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Science Express
William Bayley
Science Express Provides• Instrumentation• Professional
Development• Standards Based Lab
Exercises• Instrument Delivery• On-going Support
Science ExpressData for 2007
Number of Teachers 78
Number of Students over 13,000
Number of Deliveries 543
Number of Instrument Days over 3,000
Science Express Service History
• 4,000 visits
• 300,000 miles
• Student-instrument interactions – Over 200,000
Program Rationale and Operation
• Help both teachers and students understand how science is performed in the world today
• Develop both a comfort level and a familiarity with the use and application of modern technologies
• To enhance laboratory experiences
Success of the Program
• “The instruments are very useful. I plan to use more of them because the instruments are the highlight of the year. The students feel they are doing something important when they use the equipment. The equipment also provides technical-training and an opportunity for ‘real’ science.”
Instrumentation• Infrared Spectrophotometer (2)• Gas Chromatographs (11)• High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs (4)• UV/Visible Spectrophotometers (4)• Polymerase Chain Reaction Lab – PCR
(2)• Atomic Force Microscope (1)• Visible Spectrophotometers (72)
Instrumentation
• Gel Electrophoresis (8)• Nuclear Scalers (48) • Digital Multimeters (10)• pH meters (60)• Hach Water Kits (18)• Vernier Probes (too many to count)• Microscopes (14)
Instrumentation
• Stir/Hot Plates (48)• Horse skeleton (4) • Microfuge (4)• Van Der Graaf generator (2)• Liquid Nitrogen (4)• Videos (many)
Most Important
Professional Development
• Theory Instruction
• Instrument Instruction
• Hands-On Laboratory Experience
• Curriculum Development
• Classroom Integration
Standards Based Lab Exercises
• Teacher Designed Labs–Demystification Labs
–Introductory Labs
–Intermediate Level Labs
–Advanced Placement Labs
Details
• $300 a year per teacher• Refresher training once every 2
years • Delivery schedule on-line
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