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Honeywell Teachers for the 21st Century strengthens teachers’ science content knowledge and pedagogy by preparing them to use online, award-winning curriculum resources developed by the Stevens Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE). These NJCCCS-aligned curricula engage students in science inquiry, engineering design and problem-solving through use of Internet-based, real-world data and technological design. Teachers participate in hands-on science investigations and team-based engineering design activities in life, earth, and physical science. Activities reinforce topics measured by the NJ ASK8. See the WNBC clip from 7/9/08 See the WMBC clip from 7/11/08

Participating teachers and their students will conduct real-world science experiments and participate in engineering design activities that include:

• International Boiling Point Project: Students participate in a global experiment to determine which variable has the greatest impact on the temperature at which water boils.
  
  
• Human Genetics: Students gather data from their own classrooms and community, then compare it with thousands of data points to understand dominant and recessive genetic traits, and their prevalence in the population.
  
  
• Musical Plates: Students use real-time earthquake and volcano data from dynamic databases such as the U.S. Geological Survey to explore the relationship among earthquakes, plate tectonics, and volcanoes.
  
  
• Weather Scope: Students design and build instruments that meteorologists use and create a weather learning log to record their findings.

Honeywell will sponsor scholarships for 20 teachers, including:

• Tuition for one-week summer institute
• $750 stipend for completion of all activities
• Approx. $300 of classroom resource materials
• 30 hours of professional development credit
• Classroom coaching and support