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E-News (Week of 08-26-05)
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Mars Mania Magnifying Mars with HiRISE:
August 27, 2005
Come and learn about a revolutionary new Mars camera that is able to see objects less than a meter across from orbit! An instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, HiRISE will revolutionize the study of the geology of the Red Planet, the mysterious water cycle on Mars, and will help scientists identify future landing sites for robotic rovers and humans! Keynote Planetary Scientist Speakers from LPL include: Alfred McEwen, Principal Investigator, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE Camera) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and Peter Smith, Principal Investigator, NASA's Phoenix Lander Mission which will launch in 2007. There will be educational exhibits, solar viewing, star party, 3D Mars Planetarium show, fun with robotics and free hands-on activities for kids! This event is sponsored by the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Flandrau Science Center, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Project Astro, the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Program and will take place at the University of Arizona Main Campus. Free parking will be provided. This event is part of the Science and Mathematics Teacher's Colloquium Series. Teachers who attend will receive 2 hours of professional development credit. For more information, visit: Mars Mania or call (520) 626-7432.
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National Indian Education Association Conference:
October 6-9,
2005, Denver, Colorado
Only SIX (6) weeks until the 36th Annual NIEA Convention to be held
October 6-9, 2005 in Denver, Colorado! PRE-REGISTRATION rates will
expire on September 2, 2005! You may pre-register online or you may mail or fax your registration form before September 2, 2005. After 5 P.M. (Eastern Time) on September 2 registration rates will increase $50. The Convention Host Hotel is the Adam?s Mark Hotel. Convention Room Rates are $138 single/night and $148 double/night. Deadline to reserve room(s) is August 31, 2005. Please call (800) 444-ADAM. NIEA and Frontier Airlines are pleased to announce a special 10% round-trip discount for Convention participants. The discount is applicable for travel October 3, 2005 through October 12, 2005. Please call (800) 243-6297 and give the agent the code: MC0G88B. Convention Registration forms can be downloaded found at NIEA Registration.
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New UA Program for 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms: Insect Discovery
Insect Discovery is a new program that offers an on-campus field trip
to 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. Students will work with live and
pinned insects such as butterflies and grasshoppers to learn about
diversity, adaptation and other concepts in biology. Our activities
target state science and math standards. Location: UA Koffler
building; When: Wednesday mornings, from 9-11. Students can bring
sack lunches for "lunch on the lawn" at the end of the workshop. Cost:
FREE!! For more information on the program, contact
Laura Carsten or visit:
Insect Discovery.
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Project and Family ASTRO 2005
NOAO is looking for a few good teachers to join the ranks of Project
and Family ASTRO. The dates for the Project ASTRO workshop are
October 7 and 8. Project ASTRO forges partnerships between
astronomers and teachers in grades 3 through 9 to bolster astronomy
education. The partners attend a 2-day workshop, including a trip to
Kitt Peak National Observatory, and astronomers commit to 4 visits to
the teacher's classroom during the academic year. The tremendous
success of this program is a testament to the power of these
partnerships and would not be possible without the generous
participation of the amateur and professional astronomer community.¾
The training workshop includes modeling and performing a dozen
activities, receiving materials for those activities, identifying
science standards satisfied and hearing from experts in the field of
astronomy and astronomy education. The program is free and the
training is thorough. (Teachers who have not been part of Project
ASTRO in the past are invited to attend the October workshop).
Family ASTRO is a variation on Project ASTRO. The Family ASTRO
program offers a way for people to hold thematic events of fun
hands-on astronomy activities for students and their families. The
themes are: Moon Mission, Race to The Planets, Night Sky Adventure,
and Cosmic Decoders. The purpose of Family ASTRO workshops is to train
the event leaders. Astronomer partners are beneficial to this program
also as a resource for the teachers and other individuals who sign on
as event leaders. Since the workshops are by event, teachers and
astronomers may choose the workshop(s) based on the theme(s) that most
interest them. Each workshop is held during an evening (with
supper). Please help families get involved in their children's
science education by volunteering for one or more of the following
training sessions: September 10, Moon Mission; September 23, Race to
The Planets; October 1, Night Sky Adventure; October 28, Cosmic
Decoders.
Applications may be sent to Connie Walker for Project ASTRO and Robert
Wilson for Family ASTRO at 950 N. Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, or
faxed to 520-318-8451. Additional information and applications are
available at
Project ASTRO and Family ASTRO.
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UA Chemistry Club Magic Show!! Saturday, October 15, 2005
What is a polymer? What powered cannons before gunpowder? What makes
fireworks colorful? Exciting demonstrations about these questions and
other ways that the physical sciences affect us everyday, will be
presented during National Chemistry Week by the Chemistry Club
students at the UA Chemistry Club Magic Show, Saturday, October 15,
2005, 11:00 am to noon. The show is free and for kids of all ages.
University of Arizona, Old Chemistry Bldg., Room 111.
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Applications Research Fellows for Knowles Science & Math Teaching
Young Scholars: Deadline: November 1, 2005
Fellowship for research pertaining to the recruitment preparation,
induction, mentoring, and retention of high-school science and
mathematics teachers is available to young men and women who have
received a Bachelor's or advanced degree in science, engineering or
mathematics and are committed to teaching high school science and/or
mathematics in United States schools. The Fellowship supports them
professionally and financially for up to five years through a teacher
preparation program for eligibility for tenure. Contact: Nicole
Gillespie, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation,
20 East Redman Avenue, Haddonfield, N.J. 08033. 856-216-8080 (Phone);
856-216-9987 (Fax); Visit: Knowles Science & Math Teaching Young Scholars.
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