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Dear Educators, Early reviews from visitors and the press have been extremely favorable for Lizards & Snakes: Alive! Admission is included with Exhibit Halls tickets. This month's newsletter highlights a variety of online and Museum-based learning opportunities for students. There are also numerous personal and professional development for educators coming up. We hope to see you! Best,
Educator Programs Group
educator-email@mos.org
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Online Learning Opportunities
- Design Challenges: With our interactive game, students can
use the engineering design process to build a birdhouse suitable for various
birds.
- Ancient Egypt:
Expand your understanding of ancient Egyptian history and culture by visiting
this online exhibit.
- Journey to the Alps:
Follow our link to The Alps official website to find an online program that takes students
through the entire span of human history, allowing them to understand the
incredible impact the Alps have had on human
endeavor.
- What Does a Dinosaur Sound Like?
Log on to our Creativity and Collaboration
Center and have your
class submit a video of their best roar.
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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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The 13th Annual Symposium on Biotechnology Education
Monday, March 31
$25, includes lunch and parking | Register Today
Join us for a full day of workshops that offer
successful, classroom-tested DNA and biotechnology related activities. The
symposium is for middle school, high school, and community college
educators to share ideas, classroom activities, and laboratory
investigations and learn from leading researchers and biotechnology practitioners.
Learn More | Register
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Engineering the Future Attention high school technology and engineering teachers: Learn about this compelling new standards-based curriculum. Free introductory workshops will be held on March 8 (at the Museum) and April 5 (Northampton MA).
Learn More and Register
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A User's Guide to the Teenage Brain
Sunday, April 13 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
$30 Teenagers and adults often don’t see eye to eye, and new brain research is shedding light on some of the reasons why. Find out how different maturation rates of various parts of the adolescent brain can lead to high-risk behaviors, vulnerability to addiction, and mental illness. Taught by experts from Children's Hospital Boston.
Register
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Nanotechnology Immersion Jump in and learn about this emerging field with enormous potential to change how we educate, manufacture, heal, discover, and invent. Think of it as big science in tiny dimensions.
- Read Rice University's Kristen Kulinowsky's backgrounder on the potential applications and risks of nanotechnology. Download (PDF)
- Attend the Nanotechnology and Alternative Energy Forum: April 3 at Northeastern University. Learn More and Register
- Stop by for NanoDays at the Museum of Science: March 30 – April 5. Learn More
- Check our Museum resources on all things Nano. Learn More
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