Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium Newsletter for Teachers

[Irene Svete]

The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium's electronic newsletter for
teachers provides curriculum ideas, Internet links and other resources to
help you better meet the Washington EALRs and the National Science Education
Standards.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

-- LIVE FROM THE AURORA (3-12)
-- FIRST ANNUAL TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
-- OCEAN CAREER DAY AT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM (9-12)
-- WANT TO BOOK AN ASTRONAUT?
-- MATHEMATICS AND THE MEDIA (K-12)
-- CELEBRATE FLIGHT CONTEST (K-11)

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LIVE FROM THE AURORA (3-12)

Live from the Aurora is the theme of this year's Sun-Earth Day.  In
preparation for the event, Washington Space Grant and the NASA Regional
Educator Resource Center will present a free workshop to explore stories
told by various cultures to explain the aurora and discover the scientific
explanation for this awesome phenomenon.

The workshop, scheduled for Feb. 22, will include activities on light,
magnetic fields and interactions between the sun and the earth. Participants
will receive a Live from the Aurora kit from the Sun-Earth Connection Space
Science Forum. The workshop takes place from 12:30-4:30 p.m.  All
presentations are tied to the state Essential Academic Learning Requirements
and/or the National Science/Math Standards. For more information and
registration, visit

http://www.waspacegrant.org/teaworkshops.html

FIRST ANNUAL TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

The Museum of Flight will host the First Annual Teen Leadership Conference,
geared for teens and youth workers/educators. The conference, which takes
place Jan. 26-27, offers two intense days of complete submersion into the
world of teen leadership, service learning, and volunteer programs designed
with and for teens. This year's keynote speaker is Mac Bledsoe, father of
Buffalo Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Mac shares his valuable insights on
inspiring teens from his coaching and teaching days. Registration
information will be available after Jan. 9 at

http://www.museumofflight.org/TLC

For more information, call Seth Margolis at 206-768-7126, or e-mail

educationmanager at museumofflight.org

OCEAN CAREER DAY AT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM (9-12)

What's a career in the ocean world really like? Find out Feb. 1 at Ocean
Career Day hosted by the Seattle Aquarium. This free event takes place from
9 a.m.-3 .m. at the Aquarium auditorium. Reservations are required.

Biologists, researchers and educators will talk about their work and how
they got to where they are. Learn about careers in local marine
organizations such as the Seattle Aquarium, NOAA, the Whale Museum, US Coast
Guard, the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center, and Point Defiance Zoo and
Aquarium. Find out about colleges and schools that teach marine science. Ask
questions of professionals and discover local volunteer opportunities. For
reservations, call 206-386-4353 by January 31. More information is available
at

http://www.seattleaquarium.org.

WANT TO BOOK AN ASTRONAUT?

Would you like to bring a NASA astronaut to your community? NASA Astronauts
appear before a variety of groups to inform the general public about the
U.S. Space program. Typically, presentations are made to high schools and
universities, community organizations, businesses and associations, and
military organizations. The Astronaut Appearances Office evaluates requests
carefully to ensure that the astronauts appear at high quality events that
reach large numbers of people in person and through the media.  For complete
application information, go to

http://www.nasa.gov/events/procedure.html

MATHEMATICS AND THE MEDIA (K-12)

Mathematical concepts and themes can be found everywhere in the media. The
range of ways that math is related to the media is quite broad including the
shape of a camera lens, proportion and scale for movie sets, and the
convincing nature of numbers used in advertising. For hands-on ways to use
this information in the classroom visit

http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/media.html

CELEBRATE FLIGHT CONTEST (K-11)

This year the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
annual art contest recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers
achievement by focusing on flight. The contest, which is open to students
ages 5-16, asks students to share their visions of what air or space travel
will look like in the next century. The deadline for submissions is March
31. For complete information on eligibility and requirements, visit

http://www.flight100.org/activities/artcontest_2003.html

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FEEDBACK

Ideas, comments and Web sites of interest to other teachers should be sent
to Irene Svete, newsletter editor, at

isvete at ess.washington.edu

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