We enthusiastically invite you to join us in learning new ways to
bring the fun of scientific inquiry to your classroom
Increase your
students’ interest in science through exploration
of the beauty, diversity and intriguing biology of plants
Teachers will be eligible for
California Continuing Education Credits
for participating in
Forum activities, Scientific Fieldtrips & Workshops
For K-16 educators, the two day Forum will provide:
- Innovative approaches
to integrate plants into your curriculum
- Opportunities
to participate in the Scientific
Inquiry through Plants (SIP) program
- Specially
designed teaching resources and ideas, including FREE classroom materials
- Exploration
of the Hands-on Science Lab
- Stimulating Scientific Field Trips
- A wide variety of FREE workshops
- Engaging interactive sessions
- Inspiring keynote lecture by Roger
Hangarter,
Biology Professor at Indiana University
Communicating an Awareness of Plants Through
Science and Art
Creator of sLowlife, a traveling exhibit of live plants, time-lapse
movies, and still images stimulating awareness of plants as living
sensory organisms. The exhibit will travel though 2010. Current
and future venues are: United States Botanic Garden (2006) and
Chicago Botanic Garden (2007).
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