Join Lab-Aids at the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science Annual Conference this April in Wichita, Kansas.
Make sure to mark your calendars to attend our workshops and stop by our booth to talk us.
WORKSHOPS:
Not Your Usual Elementary STEM Workshop: Make a Ride for One of Your Toys
From Tinkering Labs
Time: 9:00 - 9:50a | Location: TBD
This hands-on workshop challenges participants to make a vehicle to move a toy or other small object using motors, wheels, wires, and other equipment. This activity is one of 10 engineering design challenges in the Electric Motors Catalyst, a STEM curriculum for grades K-5 that comes complete with equipment, lesson plans, assessments, embedded support for ELA, and is NGSS focused. The program is distributed by Lab-Aids. Lesson samples and literature will be distributed.
Cell Differentiation and Gene Expression
From SGI Biology
Time: 2:00-2:50p | Location: TBD
Students often have trouble conceptualizing how selective gene expression works. In this workshop, participants will use manipulatives to teach this concept and explain how it is connected to genetic engineering. Innovative activities are selected from the new Science and Global Issues: Biology program from SEPUP and LAB-AIDS. Activities focus on ways to integrate selective gene expression as a relevant and engaging sustainability issue.