Join Bill Gipperich for hands-on workshops (times to be announced)
- Reclaiming the Metal
In this activity from the SEPUP middle level physical science program, participants role play a scenario involving pre-treatment of copper containing liquid wastes from computer circuit board manufacture. They examine trade-offs of metal replacement and chemical precipitation, techniques actually used in industrial applications, and in so doing, come to understand the science behind complex environmental issues.
- A Cell So Small
Why are cells so small? Why aren't multicellular organisms--like people--made up of one big cell instead? Students model large and small cells in an effort to investigate diffusion, surface area, and other factors that determine the limits of cell size. This activity uses kit and print materials from the SEPUP middle level life science program.
- The Full Course
Why is it important to take an antibiotic as described? Why must you take all the pills and not stop, even if you feel better? In this activity from the SEPUP middle level life science series, students use a simulation to explore the development of antiobiotic resistance in a sample of harmful bacteria. Key skills developed include making and using graphs and tables, and number concepts.
- Convection Currents and Plate Motion
Investigate and model convection currents using unique LAB-AIDS®/SEPUP materials to develop an operational understanding of the between water temperature and its movement. The hands-on experience with convection in water coupled with the knowledge of earth's interior is combined to explain the motion of the earth's tectonic plates and how that motion causes major geological events.