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Teachers become students at K-12 Outreach summer workshops

This summer Indiana educators took science out of the classroom and onto the street to solve a crime. Twenty-nine fifth through ninth grade science teachers gathered at Purdue from July 8-12 for the Standards-Based Integrated Science Instruction workshop, an intensive course in the science behind crime investigation, which they can then pass along to their own students.

The course challenged teachers to solve a fictitious crime using forensic science techniques. Teachers examined bones and did extensive fieldwork at a local quarry, and analyzed their evidence in science labs on the Purdue campus. Teachers learned modern techniques in DNA separation and soil analysis and will take this science content back to their classrooms.

The Linking Mathematics and Computer Science Workshop for Secondary Teachers allowed high school math and computer science teachers to explore the connections between mathematics and computer science. Ten teachers learned how computer science and mathematical concepts relate and can be used to enrich current classroom content.

For more information about Science K-12 Outreach programs, visit the Web site.

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