Join Lab-Aids at the 2023 Minnesota Science Teachers Association Conference on November 10th in Rochester, MN.
Make sure to mark your calendars to attend our workshops and stop by our booth to talk us.
Workshops:
Traveling the Water Cycle and Human Impacts on Earth's Water
From Middle School Issues and Science, Redesigned for the NGSS
Time: 2:00-2:50p | Location: Riverview C-1
Students model the phenomenon of global water movement as driven by the Sun and gravity. Students construct an explanation on the water cycle and the cycling of matter. They consider how the plant's systems interact over various time and spacial scales. They use the crosscutting concept of scale, proportion, and quantity to discuss how water movement can be studied using a model of a system too large to observe all at once. Then students read about human impacts on Earth's water. Learn how to engage students in an interactive activity while embedding literacy and sensemaking into your science class.
Chemical Reactions: Recovering Copper from Waster Solutions
From Middle School Issues and Science, Redesigned for the NGSS
Time: 3:00-3:50p | Location: Riverview C-1
What happens to my cell phone when I throw it away? Come explore this interactive session that examines the real-life issue of circuit board waste. Students investigate the use of reactions with three metals for reducing copper waste and reclaiming copper from a used copper etching solution. Students use data from their investigation and text sources to develop an evidence-based argument for which metal is the best choice for recovering copper from the waste solution.