| Chronology | Current Month | Current Thread | Current Date |
| [Year List] [Month List (current year)] | [Date Index] [Thread Index] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] | [Date Prev] [Date Next] |
*********************************************************************some of
GREAT TEACHER OPPORTUNITIES!
The ASU Mars K-12 Education Program is offering two field-based learning
opportunities for educators this spring. Each event will give participants
a unique perspective as to how science and technology are involved in space
exploration and planetary missions.
FIELD OPPORTUNITY # 1
Earth, Mars, and Beyond: NASA Exploration and Technology Tour
February 3 - 5, 2000
Sponsored by: ASU Mars K-12 Program, Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing
Laboratory, Deep Space Network-Goldstone Complex, and the NASA Dryden
Flight Research Facility
Join us for a fabulous educator tour of three great space and
technology-related sites! Enhance your space and technology knowledge by
visiting these well-known locations and interacting with NASA and Mars
mission scientists and engineers. Curriculum ideas, resource materials,
and lesson plans will be included in the field notebooks.
On Day 1, we tour behind-the-scenes at the Goldstone Deep Space Network
Facility near Barstow, CA. This is one of only three facilities in the
world used by NASA to track and communicate with spacecraft. Day 2 will be
at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility in the Mojave Desert of
California. This site offers much in the way of flight research history
and innovations and will include a tour and workshop. Day 3 will culminate
with a tour and workshop at the Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing
Laboratory to view the real flight hardware of the infrared and visible
camera (THEMIS) that will be orbiting Mars in 2001. Find out first-hand
all the information and opportunities that will be available to involve
your students in this exciting mission!
Participant requirements:
- approved application for workshop
- willingness to participate in all 3 days of field trip and workshops
- ability to cover participant costs
Logistics:
All out-of-area participants will fly into Burbank Airport, Burbank, CA and
be ready to leave Burbank at 8:00 am. Local motel arrangements can be made
for those traveling greater distances and needing to come in the night
before (vans will pick up at motel in the morning and transport those
participants to the airport to meet the rest of the participants coming in
on the early morning flight). An additional night in Burbank may need to
be arranged on the final day, as the return time to Burbank will not be
until after 7:00pm.
Transportation to the three sites will be by van (for out of area
participants). Local teachers will arrive at the sites by private vehicle
carpool. Accommodations will be arranged at each site for out-of-area
teachers and local teachers (upon request) desiring to stay at the remote
locations.
Details and Cost:
- Transportation to and from Burbank Airport - Burbank, CA
- Lodging
- Meals (all participants will need to attend contracted lunch at Holiday
Inn in Goleta prior to Raytheon Laboratory tour)
Applications should be sent to Sheri Klug, ASU Mars K-12 Program, P.O. Box
871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, or fax (480) 965-1787. Questions should be
directed to Sheri Klug at sklug@asu.edu or (480) 727-6495. Participants
will be responsible for their own air transportation to and from Burbank -
if from out of the area, lodging (approx. $145 total for two nights in
Mojave, CA and Goleta, CA, plus lodging costs at Burbank, depending on
arrival and departure times. Rooms in Mojave and Goleta will be arranged at
group rates, but the cost will be the responsibility of the participants
and must be booked on their credit cards. Roommates are encouraged and will
be arranged where possible to allow this cost to be split in half. Details
for room bookings will be given with the approval of the participant's
application. Los Angeles area teachers will be encouraged to carpool to the
sites where possible and will be provided a list of other local
participants to contact.
All meals will be participants' responsibility, including a specially
arranged luncheon during the workshop at the Holiday Inn in Goleta at a
cost of $14.00/participant. Van transportation will be provided for out of
area participants.
Participants are encouraged to seek funding (e.g. Title II, corporate
sponsors, etc.) to help defray travel costs. This is a very unique
opportunity. Sign up early, as this will fill fast! See you there!
*******************************************************************
____ I AM APPLYING TO ATTEND the February 3 - 5 Earth, Mars, and Beyond:
NASA Exploration and Technology Tour field trip and educator workshop in
California. I can cover the expenses listed (transportation to Burbank,
lodging and meals.)
____ I cannot attend, but please put me on the mailing list for further
newsletters, announcements, and K-12 education opportunities.
Teacher Name:
School Name:
School Address:
Home Address:
Phone Number: work: Home
Fax Number:
Grade(s) taught
Email:
Ideas for Funding:: Eisenhower professional development funds, state Space
Grant Consortium, local service clubs (Kiwanis, Rotary, etc.), district
professional development funds, personal funds.
How to apply:
The application of no more than one page on school letterhead should include:
- Completed form (included in this e-mail)
- How this information will be used in your classroom instruction
- Ability to cover funding of trip
Deadline for applications: Please fax, mail, or e-mail your application by
1-20-00.
Applications or inquiries may be e-mailed, faxed, or mailed to:
Sheri Klug
Director, ASU Mars K-12 Education Program
Arizona State University Department of Geology
P.O. Box 871404
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
(480) 727-6495 (office)
(480) 965-1787 (fax)
sklug@asu.edu
**************************************************************
FIELD OPPORTUNITY # 2
ASU MarsEducator Remote Sensing Workshop, Field Trip, and the 15th
Semi-annual ASU Mars K-12 Workshop
March 2 - 4, 2000
Sponsored by the Mars Global Surveyor Space Flight Facility and the ASU
Mars K-12 Education Program - Arizona State University
Come to a special series of Mars workshops to learn the methods and details
of how satellite data relating to minerals and rock types are collected
from the surface of Mars...taught by the scientists that are currently
doing it! The ASU Mars K-12 Education Outreach Program and Arizona State
University Geology Department are offering a Mars-related remote sensing
workshop and field trip especially geared for 30 classroom teachers. This
event will be held from March 2- 4, 2000 at ASU and an Arizona desert field
location.
Dr. Phil Christensen, who will be leading the class, is a proponent of
connecting space scientists and educators together to create unique
learning experiences and has a history of making scientific concepts
understandable for the classroom teacher. He is the Principal Investigator
for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES). The TES instrument is aboard
the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft and is currently collecting
mineralogical data about the Martian surface from orbit. Dr. Christensen
has similar instruments scheduled for the 2001 orbiter and 2003 Mars
lander.
For the first two days, Dr. Christensen and his remote sensing staff will
instruct the class in the fundamentals of remote sensing (collecting data
from orbit around a planet). Each participant will receive a notebook with
information and educational materials that will help to relate this
experience and knowledge to their students. Dr. Christensen will oversee a
field trip to a richly diverse geologic location: the Granite Wash
Mountains. This workshop will allow participants to become familiar with
thermal emission data and the methods of "ground-truthing" satellite data
in the field. Teachers will also be introduced to the technology that will
be used in the 2001 and 2003 Mars missions.
The final day, participants will attend the 15th semi-annual ASU Mars K-12
Education Workshop. The featured speaker will be Lynn Lowrey, Project
Engineer and Rover / Robotic Arm Manager for the Mars Surveyor 2001
Mission. She will be sharing the inside story on how a mission is
developed and the engineer's point of view on how JPL gets a spacecraft to
Mars. Dr. Phil Christensen will also detail the latest, spectacular
discoveries from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer data and outline what is
in store for future missions. In addition, this event will also include
Mars-related hands-on, classroom activities and a tour of the Mars Global
Surveyor Space Flight Facility for workshop participants. Participants
will also stay connected electronically through the ASU Mars K-12 Program
to the TES project, receiving new data and lesson plans as they are
developed for the upcoming instruments and will be made aware of future
educational opportunities.
Participant requirements:
- Approved application for workshop
- Designated pre-reading of remote sensing materials (reference materials
sent to you ahead of time to give you a basis of understanding for
the subjects that will be covered in class)some
- Willing to participate in all 3 days of workshop/field trip
- Ability to hike in field terrain (not too difficult, but does involve
mountains and hill hiking)_________________________________________
Cost:
A $25 workshop fee will provide participants with a workshop/field manual,
field trip transportation, and lunch on the day of the field trip.
In addition to the $25 workshop fee, participants will be responsible for
the following costs:
- Transportation to and from ASU (Phoenix, AZ)
- Lodging (Approx. $75.00/night - might be possible to share a
room and split cost)
- Meals
- Parking on campus if driving ($5.00/day)
One ASU graduate credit is possible for interested teachers (credit and
registration fee of approx. $135 will apply in addition to the workshop fee
of $25 for those wishing to take this course for credit.) Please indicate
interest in the ASU credit on your workshop application.
The workshop schedule starts promptly at 8:00am on Thursday, March 2nd and
ends at 5:00pm on March 4th. Flights should be scheduled to arrive no
later than Wednesday night and depart from SkyHarbor airport no earlier
than 6:00pm on Saturday, March 4th to ensure all participation requirements
can be met.
Special note: Arizona State University requires all students attending
classes on campus to be immunized against measles if you were born after
12-31-56. Proof of immunization will be required for all workshop
participants. Bring proof of immunization or get a booster shot before the
trip. ASU can provide an immunization form. Maricopa County (where ASU is
located) has had an outbreak of measles and seeks to make sure this disease
is contained. Form will be provided upon request.
Ideas for Funding:: Eisenhower professional development funds, state Space
Grant Consortium, local service clubs (Kiwanis, Rotary, etc.), district
professional development funds, personal funds.
How to apply:
Due to the limited space available (30 teachers maximum), an application of
no more than one page on school letterhead should include:
- Name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail on form included
- Current grade level you are teaching (this workshop is most appropriate
for classroom teachers who include geology, earth science, rocks and
minerals, or remote sensing in their curriculum)
- How this information will be used in your classroom instruction
- Ability to cover funding of trip
____ I AM APPLYING TO ATTEND the March 2- 4 ASU Mars Educator
RemoteSensing Workshop, Field Trip, and the 15th Semi-annual Regional Mars
K-12 Workshop at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. I can cover the
expenses listed (transportation to Arizona, lodging and meals.)
____ I cannot attend, but please put me on the mailing list for further
newsletters, announcements, and K-12 education opportunities.
Teacher Name:
School Name:
School Address:
Home Address:
Phone Number: work: home:
Fax Number:
Grade(s) taught
Email:
Deadline for applications: Please fax, mail, or e-mail your application by
2-15-00
Applications or inquiries may be e-mailed, faxed, or mailed to:
Sheri Klug
Director, ASU Mars K-12 Education Program
Arizona State University Department of Geology
P.O. Box 871404
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
(480) 727-6495 (office)
(480) 965-1787 (fax)
sklug@asu.edu