LSU Health Sciences Center and New Orleans Public Schools Recovery School District Science Partnersh

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LSU Health Sciences Center and New Orleans Public
Schools/ Recovery School District Science
Partnership

• Community Outreach Project
• Sponsored By
• LSUHSC Graduate Students and School of Graduate
  Studies

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No Child Left Behind
-President George Bush
www.nochildleftbehind.gov

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Mission

• The federal government encourages state and
  local universities and colleges to share the
  responsibility of math and science education for
  public elementary, middle and high school
  students. The mission of the LSUHSC-NOPS Science
  Partnership is to assist in a nationwide
  implementation of math and science educational
  reform.

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Math and Science Partnership

• The purpose of the partnership is to assist in a
  nationwide implementation of math and science
  educational reform.
• The federal government encourages state and local
  universities and colleges to share the
  responsibility of math and science education for
  public elementary, middle and high school
  students.

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Why every Grad Student needs to be a part of this
community project

• Giving back to the community
• Fostering education in science
• Representing the Graduate School
• Making a difference!!!

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Activities During the Year

• First Quarter Establish a schedule for the new
  year Graduate student/Elementary school teacher
  meetings and workshops.
• Second Quarter Graduate students begin working
  with the teachers. School science fair.
• Third Quarter Graduate students continue
  working in the classrooms assist with
  preparation for the science portion of the LEAP
  exam.
• Fourth Quarter Graduate students organize the
  field trip for 4th graders to visit the research
  centers at the LSU Health Sciences Center.

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2009 School Supply Drive
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Fall 2009 Lesson Schedule Sign-up sheet
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a sample lesson
Forces and Motion
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Do they have the same speed?
Do they have the same velocity?
Jills Speed- 10 miles/hour
Jacks Speed- 10 miles/hour
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Force

• Forces change motion. Pushing and Pulling are
  kinds of forces.
• Force causes acceleration.

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Friction

• Friction is a force that resists the motion of
  objects when the objects are touching each other.
  If Jack doesnt pedal, the bike will eventually
  stop because of the friction between the wheels
  and ground.

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Review

• 1. Push and Pull are types of ________.
• 2. When you are talking about both speed and
  direction, you are talking about ___________.
• 3. The distance an object travels divided by the
  time it takes to travel is its________.
• 4. _________ force pulls the Earth and Moon
  towards each other.
• 5. The measurement of gravity acting on an object
  is the objects __________.

Forces
Velocity
Speed
Gravitational
Weight
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Another way we review
4th Grade Science Jeopardy
Forces
Sound
Magnetism
Electricity
Water Cycle
Motion
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2009 Field Trip
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2009 Field Trip
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Science Education ID 180 1 credit hr
Course Director Judith M. Venuti Department of
Cell Biology Anatomy LSU Health Sciences
Center New Orleans, LA 70112 504-599-0157,
jvenut_at_lsuhsc.edu
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New Orleans Public Elementary School Partners
2002-2005

• Lawrence D. Crocker Elementary School
• McDonough 7 Elementary School

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Post-Katrina

• For the 2005-2006 school year, 107 out of 117 New
  Orleans Public Schools were designated failing
  schools and transferred to Recovery School
  District.
• Banneker Elementary and John Dibert were LSUHSC
  adopted schools beginning in the 2006-2007 school
  year.
• We curently only have enough volunteers to staff
  Banneker Elementary, but others schools need our
  help!

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Success Stories

• The 4th grade students Crocker Elementary were
  awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies at the
  2003 District Science Fair.
• More students have passed or scored at the
  masters level on the Math Science section of
  the LEAP exam.
• As a result of the academic improvement in all
  areas of the LEAP exam and other assessment
  tests, Crocker was removed from the list of
  schools in corrective action.

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Success Stories
McDonough 7 Science Fair
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• Representatives from the LSUHSC/NOPS Science
  Partnership participated in a panel during the
  SFN Science Education workshop to discuss
  strategies for establishing successful Math and
  Science partnerships between local universities
  and colleges and the public school system.
• Society for Neuroscience National Meeting 2003
  Science Education Workshop
• Our Partnership was the only one emphasizing
  GRADUATE STUDENT involvement!!!
• An abstract about or program was chosen for an
  oral presentation at the Eighth International
  Research Conference on Service-learning and
  Community Engagement

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Former LSUHSC Graduate Students Carry the Torch
Dr. Marcus Delatte with 8th grade students in
Boston, MA
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FUNDING

• Current Funding -
• LSU Foundation
• LSUHSC School of Graduate Studies
• Private Foundations
• - Red Dress Run/Hash House Harriers
• Planned proposals-
• National Science Foundation
• Math and Science Partnership Program
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• A previous grant received favorable reviews

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LSUHSC Science Partnership Advisory Board

• Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, Ph.D.
• (Rhoda A. Reddix, Ph.D.)
• Judith M. Venuti, Ph.D.
• Kathleen McDonough, Ph.D.
• Mr. Ron Gardner
• Joseph Delcarpio, Ph.D.
• (Mark Alliegro, Ph.D.)
• Mr. John Hines
• Wayne Backes, Ph.D.
• Paula Gregory, Ph.D.
• (Donald Mercante, Ph.D.)