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Project BioEYES Professional Development University of Notre Dame Danielle Kearns-Sixsmith

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In the beginning... Dr. Steve Farber Dr. Jamie Shuda The basic principles of the life sciences need to be integrated early in the K-12 curriculum (Sylwester, 2001).

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Science Outreach Program To foster an enthusiasm for science education, promote interest for future participation in a biology-related field, and allow all students the opportunity to learn life science through a hands- on, student-centered approach to instruction.

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Partnering School Districts Camden City, NJ Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD Lehigh Valley, PA, New York City, NY, South Bend, IN.

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Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Teachers 2007-2008 New Teachers 7 Veteran Teachers43 Self Teach Teachers 8 58 Philadelphia Teachers

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Making an impact Reaching Philadelphia Students 2007-2008 514 Elementary 1,280 Middle School 1,099 High School students 2, 893 Since program inception: 13, 370

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Why?

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An excellent model for Research... Stem Cell Research at HarvardOrgan regeneration at Duke Lipid metabolism at Jefferson Liver development, regeneration, and disease at Mount Sinai

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A model for science education reform efforts Inquiry-based Hands-on Minds-on Cross-Disciplinary Standards aligned In-depth Collaborative

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The week ahead... Day One: Form a team and go fishing!

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male and female wildtype female albino

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Day Two 1. Harvest 2. Clean 3. Count 4. Observe 5. Record

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Harvest Eggs v. Embryos Structure Function Reproduction - Fertilization - Development

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Clean The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Pooper Scooper

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Count Observe Record

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Youtube.com Annotated zebrafish development timelapse http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/sgilber1/DB_ lab/Fish/img_fish/zebrafish_stage.jpg

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Research Opportunities in our Classrooms

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Accompanying Activities Tables/Graphing Mortality/Viability rates Creative writing Lab reports Bulletin boards/School website Assessment