS:
Amy Rush (Lufkin Middle School: Lufkin, TX), Becky Walker (Hudson Middle School: Lufkin, TX)

Listening to the Ocean - Soundscapes of Coral Reefs

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 399


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Attendees use acoustic data from marine soundscapes to assess the ecological dynamics, functions, and resilience of coral reef ecosystems. The activities incorporate concepts from physics, technology, and biology enabling learners to address conservation challenges using authentic data.

TAKEAWAYS:
Sounds can be analyzed by frequency and amplitude - measures that serve as a “fingerprint” of a sound’s source including species identification and behavior. Because ecosystem health is entwined with biodiversity, bioacoustic monitoring is especially effective in marine environments.

SPEAKERS:
Jocelyn Miller (E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation: Durham, NC)

Hands-On Physics Learning with Vernier Photogates

Friday, November 8 • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 262


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: Vernier Science Education

Studying complex physics phenomena with photogates can be exciting for your students! Join us to explore strategies for engaging your students in learning about velocity vs. time graphs, acceleration, and kinematic equations. Build confidence in these tools and bring hands-on learning to your class!

Developing Teacher Driven Storyline-Based Curriculum in Science

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 284



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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yv7Bk3ap5oooSaa47LLREDfEs8E2GdTv?dmr=1&ec=wgc-drive-globalnav-goto

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

This presentation explores empowering teachers to drive curriculum change. Using the storyline approach, educators gain buy-in, guiding them to create engaging curriculums, and fostering student empowerment.

TAKEAWAYS:
Empower teachers to drive curriculum change using the storyline approach, fostering student-centered learning and ownership.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Holman (Hillsborough County Public Schools: Tampa, FL)

Beams & Bridges - From Load-Deflection to Stress-Strain Curves

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397


STRAND: No Strand

Show Details

A hands-on beam lab produces graphs critical to understanding properties for engineering.  With focus on making, interpreting, and teaching the graphs, real-world uses and applications of stress-strain curves in engineering will be shared and help to illustrate the importance of this type of graph.

TAKEAWAYS:
Real-world uses and applications of stress-strain curves in engineering will be shared and help to illustrate the importance of these graphs.

SPEAKERS:
Scott Spohler (Global Impact STEM Academy: Springfield, OH)

Energize Your Physics and Chemistry Classes

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 261


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Company

Chemistry and Physics teachers must constantly strive to push students to achieve and master high-level content and skills, while keeping students engaged. Join authors, scientists, and educators Dr. Michael Wysession and Dr. Chris Moore and learn new ways to energize your high school science class.

SPEAKERS:
Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: Saint Louis, MO), Christopher Moore (University of Nebraska Omaha: Omaha, NE)

Crash Course in Physics: Exploring Motion and Force Phenomena

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 262


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: Vernier Science Education

From friction to collisions, engage students in real-world motion phenomena! Investigate questions like “how do brakes stop a bicycle?” or “why are seat belts crucial to car safety?” We’ll explore sensor carts in action, analyze velocity and acceleration data, and share hands-on investigations.

Crash Cushion Design Challenge: A Lesson on Collisions

Friday, November 8 • 9:20 AM - 10:20 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Engage students in a real-world engineering challenge! Learn how students can design and test crash barriers with live collision data to explore the link between momentum and impact forces. Analyze the resulting data to improve upon further design iterations.

A Tale of Two Discoveries (Uranus & Neptune): Telescopes, Mathematics, and Controversy

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 269



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Tale of Two Planets

STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

5,600 exoplanets have been detected with new planets being found outside our solar system almost every day. However, just a few hundred years ago discovering new planets wasn't something that happened every day. Come learn about the dramatic stories of the discoveries of Uranus and Neptune.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn why the discoveries of Uranus and Neptune are connected to each other. They will also learn about how this episode in the history of astronomy illustrates the real life messiness and controversy that inevitably accompany the process of scientific discovery.

SPEAKERS:
Robinson Yost (Kirkwood Community College: Cedar Rapids, IA)

OpenSciEd: Exploring Next-Gen Science with Sensor-Based Data Collection

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


Show Details

Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Discover how PASCO's innovative equipment seamlessly integrates with OpenSciEd's standards-based curriculum. Engage in hands-on Middle School investigations. See how sensor-based data transforms traditional labs into dynamic learning experiences, empowering students to think like scientists.

Wave Properties of Light Using 3-Dimensional Science

Friday, November 8 • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 393


STRAND: No Strand

Show Details

Participants will use patterns seen through the use of red, green, and violet lasers being shown at copper wires and strands of hair to learn about diffraction of light. Briefly learn how technology-mediated lesson study has helped rural science teachers collaborate to design 3 dimensional lessons.

TAKEAWAYS:
During the session, participants will shine lasers at copper wire and strands of hair to construct an explanation for how diffraction patterns can be used to make sense of the phenomena.

SPEAKERS:
Rebecca Sansom (Texas A&M University: College Station, TX), Douglas Morris (Carbon High School: Price, UT)

Sensing the World Around You

Friday, November 8 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle


STRAND: Lesson Showcase

Show Details

Have you ever struggled to help your students understand electromagnetic waves? During this poster session, you will learn about a learning activity that will make the abstract concept of radio waves more concrete for your students.

TAKEAWAYS:
You will learn about the free software and cell phone apps students will use to detect and analyze the radio waves around them.

SPEAKERS:
Valarie Bogan (High School Co-Op)

PBL Learning in the Physics Classroom- a year long journey

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384



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PBL physics folder and presentantion

STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

Show Details

Learn how one educator used project based learning to create a year long NGSS aligned engaging physics curriculum organized around four projects. Learn about the basics of PBL and how to implement PBL in the physics classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will leave with ready to use PBL Physics units as well as have time to modify those units to make them their own.

SPEAKERS:
Sara Plowman (Santa Monica High School: Santa Monica, CA)

How to Scale Phenomena-Based Instruction Without Inciting a Teacher Revolt

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 390


STRAND: Research to Practice

Show Details

There is no shortage of phenomena-based curricular materials. The difficulty districts face is implementation at scale with dwindling PD dollars. We will discuss the research on scaling high-impact teaching and learn how to put low-cost systems into practice without undue burden on teachers.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn about the 4 categories of instructional change, which are and are not effective, and how to set up low-cost systems for diffusing evidence-based instructional practices across a teaching network, such as a school district.

SPEAKERS:
Christopher Moore (University of Nebraska Omaha: Omaha, NE)

Teaching Wave Particle Duality using Phenomena

Friday, November 8 • 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

Using phenomena to teach Wave Particle Duality (WPD) helps students understand this crazy property of light that is critical for understanding how technology works. By sequencing several activities appropriately, students can understand that light is both a particle and a wave. Mystery solved.

TAKEAWAYS:
Clarification of how light has dual properties; sequencing of phenomena, and activities help guide students to a deeper understanding. Teachers will have instructional resources to teach WPD.

SPEAKERS:
Karen Matsler (University of Texas Arlington: No City, No State)

Fluids! Help Your AP Physics 1 Class Go With the Flow

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

This goal of this session is to give teachers the tools they need to adjust to the addition of Fluids to the AP Physics 1 curriculum. During this session, we will reinforce content understanding, and provide classroom-ready resources such as instructional materials, labs, and more!

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will walk away with alleviated anxiety about the addition of a new unit to AP Physics 1, and perhaps even excitement! Participants will leave with a stronger understanding of fluids concepts, labs, problems, modeling activities, as well as finding a new group of collaborative friends!

SPEAKERS:
Oather Strawderman (Lawrence Free State High School: Lawrence, KS), John Pinizzotto (Director, AP Physics: Whitman, MA)

Empowering Student Agency: Differentiated Instruction Through SEPs

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 383



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NSTA- New Orleans Empowering Agency and Differentiating.pdf

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

Show Details

This will focus on successful implementation of teaching strategies that aim to challenge diverse learners using differentiation. Examples include: dynamic models as alternatives to lectures, note-taking strategies, creating leveled practices, and review sessions with differentiated stations.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will walk away with several ideas to create materials for a range of learner needs that have been implemented in a variety of science disciplines as well as multiple levels including Special Education & AP. Learn ways to adjust the curriculum to encourage student independence & agency.

SPEAKERS:
John Deppong (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Kellie Dean (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Lauren LaSota (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Molly Sponseller (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

Engineering with Paper: Amazing Roller Coasters and Marble Runs using Simple Supplies

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 299


STRAND: STEM Haven

Show Details

Force and motion, simple machines & energy transfer are just a few of the science topics that students learn as the build their own interactive roller coaster projects.  Using just paper, tape and scissors, we will show you how to easily include this fun educational hands-on activity in your class.

TAKEAWAYS:
Hands-on, engaging projects can be done with easily accessible inexpensive supplies. It does not have to cost money to do intereactive experiments

SPEAKERS:
Elaine Sevin (Isidore Newman School: New Orleans, LA), Godwyn Morris (Dazzling Discoveries / Skill Mill NYC: New York, NY)

Student-Scale Quantum Theory: Making the impossibly small visible

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 389



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Marble Drop - S Orbital Lab Instructions.docx
Rutherford Ping Pong.docx
S Orbital Teacher Instructions - Chalk.docx
Schrodinger marble target.pdf
Student-Scale Quantum Theory_ Making the impossibly small visible.pptx

STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

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Attendees will participate in several activities designed to make atomic scale ideas visible and understandable. We will be looking at the Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment, the meaning of Schrodinger probability plots, and covalent bonding.

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Students learn best by doing and experiencing. This workshop will present new ways to help students experience atomic scale chemistry in a way that they can touch and make sense of.

SPEAKERS:
Larry McAfoos (Jack Barrack Hebrew Academy: Bryn Mawr, PA)

Analyzing X-Ray Pulses from Stellar Cores Using Physics and Web-based NASA Data, and STEM Image Analysis Tools

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385



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Analysis of Two Pulsating X-ray Sources - a js9 activity
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Analysis of Two Pulsating X-ray Sources - directions
handout
js9 preloaded data sets
Js9 Software & Activities

STRAND: STEM Haven

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Use STEM web-based analysis software and basic physics gravitation and centripetal acceleration equations to determine if a stellar core is a white dwarf or neutron star.

TAKEAWAYS:
Light curves generated from web-based js9 image analysis software can be used to determine the period of rotation and identify objects as white dwarfs or pulsars using Newton’s Universal Law of gravitation and centripetal acceleration calculations.

SPEAKERS:
Pamela Perry (Lewiston High School: Lewiston, ME)

STEMagination: Igniting Curiosity through Integrated STEM Projects

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 261



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NSTA_2024_STEMImagination_Final.pdf
PPT Slides

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Sponsoring Company: Savvas Learning Company

Looking for innovative ways to integrate science, technology, engineering, and math into your curriculum? Not sure where to begin with hands-on science? Get hands-on building Rube Goldberg machines in this session with an activity you can use in your classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Forsythe (Texas State University: San Marcos, TX)

The Fast & the Curious: Exploring Accelerated Motion with the Vernier Cart Fan

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 262


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Sponsoring Company: Vernier Science Education

Drive student engagement with force and motion phenomena! Join us to explore how fan thrust affects acceleration, momentum, and kinetic energy of carts on a track. We’ll explore 3D lessons that investigate Newton's second law and accelerated motion by adding the new easy-to-use, modular Cart Fan.

Circuits Made Easy: Untangle Your Circuit Labs!

Friday, November 8 • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 254


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Sponsoring Company: PASCO Scientific

Experience the best way to teach basic circuits! Learn how to build circuits with modular components that look identical to schematic drawings. We'll show you how to skip the tangled wires that confuse students so you can focus on the physics.

Beyond CER: Helping Students Construct Explanations

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 384


STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

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How do you teach logical writing? What structures do you use to support students who just “don’t get it” when constructing explanations? We’ll share our philosophy, graphic organizer, sample tasks, student work, manipulatives, connections to CCC’s, and a gradual release model that builds student pro

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Teachers will leave our session with a model of how to support struggling learners with constructing explanations for SEP6. This includes a graphic organizer that can be adapted for any topic area as well as a gradual release model of how we walk our students up to proficiency in constructing explanations.

SPEAKERS:
Andy Fitz (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Josh Bozeday (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL), Kristy Wrona (Adlai E. Stevenson High School: Lincolnshire, IL)

Help! I am teaching Physics and I am not a Physics Major!

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 388


STRAND: Research to Practice

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This session will provide demos, activities, and advice on how to teach Physics based on NGSS to students at all levels in a secondary setting. New or perhaps new to the subject teachers will leave the session energized and ready to implement new ideas in their classroom.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will be involved in an interactive discussion and conduct various demos and activities aligned with NGSS. They will also learn how to adapt Three Dimensional Learning and phenomena to activities presented.

SPEAKERS:
Misty Heredia (UTRGV: No City, No State)

Cell Phones in the Chemistry and Physics Classrooms - Using phone cameras to capture data

Friday, November 8 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 389


STRAND: Tech Tools

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Cell phone cameras can be excellent collectors of qualitative lab data.

TAKEAWAYS:
Photos from the lab allow students to look closer at phenomena at a small scale. Slow-motion and time-lapse video allow students to see processes that are too fast or slow to see normally. Photographs allow students to more deeply analyze data obtained in the lab.

SPEAKERS:
Larry McAfoos (Jack Barrack Hebrew Academy: Bryn Mawr, PA)

The Physics of Blood Spatter

Saturday, November 9 • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 282


STRAND: Research to Practice

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This session is a cross-curricular project between forensics science and AP Physics. These teachers have worked together to solve the age-old question- when do we need that in real life? Hello, real-world application! Here the session merges multi-level learners and teaches them to apply physics.

TAKEAWAYS:
Cross-curricular projects help strengthen student engagement and increase learning. The activity will be shared with participants for immediate use in their classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Tessah Zepeda (Los Fresnos CISD: Los Fresnos, TX), Misty Heredia (UTRGV: No City, No State)

Resisting the Urge to Teach and Letting Students Lead the Way: Rebuilding Lesson Plans for Concept Development

Saturday, November 9 • 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385



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NSTA 2024 Resisting the Urge to Teach.pptx

STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

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Leveraging their curiosity for doing science, shifting the work to students, and moving away from delivering content leads to better sense-making of physical phenomena. Rebuild your lesson sequences around student beliefs, doing science to collect evidence, and developing models collaboratively.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will discuss the advantages and challenges of not front-loading content for students, instead beginning with student beliefs. Discover how to revise lessons so students develop claims and improve ideas with evidence, eventually developing models based on observations rather than lecturing.

SPEAKERS:
Marci Harvey (University of North Carolina School of the Arts: Winston Salem, NC)

A Simplified Model to Explain Energy Changes in Physical Systems

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 288


STRAND: No Strand

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The key to understanding this energy model rests in the knowledge that energy is conserved in an isolated system. Energy manifests itself as stored in either the motion of objects in the system or in the fields generated by the objects in the system.

TAKEAWAYS:
Energy in chemical systems manifests itself in two ways. It is stored in 1) the motion of particles in the system, or in 2) the electromagnetic fields generated by protons and electrons. Changes in energy within an isolated system are measured by changes in 1) temperature or 2) enthalpy.

SPEAKERS:
Gabriel De la Paz (Clayton High School: Clayton, MO), Nathan Peck (John Burroughs School: Ladue, MO), Sarah Falkoff (Clayton High School: Clayton, MO)

Using Augmented Reality Simulations to Teach Physics

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 394


STRAND: Tech Tools

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Project STEMinAR is a free, augmented reality app for teaching physical science. Bring your mobile device to join us as we demo the simulations, share curricular materials, and discuss preliminary data from this NSF-funded project. Topics include gravity, Newton’s Laws, thermodynamic, and optics.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn why and how to use a free augmented reality app and accompanying curricular materials to support physics instruction.

SPEAKERS:
David Rosengrant (University of South Florida St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg, FL), Karina Hensberry (University of South Florida: St Petersburg, FL)

Teaching Upperclassmen STEM As A Second Career

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 279



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Teaching As Second Career NSTA Presentation
Teaching As Second Career Thought Questions

STRAND: STEM Haven

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Many High School STEM Teachers enter the profession after second careers or academic study outside the education college. Examples will be shown how this industry and academic experience enriches students, and how institutional challenges can be met and overcome.

TAKEAWAYS:
STEM teachers from industry lead students to careers, and not the next academic step.

SPEAKERS:
Tom Kratochvil (Teacher: New Orleans, LA)

Smithsonian DataLabs: Free online labs for student analysis of real data and real-world phenomena

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 282



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DIY Planet Search Overview
DIY Planet Search Transit Modeling Simulator (DRAFT)
DIY Planet Search Website and Online Investigation Environment
The DIY Planet Search website is live now, and will be updated in April 2025.
Spectrum Lab Curriculum Overview
Spectrum Lab Data Viz Tool (DRAFT)
This link takes you to the "Playground" section of the SpecLab tool, which includes over 100 curated spectra from various disciplines and professional databases.
Teacher Sign-Up Link
Sign up with your contact info to have early access to the complete Smithsonian DataLabs suite of resources!

STRAND: STEM Haven

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Learn how two technology-enabled learning resources from the Smithsonian – Spectrum Lab and DIY Planet Search – engage high school physics, chemistry and earth science students in relevant and compelling multidisciplinary investigations of light, color, and alien worlds.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will take away strategies for equity that amplify opportunities for students to experience “connected” science learning — connected to their own prior knowledge, connected to their everyday lives, connected to other disciplines– through free Smithsonian DataLabs instructional materials.

SPEAKERS:
Erika Wright (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian: Cambridge, MA), Mary Dussault (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian: Cambridge, MA)

Building Proportional Reasoning Skills to Make Sense of Relationships

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 287



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Building Proportional Reasoning Skills.pptx
Proportional Relationships Inquiry Activity Template (1).docx

STRAND: Students and Sensemaking

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Support your students’ proportional reasoning through inquiry activities to deepen their understanding of direct and inverse relationships. With this mathematical skill, they can better predict changes in related variables and effectively explain cause and effect phenomena in the physical sciences.

TAKEAWAYS:
In this session, educators will see a sample activity used to support students of all skill levels in their ability to identify direct and inverse relationships and apply proportional reasoning to predict the cause and effect changes of key variables such as force, mass, and acceleration.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Ciccarello (Beverly Hills High School: Beverly Hills, CA)

Great News! Now YOU Will Be Teaching PHYSICS!!

Saturday, November 9 • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 294



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Help with community for YOUR Professional Organization
Check out aapt.org for a Physics Community. 1/3 of the AAPT membership are HS Teachers of Physics. You are in the majority if Physics is only one of your preparations for the school day. Use this letter and adapt it to invite your surrounding group to help you grow . Email me with [email protected]
Resurces for Teacher beginning their journey in Physics
Resources to help a New or Seasoned teacher selected to teach Physics. For questions email Tommi Holsenbeck, [email protected]

STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Your new teaching assignment includes PHYSICS, YIKES! What do you do? Master physics teachers will share strategies, resources and lessons, for a "newbie" as they begin to love physics and the exciting physics lab activities for the classroom. Remember a day without physics doesn’t exist.

TAKEAWAYS:
Physics is not all formulas and math problems: there are everyday examples and opportunities for students to experience the science behind car collisions, speeding tickets, wind powered homes, polarized sunglasses and MUCH more. Resources for new to physics teachers are available to all.

SPEAKERS:
Stacy Gwartney (Region 7 Education Service Center: Kilgore, TX), Elizabeth Holsenbeck (Alabama Science in Motion/AAPT/PTRA: No City, No State)

Enhancing your STEM projects with Sensors

Saturday, November 9 • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 287



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Google Share
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STRAND: STEM Haven

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We will explore the processes of a STEM project following the Engineering Design Process (EDP) by using data collected by sensors to help teams evaluate the effectiveness of their project.

TAKEAWAYS:
How can we encourage teams to use sensors in their STEM project so that they will better understand the impact of their plan.

SPEAKERS:
David Young (Enter confirmation #)

It’s Not Just Algebra: Assessing Student Thinking in Physics Problem-Solving

Saturday, November 9 • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 385


STRAND: Research to Practice

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Good problem-solving in physics is more than algebraic manipulation. Students can learn and you can assess problem-solving through multiple avenues, including graphs, representations, and more.

TAKEAWAYS:
Attendees will learn how to assess student problem-solving ability and conceptual understanding through students' use of multiple representations and approaches in physics classrooms.

SPEAKERS:
Christopher Moore (University of Nebraska Omaha: Omaha, NE)

Hot Metals for Cool Teachers

Saturday, November 9 • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 397


STRAND: No Strand

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Explore how students can change a metal’s properties through alloying, heat-treating, and/or cold-working. Classroom activities that will enhance chemistry understanding of atomic structure and real world engineering relevance. Deepen understanding of binary phase diagrams.

TAKEAWAYS:
How do architects and manufacturers manipulate common metal properties to get the metals to behave in the desired way for a specific use? Participants will make a simple low-melt tin-based alloy and explore a binary phase diagram. Heat-treating of steel and cold-working of copper is also explored.

SPEAKERS:
Scott Spohler (Global Impact STEM Academy: Springfield, OH)

Distracted Driving Dangers: Test drive students’ STEM skills with distracted driving Touch Tracks and other fun activities from the “Crash Science in the Classroom” free program.

Saturday, November 9 • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 281


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Complete a distracted driving hands-on activity and discover award-winning videos and more inquiry-based activities from IIHS’s Crash Science in the Classroom program that illustrates the vital connections between biology, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and teen crash safety.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will measure their reaction time and complete a distracted driving simulation using a series of 4 activities simulating the 4 major types of driving distractions. Participants will also learn how to access detailed lesson plans, teacher tips videos, student lab sheets and answer keys.

SPEAKERS:
Pini Kalnite (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute: Arlington, VA), Griff Jones (University of Florida)

National MagLab RET: Collaborating with Research Scientists to Create Engaging Lesson Plans

Saturday, November 9 • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 392


STRAND: Research to Practice

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Overview of the MagLab Research Experience for Teacher program. Discuss a few lessons created by past RETs with the input of MagLab researchers to provide cutting edge and relevant topics to engage students and encourage participation at an individual and group level. Get a free MagLab Souvenir.

TAKEAWAYS:
2023 RETs will share the impact participating in the MagLab RET had on classroom practices and professional development and how they developed new classroom activities that promote the development of scientific practices and MagLab related research.

SPEAKERS:
Ann Marie Dubick (Cobb County School District: Marietta, GA), Valerie Hucey (High School Science Teacher: Fort Lauderdale, FL), Carlos Villa (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: Tallahassee, FL)

Project STEMinAR : Physics Simulations in Augmented Reality

Saturday, November 9 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle


STRAND: Tech Tools

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We are developing a new augmented reality app for mobile devices to be used in the physical sciences. Learn how to use the FREE simulations and curricular materials from this NSF- funded project on topics including gravity, Newton’s Laws, Thermodynamics, and Optics, with more to come.

TAKEAWAYS:
Participants will learn how to use a free classroom resource in the physical sciences.

SPEAKERS:
Karina Hensberry (University of South Florida: St Petersburg, FL), David Rosengrant (University of South Florida St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg, FL)

Decreasing the Performance Gap in Introductory Physics Without a Bootcamp: A Sustainable Physics Accelerator Program

Saturday, November 9 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle


STRAND: Curriculum and Assessment

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Many resources teach physics concepts, but none address gaps in math preparedness revealed when students try to apply algebra tactics to physics equations. The Physics Accelerator’s 0-credit, self-paced modules, remediate critical algebra tactics to increasing confidence and success in Physics I.

TAKEAWAYS:
Physics Accelerator modules and self-paced, online practice modules, guiding students through algebraic tactics to solve physics equations, without using class time. Instructors integrate these into Learning Management Systems, schedule access, link additional video content, monitor student use.

SPEAKERS:
Nicole Urban (Johnson & Wales University: Providence, RI)

Let’s Tinker with Toys: Using Reverse Engineering to Stimulate Student Sensemaking

Saturday, November 9 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Exhibit Hall, Poster Session Aisle



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NSTA_2024_TinkerPosterv2.pdf
Poster

STRAND: STEM Haven

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Ever wonder how a wind-up toy works? Or what causes a spinning top to light up? Stop by this poster to see what’s inside some of your favorite toys and learn how tinkering activities can promote student sensemaking in physics.

TAKEAWAYS:
Teachers will learn how to identify the ways tinkering can support student sensemaking in physics; have the option to participate in a simple tinkering exercise; and receive practical tools to facilitate reverse-engineering activities in their classroom.

SPEAKERS:
Michelle Forsythe (Texas State University: San Marcos, TX)

Power Up the Microgrid: Teach your students to become smart energy managers on campus!

Saturday, November 9 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - 286


STRAND: STEM Haven

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Inspire students to lead energy action and design a campus microgrid system. This hands-on workshop equips educators with practical knowledge to engage students in energy-related concepts, including microgrids and energy analysis, fostering energy literacy and sustainability awareness.

TAKEAWAYS:
This hands-on session will cover the United States’ energy system, energy resilience, transitions toward a decentralized energy generation, and how to solve problems like energy managers. Participants will leave the workshop with concepts and strategies to implement this lesson with their students.

SPEAKERS:
Bahar Pahlevani (The Energy Coalition: Irvine, CA), Tess Hooper (Project Manager: Irvine, CA)

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