August 24, 2018 | Bring STEM Into Your Curriculum By Amneris Solano How often do your students ask, “How will I use this in real life?” After becoming a Kenan Fellow, I gained many useful ideas from...
August 22, 2018 | Building for Future Severe Weather – A Design Thinking Approach By Amneris Solano Over a period of two days, students will complete a design challenge centered around sustainable exterior building products that are designed for high performance during...
August 13, 2018 | Is U.S. Air Pollution Getting Better or Worse – How and Why? By Amneris Solano In this project, students will be assigned one of 4 regions of the United States – Northeast, South, Midwest, or West. Within each regional group,...
August 8, 2018 | The Delicate Science of Making Food to Please the World By Amneris Solano In this lesson, students will apply the scientific method—using N-P-K soil test kits on a local farm—to develop a real-world application of how abiotic factors,...
August 8, 2018 | Candy and Cichlids: Exploring Dichotomous Keys By Amneris Solano This lesson allows students to take on the role of real scientists, as they identify species from one another. Dr. Reade Robert’s lab research focuses...
September 14, 2017 | Cichlid Sex Determination – A DNA POGIL By Amneris Solano POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. POGIL is a tool that allows for the simultaneous teaching of core content and higher-order...