Details
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Web Seminar Archive |
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Online Archive |
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Held on February 7, 2008 |
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Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
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Description
This Web Seminar, developed in collaboration with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) took place on Thursday, February 7, 2008, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In this program, the presenters discussed various activities examples and applications of how teachers can use flower bulbs in their teaching. The topics presented included experiments and observations in growing bulbs out of season, altering bulb growing variables, and learning extensions associated with the activities and experiments. For more information about this web seminar, its presenter(s), read what participants said about it, and to see and download its PowerPoint slides go here.
Ideas For Use
This web seminar can be used by new teachers of science or by those who have not taught the topic of botany in a long time. The presenters provide a content update for understanding as well as ways to incorporate digital resources related to botany into teaching.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Asking questions
Experimenting
Interpreting data
Measuring
Plants
Life Science
Science as Inquiry
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| Intended User Role: | High-School Educator, Informal Educator, New Teacher, Professional Development Provider, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Integrating technology, Professional development, Teacher content knowledge |
Technical
| Resource Format: | image/jpeg |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 6 correlations with the National Standards.
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- Life Science
- Diversity and adaptations of organisms
- Millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms are alive today.
- Science as Inquiry
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Ask a question about objects, organisms, and events in the environment.
- Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
- Types of investigations include describing objects, events, and organisms; classifying them; and doing a fair test (experimenting).
- Process Standards for Professional Development
- Research-Based
- Address teachers' needs as learners and build on their current knowledge of science content, teaching, and learning. (NSES)
- Design
- Introduce teachers to scientific literature, media, and technological resources that expand their science knowledge and their ability to access further knowledge. (NSES)
State Standards Correlation
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