Supporting K-12 science education in Collier County, Florida.

Naples, Florida
A beautiful Saturday morning for a training at @NaplesBotanical 4th grade teachers are trained on a flower and seed dissection that takes place during a field trip.
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Ranger Lisa and Ranger Michelle from @BigCypressNPS teaching our Kindergartners about alligators during ZooCon. We love our community partners that help us learn about our keystone species. @NaplesZoo
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Alligator 🐊 ZooCon is live on our education channel. Come learn about about these large reptiles that live in our backyard. @NaplesZoo @collierschools
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Science Fair Expo tomorrow from 8:30 am-11:30 am at the District Building. Get help with your forms, be a rule book detective, and practice judging to better your board building skills.
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Early release day allowed for teachers at @hceotters to have professional learning on blending inquiry with explicit instruction. We are teaching just enough just in time to allow students to do the thinking. #MoonPhases #HandsonLearning
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It’s heating up in 5th grade science at @GGElementary Starting our year strong with a hands on lab. Investigating which cup will keep our ice water the coldest.
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Starting the year strong in 5th grade at @BearCreekCubs with creating models to explain the scientific concept of heat transfer. #ScienceandEngineeringPractices #handsonlearning #sensemaking
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K-12 Science teachers from Lee and @collierschools getting some @evergfoundation PL on a Saturday. 🤓💧🚰🐊🦩
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5th grade science teachers learning about vocabulary strategies for ELL students.
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4th grade ZooCon is live from @NaplesZoo on the education channel. Join our National Geographic Explorer @lukedollar share his knowledge of lemurs with our students.
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Our next two stops are at @HLELeaderInMe @LearningatLTE @pcr for 4th graders to learn the adventurous side of science with @lukedollar @NaplesZoo
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Starting this Thursday with @lukedollar explains what it’s like to be a scientist with 4th graders at @EPEBobcats
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Our teachers warming up their drawing skills. I can’t wait to see how they help their students practice science with nature journaling. @NaplesBotanical
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Elementary science teachers practiced nature journaling and how to incorporate into our lessons. Thank you @NaplesBotanical for partnering on this training.
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District PL day was filled with collaboration, hands on activities, and deepening our understanding of @DiscoveryEd curriculum.
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Field trip specialist training at @NaplesBotanical Teachers practice flower dissection lab, seed dispersal lab, and observing pollinators and native plant species. Beautiful day with amazing 4th grade teachers. @collierschools
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Alligator 🐊 ZooCon is live right now on education channel. Join our Kindergartners learning about the alligators at @NaplesZoo
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Comparing properties of matter in 4th grade at @ParksideProud Students we’re finishing their interactive lab and diving into text.
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Looking for a simple activity to do with your kids? Celery going bad because your kids won’t eat their veggies? Here’s a solution. Add food coloring to water and observe what happens over the next few days. Add a cup of plain water as a comparison (control group).
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Our 4th graders from @HLELeaderInMe @VOEPanthers @EPEBobcats @LearningatLTE @PinecrestSOARS participated in AgVenture where they learn about our local agricultural industries.
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Collier Regional Science Fair was a success! Thank you to our judges, teachers, and students for participating. @collierschools
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Collier Regional Science Fair is finally here! We are so grateful to have such talented and promising scientists! 👩🏽‍🔬 🤓🧬🧫🔬🔭🥼🧪🧑🏼‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🧑‍💻👩‍💻 @collierschools @MRWEST_13
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Teachers engaging in fun, hands on training with @TeachEverglades. We love their lessons and their trainings. Thank you for your partnership.
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STEAM EXPO is happening right now at @arhpatriots We are so grateful for our community partners
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After ZooCon 4th graders at @GGEseagulls @GTEtoucans and @hceotters got a special visit from @lukedollar. They asked insightful questions and shared their science knowledge.
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Panther ZooCon was pawsome. Can you spot Athena in the tree? Thank you 5th graders for tuning in this morning. @NaplesZoo
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Secondary science teachers discovered the genotypes of different cattle to determine which cattle they should buy. 🐄 🧬 🧫
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Secondary science educators engaged in genetics laboratory practices 🧬🧪🤓 @FloridaMilk
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We have amazing partnerships with our local organizations. @NaplesZoo made a guest appearance at the Florida science conference. @FLSciSuper
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Science supervisor caught in the act—loving every bit of hands-on learning! @MRWEST_13
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Two of our collier county science teachers presenting to @FLSciSuper about how they support new middle school science teachers.
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So many @collierschools teachers on @TeachEverglades swamp walk. What a great opportunity to learn about the ecosystem in our backyard.
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Seahorse science lab is ready for students. I can’t to see the spectacular hands on lessons @SeaGateES teachers will implement.
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Had a great morning seeing @PoincianaCCPS 4th graders learning about famous scientists and exploring science tools. This brand new teacher did a great job with her class!
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High school teachers explored different collaborative structures to enhance their lessons. Increasing student talk will increase student engagement.
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Another fun day with Kinder, First, & Second grade teachers. I loved hearing teachers share best practices and how they would implement strategies from training in their classroom.
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K-2 teachers worked on a five senses unit to prepare for the start of the year. They used their five senses to determine the mystery jellybeans. They also used their sense of smell to name the scents. @collierschools
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Collier Regional Science Fair students were recognized for their awards @FloridaSSEF
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Our secondary science coordinator, Ryan, leading a session at #FASS24 Way to go Ryan!
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Congratulations @PRMPanthers on winning the 6th grade solar car competition. Way to go girls! 🏁🏎️
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🏎️🏁Off to the races with 6th grade solar cars competition.
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1st grade ZooCon is happening now! Join us on CCPS Education Channel to learn about black bears. @collierschools @NaplesZoo
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Students at @ParksideProud went outside to see the solar eclipse. @mrwarescience set up a model to demonstrate the eclipse. This was a great experience of a natural phenomenon.
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Great ISS (International Space Station) viewing coming up soon for the @collierschools area! View will start to the NNW and cross the sky from North to the East.
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Having some @GISEd fun @fgcuces with @collierschools teachers here on a beautiful Saturday learning how to better incorporate GIS technology into the classroom and school campus. Teachers from @BarronCollier @IMS_Indians and @PalmettoRidgeHS here to guide, plan & create lessons!
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AgVenture Naples provides opportunities for students to learn about Florida’s agricultural resources. @collierparks was a great host. Thank you to @FlaFarmBureau and @UF_IFAS for putting this together.
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@NaplesZoo is teaching is our 3rd graders about animal classification. We saw a reptile, bird, and a mammal.
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Third grade ZooCon on Animal Classification is live. Join us on the education channel to watch.
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STEAM in action in @T3achWithM3 3rd grade class. Students were creating a laser maze. They applied their knowledge of light to hit the target. @LPEPanthers
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Students learned about soil and bees at an AgVenture station. They got to see bees making honey and got a honey stick. Yum!
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Immokalee AgVenture with all our 4th graders. We learned about Florida’s agricultural industries and FL resources.
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Elementary science coaches are engaging in questioning techniques and higher level tasks today.
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2nd Grade ZooCon is live right now. Join us on the education channel to learn about giraffes. @collierschools @NaplesZoo
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It’s a purrfect day for Panther ZooCon. @collierschools 5th graders learn about how the panther is an umbrella species and we need to protect them. Thank you @NaplesZoo for hosting.
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Thank you @RobDunsTV for visiting @AVEDragonStrong explaining weather tools to our 5th graders. @NBC2 @collierschools
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Rob Duns from @NBC2 is presenting about weather to @AVEDragonStrong 5th grade this morning. It is great to learn from a meteorologist. @collierschools
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Dr. Luke Dollar visited a few 4th grade classrooms after Lemur ZooCon. Our students asked amazing questions and we loved learning from Dr. Dollar. Thank you @NaplesZoo for a great partnership. @collierschools
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Lemur ZooCon is wild. Dr. Luke Dollar is at @NaplesZoo teaching @collierschools 4th graders about lemurs. This ZooCon has been the best one yet.
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Love seeing our @collierschools teacher Maria @hillstopscience presenting at @fast_science Way to go!
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Our secondary science team presenting at @fast_science about Survey123 Data Collection. @collierschools
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Beautiful day for a hike and field trip training with 3rd grade teachers at CREW.
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Alligator ZooCon teaches our Kindergarteners about how alligators use their 5 senses and their importance to our ecosystem. @collierschools @NaplesZoo
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Kindergarten Alligator ZooCon has started. Watch on collierschools.com/Page/1246 @NaplesZoo
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Professional Learning Day with a few 4th and 5th grade science teachers means sharing notebooking ideas, nature journaling, and of course an experiment. @collierschools
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Thank you @NaplesBotanical for training our 4th grade teachers on their upcoming science field experiences. @collierschools
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