Science Fun with Pressure and Forces

Teachers will explore the concepts of force and pressure with toys and simple materials. Teachers will go through the activities and have ideas and materials ready to take back to their classrooms.

Joy-Lyn McDonald

Joy-Lyn McDonald is a science teacher at Sidney High School in Sidney MT and received a Masters in Science Education from the inaugural class at MSU. She has taught in Sidney since 1982 and has given many workshops around the state, MSTA, National NSTA and AAPT. She has participated in Murdoch Partners in Science research, NASA Research Experience for Teachers, the Rural Global Teachers Fellowship in Japan to study indigo dyeing and stenciling, and many other programs. Her interest in learning allows her to bring unique STEM experiences into her classroom. Joy-Lyn coached the Sidney Science Olympiad team for over 25 years, and the FIRST Robotics for over 10 years, along with coaching the speech and drama team for 17 years. She serves as an active EMT in Sidney.