Workshops

Genetics and Evolution Workshop Agenda 2018. The Genetics and Evolution workshop gives teachers hands-on methods to clarify the procedures used in genetic engineering and research, and the evidence and methods used in the study of evolution.  Specific case studies, examples and activities from this workshop are applicable to students in general, Pre-AP/IB, AP/IB or college level courses. Blood sugar recovery experiment This workshop covers evolution through an exploration of molecular and population genetics. Your students will never again muddle the process of…

Labs and Stats Workshop Agenda 2018. The Labs and Stats workshop is ideal for teachers who want to brush up on their data analysis and hypothesis testing skills.  You will learn a dependable structure for guiding student-designed experiments and then walk through the core statistical tests that are used to draw conclusions in research science:  t-test, chi-squared and the test of correlation.  Review of statistical parameters (variance, standard deviation, standard error of the mean) and the application of mathematics in scientific…

Ecology Workshop Agenda 2018. The Summer Workshop for Ecology covers the foundation concepts for either Biology or Environmental Science at the general, AP, IB or college level.  We will spend one day each performing activities that invite students to think critically about: Population Dynamics, Ecological Structure Field Experimentation Water Ecology, Resources, and Pollution Energy, Resources, and Pollution Biodiversity, Laws, and Regulation Island biogeography data simulation Two full days will be spent in the balds and under the canopy of the Blue Ridge Mountains to…