Science Student
Student and Teacher

Math and Science Education Activites Inventory

Iowa Department of Education and Board of Regent Universities

2007



Program(s) directed by Bill Harwood
Title
Description
Funding Source
Partner Institutions
Director Name
Hansen/Lincoln ES First Lego League team  This FLL team consists of children from 3rd - 6th grade in Hansen and Lincoln Elementary School. FLL is an international competitive program requiring teams to creatively program a Lego NXT robot to perform 9 missions and to present their research for a solution to a thematic topic. Last year's team won third place overall in statewide championship.

Project Status: Current 
various donors, including UNI and Rockwell Collins  University of Northern Iowa, Rockwell Collins, Unitarian Universalist Church (Cedar Falls), Hansen Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary School  Bill Harwood
Team Co-coach
University of Northern Iowa
319-273-2052
 
Improving Chemistry Teaching in Iowa  Funding to survey the use of chemistry laboratory experiments in the State of Iowa to ascertain the needs of Iowas high school chemistry teachers with respect to doing lab activities and to conduct workshops to train chemistry teachers to effectively implement student-oriented guided inquiry teaching strategies.

Project Status: Current 
IMSEP  The Three Regents Universities  State of Iowa  Bill Harwood
Professor and Department Head, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Northern Iowa

 

 

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