Syllabus and Equipment for the EMPOWER Project

Supported by the National Science Foundation

Syllabus for the first summer training camp

List of equipment lent to teachers

THE SCIENCE HOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
JULY 7-25, 1997

SYLLABUS

Week One of this program was held at The Science House on the campus of NC State University.
Weeks Two and Three were held simultaneously at two different sites: Imagination Station Science Museum in Wilson, NC and Triton High School in Erwin, NC.

Instructors: Scott Ragan, Dr. David Haase, Dr. John Park, Dr. Alton Banks, Eileen Williams, Judy Powell, Liz Woolard, Dena Bradham, Genia Morris, Lisa Grable, Al Bodzin, Kyran Anderson

Monday, July 7, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Introduction of Teachers and Instructors

2. Collecting Data

3. Introduction to Computers and Spreadsheets

 2. Measurement analysis

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 4. Know Thyself Discussion

5. Spreadsheet Brainstorming

6. Spreadsheet Use

 4. Examining teacher styles

6. Using morning measurement data

 

Tuesday, July 8, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Microcomputer Based Laboratory (MBL) - Motion

2. Diversity Discussion

 2. Focusing on minorites

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Calculator Based Laboratory (CBL) - Motion

4. CBL - Photogates

 4. Hot Wheels Physics

 

Wednesday, July 9, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Sun Location Lab

2. Geometer Sketch Pad

3. Introduction to Graphical Analysis

4. Math Software

 1. Outdoor measurements

2. Geometry software

3. Graphing software

4. Green Globs software

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 5. Introduction to the World Wide Web  5. College of Education computer lab - Internet use

 

Thursday, July 10, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Earth Circumference Lab

2. CBL - Force Sensor

 1. Using sun location data

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Physics from the Junkdrawer  3. Hands on physics activities

 

Friday, July 11, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Countertop Chemistry  1. Hands on chemistry activities

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 2. CBL - Light Sensor

3. Using Graphical Analysis with Light Data

 2. Intensity of candle light

3. Analyzing data

 

Monday, July 14, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. MBL and CBL Labs - Temperature Probe

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 2. MBL and CBL Labs - Pressure Sensor

 

Tuesday, July 15, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. MBL and CBL Labs - pH probe

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 2. CD-ROMS  2. Looking at various math and science CD's - i.e. Tesselmania and Periodic Table software

 

Wednesday, July 16, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Hands On Math  1. Using math manipulatives and techniques

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 1. Hands On Math (continued)  5. College of Education computer lab - Internet use

 

Thursday, July 17, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. MBL - Force Sensor

2. Scheduling of Equipment Rotations

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Outdoor Activities

 

Friday, July 18, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Examining Mechanical Energy  1. MBL and CBL activities - using Monster Trucks

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 2. MBL and CBL Labs - Microphone

 

Monday, July 21, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Introduction of and Discussion with Mentor Teachers

2. Discovering Gravity

 2. Inquiry activity

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Lab and Software Exploration  3. Working through various MBL or CBL labs, or exploring software programs

 

Tuesday, July 22, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Lab and Software Exploration

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 1. Lab and Software Exploration

 

Wednesday, July 23, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Math Post Test

2. Examining Lab Manuals

and miscellaneous probes

 1. Evaluation tool

2. Vernier, Texas Instrument, and Science House materials

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Using Station Labs and the One Computer Classroom  3. Making use of limited equipment

 

Thursday, July 24, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Preparing for afternoon Show and Tell

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 2. Administration Show and Tell

 

Friday, July 25, 1997

 

 TIME  ACTIVITIES  COMMENTS

 Morning Session

9am-12pm

 1. Science Post Test

2. Program Discussion and Questions

 1. Evaluation tool

 Afternoon Session

1pm-4pm

 3. Wrap Up and Final Preparations

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE NOTES

Set #1 - CD Computer Set

Set #2 - CBL Set

Set #3 - MBL Set

Set #4 - CBL Set

1. Each person will have at least one set of equipment for 20-24 days per school year. The breakdown will probably be as such: 12 days with CBLs, 6 days with MBLs, and 6 days with CDs.

2. The equipment will come around in 3 day rotations. You will have 3 school days to use the equipment before it moves on to the next teacher. A few schools have a workday or early dismissal day that falls during their rotation. We tried to avoid that occurrence, but sometimes it was inevitable.

3. We need you to help us do as much transporting of the equipment as possible. The next school scheduled to get the equipment will typically be the one who needs to go pick it up. For example, if School A has the equipment from Aug. 25-27, and School B is scheduled on Aug. 28-30, someone from School B will need to go to School A on the afternoon of Aug. 27 to pick up the equipment. You chose to make other arrangements for pickup or delivery, as long as the rotation stays on schedule.

4. If there is more than one teacher at a school, the equipment will usually rotate through all the teachers at that school before moving on to the next school. It is up to the teachers at that school to decide if they want to change the order of use.

5. The equipment will be stored in some kind of container or carton that will be as compact as possible and can easily fit into a car trunk or back seat. The containers will be clearly labeled regarding what should be in each one. If something is missing or broken, you should notify Scott at The Science House as well as the person who receives the equipment next.

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #1

CD-ROM COMPUTER SET

  • 2 Macintosh Powerbooks 1400cs
  • - there should be a Powerbook in each bag, with a power supply, cord, and disk drive
  • 2 Tesselmania! CD-ROMs
  • 2 Periodic Table CD-ROMs
  • 1 Power strip
  • A notebook that includes the following:
  • - Tesselmania! Deluxe instructions
  • - The Geometer's Sketchpad guide
  • - Green Globs instructions

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #2

CBL - PHYSICS SET

  • One Small Blue Container which includes:
  • - 7 TI-83 Graphing Calculators
  • - a bag with 7 link cables
  • One Small Blue Container which includes:
  • - 2 Rayovac Renewal Battery Chargers
  • - a bag with 16 extra AA Batteries (PLEASE HELP KEEP THESE CHARGED!)
  • - a bag with 16 extra AAA Batteries (PLEASE HELP KEEP THESE CHARGED!)
  • - a bag with 8 Din Adapters
  • - a bag with a TI-Graph Link cable and both the Macintosh and Windows software
  • - copies of the TI-Graph Link instructions for both Macintosh and Windows
  • 8 CBL Systems (with a CBL, temperature probe, light sensor, and electrodes in each unit)
  • 1 Viewscreen (with TI-83 Viewscreen Calculator, AC Adapter, and a link cable)
  • 1 Power strip

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #2

CBL - PHYSICS SET

  • 8 CBL Motion Detectors
  • 8 Dual Range Force Sensors
  • A Set of Photogate Equipment which includes:
  • - 16 photogates attached to metal bars
  • - 16 plate stands
  • - 8 dual photogate adapters
  • The following lab mauals:
  • - Biology with CBL (with disks)
  • - Chemistry with CBL (with disks)
  • - Physical Science with CBL (with disks)
  • - Exploring Physics and Math with the CBL System (with disks)
  • - Texas Instruments CBL System Experiment Workbook
  • - TI-83 Graphing Calculator Guidebook

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #3

MBL SET

  • 4 Macintosh Powerbooks 1400cs
  • - there should be a Powerbook in each bag, with a power supply and cord
  • 1 Power strip

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #3

MBL SET

  • 4 ULIs
  • 4 Dual Range Force Sensors
  • 4 MBL Microphones
  • 4 pH Systems
  • 4 Pressure Sensors
  • 4 Direct Connect Temperature Probes
  • 2 Pocket Tone Dialers
  • The following lab manuals:
  • - Physcial Science with Computers
  • - Biology with Computers
  • - Chemistry with Computers
  • A notebook that includes the following:
  • - The Geometer's Sketchpad guide
  • - Green Globs instructions

 

 

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #4

CBL - CHEMISTRY SET

  • One Small Blue Container which includes:
  • - 7 TI-83 Graphing Calculators
  • - a bag with 7 link cables
  • One Small Blue Container which includes:
  • - 2 Rayovac Renewal Battery Chargers
  • - a bag with 16 extra AA Batteries (PLEASE HELP KEEP THESE CHARGED!)
  • - a bag with 16 extra AAA Batteries (PLEASE HELP KEEP THESE CHARGED!)
  • - a bag with 8 Din Adapters
  • - a bag with a TI-Graph Link cable and both the Macintosh and Windows software
  • - copies of the TI-Graph Link instructions for both Macintosh and Windows
  • 8 CBL Systems (with a CBL, temperature probe, light sensor, and electrodes in each unit)
  • 1 Viewscreen (with TI-83 Viewscreen Calculator, AC Adapter, and a link cable)
  • 1 Power strip

EMPOWER EQUIPMENT SET #4

CBL - CHEMISTRY SET

THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE IN THIS CONTAINER. PLEASE HELP TO KEEP IT NEAT AND ORGANIZED.

  • 8 pH Systems
  • 8 Pressure Sensors
  • 8 CBL Microphones
  • The following lab manuals:
  • - Biology with CBL (with disks)
  • - Chemistry with CBL (with disks)
  • - Physical Science with CBL (with disks)
  • - Exploring Physics and Math with the CBL System (with disks)
  • - Texas Instruments CBL System Experiment Workbook
  • - TI-83 Graphing Calculator Guidebook
  
     

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