FOSS Chemical Interactions Workshop
July 27–31, 2009

The FOSS staff at the Lawrence Hall of Science, along with the Center for Science and Engineering Education at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Delta Education, are planning a weeklong workshop for users of the FOSS Chemical Interactions Course for middle school.

The workshop will include:

• In-depth experience with all of the investigations in the FOSS Chemical Interactions Course for grades 7—8.
• Tour of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory research facilities, including The Advanced Light Source's Chemical Dynamics and Molecular Environmental Science Beamlines, the Molecular Foundry, and the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology.
• Presentations by leading researchers and master teachers in chemical sciences at the lab.

The workshop will be lead by FOSS curriculum developers and is designed for curriculum coordinators, FOSS consultants involved in professional development of middle school teachers, and grades 7—8 teachers planning to use the Chemical Interactions Course in their classrooms. We will discuss the FOSS teaching strategies, learning needs of middle level students and teachers, and the use of science notebooks and assessment as they relate to this FOSS Chemical Interactions Course. Each participant will receive a set of the teacher and student print materials.

For additional information, check the FOSS Professional Development Calendar online or contact:

Linda De Lucchi
FOSS Project
Lawrence Hall of Science
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone: 510.6428941
Fax: 510.642.7387
E-mail: ldelucch@berkeley.edu