UNDERSTANDING ENERGY TWO

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Summer 2013: June 24 - June 28, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

This week-long course is especially appropriate for 4th and 5th grade teachers who have previously taken Understanding Energy One. The course will include working with concrete materials in order to more fully understand the concepts of energy transfer and transformation and conservation of energy in systems, as delineated in the new science standards. A major focus will also be on the energy present in the following science units: Circuits and Pathways, Ecosystems, Models and Designs, Microworlds, Food Chemistry, and Land and Water.

Stipend of $750 and three 5000-level physics credits or thirty clock hours are available. Registration fee for credits ($150) or clock hours ($60) applies.

To apply for enrollment, please email PhysicsEnergyProject@SPU.edu. If the course is full at the time of your email, you will be placed on a waiting list.