SCIENCE TEACHER INSTITUTE AT UH BRINGS
TEXAS TEACHERS TOGETHER
TO FOCUS ON CHEMISTRY & ENVIRONMENT
More than 30 science teachers in grades 4-12 from around the state
are expected for the Chemicals and the Environment—Science
Teachers Institute at the University of Houston, July 10 - 22. The
16th annual conference will feature presentations on epidemiology,
toxicology, cancer in Texas, and air and water quality.
“We are interested in real world experiences and examples
of chemicals and the environment that can be practically applied
to science curricula,” said Eugene L. Chiappetta, UH curriculum
and instruction professor and coordinator of UH’s Chemicals
and the Environment Institute. “This has become a very popular
program for teachers and for personnel in the chemical industry.”
One of the major course requirements is for the participants to
organize a mini-unit to incorporate what they have learned during
the institute into classroom lessons.
During the two week institute, chemical and environmental experts
will gather for a panel discussion on air quality. The discussion
will take place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 20. Panelists will include
John Wilson, executive director of the Galveston-Houston Association
for Smog Prevention; Dr. Thomas Stock, associate professor of environmental
science a the University of Texas Health Science Center; Dr. Michael
Honeycutt, manager of toxicology section for the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality; and Steven Hansen, Houston regional monitoring
manager of environmental affairs with Shell Chemical LP.
Participants will also take three field trips to Houston-area petrochemical
plants for firsthand observations of chemical manufacturing. They
will learn about the transportation of chemicals during a visit
to Lyondell Chemical in Channelview; get an overview of waste water
treatment when they visit Rohm and Haas Texas in Deer Park; and
receive information on the processing of plastics from officials
at Innovene in LaPorte.
“This is a great opportunity for teachers to ask questions
of industry and environmental experts that will ultimately benefit
the students,” Chiappetta said.
The event is sponsored by The Texas Chemical Council and the Association
of Chemical Industry of Texas.
WHO: |
Texas science teachers |
WHAT: |
16th Annual Chemicals and the Environment Science Teachers
Institute at UH |
WHEN: |
July 10 – 22, 2005, University of Houston’s Stephen
Power Farish Hall, for directions and parking please visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/FH.html |
Schedule Highlights:
- Panel discussion on air quality, 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Wednesday,
July 20 at UH-Hilton, for directions and parking information please
visit http://www.uh.edu/campus_map/buildings/CHC.html
- Field trip to Lyondell Chemical, 9 a.m., Wednesday, July 13
- Field trip to Rohm and Haas Texas, 9 a.m., Tuesday, July 19
- Field trip to Innovene, 9 a.m., Thursday, July 21
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