K'NEX Education Workshop Schedule

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Forces, Energy & Motion
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

It’s off to the races with K’NEX Education’s Forces, Energy & Motion Set!

Join us as we investigate potential and kinetic energy and force and motion with K’NEX cars. Gravity, rubber bands, springs, wind, battery motors, and flywheels will power models as we explore complex STEM concepts. How will your car perform? How would you redesign your model to make it a first place car?  Strategies that empower students to design and complete their own experiments from the Teacher’s Guide will be emphasized.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be stressed.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Forces, Energy & Motion set. *

Exploring Machines
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

Bring the Excitement of Hands-on Learning to your middle school classroom!

Join us as we build and investigate a variety of simple machine models, take measurements and gather data that can be used to determine work input, work output, mechanical advantage, gear ratios, effort forces, resistance forces, and more. The exercises and explorations illustrate engineering and scientifically rich content through the use of models. Applying understandings of these models to real world examples of machines leads to a better understanding of design and systems of machines in practical use.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will guide our exploration. 

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Exploring Machines Set. *

Simple Machines
Grades 3, 4, 5
Room 102B

Bring Simple Machine Concepts to Life with Real-World Models!

This hands-on workshop will explore that common expression ‘simple machines make work easier’ and investigate hands-on strategies to help students understand simple machine technologies.  Build and use K’NEX simple machine models and discover that simple machines make work easier by Multiplying force, multiplying distance, and changing the direction of force. Standards aligned STEM concepts related to simple machines will be the focus of the program

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Simple Machine Set. *

DNA Replication & Transcription -
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Room 102B

DNA Replication & Transcription - No more gum drops and toothpicks!

Join us as we use K’NEX to build and explore functional DNA models that actually stays together.  Participants will twist DNA ladders to make a helix, replicate the helix, and transcribe the model to form mRNA.  Color-coded nucleotides enable quick changes of the C, G, A, T, and U bases to produce new sequences.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be emphasized.

The K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription set is an excellent demonstration tool at the elementary school level. The curriculum is aligned to National Science Education standards for grades 5 – 12.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription Set. *

Renewable Energy
Grades, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room  102B

Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K’NEX® Education Renewable Energy Set!

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you as you address critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts in the middle school classroom and provide instructional models that will enhance students’ understanding of these important concepts.

Using K’NEX® and the lessons provided in the teacher guide enables you to offer students a program of study that uses hands-on exploration in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to learning. As students work cooperatively they are encouraged to work together as they build, investigate, discuss and evaluate concepts, ideas and designs.

Join us as we bring STEM concepts to life!

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Renewable Energy Set. *

Friday, April 12, 2013

Simple Machines 
Grades 3, 4, 5
Room 102B

Bring Simple Machine Concepts to Life with Real-World Models!

This hands-on workshop will explore that common expression ‘simple machines make work easier’ and investigate hands-on strategies to help students understand simple machine technologies.  Build and use K’NEX simple machine models and discover that simple machines make work easier by Multiplying force, multiplying distance, and changing the direction of force. Standards aligned STEM concepts related to simple machines will be the focus of the program

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Simple Machine Set. *

Renewable Energy
Grades, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room  102B

Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K’NEX® Education Renewable Energy Set!

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you as you address critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts in the middle school classroom and provide instructional models that will enhance students’ understanding of these important concepts.

Using K’NEX® and the lessons provided in the teacher guide enables you to offer students a program of study that uses hands-on exploration in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to learning. As students work cooperatively they are encouraged to work together as they build, investigate, discuss and evaluate concepts, ideas and designs.

Join us as we bring STEM concepts to life!

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Renewable Energy Set. *

DNA Replication & Transcription
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Room 102B

DNA Replication & Transcription - No more gum drops and toothpicks!

Join us as we use K’NEX to build and explore functional DNA models that actually stays together.  Participants will twist DNA ladders to make a helix, replicate the helix, and transcribe the model to form mRNA.  Color-coded nucleotides enable quick changes of the C, G, A, T, and U bases to produce new sequences.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be emphasized.

The K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription set is an excellent demonstration tool at the elementary school level. The curriculum is aligned to National Science Education standards for grades 5 – 12.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription Set. *

Exploring Machines
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

Bring the Excitement of Hands-on Learning to your middle school classroom!

Join us as we build and investigate a variety of simple machine models, take measurements and gather data that can be used to determine work input, work output, mechanical advantage, gear ratios, effort forces, resistance forces, and more. The exercises and explorations illustrate engineering and scientifically rich content through the use of models. Applying understandings of these models to real world examples of machines leads to a better understanding of design and systems of machines in practical use.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will guide our exploration. 

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Exploring Machines Set. *

Forces, Energy & Motion
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

It’s off to the races with K’NEX Education’s Forces, Energy & Motion Set!

Join us as we investigate potential and kinetic energy and force and motion with K’NEX cars. Gravity, rubber bands, springs, wind, battery motors, and flywheels will power models as we explore complex STEM concepts. How will your car perform? How would you redesign your model to make it a first place car?  Strategies that empower students to design and complete their own experiments from the Teacher’s Guide will be emphasized.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be stressed.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Forces, Energy & Motion set. *

Saturday, April 13, 2013

DNA Replication & Transcription
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Room 102B

DNA Replication & Transcription - No more gum drops and toothpicks!

Join us as we use K’NEX to build and explore functional DNA models that actually stays together.  Participants will twist DNA ladders to make a helix, replicate the helix, and transcribe the model to form mRNA.  Color-coded nucleotides enable quick changes of the C, G, A, T, and U bases to produce new sequences.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be emphasized.

The K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription set is an excellent demonstration tool at the elementary school level. The curriculum is aligned to National Science Education standards for grades 5 – 12.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education DNA Replication & Transcription Set. *

Exploring Machines
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

Bring the Excitement of Hands-on Learning to your middle school classroom!

Join us as we build and investigate a variety of simple machine models, take measurements and gather data that can be used to determine work input, work output, mechanical advantage, gear ratios, effort forces, resistance forces, and more. The exercises and explorations illustrate engineering and scientifically rich content through the use of models. Applying understandings of these models to real world examples of machines leads to a better understanding of design and systems of machines in practical use.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will guide our exploration. 

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Exploring Machines Set. *

Forces, Energy & Motion
Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room 102B

It’s off to the races with K’NEX Education’s Forces, Energy & Motion Set!

Join us as we investigate potential and kinetic energy and force and motion with K’NEX cars. Gravity, rubber bands, springs, wind, battery motors, and flywheels will power models as we explore complex STEM concepts. How will your car perform? How would you redesign your model to make it a first place car?  Strategies that empower students to design and complete their own experiments from the Teacher’s Guide will be emphasized.  Standards aligned STEM concepts will be stressed.

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Forces, Energy & Motion set. *

Renewable Energy
Grades, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Room  102B

Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K’NEX® Education Renewable Energy Set!

This hands-on workshop is designed to help you as you address critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts in the middle school classroom and provide instructional models that will enhance students’ understanding of these important concepts.

Using K’NEX® and the lessons provided in the teacher guide enables you to offer students a program of study that uses hands-on exploration in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to learning. As students work cooperatively they are encouraged to work together as they build, investigate, discuss and evaluate concepts, ideas and designs.

Join us as we bring STEM concepts to life!

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Renewable Energy Set. *

Simple Machines 
Grades 3, 4, 5
Room 102B

Bring Simple Machine Concepts to Life with Real-World Models!

This hands-on workshop will explore that common expression ‘simple machines make work easier’ and investigate hands-on strategies to help students understand simple machine technologies.  Build and use K’NEX simple machine models and discover that simple machines make work easier by Multiplying force, multiplying distance, and changing the direction of force. Standards aligned STEM concepts related to simple machines will be the focus of the program

Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a K’NEX Education Simple Machine Set. *

* A K'NEX Education set, specific to the workshop attended, will be awarded in a random drawing by the K'NEX Education representative at the end of each workshop: Exploring Machines, Forces, Energy & Motion, DNA Replication & Transcription, Intro to Simple Machines: Gears or Renewable Energy Set, with suggested retail values of $39.00 - $200. No purchase necessary. Attendance at drawing is necessary.