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Summer Astronomy Institute
Our *NEW* Astronomy Summer Institute is a five-day workshop that provides a
detailed overview of all NJ astronomy content standards. This workshop is
appropriate for K-12 teachers looking to improve their own content
knowledge as well as looking for activities they can use immediately
in their classes. Some breakout sessions will be available for K-4
teachers, with different content available for teachers of grades
5-12. The workshops combine astronomy content with pedagogy,
illustrating how to teach difficult concepts though hands-on inquiry-based
instruction. They include demonstrations using a portable planetarium
(Starlab) to teach some concepts more effectively. All teachers will
receive lots of resources, resource books with close to 150 hands-on
inquiry-based astronomy activities, a workshop CD-ROM, and a 26 hour PDU
certificate.
Get
new ideas for adding more inquiry to your lessons. Learn how to address
misconceptions. Discover what causes the phases of the Moon and tides.
Investigate the reasons for seasons. Explore the size and scale of solar
system. Play with gravity and investigate its effect on moons and
planets. Learn to locate some stars and constellations in the sky,
and how planets move among them. Compare our Sun to other stars.
Investigate the properties of stars. Explore the life cycle of stars.
Discover what the Universe is made of. Investigate if the Universe is
expanding forever.
Tentative Date: Monday
through Friday, July 29-Aug2 OR August 5-9, 2013 (9am - 3:30pm)
Fee:
$650 (26 PDUs) * Now only $50 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship and NJACE Scholarship!
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Project ASTRO NOVA (Grades 2-12)
A program to create long-term partnerships between astronomers and teachers
in grades 2-12. This program involves a two-day training workshop or the
astronomer-teacher partnerships followed by at least 4 class visits of the
astronomer. More
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Friday
and Saturday, February 15 and 16, 2013, (9am - 4pm)
Fee:
$200 (12 PDUs)
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One-Day Starlab Training - Grades K-12
The Starlab Training Workshops are designed to help teachers make science
and astronomy exciting for their students. Abstract ideas such as the Earth's
daily and annual motions, moon phases, constellations and the reason for
the seasons are easily presented in Starlab. During this one-day workshop,
participants will practice setting up and taking down Starlab and practice
operating the projector. This one-day workshop is also suitable for
any teacher who has previously been trained in Starlab, and needs a
“refresher”.
Next
Offering: TDB
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On request we can offer training at your school or district during the
school year. We also offer Starlab
Outreach to your school.
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Two-Day
Starlab Training - Grades K-12
The Starlab Training Workshops are designed to help teachers make science and
astronomy exciting for their students. Abstract ideas such as the Earth's
daily and annual motions, moon phases, constellations and the reason for
the seasons are easily presented in Starlab. During this two-day workshop,
participants will practice setting up and taking down Starlab and practice
operating the projector. On the second day they will design,
practice and present their own Starlab presentation.
Tuesday/Wednesday,
December 4/5, 2012 (9am - 4pm) FULL
Wednesday/Thursday,
March 6/7, 2013 (9am - 4pm) OPEN
Tuesday/Wednesday,
July 9/10, 2013 (9am - 4pm) OPEN
Fee:
$300 (6 PDUs) * Now only $150 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship
*Teachers can choose to attend only one day, at a cost of
$75/day
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On request we can offer training at your school or district during the
school year. We also offer Starlab
Outreach to your school.
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Using Telescopes in your Classroom and After School
- Grades 5-12
Learn how to use telescopes in your classroom, and/or at night!
Attendance at this workshop will certify you to borrow a classroom set of
Galileoscopes and tripods, as well as an 8"
Dobsonian telescope, for FREE.
This workshop will show participants how the Galileoscope can
be used in a classroom setting to help students understand how lenses and
refracting telescopes work. Participants will also learn how to
assemble Galileoscopes and use them in an indoor and outdoor setting.
Participants will learn about the easiest objects to observe in the
night sky, how to plan an evening observing session, and how
to observe the night sky with a Dobsonian telescope.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 (5pm-8:30pm)
**Raindates
Wednesday, March 20 and Monday, March 25, 2012 (5pm-8:30pm)
Fee:
$100 (3.25 PDUs) * Now only $50 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship
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Intro to the Earth-Sun-Moon System - Grades K-12
Experience inquiry-based activities that address the revised NJ Astronomy
Content Standards relating to Seasons, Moon Phases and Eclipses. In
addition, the workshop will focus on the revised NJ Process Standards which
describe how science should be taught. The workshop fee includes
resources, a workshop CD-ROM, and breakfast/lunch.
Next
Offering: TDB
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Our Solar Connection (Grades 5-12)
The Sun is our nearest star, and yet many mysteries surround it.
Scientists are studying the Sun using ground-based and space-based
observatories, in a variety of wavelengths. Students can do some of
the same experiments in the classroom. During the 6-hour workshop teachers
will experience inquiry-based activities that address State Science Content
Standards in Astronomy, and all four science process standards.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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On request we can offer this training at your school or district during the
school year.
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Gravity 1: Gravity and Orbits in the Solar System (Grades
5-12)
This workshop engages teachers in low-cost, hands-on, inquiry-based
activities relating to Gravity, Newton’s Laws of Motion, the motion of
objects within the solar system and new, cost-effective ways for a
spacecraft to travel to the Moon. Teachers will gain an improved
understanding of these topics, while simultaneously learning about
activities they can easily integrate into their own classrooms.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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On
request we can offer this training at your school or district during the
school year.
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Gravity 2: Exploring the Energy of Space
Travel (Grades 5-12)
This
workshop is a follow-up to our popular “Gravity and Orbits in the Solar
System” workshop. It will help teachers gain a better understanding
of the physics and dangers of traveling to the moon and living in
space. While we recommend that teachers also attend “Gravity and
Orbits in the Solar System”, it is NOT a prerequisite. Teachers will
be engaged in hands-on inquiry-based activities related to Gravity, the
Properties of Objects in the Solar System, Energy (including Kinetic and
Potential Energy as well as Energy transformations) Radiation and its
effects on DNA. Participants will learn about new, cost-effective
ways for a spacecraft to travel to the Moon.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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On
request we can offer this training at your school or district during the
school year.
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Is there life out there? An Astrobiology workshop for teachers
(Grades 5-12)
Astrobiology
is an exciting, interdisciplinary field of study that includes the search
for habitable environments and the consideration of where life might exist
in our solar system and beyond. The revised New Jersey Science Process
standards ask teachers to make meaningful connections between concepts
across content areas. Learn how you can use Astrobiology as a way to
connect astronomy, biology, physics, chemistry and geology as you explore
the possibilities of life elsewhere, consider the conditions under which
life can develop and thrive, and examine the properties of stars that could
have planets harboring life.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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On
request we can offer this training at your school or district during the
school year.
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Inquiring into Inquiry
This workshop is designed to help teachers implement inquiry into their
classroom. The emphasis of this workshop is for participants to experience
inquiry based science instruction. Participants will be engaged in
several exemplary activities that can help them to visualize what Inquiry
looks like in a science classroom. Participants will explore what inquiry
is and what it is not. They will become familiar with the Five Essential
Features of Inquiry as defined by the National Science Education Standards.
They will practice turning a traditional lesson into an inquiry-based
experience for their students.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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Bringing Lunar Rock Samples to your Classroom
During this after-school workshop, teachers will experience a variety of
inquiry-based activities that can be used in conjunction with the loan of
the NASA Lunar and Meteorite samples. All teachers who attend this training
will be NASA Lunar Rock certified, allowing them to bring REAL moon samples
into their classroom.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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Modeling Moon Phases
During this after-school workshop, teachers will experience how to teach
Moon Phases using student generated data and models. This emphasis on
modeling and data will help teachers meet the revised NJ Astronomy
standards and the new “Practices of Science” standards.
Next Date Offered : TBD
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The Solar
System: Grades 4-12
During this workshop, teachers will experience inquiry-based activities that teach the properties of planets in our solar system, our changing view of the solar system, and solar system formation. These investigations ask students to analyze data to test models, and then using those models to develop explanations. The emphasis of investigations in this workshop are to develop students’ understanding of the Nature of Science.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 (9am-3:30pm)
POSTPONED
Tentative Date:
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cost: $150 (5.5 PDUs)-
* Now only $75 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship
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Moon Phases, Eclipses, Gravity and Tides: Grades 4-12
During this workshop, teachers will experience inquiry-based activities that align to the revised NJ Astronomy standards. The investigations explore the reasons for moon phases, eclipses and tides, and make use of a model to represent the force of gravity. The emphasis of investigations in this workshop are to develop students’ skills in two Science Practices: “Developing and
Using Models” and “Constructing Explanations”.
Wednesday and Thursday, November 28 and 29, 2012 (9am-3:30pm)
Rescheduled- Date TBD
Cost: $300 (11 PDUs)-
* Now only $150 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship
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The Reasons for Seasons:
Grades K-12
During this workshop, teachers will experience inquiry-based activities that align to the NJ standards on Seasons, and they will see how this topic is built from early experiences in elementary grades all the way up to high school. The investigations explore the height of the sun in the sky, the changing distance from Earth to the Sun, and how the temperature and hours of daylight vary for different locations during different seasons. All investigations involve students collecting data, or developing and using their own models based on data. The emphasis of investigations in this workshop are to develop students’ skills in two Science Practices: “Analyzing and Interpreting Data” and “Engaging in Argument from Evidence”.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 (9am-3:30pm)
Cost: $150 (5.5 PDUs)-
* Now only $75 with
New Jersey Space
Grant Scholarship
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