[Baps] Fwd: By Sept 9: AGU Session Abstract Submission
Andy Rivkin
asrivkin at MIT.EDU
Wed Sep 8 19:25:56 EDT 2004
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:44:24 -0400
From: William Waller <wwaller at mos.org>
To: baps at mit.edu
Subject: [Fwd: By Sept 9: AGU Session Abstract Submission]
Dear BAPS cohorts,
The upcoming AGU meeting in San Francisco (13-17 December) has several
sessions on education and public outreach (E/PO). I am forwarding
information on two sessions that are being co-hosted by members of
NASA's support network in E/PO. The organizers are looking for
participants and/or contributors for these sessions.
The deadline for submitting an abstract is very soon (September 9) alas.
Best wishes,
Bill Waller
NESSIE
http://www.mos.org/nessie
(617) 589-0227
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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:59:42 -0700
From: Leslie L Lowes <Leslie.L.Lowes at jpl.nasa.gov>
To: tslater at as.arizona.edu, wwaller at mos.org
Cc: shipp at lpi.usra.edu, leslie.lowes at jpl.nasa.gov, stockman at core2.gsfc.nasa.gov
Subject: By Sept 9: AGU Session Abstract Submission
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Hi Tim and Bill,
We are interested in making the staff and associates of CAPER aware of
our education sessions at AGU (see descriptions below) and invite their
participation, either as a presenter or an attendee. Are you able to
make a general distribution of this information via email? Alternately,
I would be happy to send it directly to key people if you are more
comfortable with that and can let me know who they are. Also, if you
know of other people for whom you think this presents an interest, please
feel free to pass the information along.
I would appreciate your prompt response so we can have the best response
to this opportunity. Abstract deadline is ***September 9*** . Thanks so
much for your help. Leslie Lowes
*****************************************************************************
This year's American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco is being
held December 13-17, 2004. There are a number of education sessions that
will occur throughout the meeting. The NASA Solar System Exploration
Education and Public Outreach Forum at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and
the Lunar and Planetary Institute South Central Organization of
Researchers and Educators broker/facilitator are co-hosting two sessions:
1) Using Planetary Data in Educational Settings (This is a follow-on to
the pre-conference workshop that was held earlier this year at the Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference. Leslie Lowes and Stephanie Shipp are
the session conveners.)
2) Comparing Earth and Our Planetary Neighbors: Bringing Home A Celestial
Understanding (Leslie Lowes, Stephanie Stockman, and Stephanie Shipp
are the session conveners.)
We would greatly welcome an abstract submission from you based on your
experience and/or ideas for:
1) Concrete applications that help provide electronic access for use in
formal (K-14) and informal educational settings, including program
evaluation design and outcomes, curriculum development and training,
opportunities for collaborative program and product development, or
examples of successful educational programs or interactions.
2) Existing or potential educational activities or programs that involve
comparisons between locations, features, and/or phenomena on earth and
other planets.
If you have an interest in this material but are not at a stage to
deliver a paper presentation, we strongly encourage you to attend the
sessions to understand the issues and meet others involved.
The link for the session abstracts are listed at the end of the email, or
you can find out about them on-line at
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/search_detail.php?sessid=408
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/search_detail.php?sessid=407
We have requested oral sessions, but are awaiting confirmation from AGU.
Oral presentations are typically about 15 minutes long including
questions. The final presentation format, agenda, and date of the
session, however, will not be worked out until after all submissions have
been received and reviewed.
You have until September 9, 2004 2359 UT to submit your abstract online
at
http://submissions6.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp
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The general meeting site is at
http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm04/
(AGU states there are *no* late submissions, and they recommend
submitting by Sept 7 to avoid the slow server response during the last
three days - over 8000 abstracts get submitted then.)
I'm very much looking forward to seeing you in our session. If you need
any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Again the absolute, drop-dead deadline for abstract submission is
Thursday, September 9 at 2359 UT.
Using Planetary Data in Educational
Settings
Education Session Request for American
Geophysical Society Meeting
December 13-18, 2004
In an effort to engage formal and
informal educators, students, and youth in
innovative ways, programs and activities for
these groups are arising for the presentation and
analysis of actual data from planetary missions.
This method of student investigations and citizen
science provides the opportunity for "ownership"
of the data by program participants through the
use of real-world science and the opportunity to
contribute to scientific results. The
development of such educational products and
programs is an emerging field in planetary
science as more plentiful and detailed
information from missions becomes available.
Most often, these efforts involve partnerships
between scientists, data managers, education
program and product developers and the end-users
- educators and students. We wish to build on
previous discussions among these communities to
identify common issues and challenges.
We invite abstracts on concrete
applications in formal (K-14) and informal
educational settings using actual planetary data,
and related efforts in earth science, that
address:
. Examples of successful educational
programs
. Solutions and tools addressing data
access needs
. Program evaluation design and outcomes
. Curriculum development and training
. Opportunities for collaborative program
and product development
Comparing Earth and Our Planetary
Neighbors:
Bringing Home a Celestial Understanding
Education Session Request for American
Geophysical Society Meeting
December 13-18, 2004
In this age of concentrated exploration
of the solar system, our knowledge of planetary
bodies is blossoming. Together with extensive
studies in earth system science, we are also
increasing our understanding of earth and its
place in the solar system. Comparing the physical
characteristics of planetary bodies, such as
size, temperature, distance from the Sun, weight
of objects on their surfaces (where appropriate),
etc., helps us envision these worlds in relation
to what we know. Comparing features and
processes , such as wind storms, thunderstorms,
hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and forms of
water and ice allows us to relate features of
other worlds to familiar phenomena here on earth.
Many synergies also exist between earth and
planetary science in the tools of exploration and
analysis, as well as in the comparison of the
results. Content examples include astrobiology,
comparisons of planetary surfaces, remote
sensing, and mapping.
We invite presentations on formal (K-14)
and informal education products and programs,
including visualizations, interactive software,
classroom activities, and data analysis programs,
that integrate information on or make comparisons
between earth and other planetary bodies.
Programs with the potential to grow from an earth
or planetary focus to include comparisons are
also encouraged.
--
Leslie L. Lowes
Solar System Exploration Education and Outreach Forum Co-Director
JPL MS 200-108
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, Ca. 91109
(818) 393-7734 voice
(818) 393-6024 FAX
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/education
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