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SUMMARY:- Minnesota Ecology Workshops for Middle School Educators Session
  2
DESCRIPTION:-- Minnesota Ecology Workshops for Middle School Educators --
 \n\n-- Presented by the Bell Museum, Cedar Creek, and the College of Bio
 logical Sciences  --\n\n \n\n-- July 18-19*, 8 am–3 pm --\n\n-- Augu
 st 1-2*, 8 am–3 pm --\n\n*You may register for one or both programs.\n
 \n \n\n-- Location: Bell Museum / Cedar Creek Ecological Reserve --\n\n
 -- Fee: Free (includes stipend) --\n\n-- Capacity: 12 educators --\n\n--
  Teachers of 5th grade–8th grade students --\n\n \n\nJoin science edu
 cators from University of Minnesota College of Biological Science, Cedar
  Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. Along with the teaching team at the Be
 ll Museum, who are actively engaging with researchers that are studying 
 the urban nature of the Twin Cities through the Minneapolis-St. Paul Lon
 g Term Ecological Research Program (MSP LTER) (https://mspurbanlter.umn.
 edu/) to explore scientific practices through Minnesota-based science e
 xperiments and research. Each session will explore one of the eight scie
 ntific practices outlined in the Minnesota State Science Standards. Sign
  up for one or both sessions. Space is limited. \n\n \n\n-- Participan
 ts:  --\n\nThis professional development opportunity is open to Minneso
 ta practicing middle school teachers (5th - 8th grade). \n\n \n\n-- Ou
 tline for the Program --\n\nDay 1: Bell Museum. Join the teaching team a
 t the Bell Museum. Program activities start at 9:00 am, check in begins 
 at 8:30 am. The program will wrap at 3:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. \
 n\n \n\nDay 2: Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, East Bethel, MN. 
 Meet at the Bell Museum at 8:00 am to carpool up the Cedar Creek or meet
  us at Cedar Creek by 9:00 am. The program will wrap at Cedar Creek arou
 nd 3:00 pm, with a return to the Bell Museum around 4:00 pm. Lunch will 
 be provided.\n\n \n\n-- Session 1: July 18 and 19 - Developing and Usin
 g Models --\n\nModels take many shapes and forms but all models are used
  to make sense of natural phenomena. Learn to think like scientists to h
 arness the power and limitations of modeling natural phenomena as we exp
 lore science concepts and ideas. \n\n \n\n-- Session 2: August 1 and 2
 , 2023 - Analyzing and Interpreting Data --\n\nScientific data collectio
 n and analysis takes many shapes and forms. Explore various methods of d
 ata collection and then explore how data is analyzed and interpreted to 
 answer scientific questions. Consider the difference between data collec
 tion, analysis, and interpretation as you dive into large data sets avai
 lable for classroom use. In addition, explore unique data sets in Minnes
 ota housed at the Bell Museum and Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve 
 Long-Term Ecological Research.  \n\n \n\n-- Costs  --\n\nExploring S
 cience Practices in Minnesota is a free professional development opport
 unity for Minnesota Science Teachers. Teacher participants will also re
 ceive a stipend for attending.  The MSP LTER is part of a network of L
 TER sites funded by the National Science Foundation working together to 
 broaden our understanding of the nation’s ecological services. We grac
 iously thank NSF and MGK for support for this teacher's professional dev
 elopment experience.\n\n \n\nRegister\n\n 
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