I am excited to offer free lectures and demonstrations for K-12 science or social studies classes. The following topics are available, and I encourage teachers to suggest ways to meld them with their lesson plans. If you're interested, email me at bowser@wadsworth.org.

Grades K-4

• Undersea Creatures (slides; life on coral reefs)
• Life in Antarctica (slides, specimens & equipment demo; from penguins to people)
• Working Underwater (slides, equipment demo, diving stories, plus demonstrations of buoyancy)
• Story Time (Reading children's science books authored by fellow scientist Brian Bett)

Grades 4-6

Modified to present some underlying principles of science:

• Undersea Creatures (slides; life on coral reefs: environmental adaptations)
• Life in Antarctica (slides, specimens & equipment demo; from penguins to people - how to survive the cold!)
• Working Underwater (slides, equipment demo, diving stories, plus demonstrations of buoyancy)

Grades 6-9

Modified to present more detailed information and illustrating the integration of various scientific disciplines (biology, geology, oceanography):

• Life in Antarctica (slides, specimens & equipment demo; from penguins to people - how to survive the cold!)

Grades 9-12

Modified to include underlying concepts, as well as information on career paths in science:

• Working in Antarctica (slides, specimens & equipment demo)

Of interest to K-12 Teachers

• Harnessing the passion for science: success strategies for high school research programs
• Teachers in the Lab: Linking scientists with K-12 educators.