From July 6-10, 2020, 40 K-12 science teachers representing 10 counties participated in the Scientist in Every Florida School Nature of Science virtual professional development workshop.
Throughout the week, teachers worked with scientists to develop lesson plans that help students better understand what’s known in education as the “nature of science,” or the tools, theories and skills used to carry out research.
Below are the K-12 lessons developed through our teacher-scientist collaborations throughout the week. Please click on the title to access the resource.
ANGARI Lab (Waite)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Dr. Amanda Waite, Captain Angela Rosenberg, Dr. Stephen Kajuira
- Teachers: Elizabeth Davis, Chris Norris, Rachel Wetherington, Heidi Walnum and Kathlyn Hendee
Christner Lab (Davis)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientist: Dr. Christine Davis
- Teachers: Larissa Froeschl, Gretel Montanez, Merlyn Matthew and Vanessa Beckett
Cortada Lab (Roberti)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Xavier Cortada and Adam Roberti
- Teachers: Jill Hardin, Stacey Wichmann, Jonathan Greene and Carla Case-Sweeney
Fire Ecology Lab (Fill)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientist: Dr. Jennifer Fill
- Teachers: Brittany Gainey, Colleen Brown, Julie Thompson and Priscilla Randall
iDigBio Lab (Phillips)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Molly Philips, Jeanette Pirlo and Adania Flemming
- Teachers: Victoria Craig, Debbie Greene, Carrie Wells and Edward Grimes
Kawahara Lab (Kaminsky)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Laurel Kaminsky, Becky Meschner
- Teachers: Bridget Armstrong, Brandy Seaman, Britt Monroe and Tredina Sheppard
Land and Water Lab (Smidt)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientist: Dr. Sam Smidt
- Teachers: Bethany Parker, Stacey Roberson, Celeste Aracena, Rikki Richardson and Binita Patel
Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (Gurley)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Dr. Kurt Gurley and Dr. Jeremy Magruder
- Teachers: Karen Bruening, Monika Moorman, Candace Valentine and Anne Benolkin
Tropical Research Education Center in Miami (Bassil)
- Lesson Overview
- Video Walkthrough of Lesson
- Lesson Designers include:
- Scientists: Dr. Elias Bassil, Fei Pan, Aline De Carmargo Santos, Matthew Bremgartner and Pamela Moon
- Teachers: Mary Maddox, Melissa Lewellen, Andrew McIntosh and Donna Canady