HR: 0800h
AN: ED41C-06    [Abstracts]
TI: Family Science Night, Changing Perceptions one Family at a Time
AU: * Colina-Trujillo, M S
EM: mcolina@pop400.gsfc.nasa.gov
AU: Drobnes, E
EM: mdrobnes@gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
AU: Mitchell, S
EM: saram@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
AB: If students are not encouraged to succeed in science, mathematics, and technology classes at school, efforts to improve the quality of content and teaching in these subjects may be futile. Parents and families are in a unique position to encourage children to enroll and achieve in these classes. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Family Science Night program invites middle school students and their families to explore the importance of science and technology in our daily lives by providing a venue for families to comfortably engage in learning activities that change their perception and understanding of science - making it more practical and approachable for participants of all ages. Family Science Night strives to change the way that students and their families participate in science, within the program and beyond.
UR: http:sdoepo.gsfc.nasa.gov
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0855 Diversity
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly