Mark your calendars The fall NCNAPT meeting/workshops will be held at NASA Ames Research Center on October 10th, 2009. Keynote speaker will be Sy Liebergot, EECOM from Apollo 13. More details will be posted soon, including registration links, call for presentations, etc.
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Dear Educator, Take advantage of this unique opportunity to be part of history and shape the future of education! Join us for the Teachers In Space luncheon and workshop / California 2009! Teachers In Space . . . then back to class The Space Frontier Foundation and Teachers In Space invite you to join us at NASA Ames Research Center as we make history! Fifty years after the Mercury Seven, on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, we are rebooting the American space program. This July 20th we will introduce the next generation of space explorers who will…
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Organizers- Topics Ty Buxman (S. Heart Flintridge) – Refresh Physics Knowledge Bill Layton (UCLA) – New Technology in Science Education Stephan Haas (USC) – Design In-Class Demonstrations Dean Papadakis (South Pasadena High) – Physics in the Laboratory Stephen Cronin (USC) – Science & Religion Schedule: 9:30-10:15 Secrets of Quantum Information Science (Todd Brun, USC Engineering) 10:15-11:00 The Question of Why. How do religions view science and how do scientists view religion? (Stephan Haas, USC Physics) 11:00-12:00 Science and Religion – a Buddhist Perspective (John Daishin Bukzbazen, Zen Center of Los Angeles) 12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00-1:30 Incorporating…
Mysteries, Secrets, & Solutions: Connecting with Energy at Berkeley Lab July 15-16, 2009, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Educator Institute Explore the latest research on energy and climate change Meet the experts Aimed for middle school and high school teachers Keynote address by Dr. Sally Ride $30 registration fee includes three meals and materials http://www.sallyridescience.com/for_educators/institutes
The following presentations were given: What is an electron?, A Proof of the Maximal Efficiency of the Carnot Cycle, Orbiting Satellites and Elevators Through the Center of Earth, Using YouTube Video in the Classroom, IceCube, Bringing Cutting-Edge Science into the Classroom, One Year With a $1000 High-Speed Video Camera, Concept Mapping Software in a High School Physics Class. Click the title of this article for complete descriptions.