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Event Information
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Modeling the Molecular World Through the National SMART Team Program |
| Event Description |
Program Description
The San Diego-based SMART Team program is a new Howard Hughes Medical Institute-supported pre-college science outreach program aimed at introducing high school students to basic concepts of protein structure and function. The program aims to involve students in a series of innovative activities focused on protein structure in which students work with research labs to design and build a physical model of the protein being investigated in a local research lab.
Program Content
In this program, high school students, working in teams from their own school, are mentored by a teacher who has been trained in the use of modeling technology, a local outreach staff member, and a scientist mentor from a local research lab. This five-day workshop is designed especially for high school teachers interested in learning how to run a SMART Team modeling program at their school.
The goal of the SMART Teams workshop is for participants to be able to:
1. Expose your students to the real world of science ---by showing them that science is more than just the facts contained in their textbook.
2. Teach your students about the basic concepts of protein structure and function.
3. Train your students in the use of computer visualization tools to design physical models of proteins, and the use of rapid prototyping technologies to build the models.
Program Parameters
The workshop will cover all aspects of the SMART Team program including:
Teaching the Process of Science --- by Modeling Basic Concepts of Protein Structure and Function
Introduction to Rapid Prototyping Technology
Physical Protein Model Design using RP-RasMol
The Nuts and Bolts of Running a SMART Team, including:
• Recruiting students
• Working with SMART Team students
• Working with your local outreach staff
• Working with your scientist mentor
• "Publishing" your work
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| Event Date/Time |
7/20/2009 9:00 AM to 7/24/2009 4:00 PM |
| Host |
Ange Mason |
| Location |
Miramar College Biotechnology Center, San Diego |
| Event Type |
Conference
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