2019 Alaska Cross Content Conference

Explore the basics of Alaska’s mineral and energy resources. This session will provide you with a snap-shot of Alaska’s mineral and energy resources. We will cover where the resources are, how we get them, what we use them for, and the careers associated with them. We will also try out some hands-on activities that you can easily incorporate in your classroom. Jelly belly geology, mine a cookie, finding oil in a cupcake, and wind blade design to name a few! All activities include new vocabulary, meet state science standards, and can be applicable to science, social studies, Alaska Studies, Natural science of Alaska or a variety of other ASD classes.
 This course is great for all grade levels as all of our activities are easily adaptable. You will also have the opportunity to get a free Alaska Resource Kit!

The use of narratives in science education has been promoted as a way to increase the enthusiasm, interest, and knowledge retention in science. This hands-on workshop will engage participants in several classroom and community learning activities for using storytelling throughout the science learning cycle model. We demonstrate how this model has been used in a berry citizen science project, and share the early results on how it is impacting student learning. You will leave this workshop with lesson plans for community story landscapes, story boarding with student observations, and scenarios storytelling with student data that can be adapted to any grade level or environmental science topic area.

Co-Presenters: Christine Villano (CV Education), Doug Cost (UAF School of Education), Sarah Satnley (UAF English Department)

Join us for an exploration of Vernier's Video Physics app and how to engage students in Physical Science, Physics and Algebra 1 and 2 students in relevant coursework with projectile motion and parabolas! Come for some hands on activities that bundle standards and pique interest for students. Let's have some fun combining science, math and technology!