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2018 Colorado Science Conference

"The world needs all kinds of minds." ~Dr. Temple Grandin

Welcome to the 2018 Colorado Science Conference presented by your Colorado Science Organizations!

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8:00am MST

Chemistry Escape Classroom G 39-45Beth Kochevar • Sandy Smith Human Orrery G 31-37Mary Gregory Bring Science and Math Together Using......ZOMBIES?!?! J 31-39Jeff Lukens Making Science Fun Again! J 41-47Cassie Whitecotton Seeking a Solution for STEM? Come meet the Solution Seekers at Shepardson STEM Elementary H 40-46Scott Burns • Duane Waber • Becky Woodcox Thinking SPACE-ially! Satellite Imagery meets Problem-Based Learning for ALL! J 40-46Liz Henrikson • Heidi Ragsdale Using Bugs to Determine Local Water Quality K 35-39Jenny Daily The Thrills of Roller Coaster Design H 39-45David Beier Circular Motion Activities and Experiments For Your Physics Classroom! H 30-38Cherie Bornhorst Are your students in the "mood" for science? G 47-53Judy Hicks

9:10am MST

Are Earth's plates really moving? Explore Earth science data to explore and quantify plate motions G 31-37Shelley Olds Make Scale Drawings of the Solar System and Geologic Time K 49-53Michael Johnson The CU Boulder Museum's Fossils in the Classroom Project: The Hands-on Study of Fossils J 31-39James Hakala Improvisational Theater Exercises to Promote Students' Science Communication and Collaboration Skills G 38-44Megan Littrell STEM-ulating Activities on Human Ecology H 31-37Eugene Kutscher Hands-On Anatomy Lab: Building Body Systems In Clay K 41-47David Mack Superhero, Villain and Monster Cells. Oh my! H 30-38Pam McWilliams Transplantation Science - A FREE Hands-on Workshop for Students J 41-47Anne Gaspers • Carol McCallister Get Students Talking! Resources and Strategies for Supporting Student Discussions H 39-45Stephanie Bank • Kathryn Fleegal • Arlene Friend Argument-Driven Inquiry in Grades 3-5 H 48-52Dr. Victor Sampson Little Shop of Physics Presents: A Warm Planet in a Cold Universe Activities for teaching about climate & climate change G 46-52/H 47-53Sheila Ferguson • Denny Hyerman • Heather Michalak Early Childhood Robotics J 40-46Lindsay Craig • Delfin Lozano The Drone Mission Board Game and Hands-on Activities for Engineering Education G 39-45John Ristvey • Randy Russell

12:15pm MST

Engaging Activities from ChemEd X K 49-53Deanna Cullen Destination Mars! J 40-46Therese Moran • Heidi Ragsdale The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind H 39-45David Beier Amazing NGSS activities that will be phenomenal for your high school classroom G 30-36Damon Smerchek Argument-Driven Inquiry in the Middle School Classroom H 48-52Dr. Victor Sampson Canned Data?! Not in The STEM House! J 31-39Jeff Lukens Elementary Science Make and Take G 46-52/H 47-53Teresa Higgins Interactive Notebooking and Fold-it Templates for Grades 3-8 Science! H 31-37Kathy Reeves Science Alphabet Soup: STEM . . . PBL . . . 4 C's . . . 5 E's . . . 3 D's . . . Spell Success for Kids! H 40-46Scott Burns • Duane Waber • Becky Woodcox Integrated STEM for the Primary Years F 30-36Dorothy Shapland Show What You Know With Video J 49-53Sam Holloway • Eric Rasmussen Tablet-Based Earth Science Data Visualizations in the Classroom G 39-45Eric Hackathorn • Hilary Peddicord

1:55pm MST

Using Games to Energize your Chemistry Classroom H 40-46Beth Kochevar • Sandy Smith Modeling Changes on the Earth's Surface H 30-38Deborah Linscomb National Geographic's Geo-Inquiry Process in Action G 39-45Chris Hines How to use local anchoring phenomena to drive lesson series H 39-45Stephanie Bank • Kathryn Fleegal • Arlene Friend Infect Your Science Classroom with Math J 31-39Jeff Lukens STEM on a Shoestring J 48-52Monnie Barrett • Kesha Carney • Collin Sasaki Using a "Solo" to Connect to the Real World G 47-53Nadene Klein Can Your Students Handle the Truth? Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills to Combat Fake News J 49-53Phil Goerner • Eric Rasmussen Development of a Stem Classroom. From Genius Hour to, "What IF?". F 30-36Rob Funk Getting Down and Dirty with Physics J 41-47Cassie Whitecotton Quest Tower J 40-46Lindsay Craig • Delfin Lozano

3:05pm MST

Amazing NGSS activities that will be phenomenal for your K-6 classroom G 30-36Damon Smerchek eleSTEMary and the Engineering Design QUEST J 30-38DeLene Hoffner • Neva Nardone Implementing NGSS for Engagement, Equity, and Agency H 48-52Nicole Schrode • Shannon Wachowski Meeting Science Standards with Wireless Data Collection and Analysis with PASCO Technology G 38-44Rosario Rodolfo Together Everyone Achieves More J 49-53Pat Dickerson Working with Pre-Service Teachers K 35-39Stephanie Fanselow Energy in Action - How Does Energy Move and Change? H 30-38Deborah Linscomb Ice, Ice, Baby: An Integrated 3D Storyline Unit for Middle School Science using Instant Ice Packs H 39-45Stephanie Bank • Kathryn Fleegal • Arlene Friend