Zeta Greene 2020 Shell Science Lab Challenge District Winner
Zeta Greene’s high school science department’s mission statement is: “Life is a Journey. Education is the roadmap and compass.” Science inquiry serves this mission by using research-based instructional strategies—such as active learning, group-based assessment, and organizational methods—to solve problems, analyze results, and communicate results with peers. Inquiry activities might include testing an insulated thermos for retention of hot and cold temperatures. Using probes to analyze data can help students answer these questions that affect their everyday life. Using the Shell science lab award, teachers will install multiple lab stations in the center of the classroom that would increase storage area and facilitate teacher and student integrations during lab work time. Having a laboratory upgrade will help ensure that labs at multiple levels can be used to encourage student understanding of impactful science, maintain safety, and help bridge the gap in experimental knowledge from high school to college.