HR: 16:15h
AN: ED24A-04    [Abstracts]
TI: Community Cosmos -- A Park-based Educator Enrichment Program in the Earth and Space Sciences
AU: * Waller, W H
EM: wwaller@mos.org
AF: Tufts University and NASA/NESSIE, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Medford, MA 02155 United States
AB: I will describe a community-wide educator enrichment program in the Earth and Space Sciences that is being developed at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, MA. Through wide-ranging partnerships, we will provide two on-site hands-on workshops in Earth and Space Science that will serve the interests of school teachers, scout leaders, park interpreters, amateur astronomers, and other community educators. Each 3-day workshop will address the 3 broad topics of (1) living on Earth, (2) the Earth in space, and (3) the origins of the Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, and Universe. Natural resources at Halibut Point State Park will be used to enrich each of these topics. Astrobiology will be the topical "glue" that binds all 3 topics. Research of the PI will be featured through personal presentations on starbirth and starburst activity in galaxies. A wide selection of NASA education materials will be showcased -- including those developed for Project ASTRO, Family ASTRO, Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS), EarthKam, the Night Sky Network, and the Spitzer E/PO Program. These workshops will serve as models for similar programs in Earth and Space Science Education at state and national parks throughout the United States.
UR: http://www.mos.org/nessie
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly