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Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference 2018 (MSTA)

8:00am EST

Building a Summer Science Field course Banquet 8Chris Bolhuis • Dario Lirio Earth System Science Resources to Use on Monday! Free from NOAA to You! Capitol 1June Teisan Teaching about Floods Using Extreme Weather Events Meeting Room 202Stephen Mattox • Nickolaas Vlietstra MEECS - Ecosystems and Biodiversity Capitol 3Jessica Wagenmaker

9:00am EST

Aerial Exploration of Environmental Study Sites, Using Kites, Cameras and Other Sensors Banquet 1Jeff Bouwman • David Bydlowski • Andy Henry Merging High School Geology with NGSS Banquet 8Chris Bolhuis • Stephen Mattox • Ashley Meyer • Claire Sobolak • Brad Stevens Science Talks Meeting Room 202Noreen Habana

10:00am EST

Electromagnetic Spectrum & Radioactivity Banquet 8Kevin Dehne Integrating Technology into Science-Based STEM with the 5E Meeting Room 205Karen Kudla • Ken Wester

11:00am EST

A Long Walk to Water - A Cross-Curricular Unit Meeting Room 202Shawn Knaack A Teacher Friendly Version of the Stratigraphic Column of Michigan Banquet 8Conner Frymier • Stephen Mattox #gettingsciencedone -- Citizen Science Capitol 1Jeff Bouwman • David Bydlowski • Andy Henry

1:00pm EST

Aquaponics in the Classroom Banquet 8Jeremy Hyler • Jeremy Winsor Moving from Learning Read and Write to Reading and Writing to Learn: Literacy Strategies in the Science Classroom Meeting Room 103Diane Wright Partnering with the Michigan Nature Association in a Place Based Education Opportunity. Meeting Room 202Rachel Maranto • Aaron Wesche MEECS - Energy Resources Capitol 3Jessica Wagenmaker

2:00pm EST

Teaching with the Big Ideas in Mind Meeting Room 202Kristin Kiebler-Green • Joe Showerman

4:00pm EST

Spandex of Gravity - Modeling the Very Fabric of Space and Time! Meeting Room 202Christine Brillhart • Dr. Christie N. Gayheart • Mark Hackbarth

8:00am EST

NGSS Unit Creation & Assessment Meeting Room 204Brenda Lantinga Mysteries of Magnetism - THEMIS & MMS Banquet 8Cris DeWolf • Lisa DeWolf Floating Trains: Phenomena, 3-D Instruction, and Amplify Science for Grades K-5 Meeting Room 202Bill Badders Energy and the NGSS Capitol 1Don Pata • Laura Ritter MEECS - Water Quality Capitol 3Joan Chadde

9:00am EST

Classification Can Be Fun Regency 1Lu Anne Cuthbert Teaching About Climate Change in Biology Banquet 4Wendy Johnson • Christie Morrison Thomas Implementing NGSS 3D Learning with NASA/GLOBE Earth System Learning Progressions Meeting Room 204Janet Struble Rock with Your Students! Banquet 8Maria Gonzalez Science Songs, Simple Stuff and Sliquids Meeting Room 101Kevin Koch

10:00am EST

STEM Cells on Station Meeting Room 201Tom Drummond • Peter Lawrie Citizen Scientists Needed! Students Collecting Data for the GLOBE Urban Heat Island Effect Campaign Meeting Room 204David Bydlowski • Janet Struble Tips You Can Use in Class Tomorrow: Building Community, Accountability, and Class Relevance Meeting Room 202Mark Francek

11:00am EST

Scaffolding 3-Dimensional Science Using (free) Carbon TIME Units Capitol 1Christie Morrison Thomas

12:00pm EST

Weather and Climate Meeting Room 104Bill Cline • Lisa Kelp

1:00pm EST

Kepler Made Me Do It Meeting Room 202John Dumar Diggin' Outdoor Education Capitol 1Nancy Berg • Chelsea OBrien

2:00pm EST

Questioning Our World- An introduction to Plate Tectonics Meeting Room 202Lynette Wehner Blended Science Teaching for the Modern Kid Meeting Room 204Maria Gonzalez NGSS Yourself Capitol 2Walter Charuba