Upcoming Events & Deadlines November 27th, 3:45 – 5:30 GK-12 Fellows and Teachers Meeting Biology Building, room TBA Presentations by Nikki and Sid December 1st, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. LEGO League Competition Reed Gym, ISU December 11th, 3:45 – 5:30 GK-12 Fellows and Teachers Meeting Biology Building, room TBA Presentations by Esther and Pam December 8th, 4 – 6 p.m. LEGO Meeting T&T Building, room TBA Final wrap-up CONTACT US: Hannah Sanger Program Coordinator ISU Faculty: Dr. Rosemary Smith Biological Sciences Program Director Mike Ellis Engineering Co-Director Dr. Jeff Hill Biological Sciences Co-Director Dr. Larry Stout Engineering Co-Director Dr. Glenn Thackray Geosciences Dr. Scott Hughes Geosciences Dr. Cathy Krilof Mathematics Dr. Rob VanKirk Mathematics Dr. Steve Adkison English CURRENT FELLOWS: Sid Blackmore Jennifer Cannon Maurita Jones Ian Kihara Esther Kingsbury Milana Michalek Sarra Moller Erin Naegle Pam O'Hearn Susan Parsons Nicole Sheeley Chris Smith Nicole Wisniewski CURRENT TEACHERS: Lori Anderson Doris Autenrieth T. Paul Davids Sharie Ellis Meg Fleishmann Norris Ganstrom Jean Hancock Deb Hobdey Peggy Kaiser Christina Melancon Marilyn Mikkelson Richard Neves Debbie Newhouse Joshua Nielsen Staci Orr Lynette Smith Cara Sonnemann Carri Thomason Kristi Wehrspann Maria Wilson Recent Activities & Highlights Field Trips Yellowstone: to study the Yellowstone hotspot and geology INL: to collect data for a study of rattlesnake landscape genetics. Several students prove to be excellent at catching the snakes! In School Labs and Studies Learning about the process of scientific inquiry with Inquiry Cubes Other Highlights – News Doris Autenrieth and Niki Sheeley received $4,800 from the Pocatello Education Foundation to purchase probeware and T-84 calculators! Contact Norris to learn more about available INL funding for buses for field trips to the INL Upcoming Plans Geology Latitude and longitude studies Plate techtonics lab using ice cubes, graham crackers and frosting Density -v - weight Compression -v- tension Igneous rocks - field trip to craters of the moon Recap observations from Yellowstone field trip Biology Visit ISU's Core Facility C-Fern long-term lab Microscopy Dissection of respiratory system Design a flu vaccine brochure Termite and chemotaxis Microscope: Pond water and cheek cells Squid dissection Rattlesnake landscape genetics Stream ecology: Leaf pack experiement E-coli lab Yellowstone Environmental Science field trip In-School projects HS students working with Elem students Chemistry Basic quantum mechanics Florescence/phosphorescence Conservation of math with equations in basic reactions Spectroscopy and light Organization of the periodic table Physical Science Mystery canisters (density) Temperature - introduction to probeware Motion - design your own Indy car for the Indy 500 - Crash test dummies Motion - Egg drop Alka-Seltzer rockets (forces) Engineering - Electronics Visiting ISU and INL's electronics labs Planning for the FIRST robotics comopetition