K12 students and teachers are creating unprecedented opportunities for inquiry-based learning by expanding the geographic boundaries of their classrooms - - virtually and cost effectively.
Have your after-school program join this fun and exciting connection with the Cleveland Metropark Zoo! Ever wonder how it's possible to train a wide variety of zoo animals to listen to basic commands? Participate in the zoo's interactive training game and they might even be able to train you!
Based on the ever-popular MysteryQuest developed by Berrien County RESA in Michigan, this project is designed for 3rd and 4th grade students studying animals. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students in from MAGPI member schools while learning about the habitats, habits and structure of various animals. Prior to the video conference each classroom will...
Join Dr. Matthew J. Lazzara, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, for a discussion of cell signaling and 'targeted' therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. This presentation will outline the basic concepts underlying receptor-mediated cell signaling in health and in disease with a special focus on how improperly regulated cell signaling processes...
What is color? What is light? Can we efficiently use light as an energy source? Why or why not? Creating a sustainable society depends on our ability to effectively harness and manipulate renewable energy sources especially sunlight. But many challenges remain toward realizing the goal of a society based on renewable energy. Join Dr. Eric Schelter, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the...
MAGPI is working with staff from the Challenger Learning Center, Bucks County IU, Hempfield School District and Cornwall-Lebanon School District to develop a distributed student e-mission. Student teams from multiple schools will work together to complete an e-Mission developed by NASA. Students will use H.323 videoconferencing technology to communicate with mission control at the Challenger...
Join Dr. David Robinson, Chairman of the Department of Geography at Rutgers University and New Jersey 's State Climatologist.for a discussion on the facts and fiction of Climate Change. Scenarios presented in the movie, A Day After Tomorrow, will serve as a starting point for the discussion. Students should be familiar with the movie, (at minimum, the portions listed below) and...
Digital library and learning objects, virtual field trips, remote instrumentation, virtual worlds - - join this session for an overview of various resources available over the Internet2 and MAGPI networks that can enrich and support STEM initiatives in your classroom or institution. Participants will be provided with a resource handout and activities that they can integrate into their...
