November 4, 1999
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.
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
High school teachers with talented math and science seniors aiming for the
University of Washington will be happy to hear that Washington Space Grant
Scholarship applications are now available. The scholarships are for full or
partial tuition (or housing) and may be renewed for up to four years,
contingent upon NASA funding. Students must meet program requirements for
continued funding.
Women and underrepresented minority students are strongly encouraged to
apply. Space Grant Scholars are eligible to participate in special
undergraduate research programs working closely with faculty who are engaged
in cutting edge research.
Applications will be available online after Nov. 8. For more information,
call (206) 543-1943 or visit the Space Grant Web site at
http://www.waspacegrant.org
NEW "MARS" PAGE OFFERS PHOTOS AND MORE
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently posted an all new "one-stop" Mars
Web site. The new site includes links to a variety of Mars K-12 curricula,
chats and even a history section with timeline, biographies and scientific
theories and breakthroughs all linked to Mars. For the total Mars
experience, go to
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov
LOOKING FOR LIFE OUT THERE?
The Web site for Washington State University Prof. Jeff Brown's astronomy
class, Extraterrestrial Life, offers links to a broad range of astronomy
resources from SETI Institute to NASA's Origins page. Subheadings include
Extrasolar Planet sites and Specific Solar System Exploration sites.
The page is intended for college juniors and seniors not majoring in
engineering or the sciences and will remain live at least through May 2000.
For more information, see
http://www.sci.wsu.edu/math/faculty/jbrown/web450.html
TEACHING WITH SPACE CONFERENCE
The U.S. Space Foundation is sponsoring a special Teaching With Space
Conference to provide K-12 educators interactive training to use across
curricula. The conference takes place Jan. 28 at the Wings Over the Rockies
Air and Space Museum in Denver.
"The Mastery of Space" covers topics from rocketry to Mars colonies and
features a special conference presentations by Star Trek and other space
science experts, astronauts and educators. For registration and exhibit
information, call the U.S. Space Foundation at
1-800-691-4000 or visit their Web Site at
http://www.spacefoundation.org
MISSING ISSUE
Our apologies for missing the second October issue. We were busy preparing
for the Washington Science Teachers Association conference in Spokane. The
conference gave us a terrific chance to meet with many of you and learn more
about what we can do to meet your needs.
If you have a science or math Web site you've found especially helpful to
your students, send us the address and the grade level it best serves. We'll
pass it on.
Ideas and comments should be sent to Irene Svete, newsletter editor, at
isvete@geophys.washington.edu
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