Judy Powell contributes to Microbe Activity Book from NABT Meet the Microbes , a collection of 17 hands-on activities on the science of microbes was recently published by the National Association of Biology Teachers and Texas Instruments as part of the Microbial Literacy Collaborative . Judy Powell of The Science House used her extensive background in calculator technology to provide a calculator guide for the publication. Expanding Your Horizon Conference Now Accepting Applications Expanding Your Horizons is a conference to encourage seventh grade girls to consider careers in science, mathematics or engineering. This conference is open to seventh grade girls from participating schools in Wake, Chatham, Durham, Orange and Granville counties. Students are selected by their teachers.
Registration forms are available online.
The deadline for registration is February 18, 2000. The deadline for application is January 20, 2000. To be eligible for the grant middle and high school science teachers must spend at least half of their classroom time teaching science and elementary school teachers must teach some science in the classroom.