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A great number of the amazing innovations in modern society have resulted from someone making a careful observation, a mistake, or finding out new or different information from experimentation. These unique and serendipitous discoveries tell a story, a story that provides a rich context and understanding of scientific phenomena, to the nature of science, and the data and scientists involved. Now these discoveries have gone on to address needs within our local communities and global societies.
Case studies provide an ideal vehicle to provide these stories of science that students may or may not have heard. With that knowledge, students are challenged using engineering design principles to determine new avenues that these discoveries can be utilized in the real world.
In this session, Rebecca Hite, Megan Ennes and Gail Jones, authors of Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6-12, will discuss how case studies provide context as well as empirical data to help students understand the live experiences of science and scientists. Take aways will include:
Who should attend:
The focus of this session is for secondary (grades 6-12) life science teachers who are interested in sharing historical and modern stories of science with their students and offering them opportunities to engage in the skills of the engineering design process.
All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.
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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:
A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
For more information contact: [email protected]
M. Gail JonesMegan EnnesRebecca Hite
High School Middle School
Biology Engineering Life Science Postsecondary STEM
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Engineering mimics nature!
I cannot think of a better way to provide students with real-world, relevant experiences than using real case studies in science. I learned so many new things about engineering in science an... See More
I cannot think of a better way to provide students with real-world, relevant experiences than using real case studies in science. I learned so many new things about engineering in science and I love the presenters' passion as they led this webinar. Engineering mimics nature!
Connections are being made here!
I absolutely loved this case study and the amount of connects that are made through science. I am a preservice teacher at Wartburg College and we are currently discussing how much students l... See More
I absolutely loved this case study and the amount of connects that are made through science. I am a preservice teacher at Wartburg College and we are currently discussing how much students lack science in general and how schools do not teach it as often as they should. This is a great study discussing science and relating it to the lives of students! Bailey Myers Wartburg College '23
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