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Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at science education and Science Future.

One of Philadelphia’s food specialities is the cheesesteak – typically thinly sliced ribeye, grilled and served up on an Amorosa roll, “wit or witout” onions, and topped off by a splash of Cheez Whiz.  Widely available and often imitated, arguably the best are found at the intersection of 9th and Passyunk in South Philadelphia at either Pat’s or Geno’s.

Before you dismiss Cheez Whiz as junk food, we have a few surprises for you.  Consider this article about processed foods and this one about the additional merits of the Whiz.

Hungry yet?

]]> http://www.sciencecompanion.com/2010/03/19/with-science-present-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.sciencecompanion.com/2010/03/19/with-science-present-part-1/ http://www.sciencecompanion.com/2010/03/19/with-science-present-part-1/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:09:08 +0000 Leigh http://www.sciencecompanion.com/?p=3879 It’s Day 2 of NSTA, and we’ve been out exploring Philadelphia.  One of our favorites places to see and taste the local flavor is Reading Terminal Market.  At RTM you can enjoy local specialities, such as scrapple or soft pretzels.

51 North 12th Street Philadelphia

North 12th Street Philadelphia

Come back to see us for lunch.  We’ll be having another local favorite.

Sales rep Molly Russell and CEO Rita Ferrandino talk science.

Sales Manager Tom Pence and Rita celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.

Tomorrow we’ll explore the science of cheez whiz and get out and about in Philadelphia.

Win a free Habitats or Solar Teacher Materials package!

Contact us at team@sciencecompanion.com and include the following information:

Name
Position (If teacher, what grade; if administrator, what role)
School
School District
City, State, Zip
Email
Phone
Is your district planning to do an adoption? If yes, when?
Are you interested in a pilot? If yes, what grade(s)?
Does your school/district use Everyday Math?
An inquiry science program? If so, what do you use?

We’ll do a drawing and will announce our winner on March 28.

All of the delights of a conference without the sore feet!

We’ll be posting several times a day, offering science ideas, links to Philadelphia, teaching tips, and other surprises. And we’ll be offering a raffle, just like in our booth on the trade show floor.

We’ve paired a virtual field trip to Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum with a great lesson on bones and joints from our Human Body in Motion Module

Click here to download our Human Body in Motion Field Trip Publication from Scribd!

Click here for the Mutter Museum’s very own excellent virtual tour.

As a little pre-show warm-up, we’d love to offer you the latest Science Companion Virtual Field Trip Publication…

A trip to the College of Physicians Philadelphia’s most wonderfully weird and wacky Mütter Museum. From their website:

In 1858, Thomas Dent Mütter, retired Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College , presented his personal collection of unique anatomic and pathological materials to The College of Physicians of Philadelphia . Our collection now boasts over 20,000 unforgettable objects. These include fluid-preserved anatomical and pathological specimens; skeletal and dried specimens, medical instruments and apparati; anatomical and pathological models in plaster, wax, papier-mâché, and plastic; memorabilia of famous scientists and physicians; medical illustrations, photographs, prints, and portraits. In addition, we offer changing exhibits on a variety of medical and historical topics.

A perennial hit with anyone who loves the gross and icky and freaky (like pretty much any elementary school kid), the Mütter is one of a kind.

This month, we invite you there to explore a lesson from our Human Body in Motion module, on bones and how/where they move.

You can download it from Scribd here:

Science Companion Human Body Virtual Field Trip Publication

(If you have trouble getting on Scribd, just email us at team@sciencecompanion.com and we’re happy to send you a copy!)

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In the meanwhile, enjoy a clip from the Mütter’s original web series, “No Bones About It!” — lunch time at the Mütter..for leeches!

Are you going to LASER? The WSTA conference?

If so, please stop by and visit with Kara Hatch, our Washington state sales rep!

She can answer any questions, walk through how our “Wonderful for Washington” state scope and sequence can meet your school’s needs, and share Science Companion goodies with you.

Can’t make it?

Check out Wonderful for Washington!

And email us at orders@ciencecompanion.com if you’ve got any questions!

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Make sure you catch Page Keeley’s keynote speech at WSTA, too! She’s a powerhouse in elementary science education and is an Academic Advisory Board member of the Elementary Science Coalition, a nonprofit elementary science advocacy organization that was created by Science Companion founders and leaders.

Check out her great books on science assessment…

Hope to see you there!

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We hope you had  a great time at Virtual SECO 2010!

Did you enter our raffle?  Make sure you do so you have a chance to win materials from our Habitats module!

Click here to find out more!