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Discover the Universe – From Galileo to Today |
Join NASA scientists and educators in a hands-on Symposium that will provide middle and high school educators, grades 5-12, with strategies and resources to empower students to discover the universe for themselves during the International Year of Astronomy 2009. This event is a blended professional development opportunity that includes this face-to-face symposium at the conference followed by several online experiences—a discussion listserv and two NSTA Web Seminars— that extend the interactions between the participants and NASA. Attendance to the symposium requires conference registration.
Program Overview
This half-day Symposium will explore key science concepts – Earth’s place in the universe; light, energy, and optics; and, models and evidence in science – as participants investigate how NASA’s space-based missions extend the legacy of observation and discovery that Galileo Galilei initiated when he turned his telescope to the skies in 1609. Experience NASA space science research in the context of 400 years of technology-enabled astronomical discovery, and learn how to bring today’s discoveries into the classroom in a way that reinforces national science education standards.
All participants will receive NASA curriculum support materials, listings of electronically available resources, and information on participating in the International Year of Astronomy 2009’s global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture. A drawing of door prizes will take place at the end of the program. Refreshments will be provided. Graduate credit may be available at an additional cost to participants. To receive graduate credit, participants must pay a nominal fee and complete an action plan and a lesson plan.
Date/Time
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
In addition to the face-to-face Symposium at the Conference, two Web Seminars featuring the presenters of Discover the Universe – From Galileo to Today will be held in following weeks.
Location
The Symposium will take place in the Statesman Room of the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati, in Cincinnati, OH. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and housing if necessary.
Presenters
Meet the scientists and educational specialists who will be presenting at the NASA/NSTA Symposium: Discover the Universe - From Galileo to Today:
Agenda
See the Symposium’s agenda, including learning outcomes for the program and alignment with the National Science Education Standards.
Conference On-site Follow-up Sessions
As a follow-up to the Discover the Universe - From Galileo to Today Symposium, teachers are invited to attend these 1-hour concurrent sessions at the NSTA Conference in Cincinnati:
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NASA Session: Exploring the Mixed Up Solar System
Friday, Dec. 5, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Presenter - Frank Summers
- NASA Session: Observing with NASA using Online Telescopes
Friday, Dec. 5, 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Presenter - Simon Steel
- NASA Session: Models, Evidence and Explanation in NASA Science
Friday, Dec. 5, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Presenter - Lindsay Bartolone
All sessions will take place at the Caprice 1/4 Room, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Admission to these sessions is free with conference registration.
Web Seminars
Two Web Seminars will be scheduled after the face-to-face program in December. The Web Seminars will begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Web Seminars are free, interactive, live sessions of online professional development. The 90-minute sessions features presenters from the NSTA Symposia. You do not have to attend the Symposium in order to participate in the Web Seminars.
For more information contact symposia@nsta.org
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Underwritten in part by NASA |