Events 2007 
Workshops (please scroll down to view all offerings)
KEEPERS Science Camp!
Date: July 16-20, 2007
Time: 8:30am - 12:30 pm
Fee: $130
Who: Kids entering grades 2 - 5
Information for Teachers: Keepers for Teachers!
Where: Barrington Elementary School
347 Route 125
Barrington, NH 03825
Phone: (603)-664-2641
For more information: Keepers Camp 2007 | Apply Now! | Agreement Form
Come learn with us! Engineering activities for science inquiry and design skills. Kids Eager for Engineering Program with Elementary Research-based Science is a weeklong adventure in engineering. The program provides a half-day of content strengthening to learn about the science that supports the various engineering fields and a half-day of active learning with elementary students and the engineering design process. All activities are designed to assist elementary students with developing inquiry and design skills through engineering challenges! The KEEPERS program can be implemented as a summer program in your community! The KEEPERS staff includes University scientists, graduate and undergraduate students, and experienced teachers.
Project S.M.A.R.T - Science and Mathematics Achievement throught Research Training
Date: July 2- 27, 2007
Fee: $1950
Who: Kids entering grades 11 - 12
Where: University of New Hampshire, Durham
For more information: S.M.A.R.T 2007
Science Technology Institute
Date: Tuesday - Thursday, July 17, 18, 19, 2007
Where: University of New Hampshire, Durham
Fee: $500
Information on Equipment: STI equipment and software
Each summer we offer a training institute to provide continued access and growth for high school teachers in our region. This is a three-day, intensive experience with modern science methods and tools. High school teachers learn with University System science faculty, researchers,and experienced teachers. Participants will choose an instrument and methods area to focus but learn about multiple tools and applications with colleagues. Participants will learn background and content knowledge to support their teaching with cutting-edge technology. The institute makes every effort to model a discovery or inquiry-based approach with the interaction of academic and industrial scientists and master teachers (advanced classroom users). Often teachers begin with one instrument and return to a second institute to advance or include other instrumental methods. All trained teachers can borrow specialized equipment for use by their students in their classrooms 2-3 weeks each year.
Our program encourages hands-on learning experiences for high school science students in Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, and Chromatography.
Areas of Focus include:
- Biotechnology - DNA, PCR, and Protein applications
- UV-Vis Spectroscopy - for applications across the disciplines including physical science, biology, chemistry, physics, and earth systems science
- FT-IR Spectroscopy - for identification of substances and molecular structures (polymers, biomolecules, forensics, etc.)
- Gas Chromatography - for the separation and identification of volatile mixtures (alcohols, gasoline, etc.)
- High Performance Liquid Chromatography - for the separation of complex mixtures including caffeine in beverages
- Molecular Modeling with Spartan ST and Odyssey molecular systems software
Northern New England Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
Date: Thursday - Friday, March 22 - 23, 2007
Fee: FREE
Where: University of New Hampshire, Durham
For more information: www.unh.edu/nnejshs
The Northern New England Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium is scheduled for March 22 and 23, 2007 at the University of New Hampshire, Durham campus. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to see their peers present the results of their research and compete for scholarships up to $18,000, and a free trip to the national symposium fro 4 days. The entire program is free to the participants.
Students as Researchers, Teachers as Coaches
Date: Monday, February 5, 2007
Time: 8:30am Registration - Sessions 9am - 3pm
Fee: $45
Where: Memeorial Union Building, Strafford Room, at the Univeresity of New Hampshire, Durham
This date has changed because so many of you asked to move it away from midterms...please register as soon as possible. We apologize to those registered for the earlier date and hope that you can come on Feb 5th. If not we will refund your registration fee.
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A workshop designed to assist middle and high school teachers with the tools, methods, and strategies to initiate, support, enhance, and engage students in active science learning. Inquiry based activities enhance student science content learning, laboratory, and critical thinking skills. Experienced teachers and graduate students will share activities and curriculum models that have been used successfully in traditional (and not so traditional) science classrooms.
Breakout Sessions include information on:
- Questioning Strategies and Resources to Develop Student Ideas & Projects
- Building Inquiry Skills and Habits of Mind Throughout Courses
- Monitoring and Motivating Student Progress with Projects
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- New Technological Tools for Student-Centered Research & How to access these for your students and your classroom
- Engineering Design Challenges for Science Students
- New Hampshire - Science and Engineering Exposition (NH-SEE) registrations, competition areas, what to expect, and your role as a teacher
- The Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
- Project SMART
- University Researchers and Research Labs- What's going on?
- Information and Discussion About the New Inquiry Standards and Framework
- How to Write a Successful Grant
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NASA Explorer Schools & the Plymouth Meteorology Center
From the NH MaST Coalition:
The BIG Weather Workshop
Who: Teachers from All Grade Levels
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2007 (snow date: Thursday, February 1, 2007)
Fee: $15 - Register online
Where: Science Center, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
Schedule:
4-4:15 registration
4:15-5:15 - Tour of the Plymouth Meterology Center
5:30 - 6:30 - Choose one of four workshops:
- How to interact with Plymouth Meterology Center Website
- Clouds
- Making a weather station/GLOBE protocols
- Identifying Weather Patterns: Drawing Isotherms
6:45-7:45 - Dinner -AND- BIG Weather Presentations - Boyd 303
BIG WEATHER
Mount Washington may not be a big mountain by global standards, but it has BIG WEATHER more than worthy of the highest peak in the Northeast. It's known for cold temperatures, dense fog, heavy icing, deep snows, and exceptional winds. Peter Crane, of the Mount Washington Observatory, will discuss some of the mountain's weather normals and extremes, and will highlight the geographic and topographic reasons for calling the mountain "the home of the world's worst weather." Peter Crane, Mt. Washington Observatory
Amazing Hurricanes!
Hurricanes, the world's most destructive storms are also fascinating atmospheric phenomena. Lourdes Aviles will briefly talk about their characteristics, the environments that spawn them and the chances of New England being affected by one of these storms. Dr. Lourdes B. Avilés, Assistant Professor of Meteorology Chemical, Earth, Atmospheric, and Physical Sciences Plymouth State University
Storm Chasing: Finding the Needle in the Haystack
A short presentation about tornados and tornadic thunderstorms. This will include a brief slide show from his own personal storm chasing experiences. Dr. Eric G. Hoffman Associate Professor - Meteorology Dept. of Chemical, Earth, Atmospheric and Physical Sciences, Plymouth State University
Workshop Descriptions:
Clouds - Are you in a fog about clouds? This workshop will help you discover ways to access excellent websites/resources such as S'COOL and GLOBE. We will also share ideas for hands-on projects and literature and inquiry based activities that support NH Science Framework Standards. Nan Munsey and Linda Walker, NASA Explorer School (Indian River School). Boyd Room 239
Weather Station - Your students can be meteorologists using real scientific data from your own area by constructing a weather station at your school. In this workshop you will learn how to use meteorological instruments, how to interpret both local and global data, and how it all aligns with the state standards. Attendees will also receive help on weather station design and where to purchase equipment. Koby van Beest and Mary Pat Acerno, NASA Explorer School (Mascoma High School). Boyd Room 225
PSU Weather Center Web Resources - The PSU Meteorology Program started its web page in April 1994. Over the years, the content has expanded greatly and offers not only access to a wide variety of current meteorological data, but also access to archived data and tutorials. The site now averages over 1,000,000 accesses per week. This workshop session will focus on a demonstration of various resources and how they can be used to address some of the state's education standards. There will be an overview and description of resources and then some "hands-on" exercises for teachers to explore some of the sites extensive capabilities. Dr. James P. Koermer, Professor of Meteorology, PSU Boyd Room 306.
Identifying Weather Patterns: Drawing Isotherms - Participants in this workshop will examine and analyze current temperature data, to identify patterns and garner meaning from the data. We will then investigate what these kinds of patterns can tell us about local and regional weather, and how this information relates to the weather depictions and changes seen on daily weather maps. Marsha Rich, Datastreme Project Boyd Room 303