Fast Track Science©
Where the elite meet to teach!
The National Science Center is building a talented cadre of math,
science, and technology teachers to work with America’s youth. An
action-packed experience you’ll talk about for years awaits you at The
Fast Track.
Fast
Track Science (FTS) is a fun, engaging, and hands-on curriculum
targeting 4th-8th grade students. FTS is available in two formats, 1)
week-long summer camp, and 2) an after school program (33+ hours of
instruction). FTS uses radio-controlled cars to teach math and science
concepts with a race car theme, using real-world applications.
Students participate in team-based challenges using manipulative
materials (tape measures, digital scales, stop watches, and
radio-controlled cars) that demand the real process of science using the
real application of math.
The NSC provides the curriculum, kits,
marketing materials, training, and teacher compensation. In return, the
NSC asks the teachers to help recruit the students and provide the host
facility.
That's where you come in ...
Fast Track Science experiences are your opportunity to create lasting change in the educational community as elite American educators are trained to transfer their conceptual knowledge of math and science to U.S. classrooms.
The National Science Standards are an integral part of the FTS
curriculum. Skills in FTS are measurement and basic computations (add,
subtract, multiply, and divide) along with applications such as
averaging, graphing data, making simple equations and graphing them, and
problem solving. (Higher Order Thinking Skills or HOTS) The systematic
collecting and analyzing of data as a basis for formulating conclusions
is proven throughout the camp. Newton’s Laws of Motion and relevant
physics terminology are demonstrated as they relate to race car driving
and keeping the car on the track. You never knew math and science could
be so much fun!
Contact us to learn
more about opportunities in your area.
Call
Rhonda
Carroll at
800-325-5445 ext. 0213
for more details to put
you on
... The Fast Track! |
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NSC through Ten80 Education.
