Posts Tagged ‘elementary science education’

Virtual Field Trip: Costa Rica and Collecting & Examining Life

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

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April’s Virtual Field Trip, just in time for Earth Day:

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Join Science Companion author Colleen Bell and her family on a Spring Wild Walk in Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. Find monkeys and sloths, frogs and birds, along with a tree that has a completely unusual idea about what bark should look (and feel!) like…

Science Companion Collecting and Examining Life Virtual Field Trip.

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Click here to find it on Scribd.

(If you have trouble downloading it from our website or from Scribd, just email us at team@sciencecompanion.com and we’re happy to send you a copy!)

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Get Science Companion Digitally!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

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Science Companion Teacher Lesson Manuals and Student Reference Books now online for easy access anytime, anywhere.

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Science Companion is now available digitally, with all teacher materials bundled into hyperlinked PDF files. From the interactive Teacher Lesson Manual (iTLM), teachers can:

• Jump instantly to all of the other standard materials in the module, including:

  • visual packs student science notebook teacher guides
  • teacher masters
  • student reference books
  • assessment books

• Use classroom technology easily and effectively with instant access to images for projector or SMART board

• Plan lessons from anywhere without having to carry books

• Print anything from the digital files except student materials

Our iTLM’s are available as your full curriculum or as an upgrade along with your regular print materials so teachers have the best of all worlds. Download a Flyer here…

Our digital Student Reference Books can allow your students to access their materials from their computer at school or at home.

Contact your rep to ask for samples!

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Inquiry Workshop Next Week in PA!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

What Does Inquiry Science Look Like In the Elementary Classroom?

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Wednesday, April 7
4-6 pm
Enola Office, Meadow Room
55 Miller Street, Enola

Nurturing the child scientist in your classroom…

Please join our author and educator Belinda Basca for a hands-on, minds-on professional development workshop that will explore the philosophies and best practices of inquiry-based science learning. Bring your questions about how inquiry can make science sing!

Belinda Basca, MEd

Belinda began her career in the classroom in the Downingtown Area School District and then expanded her knowledge of science education as an educational researcher at Harvard’s Project Zero. She has worked with Science Companion as a lead author of several modules and currently manages company operations and pilot programs. She has a BS in biology and education from Penn State and a MEd in education from Harvard.

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To Register:
· Click here to register online at 48CARATS
· Or click here to email Steve Davis at sdavis@caiu.org

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**Would you like your Intermediate Unit to host a presentation like this? Just contact us at info(a)sciencecompanion.com — we’ll be happy to help you set one up!