The 2016 Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association Conference will be held November 30 to December 2 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College, PA.
Dr. Timothy White will be giving an introduction to Critical Zone Science, the subject of his class Earth 530: The Critical Zone. This will be followed by presentations on the application of Critical Zone Science into classrooms by Lauren Smith (current PSU M.Ed in Earth Sciences student, Wilson School District) and Dr. Don Duggan-Haas (The Paleontological Research Institution). Information on these presentations is below. For the conference program and information of how to register please visit http://www.pascience.org/.
An Introduction to Critical Zone Science
Dr. Timothy White, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Lecture --Other --Research
Critical Zone Science: Creating an interdisciplinary approach to teaching science in secondary schools using NGSS
Ms. Lauren Smith, Wilson School District, Southern Middle School, West Lawn, PA.
Lecture --9 through 12 --Other
The Nuts and Bolts of Doing Earth and Environmental Science Fieldwork: Studying the Critical Zone
Dr. Don Duggan-Haas, The Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth & Cayuga Nature Center Ithaca, NY.
Lecture --9 through 12 --Other
Presentations dates and times TBA.