WCPSS teachers are invited to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on Saturday, January 30 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Astronomy Days and earn Continuing Education credits. There are two workshops, the first in the morning and the second in the afternoon.
National Institute of Aerospace Educator Workshop
Learn how to incorporate exciting new findings from NASA missions Cassini, Kepler, Phoenix, and New Horizons into standards-based curriculum. Help your students become solar system explorers, answering questions like: Why can’t I make a snowball on Mars? Are there oceans on other worlds? How big is our solar system? Participants will investigate the engineering challenges involved in exploration, develop inquiry lessons using resources such as NASA eClips and other NASA educational materials, and discover new technology tools to engage 21st century students. During the workshop, participants will be sent out on a digital scavenger hunt and will work in cooperative teams to make a digital video collage. There is no fee to attend this workshop.
NOTE: Please bring digital cameras and laptops to the workshop.
INSTRUCTORS: Rebecca Jaramillo and Sharon Bowers of the National Institute of Aerospace
WHERE: Level A Conference Room of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
WHEN: Saturday, January 30, 2010; 9am-11:30am (registration at 8:30am)
TO REGISTER: Pre-registration is required. Contact Kari Wouk, Curator of Educational Events; 919-733-7450 x 502; kari.wouk@ncdenr.gov
Space Weather Action Center Workshop
Imagine being able to monitor the progress of an entire solar storm from the time it erupts from our sun until it sweeps past our small planet effecting enormous changes in our magnetic field. Now imagine being able to do all of this from your classroom-based Space Weather Action Center (S.W.A.C.)! By following the basic steps in the Instructional Guide your class will soon be on its way to accessing, analyzing and recording NASA satellite and observatory data. Once established your class will move into the second cross-disciplinary phase of the program where they will learn how to transform their new knowledge into real S.W.A.C. news reports! There is no fee to attend this workshop.
INSTRUCTOR: Elaine Lewis, Sun-Earth Day Curriculum Development, NASA
WHERE: Level A Conference Room of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601
WHEN: Saturday, January 30, 2010; 1pm-4pm (registration at 12:30pm)
TO REGISTER: Pre-registration is required. Contact Kari Wouk, Curator of Educational Events; 919-733-7450 x 502; kari.wouk@ncdenr.gov