Welcome to our NSTA Web Site!
If you've taken the time to come here, then you perhaps attended one of the 2 presentations we did this year at NSTA Regional Conference in Fort Lauderdale. In an effort to lessen our environmental impact and reduce waste, we created this web site to allow you a place to find the information and documents we shared with you at the conference.
Scroll down to see the information we shared with you. In order to access the PDF files, please click on the blue, underlined words and it will download to your computer.
If you have any questions, please contact us by clicking on the "SEND E-MAIL" button at the top right-hand side of this page. Enjoy!
Shrink the Science Fair, Keep the Pizzazz
Ditch the big board and focus on the science! This presentation strategy combines the essentials of a good science experiment and a make-and-take foldable known as a Mini-Board. When you shrink the science fair, you place the focus on the scientific process and not the board. Use foldables to enhance your mini-board so that you too can create eye-catching presentations.
Here find the samples and PDF files that we presented. Feel free to modify and adapt the information to meet the needs of your classroom or school. In education, we share with pride, all we ask in return is that you share with us any fantastic ideas (no matter how big or how small) that might help us enhance our curriculum, too!
PowerPoint Presentation of Information -->Shrink the Science Fair Presentation
Drops on the Penny Activity Write Up -->Drops Experiment
Blank Template that is sized to be used with a mini-board. Just print out the 2 sheets and let the students fill-in the information as they go. Then cut and paste to your mini0board. This is a great way to start off mini-boards in your classroom. -->Blank Mini-Board Template
Science Fair Letter we sent home through e-mail and ran a few copies for those without internet. It informs parents of the upcoming Science Fair and allows them to begin working on it earlier by giving them access to the packet. We usually send it before Winter Break -->Science Fair Is Coming
Science Fair Packet that we post on the school web site, our science FCAT web site and send home through e-mail.If a parent does not have access to print the information, we make a copy. -->Science Fair Packet
Science Fair Packet information for 5th grade students ... it allows the teacher to show the information that they are responsible for without the other information clogging their vision. We recommend that each grade level edit the packet for their grade level needs. -->5th grade Only Science Information
Science Fair Mini-Board Outline ... provides a sample layout and definition of each for students to use. It does not mean that the board must be in this order, but provides ideas. -->Mini-board Layout
Science Fair Project Grading Rubric ... enough said -->Science Fair Project Rubric
This is a COOL video about the property of liquid that ALWAYS wows the kids. I'm not sure where it came from, but it appears to be a Japanese commercial for a high speed camera. The amazing things you can use in your science classroom ... -->Property of Liquid video clip
Engaging Students in Meaningful Activities Linking Science Content and Literacy Skills
Have you made the most of your valuable classroom time by double-dosing reading? Have you made the most of your science curriculum? Our session will help you see for yourself what an amazing, integrated, and exciting science lesson could look like with a little effort and some creative thinking. You experienced elements of the NSF/IERI-funded project Science IDEAS presented by teacher-leaders from participating Broward and Palm Beach County schools.
Here you will find the handouts we shared during our presentation. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Seashells, Mercier & Ostlund, 1996 -->Seashells Reading Passage
Concept Map on Seashells -->Seashell Concept Map
BLANK Seashells Concept Map -->Seashell Concept Map - BLANK
Seashell Investigation Foldable -->Qualitative & Quantitative Seashell Investigation
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