ITE Biology and Chemistry focuses on strategies that encourage student observations, questioning, and critical thinking skills.  Emphasis will be on strengthening the math-science connection, finding new approaches to some familiar activities, exploring technology, and sharing strategies to streamline teacher prep.  This activity/discussion-centered workshop includes course-specific activities each day.  Time will be provided for participants to customize activities for their classroom.  Examples of activities include:

Biology- DNA Blast, Bubble Survivorship; Plop, Fizz Graphing; Natural Selection in the Bag; Ping Pong Challenge; Effects of Alcohol on Membranes; Barf bag blowout, Syringe Respiration studies; Modeling Biomagnification;  Finding the Energy in Food

Chemistry – Signs of a Chem Rxn;  Modeling periodicity; Airbag ChallengeSee-a-Mole ; Green Rxn Balancing; Radioactive Skittles; Chromatography Challenge; Meeting Charles; Rate the foam; ;  Hotpack/ Coldpack;  Investigating Copper Pennies ( multi-concept application)

Participants will need a laptop and calculator each day.