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Fort Lauderdale Conference Committee . 5 Floor Plans . 16 President’s Welcome . 7 NSTA Headquarters Staff . 20 Contributors to the Fort Lauderdale Conference . 7 NSTA Officers, Board of Directors, and Council . 21 NSTA Conferences Go Green! . 7 Future NSTA Conferences . 22 Call for Sessions . 22 Registration, Travel, and Hotels NSTA Phildadelphia National Conference . 23 Meeting Location and Times . .11 Registration . .11 Conference Program Purchasing Ticketed Events . .11 Conference Highlights . 24 Airlines . .11 Conference Strands . 26 Ground Transportation to/from Airport . .11 NSTA Exemplary Science Program . 28 Getting Around Town/Parking . .11 Chemistry Day at NSTA . 29 Discounted Rental Cars . .11 Physics Day at NSTA . 29 NSTA Shuttle Service/Schedule . 11, 12 NABT Sessions . 30 Conference Hotels . 11, 12 Physical and Earth Science Day . 30 Fort Lauderdale Map . 12 NSTA Press Sessions . 31 NSTA Avenue Sessions . 31 Conference Resources Short Courses . 34 Graduate Credit Opportunity . 14 Field Trips . 36 Exhibits . 14 Meetings and Social Functions . 39 NSTA Avenue . 14 NSTA Affiliate Sessions . 40 NSTA Science Bookstore . 14 Welcome and Information Center . 14 Thursday Daily Program . 43 FAST Booth . 14 Friday Daily Program . 73 Evaluation Booth/Presenters and Presiders Check-In . 14 Saturday Daily Program . .111 Conference Evaluation . 15 First Aid Services . 15 Indexes Lost and Found . 15 Exhibitor List . .117 Audiovisual Needs . 15 Index of Exhibitor Workshops . .131 Business Services . 15 Schedule At A Glance . 137. Message Center . 15 Index of Participants . 148. Session Evaluations/ Index of Advertisers . .152 Tracking Professional Development . 15 Cover photo: ©2009 Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB National Science Teachers Association NSTA Affiliates 1840 Wilson Blvd . Association for Multicultural Science Education (AMSE) Arlington, VA 22201-3000 Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 703-243-7100 Council for Elementary Science International (CESI) E-mail: conferences@nsta org. Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) www nsta. org. National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA) National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) NSTA Fort Lauderdale Area Conference on Science Education 3 FREE HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS 6%2.)%2$!4! #/,,%#4)/.4%#(./,/'9 FRIDAYs.OVEMBERs7ORKSHOP2OOM n!- K-8 SCIENCE WITH VERNIER n!- DEVELOPING 21ST-CENTURY MINDS WITH VERNIER n0- DEVELOPING 21ST-CENTURY MINDS WITH VERNIER n0- DEVELOPING 21ST-CENTURY MINDS WITH VERNIER NO PRE-REGISTRATION! NO FEE! 6ER NIER3OFTWARE4ECHNOLOGYsWWWVERNIERCOMsToll Free: 888-837-6437 Welcome to Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale Conference Committee Program Committee Local Arrangements Program Representatives Committee Lori Braga Exhibits Liaison Southwest Middle School Lisa Milenkovic Palm Bay, FL Eagle Point Elementary School Weston, FL Thomas Medcalf Peggy Cook J .P . Keener Wendy Spielman School District of Palm Beach Field Trips Co-Managers Welcome to Fort Lauderdale and the 2009 NSTA Area Confer- County Barbara Rapoza ence on Science Education . Our theme is Diving into the Next West Palm Beach, FL New River Middle School Generation of Science, and with this in mind we have scheduled Fort Lauderdale, FL waves of field trips, speakers, and special events for your profes- Strand Leader: Enhancing sional consideration . Surf our three professional development Science Teaching and Dawn Miller-Walker strands—each has its own engaging presenters, short courses, and Learning with Instructional Environmental Conservation concurrent sessions . Technology Organization–Take Action As you plan your schedule, don’t miss our keynote speaker Julie Janice Novello Now (ECO–TAN) Scardina, animal ambassador for SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and FAST Area 7 Director Southwest Ranches, FL Discovery Cove . Dive deeper on one of our scheduled field trips, Bradenton, FL Guides Manager symposia, or short courses . Be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall and Michelle Krug anchor-up at the NSTA Science Bookstore . So, welcome to our Strand Leader: Keys for Coral Springs High School community . We invite you to dive into a wealth of science! Student Success: Curriculum Integration and Student Coral Springs, FL 2009 Fort Lauderdale Conference Committee Leaders Inclusion Manager of Services for Daniel McFarland Conference Chairperson People with Disabilities Durant High School Thomas M . Medcalf Renette Pierre-Louise Plant City, FL FAST President Silver Lakes Middle School District Science Resource Teacher Strand Leader: Teaching North Lauderdale, FL Palm Beach County School District Ecosystems, Climate, and Publicity Manager 3310 Forest Hill Blvd ,. Suite C-206 Climate Change Vierge Dieujuste West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Brad Tanner Deerfield Beach Middle [email protected] Mote Marine Laboratory School Sarasota, FL Program Coordinator Deerfield Beach, FL Peggy Cook NSTA Director, District V Social Functions Manager Learning Team Facilitator Kelly Price Julie Degreef Lake Worth Middle School Forsyth County Schools Discovery Elementary School 1300 Barnett Dr . Cumming, GA Lake Worth, FL 33461 Sunrise, FL [email protected] Volunteers Manager Hilda Cabrera Local Arrangements Apollo Middle School Coordinator Hollywood, FL J .P . Keener Supervisor, Secondary Science Education School Board of Broward County 600 SE Third Ave . We at NSTA wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Florida Asssociation of Science Teachers for the many hours of time they jpkeener@browardschools com. volunteered in planning this conference . NSTA Fort Lauderdale Area Conference on Science Education 5 Win a Tomas Bunk Periodic Table! GROUP 1 GROUP 18 IA/1A Noble Gases VIIIA/8A or 0 1 2.1 P 1 E 2 R H I He O 1.00794 D 1s1 GROUP 2 GROUP 13 GROUP 14 GROUP 15 GROUP 16 GROUP 17 4.002602 Hydrogen 1s2 Alkaline Earth Metals 1 Chalcogens Halogens Helium Alkali Metals IIA/2A IIIA/3A IVA/4A VA/5A VIA/6A VIIA/7A P 3 1.0 4 1.5 5 2.0 6 2.5 7 3.0 8 3.5 9 4.0 10 E 1 2 1 -4,2,4 -3,2,3,4,5 -2 -1 R I Li Be B C N O F Ne O 6.941 9.012182 10.811 12.0107 14.0067 15.9994 18.9984032 20.1797 D 1s22s1 1s22s2 1s22s22p1 1s22s22p2 1s22s22p3 1s22s22p4 1s22s22p5 1s22s22p6 2 Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon P 11 0.9 12 1.2 13 1.5 14 1.8 15 2.1 16 2.5 17 3.0 18 E 1 2 3 2,4 -3,3,4,5 -2,2,4,6 -1,1,3,5,7 R Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar Atomic Number Electronegativity I GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP 9 GROUP 10 GROUP 11 GROUP 12 O 22.98977 24.3050 26.9815386 28.0855 30.973762 32.065 35.4453 39.948 1 2.1 D [Ne]3s1 [Ne]3s2 Transition Metals [Ne]3s23p1 [Ne]3s23p2 [Ne]3s23p3 [Ne]3s23p4 [Ne]3s23p5 [Ne]3s23p6 Oxidation 1 Number 3 Sodium Magnesium Aluminum Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon Chemical IIIB/3B IVB/4B VB/5B VIB/6B VIIB/7B VIIIB/8B VIIIB/8B VIIIB/8B IB/1B IIB/2B H Symbol 54.938045 1.00794 P 0.8 20 1.0 1.3 22 1.5 1.6 24 1.6 1.5 26 1.8 27 1.9 1.9 1.9 30 1.6 1.6 32 1.8 2.0 34 2.4 2.8