The Physics Program at the University of La Verne (ULV), in collaboration
with Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will be offering two inquiry-based
workshops to secondary teachers of physics and physical science during the
summer of 2004. (Community college professors are also welcome to apply.)
The primary goal of these free, full-day, week-long workshops is to enable
teachers to learn more about Hubble Space Telescope (HST) research and how
they might incorporate it into their curricula. Daily activities will include:
· lectures by JPL scientists active in HST research,
· units on extra-solar planets, the interstellar medium, star death,
and planetary nebulae,
· topics linked to the latest California State Science Education
Standards
· hands-on classroom projects involving HST data,
· a tour of JPL, and
· a nighttime star observing session.
Sarah D. Johnson
Physics Program Director
Associate Professor of Physics
Dept. of Math/Physics/Computer Science
University of La Verne
1950 Third Street
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 593-3511 X4432