SCIENCE WORKSHOPS
2013 Summer Schedule
Black Holes: Gravity's Fatal Attraction
July 15-19
For Educators Grades 6-12
Take yourself deep inside black holes and modern ideas about gravity, space, time, and solar system formation. Current ideas might surprise you!
Astrobiology for Educators. Is there life beyond our planet?
And how would we know?
July 22-26
For Educators Grades 4-12
This workshop will explore our search for the conditions needed to support life on other planets and ways to integrate this topic into existing curricula. This workshop will be held at Penn State-Abington.
Hands-on Particle Astrophysics
July 22-26
For Educators Grades 9-12
This workshop will feature hands-on explorations of high-energy messengers from extreme cosmic phenomena, such as Galactic supernova blast waves. Strategies for classroom implementation will be highlighted.
Telescopes: Tools for Astronomical Discovery & the Search for Life on Other Planets
July 29-August 2
For Educators Grades 6-12
Workshop participants will build a simple telescope, learn how to utilize the Falcon Telescope Network, and discover how modern telescopes may help us to discover other habitable planets.
The instructors were very inspirational, and they provided many tools that I plan to employ in my classroom.
Additionally, the instructors are true educators! They were very active in the lab, provoking thought, providing guidance, and they were truly enthusiastic about their teaching.
Brian Markley, Cathedral Preparatory School, Erie, PA
Attended Renewable Energy Technologies Workshop in 2008
