ANNOUNCING

 

FALL WORKSHOP

For

MIDDLE/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

 

Fall Workshop Date: November 11, 2006

 

Benedict College

 

 

School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Benedict College

1600 Harden St.

Columbia, SC  29204

Phone: (803) 253-5304     Fax: (803) 253-5401    E-mail: stem@benedict.edu

 

Who Can Attend:  Students in grades 4 - 8, parents, & teachers

 

Keynote Address:

 

Dr. Stacey Franklin Jones

Dean, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

 

 

IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE:

 

Twenty -Five (25 to 30) Hands-on Sessions in Science, Engineering, & Environmental Science (students pick two)

 

Topics include

 

Observe external & internal components of the logigo (squid) and write your name with the defensive ink. Build & Launch your own Rocket; See Sound for the First Time; Construct a "traditional" Electromagnet or a Telegraph Machine; Make Earrings Using Chemistry; A Walking Environmental Extravaganza,  Chain Gang & Chemistry,  Polynomials and Polymers and The Center for Science Education (Helping Teachers)

 

Parents are Welcome to Attend!

Great Ideas for Classroom Teachers, too!

 

For more information about the scheduled workshop, to register,

or how to join the Middle/Elementary School Academy of Science,

contact:

 

Dr. Don Jordan, Executive Director, MESAS

College of Arts & Sciences / Center for Science Education / Sumwalt Room 323 /
 University of South Carolina / Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-7007; or FAX (803) 777-4396; or E-mail: jordan@gwm.sc.edu

Web: www.cosm.sc.edu/jordan   under Middle / Elementary School Academy of Science

 

 

NURTURING SCIENCE AND MATH IN SOUTH CAROLINA

For GRADES 4-8

Sponsored by the South Carolina Academy of Science & Benedict College.

 

 

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