ANNOUNCEMENT:
Monday, 22 May 2000
Perlstein Auditorium [33rd & State, NW Corner]
for a discussion about
The Essential Transition from 19th to 21st Century
High School Science Education
buffet supper 6 pm
discussion 7 pm
RSVP to (312) 567-8820 or parson@iit.edu
OUR NEXT MEETING...
...will be on September 5, 2000, for
registration and admission for the Fall semester. You will
receive a letter reminding you. Many of us have already
registered...
Kim Baker (Fairfield Academy)
did "something different." We each received a page titled
"Don't Use it All Up," and on it we were asked to list as many as 15
uses for water. Then she passed out plastic shoe boxes
containing 7 sponges (different sizes). Each group put 2.5
cups of water into the box. Then we added the sponges one
at a time, each sponge representing a different use of
water. The original water level, representing the height
of the water table, decreased with each sponge added. We
then discussed how water resources can be conserved, as we
squeezed out the sponges to bring the "water table" nearly
back to its original level. A pretty analogy and a good
way to get your students to conserve!
Pam Moy (Morgan Park HS)
passed out an article on "How Females Choose Their Mates,"
Scientific American (April 1998) [see the website
http://www.sciam.com] which
she uses for AP Biology class at prom time. An interesting
article, and a neat idea!
Chuck Buzek (Spry School)
took us outside to
"measure" tree heights and canopy widths (related in most
cases). The nice weather made this a pleasant thing do,
and we gained some insight into the characteristics of
trees and how they may be measured. A fine way to end our
last meeting for this semester!
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!