June 6, 2007
The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium's electronic newsletter for teachers provides curriculum ideas, Internet links and other resources to help you better meet the Washington EALRs and the National Science Education Standards.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-- FREE PRODUCT SAFETY WORKSHOPS (6-12)
-- PEOPLE AND THE PLANET (K-4)
-- VENUS FLYBY
-- USGS SCIENCE EDUCATION (K-12+)
-- E-LETTER BEGINS SUMMER SCHEDULE
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FREE PRODUCT SAFETY WORKSHOPS (6-12)
Free teacher workshops on hazardous household products and personal care product labeling will be offered Aug. 15-16 at Kohlwes Education Center in Renton. Participants will receive ready-to-use lesson plans that integrate easily into existing curricula and fulfill the science, health and fitness GLEs.
Participants can earn 7 clock hours per workshop or one college credit through Seattle Pacific University. (The SPU fee is $38 for one college credit or $15 per workshop, due on the day of workshop. Both days are required for credit.) Space is limited to 25 teachers. For more information, go to
http://www.nwabr.org/education/consumerawareness.htm
PEOPLE AND THE PLANET (K-4)
The developers of the sustainability curriculum, Facing the Future: People and the Planet, are looking for volunteer educators to field test the lessons in their K-4 classrooms this summer. The four interdisciplinary elementary lessons teach core concepts related to sustainability, including food production, identity and culture, systems thinking, and biodiversity.
The lessons are aligned with national science and social studies standards, and are designed to accompany popular children's stories and songs. Each lesson presents a learning experience that is age-appropriate, local, and personal. Individual lessons require approximately 2-5 hours of class time. Reviewers will be compensated with a free copy of the finished curriculum.
To participate, contact Laura Skelton before June 25 at
laura@facingthefuture.org
VENUS FLYBY
Picture this: A spaceship swoops in from the void, plunging toward a cloudy planet about the size of Earth. A laser beam lances out from the ship and probes the planet's clouds, striving to reach the hidden surface below.
Meanwhile, back on the craft's home world, scientists perch on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens. Sound like science fiction?
That was reality this week as NASA's Messenger flew past Venus on its mission to Mercury. For the whole story, go to
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/05jun_venusflyby.htm?list820645
USGS SCIENCE EDUCATION (K-12+)
The U.S. Geological Survey education page provides links to a variety of scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life.
Online resources include lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research. For more information, visit
http://education.usgs.gov/
E-LETTER BEGINS SUMMER SCHEDULE
This month, the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium Newsletter for Teachers begins its summer schedule. There will be a single newsletter in June and July. We will resume our regular twice-monthly schedule in August. For the latest Washington Space Grant news, please visit our Web site at
http://www.waspacegrant.org
FEEDBACK
Ideas, comments and Web sites of interest to other teachers should be sent to Irene Svete, newsletter editor, at
isvete@u.washington.edu
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