[meteorite-list] Teachers Report For A Lesson In Science At JPL

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:00:07 2004
Message-ID: <200207162323.QAA06508_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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Contact: Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382
           
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2002

TEACHERS REPORT FOR A LESSON IN SCIENCE AT JPL

     Elementary school teachers are learning how to jumpstart
their students' interest in science and math at an early age
by attending a NASA Educational Workshop through July 20,
2002, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

     Twenty-five teachers, from 16 states and a Department of
Defense school in Korea, are participating in the workshop.
The educators teach the 5th through 8th grades.

     "Our role is to give these teachers valuable information,
experiences and activities which they can take back to their
classrooms to encourage their students' enthusiasm for math and
science," said David Seidel, manager of pre-college programs at
JPL. "Our participants are education leaders in their
communities and we share high expectations. They work hard
while they are here, and they take lots of information and
tools back to their students."

     The workshop gives teachers a chance to see and learn the
real-world applications of science, mathematics, geography and
technology. They observe state-of-the-art research, conduct
hands-on experiments and investigations through interaction with
NASA scientists, engineers, technicians and educational
specialists at JPL. Additionally, they will become certified to
borrow moon rocks and meteorite samples and will learn how to
interpret images of geologic surfaces of planets and moons.
Off-site tours include the Deep Space Network tracking station
near Barstow, Calif., NASA Dryden Flight Research Center,
Edwards, Calif., and the campus of the California Institute of
Technology in Pasadena.

     This year, 300 educators, out of an applicant pool of over
1200, are attending similar workshops at 10 NASA centers across
the nation. NASA sponsors the NASA Educational Workshops through
a cooperative agreement with the National Science Teachers
Association. Since 1984, more than 4,750 educators have
participated in the program.

JPL is managed for NASA by Caltech.

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Note to Editors: Interviews and photo opportunities can be
arranged by calling Carolina Martinez at (818) 354-9382.

List of teachers, cities and states participating in the NASA
Educational Workshops at JPL:

Craig Abshere, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Tony Baldasaro, Exeter, N.H.
Linda Beardsley, Salem, Ore.
Amy Bebell, Erie, Pa.
Carol Cornelius, Guymon, Okla.
Beverly Dinger, Britton, S.D.
Sara Dombkowski, Buffalo, N.Y.
Jaen Durrett, Lubbock, Texas
Mary Erdelt, Palacios, Texas
Darlene Franklin, Portland, Ore.
Dana Glidden, Santa Ana, Calif.
Debra Gochros, Lihu'e, Hawaii
Shannon Lorenzo-Rivero, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jennifer McSheffrey, Korea
Leo Schlueter, Phoenix, Ariz.
Lisa Schunk, Minneapolis, Minn.
Carolynn Sears, Cross River, N.Y.
Deborah Sloan, Burleson, Texas
Michael Smothers, Memphis, Tenn.
Douglass Stith, Concord, N.H.
Carrie Lynne Strasburger, Alexandria, Va.
Jamie Sundgren, El Dorado, Kan.
Kathleen Van Baren, Kingston, N.Y.
Jessica van Son, Longview, Wash.
Cora Walter, Vestal, N.Y.
Received on Tue 16 Jul 2002 07:23:56 PM PDT