Oregon Science Teachers Association - Workshops and Fieldtrips 2023

Workshops and Fieldtrips

Friday, October 13, 2023

Click here to register for Workshops/Fieldtrips.

Fees are independent from the 10/14 conference, and conference registration is not required.

Click Register in the Lower Left of the screen (blue box). You register for the Workshop/Fieldtrips and then click Next (another blue box), then click "Invoice Me." To add additional events, click on New Registration. When done you may pay online, or print an invoice to give to your school district.

Friday Schedule

Workshop/Field Trip	Time	Price
Morning	8:30 - noon	onsite $50 (offsite/$25)
Afternoon	1:00 - 4:30pm	onsite $50 (offsite/$25)
All Day	8:30am - 4:30pm	$100
After Hours Activities
Frisbee Golf- Sponsored by Lab-Aids Pre-registration/Social Hour at GHS Location: GHS Auditorium	Load bus at GHS at 4:40pm; depart for Vance Park at 6:10 pm 5-6:30	$0 $0
Science Circus and Demo Show with Rhys, Stan, and Shoehorn. GHS Auditorium	6:30-8:00	$0 and open to the public (invite your friends)
Post-Show Happy Hour	8:00-9:30	No-host bar/snacks provided

Full Day Workshops/Field Trips

OR-CSTA Sponsor:
Presenter: Don Kirkwood
Level/Content: MS/HS, Computer Science
Location: GHS

Cost: $70

Why Teach Coding - Python - Lesson Plans

Discussion about using Python as intro language - complete lesson plan (pedagogical approach, problem sets, answers, worksheets, exams available) discussion. Second session will focus on practicing implementing material provided and/or Python questions.

Presenter: Daina Hardesty, MHCC Geology
Level/Content: ES/MS/HS-Geology/General science
Location: Offsite-Columbia River Gorge, Transportation Provided

Maximum #: 10

Cost: $75 (*changed from $100 due to change in transportation and lunch)

Geology of the Columbia River Gorge

Travel the Columbia Gorge to observe and visit many wonderful geologic phenomena. Transportation via school bus; lunch will be in Cascade Locks and will be on your own.

Morning Workshops (8:30-12:00)

Presenter: Becky Schnekser, Nauticus Maritime
Level/Content: K-12/Physical-Life-Earth&Space-STEM
Location: Gresham High School room TBA

Cost: $50

Creating Experiences, Not Lesson Plans

Learn how to transform lessons and labs into authentic experiences for learners of all ages that incorporate field work, the outdoors, and place/land-based educational strategies. This course will lead participants through a planning process for converting lesson plans and labs into meaningful experiences that include fieldwork, outdoor, and place/land-based educational strategies.
Participants will walk away with a fully transformed lesson--to experience

Presenter: Tara Davila/Crystal Boles Gresham-Barlow School District STEM (repeated in the pm)
Level/Content: K-12/Physical-Life-Earth&Space-STEM
Location: Various sites-we will be taking a school bus.

Cost: $50

Gresham-East Multnomah County Tech Tour

Tour key tech sites in the Gresham-East Multnomah County area. This trip is anchored on a visit to the city of Gresham's Waste Water Treatment Plant. This facility treats 13 million gallons of water daily and serves 114,000 customers. It has been energy net 0 since 2015 and now produces more electricity than it uses. This facility also collects fats, oils and grease from local establishments and generates biogas that is converted to heat and electricity. Additional stops will include the Microchip Technology Fab 4, which employs over 700 employees, is open 24/7/365, and produces microprocessors for automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, and other uses. If time, we may add an additional stop. Transportation is included in this tour.

Afternoon Workshops (1-4:30 pm)

Presenter: Morgan Parks, National Wildlife Federation
Level/Content: K-12/Environmental Sciences, STEM
Location: National Wildife Federation, Sandy, Oregon (~20 minutes from Gresham HS, participants arrange for their own transportation, but please let us know if you need help (president@oregonscience.org)

Cost: $25

Envisioning Schoolyard Habitats through Maps and Mini Gardens

Using the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat Planning Guide as a framework, participants will conduct a site inventory and map school grounds to assess current conditions and potential habitat; envision their dream Schoolyard Habitat through a collaborative fairy garden activity; and craft their own mini habitat as a takeaway.

Presenter: Benno Lyon, OSU Extension Service-Outdoor School Program
Level/Content: Life-Earth and Space-Environmental Science-STEM/K-12
Location: Camp Collins, participants provide their own transportation, but please let us know if you need a ride.

Cost: $25

Student Centered Inquiry for All Ages: From Outdoor Education to the Classroom

“I notice, I wonder, It reminds me of...” Engage in outdoor learning at Oxbow Park, exploring the simple, elegant, student centered BEETLES Project inquiry approach that is increasingly utilized in Oregon Outdoor Schools. Often leading to deep dialogue and discovery, BEETLES is also very effective in the classroom!

Presenter: Crystal Boles, Gresham-Barlow School District STEM (repeated in the am)
Level/Content: K-12/Physical-Life-Earth&Space-STEM
Location: Various sites-we will be taking a school bus.

Cost: $50

Gresham-East Multnomah County Tech Tour

Tour key tech sites in the Gresham-East Multnomah County area. This trip is anchored on a visit to the city of Gresham's Waste Water Treatment Plant. This facility treats 13 million gallons of water daily and serves 114,000 customers. It has been energy net 0 since 2015 and now produces more electricity than it uses. This facility also collects fats, oils and grease from local establishments and generates biogas that is converted to heat and electricity. Additional stops will include the Microchip Technology Fab 4, which employs over 700 employees, is open 24/7/365, and produces microprocessors for automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, and other uses. Transportation is included in this tour.

Presenter: Jodie Harnden, Pendleton School District
Level/Content: General Audience/General Science
Location: Gresham HS, Room TBA

Cost: $50

Interning for NASA--Not Your Ordinary Side Gig (and My NASA Data how-to)

My NASA Data is a free resource from NASA Langley in combination with GLOBE. Learn how to access and use all the features. Get the backstory and learn if NASA might have a summer job for you. Bring your device.

Presenter: Ruth Hutson, 3D Molecular Designs
Level/Content: MS-HS/Life Science, General Science
Location: Gresham HS, Room TBA

Cost: $50

Unwinding the complexities of the central Dogma

Explore how physical models foster an understanding of how the structure of DNA and RNA determine the structure of proteins, which carry out the essential functions of life.

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins, which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.

Explain the purpose and process of replication, transcription, and translation using models of DNA and RNA.
Examine patterns within and between side chains of amino acids.
Model protein secondary and tertiary structure based on the primary structure of amino acid sequence."

Presenter: Dave Vernier, iFLY instructor
Level/Content: 4-12/Physical Science, STEM
Location: Vernier Science Education and iFLY (transportation will be on your own; this is designed so teachers can participate in both tours and make it back to Gresham HS for the Science Circus and Demo Show. Individuals may attend some or all of these events.

Vernier: 1-2:15; iFly: 2:30-4:00.

Vernier/iFLY

Tour the Vernier Science Education headquarters with co-founder David Vernier and members of the Vernier Science Education Team. Vernier has been on the forefront of using technology to help students engage in inquiry, using probes and software to collect and analyze data, to better investigate and understand phenomena, and/or to make engineering design decisions. The tour will include seeing new uses of technology including the 3D sandbox, to trips down memory lane in Dave's museum showing how probes and computer components have evolved over time. You can also ride the Vernier slide.

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After the tour of Vernier, drive ~ 20 min to check out iFLY, the indoor skydiving event space. Details to come, but arrangements are in process. You will get a chance to see iFLY in action as well as curriculum resources that they provide. You will have a chance to skydive for an additional fee. More details to come.

Transportation will be on your own; please contact us if you need to arrange for transportation.

Afterhours

Frisbee Golf- Sponsored by Lab-Aids Location: Vance Park Pre-registration/Social Hour at GHS Location: GHS Auditorium	Load bus at GHS at 4:40pm; depart for Vance Park at 6:10 pm 5-6:30	$0 $0
Pre-registration/Social Hour at GHS GHS Auditorium	5-6:30	$0
Science Circus and Demo Show with Rhys, Stan, and Shoehorn. GHS Auditorium	6:30-8:00	$0 and open to the public (invite your friends)
Post-Show Happy Hour	8:00-9:30	No-host bar/snacks provided

971-361-OSTA

4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd, #1025
Portland, Oregon
97214

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