Science Express

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Science Express

• William Bayley

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Science Express Provides

• Instrumentation
• Professional Development
• Standards Based Lab Exercises
• Instrument Delivery
• On-going Support

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Science ExpressData for 2007
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Science Express Service History

• 4,000 visits
• 300,000 miles
• Student-instrument interactions
• Over 200,000

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Program Rationale and Operation

• Help both teachers and students understand how
  science is performed in the world today
• Develop both a comfort level and a familiarity
  with the use and application of modern
  technologies
• To enhance laboratory experiences

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Success of the Program

• The instruments are very useful. I plan to use
  more of them because the instruments are the
  highlight of the year. The students feel they are
  doing something important when they use the
  equipment. The equipment also provides
  technical-training and an opportunity for real
  science.

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Instrumentation

• Infrared Spectrophotometer (2)
• Gas Chromatographs (11)
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatographs (4)
• UV/Visible Spectrophotometers (4)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction Lab PCR (2)
• Atomic Force Microscope (1)
• Visible Spectrophotometers (72)

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Instrumentation

• Gel Electrophoresis (8)
• Nuclear Scalers (48)
• Digital Multimeters (10)
• pH meters (60)
• Hach Water Kits (18)
• Vernier Probes (too many to count)
• Microscopes (14)

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Instrumentation

• Stir/Hot Plates (48)
• Horse skeleton (4)
• Microfuge (4)
• Van Der Graaf generator (2)
• Liquid Nitrogen (4)
• Videos (many)

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Most Important
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Professional Development

• Theory Instruction
• Instrument Instruction
• Hands-On Laboratory Experience
• Curriculum Development
• Classroom Integration

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Standards Based Lab Exercises

• Teacher Designed Labs
• Demystification Labs
• Introductory Labs
• Intermediate Level Labs
• Advanced Placement Labs

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Details

• 300 a year per teacher
• Refresher training once every 2 years
• Delivery schedule on-line

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Website
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