[neact] Fwd: Unique PD Opportunit​y! Inquiry-ba​sed hands-on science education

  • From: carypq <carypq@xxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 09:57:18 -0400 (EDT)

FYI,
Cary



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From: Kathleen Neville <kathleennev@xxxxxxxxx>
To: NH Science Education Listserve <Nhsci-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, May 29, 2012 7:34 pm
Subject: [Nhsci-ed] Unique PD Opportunit​y! Inquiry-ba​sed hands-on science 
education


How does the natural world inspire engineering design?

Find out this summer at a 2-week Institute for Educators, July 9-20, 2012
in Southern New Hampshire

*Explore! Investigate! Invent!  How Science Inspires Engineering*

Museum Institute for Teaching Science Summer Institute

Discover how animals, plants and natural systems influence our technology
and inspire the design of everyday products.  Explore the wetlands of
beautiful Beaver Brook Association in Hollis and immerse yourself in the
engineering methods of nature’s ultimate engineer, the beaver.  Visit a
schoolyard habitat that has been rebuilt to alleviate water issues and
attract wildlife.  Then use what you have learned to design plans for a
different site.  Apply the engineering design process to the problems of
runoff, soil erosion and pollution.  Tour the Amoskeag hydroelectric
station and fish passage on the Merrimack River.  Solve a water flow
problem by studying how the river flows.  Using models and inquiry methods,
explore, play, invent and have fun with us!  You will discover effective
methods for incorporating engineering into your curriculum and develop a
deeper understanding of the connections between science, engineering and
technology.
*The insitute brings together the professional development skills and
content knowledge from 3 New Hampshire natural resources
organizations:  Amoskeag
Fishways Learning and Visitor Center,- Beaver Brook Association, and the
New Hampshire Fish & Game Department*

Graduate credit is available.
All the details are in the attached brochure, and may be found at
http://www.mits.org/development/summer-institute.aspx.
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