Professional Development
We want to help with your professional development. Did you know that our Professional Development Academy has options to help you reach your development goals? We offer live workshops, interactive webinars, and Train-the-Trainer sessions to best fit your schools needs. Topics include Lab Safety, Hands-On activities, and microscope cleaning and use. Contact us for more information. Or look at our offerings here…..
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December Shows
Midsouth Technology Conference
Memphis, TN December 8-9
NSTA- Seattle
Seattle, WA December 8-10
Early November Shows
WAEE – Rosholt, WI
November 3-5
STAO – Toronto, ON
November 10-12
CAST – Houston, TX
November 16-19
VAST – Roanoke, VA
November 17-19
Featured Kit
Glo-Germ Kits
Effectively demonstrate the proper procedures used to prevent the spread of infectious disease with this premium compact handwashing kit. With a 2 oz. bottle of Glo Germ Gel, 1.2 oz. of Glo Germ Powder, and standard UV light with battery, you”ll have enough supplies to lead over 50 demonstrations with your students in handwashing training and cross-contamination testing. For a complete learning experience, a full set of student activity sheets and trainer’s manual are included with this kit. See this kit here….
Featured Articles
White-Nose Syndrome and Introduced Species
Recent news about White-Nose Syndrome indicates it was likely that the disease was brought to the US from Europe on the shoes or pants of a traveling spelunker. Use these articles, about a fairly new introduced species of disease causing fungi and about Australians combating a less recent introduced species, to lead your class into discussions about introduced species in your area. Both articles can be found on DiscoveryNews. The Article about White-nose syndrome is here and you can find the article about Cane toads here.
Scientific Confirmation in Action
Do your students understand about the importance of repeatability in science? It is one of the aspects of the scientific method that is often overlooked, but is a key element in the process of scientific discovery. There is a followup article to the report that a bacterium could integrate Arsenic into its DNA that shows how scientists repeating an experiment can support, or refute, the original findings. Check out the article at ScienceNews here….