Date/Time
Date(s) – 04/06/2019
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location
Stuyvesant High School
Category(ies)
41st Annual SCoNYC Conference:
On Track to the Future of Science Education
Skills workshops for teachers and all students of science
NYMS is a SCoNYC supporting organization. Several NYMS members participate in SCoNYC production. Visit NYMS’ table in SCoNYC’s Exposition!
Location
Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan, west of Chambers and West Streets intersection
Keynote
Understanding Global Change: A New Conceptual Framework… Joseph Levine
Author, science educator, affiliated with the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole MA, the Wade Institute for Science Education, Quincy MA, and the Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica.
Conference Schedule, many Workshops –>>HERE<<– scan down the page!
Descriptions of All SCoNYC Workshops –>>HERE<<–
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Price online only: students with ID $25, others $40: online only
** Register onsite on April 6th–arrive early to register pre-workshops
students with ID $30, others $45
Two NYMS workshops at 2019 SCONYC, both led by NYMS Board Managers!
**Geology of New York City’s Bedrock** see description below
Dr Roland Scal, Queens Comm. College, CUNY
**Smartphone Macro-imaging** see description below
John Scott, N Y Conservation Fdn in NYC
**Geology of New York City** Under the Foundations: an Examination of the Rocks and Minerals Forming New York’s Bedrock
There are four major rocks types in the bedrock of New York City, mica schist, marble, gneiss, and serpentine. All of these are of metamorphic origin. The minerals found in these rocks include: the micas (biotite and muscovite), quartz, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, calcite and dolomite common in Manhattan and Bronx, and serpentine minerals of Staten Island (66% lizardite and 27% chrysotile, which will not be investigated). Aside from these major rock types a brief summary of: 1) igneous rocks that cut the major rock types such as pegmatite and granite, and 2) the loose sediments of the city, will also be given with emphasis on how these rocks were affected by plate tectonics.
In the workshop we will look at features of the bedrock forming minerals under the microscope, and we will prepare our own permanent slides. Mineral identifying characteristics will be explained. The microscope slides will be prepared using crushed and sieved mineral materials in the sand size range and mounting this in UV curing resin.
Both microscopic and macroscopic feature of the rock forming minerals will be displayed and attendees will learn to recognize the major rock forming minerals in New York City.The physical characteristics of the rocks and how the minerals in them effect their properties will be described. From the microscopic to the macroscopic these characteristics have an impact on our urban environment and understanding the rocks can become important in aspects of city planning and future projects within the 5 boroughs.
An earlier version of this workshop also presented by Prof Scal, was very well attended and student-assessed in SCONYC’s 2018 conference.
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**Smartphone Macro-imaging** Smartphone camera magnification and microscopy
Explorations and characterizations of microenvironments and their micro-inhabitants, and of micro-features and qualities of materials, require technology to magnify those environments and materials, and there are quite a few smartphone optical accessories and apps available to help teachers guide learners into understanding and investigation of biology and materials. We will explain, illustrate and demonstrate several smartphone optical accessories and apps particularly suited and amenable to classroom instruction, with practical suggestions.
Workshop content will be placed in the context of NGSS/NYSSLS, relevant to Elementary, Intermediate and High School teachers.
This presentation is aligned to the NYC Scope and Sequence 2018. An earlier version of this workshop also presented by John Scott, was very well attended and student-assessed in SCONYC’s 2018 conference.