Microbial diners, drive-ins, and dives: deep-sea edition

Our next Community Science Event for K-12 teachers will be held on Monday, November 30 from 4 pm to 8 pm at Baxter Lecture Hall and Winnett Lounge at Caltech. It is free to attend, with food included, and teachers from all grade levels and school districts are welcome.

The event focuses on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) disciplinary core idea LS2: Ecosystems – Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics. 

Prof. Victoria Orphan will give a seminar on her research titled "Microbial diners, drive-ins, and dives: deep-sea edition." Graduate students and undergraduates from Caltech, Pasadena City College, and associated institutions will follow up by showcasing lab demonstrations and activities spanning all levels – then be available to answer questions, as teachers plan lessons that incorporate the latest science content.

• 4 pm to 4:30 pm – Badge and food pickup (Baxter Lecture Hall)
• 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm – Keynote seminar by faculty (Baxter Lecture Hall)
• 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm – Activities and lab demos by partners (Winnett Lounge & Caltech Bookstore)
• 6:45 pm to 8 pm – Collaborative lesson creation by teachers and partners (Winnett Lounge & Caltech Bookstore).

If you would like to build an activity or run a demo, register now! and make a difference in our local schools.

If you would like to participate as a teacher -- or know a teacher who would like to participate -- register now! and be part of our teaching and learning community.

We work together using SKIES, a knowledge-sharing platform that makes it easy to assemble and link media-rich units, and to teach classes in an active and constructivist way.

We hold three events per term, cycling between life sciences, earth sciences, and physical sciences. Our goal is to cover all the NGSS disciplinary core ideas over the next several years, incorporating all of the science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts.