HR: 14:10h
AN: SH13D-03    [Abstracts]
TI: Education & Public Outreach in Montana, Supporting the Solar Dynamics Observatory
AU: * Winter, H D
EM: winter@mithra.physics.montana.edu
AF: Montana State University, Department of Physics PO Box 173840, Bozeman, MT 59717-3840 United States
AU: McKenzie, D E
EM: mckenzie@mithra.physics.montana.edu
AF: Montana State University, Department of Physics PO Box 173840, Bozeman, MT 59717-3840 United States
AB: In the Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) program at Montana State University (MSU), currently a major component of SDO Education and Public Outreach at MSU, the hallmark of the program has been the presentation of cutting-edge science regarding topics of current interest. The program, under the management of Montana Space Grant Consortium since 1996, is a proven way to bring the excitement of NASA space science investigations to primary and secondary schools, while simultaneously involving university students in E/PO. The program is remarkably cost-effective, useful as a service-learning device, and extremely popular. We will outline the mechanisms of the SPOT program, including the involvement of a diverse group of undergraduates, and its recent expansion to reach more of Montana's students.
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
SC: SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics [SH]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly