Science Byte
Zachary Community School District
October
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Hi teachers! It's hard to believe it's already October! We hope to bring you this newsletter each month to highlight important events, resources, and information that will support your science teaching. If you haven't already, please consider joining one or more of the professional science organizations below. Joining professional educator organizations provides you with access to a network of other dedicated colleagues and access to high-quality resources and professional development opportunities. Check out the information below on the upcoming LSTA/LATM joint conference in Baton Rouge in November.
The following information is from the state department:
Science sessions will be offered at each Teacher Leader Collaboration throughout the 15-16 school year. Grade level tasks will be released throughout the school year. The first set will be posted early in the fall. All science resources can be found at http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/k-12-science-resources.
Louisiana Science Teachers' Association & Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics Joint Conference
Monday, Nov 9, 2015, 08:30 AM
Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
NSTA Awards and Recognitions Now Open
1st grade science teacher Mrs. Laurie Condon's students had a blast building LEGO WeDo robots!
Saturday Science at LSU: Energy, Economics, and the Environment
Saturday, Oct 10, 2015, 09:30 AM
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Solar Viewing at Highland Road Park Observatory
Saturday, Oct 31, 2015, 12:00 PM
Highland Road Observatory, Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Resources worth a look
Louisiana Department of Ed teacher support toolbox has these instructional resources posted for K-12 science teachers.
TimelyPick pulls together top science news stories to spark ideas for bringing current events into your classroom learning experiences.
CS is Fun curates web-based resources for exposing students to computer science.
The U.S. Forest Service offers these free scientist trading cards that show real scientists involved in the work that they do. (example shown below)