Presenters:
Anthony Grisillo and Charles Keeler
Rose Tree Media School District, PA
Judy Williams
Anaheim City School District, CA
Anthony Grisillo
 BSED Elementary Education
 MED Science and Technology
 US Space Academy Teacher Program
 Gifted Support Instructor and Building Science Coordinator
Charles Keeler
 BSED Elementary Education
 MDT Instructional Technology
 US Space Academy Teacher Program
 5th Grade & Accelerated Math Instructor and Building Technology Coordinator
Judy Williams
 BSED Elementary Education
 MDT Instructional Technology
 US Space Academy Teacher Program
 Kindergarten Intervention Teacher
Handout
 Only an outline to reduce paper consumption.
 Full handouts and resources on
www.rtmsd.org/nsta
Questions and Answers
 Evaluation Form and Prizes
“I never teach my pupils;
I only attempt to provide
the conditions in which
they can learn.”
- Albert Einstein
“When you make the
finding yourself - even if
you're the last person on
Earth to see the light you never forget it.”
- Carl Sagan
Why Teach Science?
 Top 10 Growing Job Field Requiring at Least a
Bachelor’s Degree*:
 Biomedical engineers
 Network systems and data communications analysts
 Financial examiners
 Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
 Physician assistants
 Biochemists and biophysicists
 Athletic trainers
 Computer software engineers, applications
 Veterinarians
* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
 Environmental engineers
Office of Occupational Statistics
and Employment Projections
Yeah, So Why
Teach Science?
 Top 10 Growing Job Field Not Requiring at Least
a Bachelor’s Degree*:
Home health aides
Personal and home care aides
Physical therapist aides
Dental assistants
Medical assistants
Self-enrichment education teachers
Compliance officers+
+ Except agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
Occupational therapist aides
transportation
Pharmacy technicians
* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Office of Occupational Statistics
Medical secretaries
and Employment Projections
No, Really,
What Does This Have To
Do With Science?
 Making Observations
Applying Math Concepts
Understanding What You Read
Using Proper Language Skills
Sharing What You Have Learned
Critical Thinking
Packaged
Science Kit Units
 Usually an Extensions/Connections Aspect
 But Don’t Stop There!
Other Standards
STC/FOSS Kits
 STC
 FOSS has “Interdisciplinary extensions for
reading, language arts, math, and social
studies.”
Self-Made
Science Units
 Use of Template
 There is always a connection somewhere.
 Try to incorporate connections when
making the unit.
Rocket Lesson
 Original lesson provided by NASA
 Science
 Math
 Language Arts
Art
Templates
 Tool to help facilitate finding
links to Science curriculum
 eForm and standard form on
website
 Project Smart Template
Application
 3rd Grade
 Solar System
 Created a Scale Model of the Solar
System
 Incorporated: Science, LA, Math,
History, Technology, & Art
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
- Confucius
Questions
and Answers
Evaluation
and PRIZES!
Thank you for
attending!
Please check out
www.rtmsd.org/nsta for
more information.