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| Going on a Lunar Adventure! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, February 5 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All children like adventure. Come take a learning tour of the Moon. Using NASA curriculum materials, teachers will make a variety of activities such as edible Moon phases and Moon craters. Be prepared for a fun-filled day of make-and-take projects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Let the Sun Shine In! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, February 11 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Come celebrate our very own star, the sun, through this years Sun-Earth Day 2009 theme: "Our Sun: Yours to Discover." Using NASA curriculum support materials, educators will develop a better understanding of the processes which govern the sun's influence on our solar system. Participants will build a solar car suitable for racing to take back to their classroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Boundaries ... Exploring Science, Technology and Math the NASA Way | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, February 12 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASA has been exploring with a "No Boundaries" attitude for 50 years, from our own planet Earth, to the Moon, to Mars and beyond. Exploring new worlds, whether it's Jamestown in 1609 or the Moon in 1969, will be the theme of the day as educators participate in engaging hands-on activities that relate science, technology and math to exploration the NASA way. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Space Crafts from Astro Camp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, February 18 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You can now bring some of Astro Camp's fun-filled activities to your class. Through hands-on "Space Crafts" using NASA educational resources, participants will learn how to apply math to inquiry-based science activities. Come and learn some of Astro Camp's tried and true experiments to help your children explore, discover, and understand the worlds of science and math. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Newton's Apple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, March 5 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Isaac Newton will be the theme of the day as educators explore Newton's Three Laws of Motion and Law of Gravity using NASA educational resources. Participants will model a variety of discrepant events, demonstrations with toys and inquiry based hands-on activities that will bring Newton's Laws to life in their classroom. Participants will construct a Newton's Cradle (momentum balls) and a Newton car to take back to their classroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spaced Out in Our Solar System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, March 12 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 4-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Take a learning tour of our solar system in this inquiry-based STEM workshop. Using NASA curriculum support resources, teachers will develop a better understanding of our neighbors in space and their important relationship to Earth. The focus will be on past, current, and future NASA missions that are an integral part of the exploration of our neighbors in the solar system and beyond. Pack your bags and get ready for this exciting education adventure through our solar system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Math Made Easy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, March 24 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Looking for ways to make math enjoyable for your students? Come join a day of fun doing math projects. Using NASA curriculum materials, teachers will make a variety of activities such as adding and subtracting with building blocks and understanding the value of teamwork. The day will be filled with easy make-and-take math lessons and activities that your students will enjoy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wild About Weather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, April 2 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 5-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Are your students wild about learning weather? This workshop will introduce educators to Meteorology, NASA's new educator guide with hands-on activities that will have your students wild about weather concepts like air pressure, relative humidity and temperature. Participants will construct a weather vane and an anemometer to bring back to their classroom. Bring a 2-liter plastic soda bottle to this wet and wild workshop. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blast Off Into Learning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, April 8 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You don't have to be a rocket scientist to have a blast at this workshop! Rockets will be the theme of the day as participants are introduced to NASA's new and revised educator guide Rockets. Participants will design, build, and launch simple rockets in order to develop a better understanding of the basic principles of force and motion. The NASA Digital Learning Network (DLN) will also be showcased with a live, interactive event featuring the Constellation Program that will bring humans back to the moon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creative Computer Learning Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, April 22 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creatively integrate technology into your classroom with interactive computer games. NASA provides a wealth of computer learning resources that are safe, fun and educational for your students. In addition to math and science skills, many computer games also teach reading and language arts. Helps meet state and national technology standards and addresses learning across the curriculum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mission Mathematics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, April 23 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 6-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Get your students excited about math using outer space! This workshop will contain activities from the Mission Mathematics workbook created by NASA and NCTM. This educator guide translates the NASA experience into hands-on activities appropriate for young learners. If attending this workshop, place your order for the Mission Mathematics guide when registering through the ERC, no later than January 31, 2009. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Space Farming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, April 28 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: 4-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One of the many challenges of future space missions to the Moon and Mars will be to provide enough food for voyages that will last months and years at time. The next generation of NASA astronauts will have to be "space farmers" as well as space explorers. How do you grow a garden in space? Participants will learn the challenges of growing plants in space by designing a "Lunar Plant Growth Chamber." This workshop will provide many opportunities to construct models, gather ideas, lessons, and activities about plants that you can use in your classroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO-neering: LEGOs™ Are For Learning! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, April 30 | CEUs: 0.5 | Grades: K-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGOs™ are for learning, just don't tell your students! Your class will think that they are playing and having fun, but you will know that they are learning valuable lessons in science and engineering. LEGOs™ can be used in a variety of engaging activities that will involve students in the problem solving process of engineering design. Workshop participants will model activities such as designing a sturdy wall, building a model house, and choosing the strongest shape for a chair. Teachers will also be able to experiment with and program the new LEGO™ NXT™ robotics system. Training NASA's future engineers begins in the classroom with you! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Educator Resource Center Workshop Schedule
How to Register
Due to limited seating, reservations are required.
To register for a GLOBE workshop, visit www.globe.gov as described above. To make reservations for other workshops, call the NASA Educator Resource Center at 800-237-1821 and select option 2, or call 228-688-3338. Please call between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Unless otherwise noted, all 0.5 CEU workshops will be held 8:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. National and state education standards will be addressed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and geography in the workshops. For further information e-mail nasaerc@ssc.nasa.gov.
If you have registered for a workshop and are unable to attend, please notify the ERC and cancel your reservation so that others can have the opportunity to attend.
For security purposes, you are required to check in at the reception center located at either the north or south gate upon arrival at Stennis Space Center. A valid photo ID is required. Please allow sufficient time for this process.
New ERC Registration Policy
Stennis Space Center ERC personnel consistently strive to ensure as many teachers as possible have access to SSC educator workshops. In order to maximize attendance at all workshops and events, please note the new procedures: Teachers may register for no more than three (3) workshops per semester and may only make registrations for themselves. If a participant is unable to attend a workshop, he or she must call the ERC at 228-688-3338 as soon as possible. Failure to notify the ERC of a registration cancellation may affect a registrant's ability to participate in future workshops and programs.
New Safety Regulation
The use of hand-held communication devices (cell phones, two-way radios, etc.), is prohibited while driving on-site at Stennis Space Center.
CEU Information
Mississippi and Louisiana educators are able to renew their teaching certificates with CEU credits from approved workshops. Unless otherwise noted, educators will receive 0.5 CEU credits for each five-hour workshop conducted on-site. You must be present for the full workshop to earn CEU credit. The ERC now maintains all CEU records. The ERC issues a certificate of attendance when the educator completes a five-hour workshop. This certificate, along with any other CEU documentation, should then be mailed by the teacher to the State Department of Education at the time of renewal. To obtain a copy of all of your CEU credits, a written request must be sent to the ERC.
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