The Newsletter of the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Excellent science learning for every student! Fall 2024 Vol. 66, #1
67th Annual Conference: Welcome to Osh-Vegas! Stacey Strandberg and Jamie Groark, Conference 2025 Co-Chairs
WSST invites you to engage with your peers at our annual conference held in Oshkosh, where what happens in OshVegas does not stay in OshVegas, but will be used back in your classroom! Mark your calendars today for April 3 – 5, 2025.
Plan to attend several field trips to EAA (including a museum tour, control tower visit and RC build and fly), Oshkosh Corporation headquarters, Sturgeon Spirits distillery, a dairy tour and many more. There will be workshops and sessions for every disciplinary level covering continued on page 4
From the President WSST President, Dennis Rohr
I hope that everyone has had an opportunity to find some time this summer to relax and recharge for a new school year! At this point, my summer seems like a blur – it was too quick, and I still have things on my “to do list”. But I guess they will just have to wait to find a weekend day this fall to get the most important things done. I am honored to take my turn at being “the next WSST’s person in holding the gavel” for the next two years, and I am excited to work with each of you to help everyone move our volunteer organization forward. This is not a me thing, it is a “we” thing. I want to send a big thank you to Kristin Michalski for leading us as President for the past two years. Thank you to the outgoing WSST continued on page 4
Inside this Issue! Page 1 Page 6-7 Page 8-9 Page 10-11 Page 12-16 Page 17-21 Page 22-23
President’s Address & Conference Info WSST Awards Information WSST Election Info, Nomination Form WSST Foundation Grants WSST News WSST News and Member Submissions NASA’s Night Sky Notes