Our morning activities will feature curriculum presentations and activities led by MRL RET teacher-interns (for descriptions see below) with other presentations by UCSB Materials research scientists to apply towards STEM education, including biomaterials, soft robotics, and flexible photovoltaics. A featured speaker is UCSB Materials professor and MRL diversity officer Angela Pitenis, and we are also excited to announce Matthew Huber as a remote speaker, Matthew is the lead scientist at algaeresearchsupply.com, a group whose mission is to educate the next generation of scientists in the tools that Algae provide for climate change mitigation.
MATERIAL
Saturday, April 30 | 9:00am–2:30pm
Considering Climate Change in the Classroom, from the Microscopic to the Macroscopic
Tori Pool, Biology, Bishop Diego High School
Resources
Tori Pool's Project
Understanding iIntermolecular Forces with TLC
Barbara Weiser, Chemistry, Santa Paula High School
Resources
Barbra Weiser's Project
Other resources from the 2022 workshop
Evolution and Chemistry of Bioluminescence (video in collaboration with Oakley Lab UCSB)
Group Websites
Angela Pitenis - Interfacial Engineering Lab
Megan Valentine Research Group
Additional Resources
UCSB "Current" (UCSB Science News)
KITP Physics Teachers' Conference. Recorded talks on YouTube; next conference April 1, 2023.