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Energy Lights Maine Special Workshop at MSTA
A special workshop at the Maine Science Teachers Association conference in Gardiner.
Are you an upper elementary or middle school teacher looking for new ways to engage your students in energy topics? Do you struggle in designing your own instructional units using activities from a variety of sources? Would you like to teach energy concepts using a coherent set of field-tested, inquiry-based materials? Introducing PowerSleuth (http://www.powersleuth.org), a series of "energy neutral" standards-based curriculum units made up of 9 lessons that follow a conceptual storyline around energy topics. Developed by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in conjunction with the Maine Public Utilities Commission, PowerSleuth consists of themed instructional units for three grade spans: Energy Lights Maine for Grades 4-5, Energy Heats Maine for Grades 6-7, and Energy for Maine (in development) for Grades 7-8.
Teachers in Grades 6 and 7 are invited to join MMSA staff at the Maine Science Teachers’ Conference at the Gardiner Area High School for a half-day workshop (TIME) to experience the a sampling of the lessons in the Energy Lights Maine (ELM) curriculum. The ELM contains lessons on circuits and electric light, conductors and insulators, electrical safety, generation of electricity, energy efficiency, and conservation. Teachers may preview the lessons at the curriculum’s companion website:
http://www.powersleuth.org
At this workshop, participants will receive a copy of the ELM curriculum and a $100 materials voucher that can be used to purchase the hands-on supplies teachers need to carry out the curriculum. Registration for the MSTA conference and substitute costs will be covered by MMSA.
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- Intended audience
- Teachers Grades 4-8
- Date and time
- 07:45 AM to 10:15 AM, 2009-10-09
- Registration deadline
- 2009-10-04
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- Web link
- http://www.mmsa.org/events/detail.php?id=605
- City
- Gardiner
- State or Province
- ME
- Country
- USA