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'An energetic session on Food Energy; Matter that matters; and Space, or lack thereof.' |
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OBSERVATION is the basis of all the sciences. Hone your own observation skills with activities for your students.
SPACE: Only 1/32 of the Earth’s surface is farmable, through a demonstration and videos of Earth taken from space.
FOOD Energy: Study almonds and peanuts. Work out the seed’s calorific value in a simple experiment for your students. Understand photosynthesis, cellular respiration and your digestive system.
MATTER: Experiments using a wax candle. It is a model to teach the states of matter and basic observation skills. Activities using ethanol to highlight its use as an energy source and as an exothermic reaction.
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| Dr. Craig Wilson | |
| Email: | cwilson@science.tamu.edu |
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| Speaker Order: | 1 |
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| Person Type: | Primary Presenter |
| Biosketch: | Dr. Wilson collaborates with Farm Bureaus of TX, AR, OK, KY & TN. He was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland Grew up in England and attended Oxford University. He met his Texan wife in Iceland and they had their three children in The Kalahari Desert in Botswana, Africa. His office is in the USDA Building in College Station, alongside which has been created a USDA People’s Garden complete with Monarch Waystation (butterfly garden), pond and ‘Texas pocket prairie’ where students are able to spend a day working on science activities. He has taught for forty-six years on three continents in situations ranging from beneath a huge thorn tree on the edge of the Kalahari Desert to experimenting with weightlessness on NASA’s KC-135. He has worked with teachers in all fifty states and has taught in 36 states, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. He currently is Director of the USDA Future Scientists Program. |
| Organization/Affiliation: | USDA/ARS & Texas A&M University |