UtSTA 2024: Out-Of-This-World Science Teaching

Discover how BIOZONE's extensive product range supports teachers to deliver engaging programs across a range of subjects including: IB, AP, Earth and Space, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, and Anatomy and Physiology. Explore our new and upcoming titles, and learn how our new content delivery platform BIOZONE WORLD integrates resources with our engaging, highly graphical content.

BIOZONE’s interactive worktexts are designed to support teachers by providing tools and content to:
• Deliver accessible content within a differentiated classroom.
• Engage students through inquiry or phenomenon-based learning.
• Undertake effective and meaningful assessment using curricula specific assessment tools.
• Enhance content delivery using the BIOZONE Teacher Toolkit.
• Enable flexible delivery in remote, in class, or blended delivery environments.

Attendees receive a FREE print copy and a 90-day digital access to a title of their choice.

Join us as we explore the climate, geology, plant, and animal life of the majestic Wasatch Mountains. Together, we'll unravel the intricate ecology of the region as we apply the Three Dimensions of Science. Teachers and students will learn to communicate our findings as Mountain Naturalists.

In this hands-on, minds-on session, participants will construct models to show the movement of ions and nutrients across membranes with emphasis placed on the large and small particles that pass through the membrane to maintain homeostasis. They will connect theory with results from popular homeostasis labs. They will make and defend a claim based on evidence that homeostasis results from a variety of factors. This presentation will help educators guide their students in asking questions and defining problems, planning and carrying out investigations, interpreting data, and developing and using models. This presentation supports Standard Bio.2.4.

Simple lab to help students see how magnetic fields affect objects around them and allow them to see the actual shape and relative strengths of magnetic fields.

Have you ever wanted to create a scenario-based project where students are tasked with contributing solutions to Utah's water supply? In this project-based assignment, students will construct a yard (front or back) that is designed to not only increase the street value of the home, but reduce water usage with a water budget, stay within a financial budget, and learn how to perform research to identify correct plants that can be used in place of traditional "green lawn only" landscaping. Teachers attending this event will not only receive digital and printed materials for this project, but a walk through and opportunity to start their own project as well.

ESS.4.2-4.4 will be addressed in terms of Water Conservation and appropriate resource management (Computational Thinking & Designing Solutions)
Bio 1.5 is addressed as this lesson takes the approach of ecological succession to bringing back native species to an area. (Design a solution)

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Ignite student passion for science with captivating, hands-on projects: newspaper bones, a pasta skeleton, an articulated hand model, and *wearable models of cell structure and organ systems showcasing student comprehension. Learn the Songs “Single Cells” and “Mitosis”, along with event descriptions for the Human Body Olympics, and how to showcase student models publicly, fostering community science literacy.  *Cell and Organ aprons available for $7 to create during session.

The integration of online simulations aligns with Science and Engineering Practices by promoting student engagement, active learning, and the development of scientific citizenship. By harnessing the power of simulations and combining them with instructional best practices, teachers can create dynamic learning experiences that empower students to ask questions, analyze data, and construct explanations. Through this interactive session, educators can explore effective strategies for leveraging simulations and fostering student engagement, ultimately nurturing the next generation of scientifically literate and engaged citizens.

Developing and using models can be one of the most challenging science practices for students and teachers alike. On the other hand, utilizing models naturally lends itself to all the other science practices and is a perfect tool for digging deep into a phenomenon. In this session, we’ll use a simplified version of a model developed by HawkWatch International scientist Dave Oleyar to calculate the density of nesting cavities by habitat type for the five smallest species of forest owls in North America. From there, we’ll use our models to predict the impact of various landscape changes on cavity-nesting raptors and come up with recommendations for land managers that want to preserve these important members of their ecosystems.