GIS Teaching - Schedule


Girls Investigating Science
Spring 2007

The Girl Scout Conifer Council, in partnership with Texarkana College & TAMU-T and the Edgenics Learning Centers of Texarkana @ Iron Mountain conducted Science workshops for 7th-12th grade girls during the 2007 spring semester.  Grant funds were provided by the Women's Foundation of Arkansas and in-kind contributions from Edgenics Learning Centers of Texarkana and Texarkana College.
Map - Iron Mountain Center 1101 Couch Street - Texarkana, AR. (870-772-8652)
Date
Student Teachers
Topics
Feb 10
Prof. Storey
 Modeling DNA (background information)
Feb 10
Julie Henderson
 Swinging Washers
Feb 10
Brittany Young
 Gravity - What Goes Up Must Come Down!
Feb 24
Prof. Storey
 Transcription of DNA  & Translation of a Protein (background information)
Feb 24
Samantha Bryant
 GAK - A Non- Newtonian Fluid Collodial Suspension
Feb 24
Kristen Turner  Modeling Planet Earth Botanically!
Mar 10
SPRING BREAK
 SPRING BREAK
Mar 24
Jennifer Singleton
 A Forensics Investigation
Mar 24
Heather Moore
 A Look at the Food Chain
Mar 24
Prof. Storey
 Chemical Reactions - Endothermic vs. Exothermic
Apr 7
Kelwin Prater  Bottle Blow Up
Apr 7
Christina Adams
 Water Pollution Data Analysis
Apr 7
 Tiffany Williams
 CO2 Chemistry
May 5
 Prof. Storey
 Isolating DNA
May 5
 Gayle Higgins
 Disappearing Glass
May 5
 Brittany Sanders  Animal Adaptations

May 5 GIS Session Highlights
"Disappearing Glass" - Investigating some of Light's Properties
 
Gayle Higgins teaches a lesson on the properties of light refraction & dispersion.



Animal Adaptations - Mrs. Brittany Sanders Aucoin


Brittany Aucoin helps us understand how animals adapt as a species to survive.



February 10 GIS Highlights

Gravity and moving objects was explored...
Which object will hit the ground first?  WHY?!!


We also looked at trends in data that we collected and discussed trends and repetition when doing experiments.


February 24, 2007 GIS Highlights

Ms. Samantha Bryant & Ms. Kristen Turner lead the class in physical science topics

Samantha assists a student with her GAK !


GAK is fun for the young and for those who are young at heart!


Kristen leads on with a model of the plant earth...


The earth's crust, mantle, outer & inner cores were all modeled using a peach!

Science Club for Educators @ TAMU-T & TC