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Teacher Workshop: Celebrating National Chemistry Week 2013: Energy – Now and Forever

Celebrating National Chemistry Week 2013:  Energy – Now and Forever
Saturday, October 5, 2013, 9am – 3pm
Mission College, Santa Clara, CA (Science Building)
 
Join the American Chemical Society (ACS) to celebrate National Chemistry Week 2013 on the theme: “Energy – Now and Forever!” Learn about some of the ways in which energy is made and what scientists and engineers are doing to supply the world’s energy. This hands-on workshop will take place at Mission College in Santa Clara, CA in conjunction with the 44th Western Regional ACS Meeting. Breakfast, lunch, standards-based curriculum materials, and supplies to replicate the activities in your classroom will be provided.
 
TARGET AUDIENCE: 3rd through 6th grade teachers; all educators welcome.
COST: There is no cost to attend, but enrollment is limited. Registrations must be received by September 28 to secure a space. Register at: www.raftbayarea.org/workshops.
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Common Core Standards for Science have not been finalized. These are the current California Science Content Standards that will be addressed through hands-on activities during the workshop:
Third Grade
01. Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed from one form to another.
04. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
Fourth Grade
01. Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful applications in everyday life.
02. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow.
04. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
Fifth Grade
03. Energy from the sun heats the earth unevenly, causing air movements resulting in changing weather patterns.
04. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
Sixth Grade
04. Many phenomena on Earth’s surface are affected by the transfer of energy through radiation and convection currents.
05. Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with the environment.
06. Sources of energy and materials differ in amounts, distribution, usefulness, and the time required for their formation.
07. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.

Nanotechnology Teacher Workshop

NANOTECHNOLOGY:  THE SMALLEST BIG IDEA IN SCIENCE!

Saturday, March 16, 2013, 9am – 3pm                                                                     

RAFT Redwood City

The American Chemical Society returns to RAFT Redwood City to celebrate 25 years of

National Chemistry Week with the topic of “Nanotechnology: The Smallest BIG Idea in Science”. Nanotechnology is all around us and has applications to the environment, energy, materials, and health. From Magic Sand, to DNA, to cancer treatment, join us in a lively hands-on workshop to discover how chemistry and nanoscience improve our daily lives. Breakfast, lunch, a curriculum binder, lab equipment, and science materials to recreate the activities in the classroom will be provided at no cost.

Instructors: Juanita Ryan is a retired teacher from the Berryessa Union School District in San Jose where she taught 1st-5th grades. She has worked as an Education Associate and workshop presenter for RAFT.  Laura Randall is a retired San Jose middle school science teacher and a former Science Teacher-in-Residence at San Jose State University. She and Juanita are frequent presenters for the Santa Clara Valley Section of the American Chemical Society. Guest speakers and chemists from the Santa Clara Valley Section of ACS will be on-hand to present, assist, and answer questions!

Target Audience:  Teachers of grades 3-12, but all interested educators are welcome. Bring another educatorand you bothwill be entered in a special drawing to be held during the workshop. Eachof you must register online by March 9.

 Cost:  Thanks to generous funding through the Santa Clara Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, there is no charge to attend, but registration is limited.

Register at www.raftbayarea.net/workshops by March 9 to reserve a space. RAFT membership is not required.