From susan.davis at state.nm.us Wed Apr 1 16:22:01 2009 From: susan.davis at state.nm.us (Davis, Susan, DCA) Date: Wed Apr 1 16:23:42 2009 Subject: [NMScience] May workshop grade 1-3 Message-ID: May Liquid Exploration Saturday, May 2, 9:00 am to Noon Wemagination Center In a series of fun, fluid activities young students explore the properties of liquids. They play a classification game, observe how food coloring moves thought different liquids, create secret salad-dressing recipes, and make an "ocean in a bottle." Through these activities children develop skills in observing, comparing, classifying, recording observations, and drawing conclusions. Level: Grade 1-3 Teachers Cost: $20.00 (includes GEMS curriculum) REGISTRATION To register, or for more information, contact, August Wainwright, Programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us Or 505.841.2861. All programs require advance registration. Please register two weeks prior to workshop. Workshop and materials address New Mexico State Standards and Benchmarks. Susan Davis SMNHC Instructional Coordinator susan.davis@state.nm.us (505) 281-5259 This mailing list notifies educators of opportunities and events at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. If you wish to be removed, just reply with a 'remove my name from both lists' message. Stating your job title may speed the process of removal. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090401/08592c25/attachment.html From susie at nmt.edu Thu Apr 2 09:38:55 2009 From: susie at nmt.edu (Susie Welch) Date: Thu Apr 2 10:09:40 2009 Subject: [NMScience] [Fwd: Australia for teachers : A field trip for teachers and their families.] Message-ID: <49D4DC0F.7000903@nmt.edu> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Australia for teachers : A field trip for teachers and their families. Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:21:31 -0600 From: Gary Lewis Reply-To: Gary Lewis To: susie@nmt.edu *Don't miss out on this amazing educator opportunity! * Come with GSA to Australia! We are taking a group of teachers and their families to the land Downunder to examine the worlds oldest caves, the amazing scenery of the Sydney Basin, snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, visit the Daintree Rainforest and explore the wonders of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the amazing desert landscape of the outback. All these amazing field sites will be discussed in terms of their geology, geography and how GPS related activities (EarthCaching, EarthTrek and GIS) can be used in the classroom. The trip is led by Gary Lewis, the GSA Director of Education and Outreach, who grew up and studied in Australia. Gary worked for nine years with the equivalent of the USGS in Australia and has led trips to many parts of the globe. Co leaders are Roger and Anita Palmer from GISetc, who lead field experiences and training for teachers based on GPS technologies around the world. This is a once--in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Australia with such experienced leaders and with other like-minded teachers. Trip registration ends soon! Don't miss out....call or email Gary Lewis *_TODAY_* if you want more information! Glewis@geosociety.org or 720 201 8132. *Australia : Earth Science Adventure and Technology 18-29 July * Join a group of Earth science and geography educators who want to learn about the wonders of Australian earth science. Participants on this trip will be exposed to technology like GPS, GIS and probe ware and how it can be used to further examine the natural environment. The trip will take in Sydney, Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Rainforest skyway, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and more! The trip costs includes airfare from LAX, all Australian transport (including flights), accommodation and many meals. Cost : $5,500. (Without international airfares, the cost is $3700 if you want to take advantage of miles or the current cheap airfare deals). This trip is open to all elementary, middle and high school teachers and educators who run training sessions for them. This is an educationally rigorous program, and while families are more than welcome, partners and children will need to follow the same schedule as the group. For more information, contact Gary Lewis (glewis@geosociety.org) You are receiving this email because you have signed up for GSA's E-News as an Educator. If you wish to unsubscribe or to subscribe to additional E-News lists, please visit http://rock.geosociety.org/Enews/ --- You are currently subscribed to the "Educators" list as: susie@nmt.edu. To unsubscribe go to http://rock.geosociety.org/enews/ or send a blank email to leave-educators-157157L@list.geosociety.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090402/df2c45da/attachment.html From tish.morris at state.nm.us Thu Apr 2 17:40:14 2009 From: tish.morris at state.nm.us (Morris, Tish, DCA) Date: Thu Apr 2 17:41:59 2009 Subject: [NMScience] April Events at the Museum Message-ID: <2B4DFFEF3C69D7488D2A5A28C9EF0472857D81@CEXMB4.nmes.lcl> April Events at the Museum?details below International Year of Astronomy 2009 April 5, Solar Viewing at the Planetarium April 4 First Saturdays at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center Public Lectures Bahamas-Amazing Fossil Finds Gary Morgan Tuesday, April 7, 2009 7 p.m. IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecture Roaring Oceans and Singing Icebergs :Taking Earth?s Pulse and Temperature Using Seismology Rick Aster, Ph.D. Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Collections tours April 3 and April 17 The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2800 Check our website at: www.NMnaturalhistory.org Questions? Call Chris Sanchez at 505-841-2872 ____________________ Bahamas-Amazing Fossil Finds Gary Morgan Tuesday, April 7, 2009 7 p.m. Bahamas/fossils--two words we don?t usually connect to each other, but recent research has revealed wonderful fossils there. Imagine a tropical blue hole, a spring on the island of Abaco, Bahamas. Throughout the Ice Age, animals died in or near a sink hole spring and fell deep into its crevices. The water contains a layer of hydrogen sulfide that has led to excellent preservation of these remains. It also leads to some of the most dangerous diving imaginable. Divers have discovered Cuban crocodiles, giant land tortoises, bats and extinct flightless birds. This is current research with the fossils first found in 2005. Morgan will have just returned from this winter?s field work with even more discoveries to tell us about. Gary Morgan is a Curator of Paleontology at the Museum. He specializes in Ice Age mammals, but has studied fossil crocodiles for over twenty years. He is the team paleontologist for research at this underwater site in Abaco, Bahamas. Admission is $7 adults, $6 members/seniors and $4 students Guarantee your seats by purchasing in advance at www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org or at the door (if available) before the talk. IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecture Roaring Oceans and Singing Icebergs: Taking Earth?s Pulse and Temperature Using Seismology Rick Aster, Ph.D. Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7 p.m. Icebergs sing! Scientists recently have used earthquake monitoring equipment (seismographs) to record hours-long collisions between Earth?s largest icebergs gyrating under the influence of ocean currents and causing the icebergs to ?sing? with a newly discovered type of seismic and ocean acoustic tremor. Seismographs are also recording aspects of Earth?s climate. Buried in the background of worldwide seismic recordings are ?microseisms? -- seismic waves created by ocean waves pounding the coast and interacting with the sea floor. Extreme storms occurring during the Arctic winter produce waves that propagate to Antarctica and influence iceberg behavior. Dr. Aster and his colleagues have looked at over 35 years of global seismic recordings and have been able to reconstruct a unique record of ocean-storm intensity. Early evidence suggests that the number of violent ocean storms across the planet and their associated ocean waves have been increasing during the past three decades. Join Dr. Aster as he explores unsuspected linkages between climate, oceanography, seismology, and glaciology. Rick Aster joined the faculty at New Mexico Tech in 1991 and is currently a Professor of Geophysics and Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Much of his research uses seismology to learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, and unusual seismic sources, like icequakes and explosions, and to image the structure of the deep Earth. In addition to the work described above, he is currently studying the upper mantle beneath the Rocky Mountains, the activity of Mount Erebus Volcano in Antarctica, and seismic activity in New Mexico. Sponsored by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), the Seismological Society of America (SSA), and the Geological Society of America?s International Year of Planet Earth Lecture Series Cost: $2 public/$1 members, seniors, students Reservations: Chris Sanchez at 505-841-2872 or email: programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us International Year of Astronomy 2009 http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/calendar.html#0402 Solar Viewing Sunday, April 5, 12:00-noon at the Planetarium The Planetarium and the Albuquerque Astronomical Society will have telescopes available for safe, day sky viewing of the sun and planets. Free with museum admission Museum Collections Tours Join us for behind-the-scenes tours of our Bioscience and Geoscience collections. Free with Museum admission. Children must be above age 7 and accompanied by an adult. No food, drink or strollers allowed on tours. Tours begin promptly at the Information Desk. Limited to 20. Reservations welcome call 505-841-2892 or email: programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us Geoscience tour Friday, April 3, 3 to 4 p.m. Bioscience tour Friday, April 17, 11 a.m. to noon First Saturdays Sandia Mountain Natural History Center 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. presentations 10-11 a.m. each time Generally open only for scheduled school groups, the Center welcomes the public on a few select days of the year. Hike 5.5 mils of trails, observe wildlife from our observation deck, or explore our education exhibits and bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at our tables. 505-281-5259 or www.nmnaturalhistory.org/smnhc/calendar.html April 4 SNMHC Wildlife Research May 2 Fire Thinning and Forest Health Join our BioBlitz! Great fun for the whole family! What: Join the first New Mexico BioBlitz, a day-long exploration of life in a localized area. You show-up, follow a scientist out in the Park and see how many different types of life you can identify. Come back to the group shelter near the parking lot, and share what you found, look at some other things that other groups found, follow another scientist on another walk; see what you can find! Where: Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, at the west end of Candelaria When: Saturday, May 2, 2009 all day ? (6 a.m. to 5 p.m.) come anytime, stay as long as you want. Who: Families and individuals are welcome, no experience necessary. Dress for walking in the bosque, hat, sunscreen, walking shoes, water bottle; maybe you?ll get wet catching water bugs, be prepared for fun exploring! Cost: $3 per vehicle day-use fee at the Rio Grande Nature Center Co-sponsors: Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, and The Nature Conservancy, New Mexico Chapter. Tish Morris Senior Education Specialist New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2882 tish.morris@state.nm.us www.NMnaturalhistory.org Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The Hispanic College Fund is partnering with New Mexico MESA to bring the Hispanic Youth Symposium to New Mexico for the second consecutive year! 150 local high school students and 150 community volunteers will come to the campus of University of New Mexico from July 15th-18th for a three-night, four-day program that allows them to develop a network of peers and mentors, learn about resources and tools for college, and develop a long-term career vision. Competitions will be held for $2,000, $1,000, and $500 scholarships in art, speech, talent and essay categories. The symposium only requires a $10 personal investment fee from the students, who can apply online through April 24th, 2009. http://www.hispanicyouth.org/symposium-new-mexico Julie Cervantes NM MESA, Inc. Central Inner Region Coordinator cell: (505) 328-3074 office: (505)277-0180 fax: (505)277-0144 jcervantes@nmmesa.org From vperry at nmt.edu Tue Apr 7 19:55:52 2009 From: vperry at nmt.edu (Vannetta R. Perry) Date: Wed Apr 8 06:07:52 2009 Subject: [NMScience] China experience for teachers Message-ID: Please respond directly to the contact individuals in the announcement below if you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In response to the growing demand for global literacy in 21st-century education, EF Education now offers a rich, international professional development experience that educators can share with their colleagues. Through our Professional Development Study Tours, EF invites educators to gain firsthand experience with the world’s great cultures, while rediscovering their academic subjects and pedagogical practices from an international perspective. Our Professional Development Study Tours focus on core content in a global context. This summer we are offering our Educators in China tour with Denise Ames as the Educational Study Leader. Teachers will earn professional development credit by completing our course along with their professional development study tour. Upon completion we will award a transcript worth 60 hours of seat time. We will be hosting an informational meeting with Denise on April 8 from 6:30-7:30pm at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. EF staff and Denise Ames will be on hand to answer all of your questions. Please email Denise at drames@global-awareness.net if you can attend this meeting. If you would like to enroll on our Educators in China tour for August 2009, check out the attached PDF for details, and contact Danielle Horton at Danielle.Horton@ef.com or call 1-800-872-8439. We have extended the enrollment deadline just for you until April 15 and look forward to seeing you on April 8th! 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I think that even middle school students could get something from it. 18 minutes http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicat e.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090409/31452a9c/attachment.html From dthrall at swcp.com Fri Apr 10 08:59:20 2009 From: dthrall at swcp.com (Deb Thrall) Date: Fri Apr 10 09:01:40 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Do you work with any amazing youth? Message-ID: <000301c9b9ec$ee4b1c10$cae15430$@com> Dear Deb- We're just over a month away from the deadline for this year's Brower Youth Awards, and I'm hoping you might be able to nominate a youth you work with for the prize. A recap: we give six young environmental leaders (ages 13-22) a $3000 cash award and weeklong trip in October to the San Francisco Bay Area. Awardees do media interviews, speak at local high schools and Bioneers, and are celebrated at a public awards ceremony. After October, we support our honorees as environmental change agents, writers, organizers, visionaries, and speakers. Find out more. Please feel free to pass on nominees to me with a short description of their work and their best contact details. You can also encourage youth to download the application here . They will need to submit their applications by May 15th. You can reach out to me with any questions, and please forward this email to anyone you think would be interested. Also, part of my job is also to connect students and youth with other great opportunities. Check out our page with ideas for grants, training, fellowships, prizes, and more ! 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We invite to register for the Earth-Moon Institute for Teachers July 27-31, 2009 *Presented by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX* * * *Who:* 5^th -- 8^th grade in-service teachers and pre-service teachers * * *What:* A 35-hour institute, investigating the Moon * * *The Institute Will:* ? Provide numerous hands-on standards-aligned classroom resources that allow you to bridge content from the Moon to the Earth and address science content TEKS: 2.7D, 4.6A, 5.6A, 5.12C, 6.5A, 6.5B, 6.13A, 7.13B, 8.12A, and multiple science process TEKS** ? Provide tools to address *student misconceptions*** ? Incorporate *authentic inquiry* experiences for your students** ? Provide the opportunity to *interact with lunar scientists*** ? Include a *field trip to Johnson Space Center's lunar rock curation facility*** ? Offer certification to bring *lunar samples into your classroom*** ? Include a *lunar viewing evening *with the local astronomical society and ** ? Provide *professional development *and *TAGT Awareness* credit hours** ** *Topics include:* Moon Phases and Eclipses Earth-Moon Comparisons Tides and Gravity Formation of the Moon Geology of the Moon Volcanism The Rock Cycle Plate Tectonics The Solar System Institute registration is $150, and includes lunches. Participants receive professional development hours, 15 Texas GT hours, and numerous classroom resources, and are eligible to receive college credit hours. *For further information, go to_ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/workshops/earthMoonInst/ _* *Or Contact:* Christine Shupla, Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058 281-486-2135, shupla@lpi.usra.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Perhaps this is because the comical, black and white bird seems like one of them. It stands upright as they do and it can be as tall as many preschoolers. Penguins and Their Young teaches about the emperor penguin, the tallest of the penguins. Youngsters learn about its body structure, its cold home of ice and water, what it eats, and how emperor penguins' parents take care of their young. Level: Pre-K though grade 1 Teachers Cost: $30.00 (includes GEMS curriculum) REGISTRATION To register, or for more information, contact, August Wainwright, Programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us Or 505.841.2861. All programs require advance registration. Please register two weeks prior to workshop. Workshop and materials address New Mexico State Standards and Benchmarks. Susan Davis SMNHC Instructional Coordinator susan.davis@state.nm.us (505) 281-5259 This mailing list notifies educators of opportunities and events at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center. If you wish to be removed, just reply with a 'remove my name from both lists' message. Stating your job title may speed the process of removal. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090414/d317041c/attachment.html From gibbs at hero.nmsu.edu Tue Apr 14 12:44:37 2009 From: gibbs at hero.nmsu.edu (William Gibbs) Date: Tue Apr 14 12:03:40 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Steve Squyres Message-ID: I want to inform the list of a talk by Steve Squyres (Program manager of the Mars rover project) which will be given on the campus of New Mexico State University in the Corbett Center ballroom at 7 pm on Sunday, April 26. This talk is the Gardiner Memorial Lecture for this year. I know it is a long way to come but the talk should be well worth it. The title is: Mars Rover Project - Future Explorations He should be well placed for the future since he has just been named chair of the decadal committee which will decide the future of space exploration for the decade 2011-2021. It should be fun. Bill Gibbs William R. Gibbs, Interim Head Department of Physics, Box 3D New Mexico State University, 88003 Telephone (575) 646 6711 FAX: (575) 646 1934 From dthrall at swcp.com Tue Apr 14 14:20:56 2009 From: dthrall at swcp.com (Deb Thrall) Date: Tue Apr 14 14:23:43 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Nature Words Removed From Children's Dictionary Message-ID: <000e01c9bd3e$84c477a0$8e4d66e0$@com> Nature Words Removed From Children's Dictionary In order to make room for modern words like MP3 player, chatroom, and database, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary removed many nature-related words as a result of the changing landscape. So BlackBerry takes the place of blackberry, and so on. Read more in this Next Nature article Children's dictionary dumps 'nature' words: http://www.nextnature.net/?p=3110 To make way for modern tech terms such as BlackBerry, blog, voicemail and broadband, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has opted to drop terms pertaining to old nature. No longer can a child check this dictionary and learn more about the blackberry, dandelion, acorn, heron, otter, magpie, sycamore, or willow. According to Vineeta Gupta, who heads children's dictionaries at Oxford University Press, changes in the world are responsible for changes in the book. "When you look back at older versions of dictionaries, there were lots of examples of flowers for instance," she said. "That was because many children lived in semi-rural environments and saw the seasons. Nowadays, the environment has changed." The 10,000 words and phrases in the junior dictionary were selected using several criteria, including how often words would be used by young children. Words taken out: Coronation, duchess, duke, emperor, empire, monarch, decade, carol, cracker, holly, ivy, mistletoe, dwarf, elf, goblin, abbey, aisle, altar, bishop, chapel, christen, disciple, minister, monastery, monk, nun, nunnery, parish, pew, psalm, pulpit, saint, sin, devil, vicar. Adder, ass, beaver, boar, budgerigar, bullock, cheetah, colt, corgi, cygnet, doe, drake, ferret, gerbil, goldfish, guinea pig, hamster, heron, herring, kingfisher, lark, leopard, lobster, magpie, minnow, mussel, newt, otter, ox, oyster, panther, pelican, piglet, plaice, poodle, porcupine, porpoise, raven, spaniel, starling, stoat, stork, terrapin, thrush, weasel, wren. Acorn, allotment, almond, apricot, ash, bacon, beech, beetroot, blackberry, blacksmith, bloom, bluebell, bramble, bran, bray, bridle, brook, buttercup, canary, canter, carnation, catkin, cauliflower, chestnut, clover, conker, county, cowslip, crocus, dandelion, diesel, fern, fungus, gooseberry, gorse, hazel, hazelnut, heather, holly, horse chestnut, ivy, lavender, leek, liquorice, manger, marzipan, melon, minnow, mint, nectar, nectarine, oats, pansy, parsnip, pasture, poppy, porridge, poultry, primrose, prune, radish, rhubarb, sheaf, spinach, sycamore, tulip, turnip, vine, violet, walnut, willow Words put in: Blog, broadband, MP3 player, voicemail, attachment, database, export, chatroom, bullet point, cut and paste, analogue. Celebrity, tolerant, vandalism, negotiate, interdependent, creep, citizenship, childhood, conflict, common sense, debate, EU, drought, brainy, boisterous, cautionary tale, bilingual, bungee jumping, committee, compulsory, cope, democratic, allergic, biodegradable, emotion, dyslexic, donate, endangered, Euro. Apparatus, food chain, incisor, square number, trapezium, alliteration, colloquial, idiom, curriculum, classify, chronological, block graph. Via EcoChildPlay . Thanks Ivo . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090414/2c806d27/attachment.html From brandon.elliott at pearson.com Tue Apr 14 12:47:05 2009 From: brandon.elliott at pearson.com (Elliott, Brandon) Date: Tue Apr 14 15:11:17 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Limited number of 2010 textbook review copies available for review References: Message-ID: <0037742542C1844B8C56BE1D1AEEE5C60746CB2F@USOLDTMS014.PCROOT.COM> please forward to the group. Complimentary copies of the new 2010 Miller-Levine Biology text, the new 2010 Anatomy/Physiology texts, and the Hewitt Conceptual Phyics and Integrated Physical Science curriculum are now available for HS science teachers to preview. A limited number of the AGS SPED science books (General, Bio, Physical, Chemistry) are also available as samples to any HS Inclusion or Title 1 teacher/deptartment on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email requests to reviewcopy@pearson.com and include your school name, contact name, street address, prep period, and zip code, along with the textbook(s) you'd like to review. There is no shipping charge nor is their any requirement to return samples. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090414/853e2260/attachment.html From Mbatoff at aol.com Tue Apr 14 16:38:22 2009 From: Mbatoff at aol.com (Mbatoff@aol.com) Date: Tue Apr 14 16:42:10 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Nature Words Removed From Children's Dictionary Message-ID: Very sad. Pathetic. Terrible move. The "old" and the new should be included. Mitch Batoff _mbatoff@aol.com_ (mailto:mbatoff@aol.com) Past President, New Jersey Science Teachers Association In a message dated 4/14/2009 4:22:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dthrall@swcp.com writes: Nature Words Removed From Children's Dictionary In order to make room for modern words like MP3 player, chatroom, and database, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary removed many nature-related words as a result of the changing landscape. So BlackBerry takes the place of blackberry, and so on. Read more in this Next Nature article Children's dictionary dumps 'nature' words: _http://www.nextnature.net/?p=3110_ (http://www.nextnature.net/?p=3110) To make way for modern tech terms such as BlackBerry, blog, voicemail and broadband, the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has opted to _drop terms pertaining to old nature_ (http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/551330) . No longer can a child check this dictionary and learn more about the blackberry, dandelion, acorn, heron, otter, magpie, sycamore, or willow. According to Vineeta Gupta, who heads children?s dictionaries at Oxford University Press, changes in the world are responsible for changes in the book. ?When you look back at older versions of dictionaries, there were lots of examples of flowers for instance,? she said. ?That was because many children lived in semi-rural environments and saw the seasons. Nowadays, the environment has changed.? The 10,000 words and phrases in the junior dictionary were selected using several criteria, including how often words would be used by young children. Words taken out: Coronation, duchess, duke, emperor, empire, monarch, decade, carol, cracker, holly, ivy, mistletoe, dwarf, elf, goblin, abbey, aisle, altar, bishop, chapel, christen, disciple, minister, monastery, monk, nun, nunnery, parish, pew, psalm, pulpit, saint, sin, devil, vicar. Adder, ass, beaver, boar, budgerigar, bullock, cheetah, colt, corgi, cygnet, doe, drake, ferret, gerbil, goldfish, guinea pig, hamster, heron, herring, kingfisher, lark, leopard, lobster, magpie, minnow, mussel, newt, otter, ox, oyster, panther, pelican, piglet, plaice, poodle, porcupine, porpoise, raven, spaniel, starling, stoat, stork, terrapin, thrush, weasel, wren. Acorn, allotment, almond, apricot, ash, bacon, beech, beetroot, blackberry, blacksmith, bloom, bluebell, bramble, bran, bray, bridle, brook, buttercup, canary, canter, carnation, catkin, cauliflower, chestnut, clover, conker, county, cowslip, crocus, dandelion, diesel, fern, fungus, gooseberry, gorse, hazel, hazelnut, heather, holly, horse chestnut, ivy, lavender, leek, liquorice, manger, marzipan, melon, minnow, mint, nectar, nectarine, oats, pansy, parsnip, pasture, poppy, porridge, poultry, primrose, prune, radish, rhubarb, sheaf, spinach, sycamore, tulip, turnip, vine, violet, walnut, willow Words put in: Blog, broadband, MP3 player, voicemail, attachment, database, export, chatroom, bullet point, cut and paste, analogue. Celebrity, tolerant, vandalism, negotiate, interdependent, creep, citizenship, childhood, conflict, common sense, debate, EU, drought, brainy, boisterous, cautionary tale, bilingual, bungee jumping, committee, compulsory, cope, democratic, allergic, biodegradable, emotion, dyslexic, donate, endangered, Euro. Apparatus, food chain, incisor, square number, trapezium, alliteration, colloquial, idiom, curriculum, classify, chronological, block graph. Via _EcoChildPlay_ (http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/02/02/nature-words-dropped-from-childrens-dictionary/) . Thanks _Ivo_ (http://www.ivovos.com/) . _______________________________________________ Science mailing list Science@lists.aps.edu http://lists.aps.edu/mailman/listinfo/science **************The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! 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Additional information can be found on the following web site: http://infohost.nmt.edu/~biology/CSIWeb/ Please feel free to send this e-mail to any of your colleagues! Rebecca Reiss, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biology Jones Annex 313 New Mexico Tech Socorro, New Mexico 87801 (575) 835-5347 FAX (575) 835-5668 From loehman at aps.edu Mon Apr 20 14:50:36 2009 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Mon Apr 20 14:53:23 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Apply for the 2009 Weightless Flights of Discovery Program Message-ID: Apply for the 2009 Weightless Flights of Discovery Program The Northrop Grumman Corporation Foundation is accepting teacher applications for the 2009 Weightless Flights of Discovery program, an initiative that places teachers on micro- and zero-gravity flights to test Newton's Laws of Motion and energize students in the formative middle-school years. Middle-school math and science teachers in public schools are welcome to apply for the program at http://www.northropgrumman.com/teachers. The Foundation has selected four locations for this year's flights: Albuquerque, N.M. (Sept. 22) Detroit (Sept. 24) Norwalk, Conn. (Sept. 29) Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2) A maximum of 30 teachers in each of the cities will participate. The deadline to apply is April?30, 2009. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From tish.morris at state.nm.us Mon Apr 20 16:53:33 2009 From: tish.morris at state.nm.us (Morris, Tish, DCA) Date: Mon Apr 20 16:56:21 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Singing Icebergs talk at Museum 4/22 Message-ID: <2B4DFFEF3C69D7488D2A5A28C9EF0472857E1A@CEXMB4.nmes.lcl> Rick Aster is a great speaker, and the talk is low cost--this will be a great talk to come to! --Tish IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecture Roaring Oceans and Singing Icebergs: Taking Earth?s Pulse and Temperature Using Seismology Rick Aster, Ph.D. Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7 p.m. Icebergs sing! Scientists recently have used earthquake monitoring equipment (seismographs) to record hours-long collisions between Earth?s largest icebergs gyrating under the influence of ocean currents and causing the icebergs to ?sing? with a newly discovered type of seismic and ocean acoustic tremor. Seismographs are also recording aspects of Earth?s climate. Buried in the background of worldwide seismic recordings are ?microseisms? -- seismic waves created by ocean waves pounding the coast and interacting with the sea floor. Extreme storms occurring during the Arctic winter produce waves that propagate to Antarctica and influence iceberg behavior. Dr. Aster and his colleagues have looked at over 35 years of global seismic recordings and have been able to reconstruct a unique record of ocean-storm intensity. Early evidence suggests that the number of violent ocean storms across the planet and their associated ocean waves have been increasing during the past three decades. Join Dr. Aster as he explores unsuspected linkages between climate, oceanography, seismology, and glaciology. Rick Aster joined the faculty at New Mexico Tech in 1991 and is currently a Professor of Geophysics and Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. Much of his research uses seismology to learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, and unusual seismic sources, like icequakes and explosions, and to image the structure of the deep Earth. In addition to the work described above, he is currently studying the upper mantle beneath the Rocky Mountains, the activity of Mount Erebus Volcano in Antarctica, and seismic activity in New Mexico. Sponsored by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), the Seismological Society of America (SSA), and the Geological Society of America?s International Year of Planet Earth Lecture Series Cost: $2 public/$1 members, seniors, students Reservations: Chris Sanchez at 505-841-2872 or email: programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us At the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2800 Check our website at: www.NMnaturalhistory.org Questions? Call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882. 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"This study shows a valuable connection between better environmental education and cleaner air in our communities," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "With the right information, people can make a real difference in the places where they live, work, play and learn." Nearly half of the surveyed institutions hosting education programs reported an improvement in air quality at their facilities due to actions taken by students, including doing service-learning projects and fostering community partnerships. Examples include decreased levels of carbon monoxide and mold, and enactment of a policy that decreased car or bus idling. An additional 43 percent of the surveyed programs reported some kind of action was taken to improve the environment. Some examples include: . East Valley Middle School (Wash.) where students monitored school indoor air quality and worked with school administrators to implement structural changes resulting in improved carbon dioxide, air flow, particulate levels, odors and mold. . Exeter High School (N.H.) where students studied air quality issues and monitored car pooling and bus idling in the school drop-off area, leading to a no-idling policy and installation of no-idling signs. . Greater Egleston Community High (Mass.) where student actions helped lead to the installation of a local air quality monitoring station, a change in fuels by city buses, and city-wide bus idling restrictions. EPA worked with the National Park Service Conservation Study Institute, Shelburne Farms, and a group of environmental researchers, educators and psychologists to complete the study. Information on the study: http://www.epa.gov/education/ R082 Brian A. Day Executive Director North American Association for Environmental Education 2000 P Street, NW Suite 540 Washington, DC 20036 202 419-0414 (direct) 202 419-0412 (general) 202 419-0415 (fax) brian@naaee.org www.naaee.org NAAEE's 38th Annual Conference: The Power of Partnerships, October 7-10, 2009 - Portland, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090421/4467f675/attachment.html From dthrall at swcp.com Tue Apr 21 15:31:51 2009 From: dthrall at swcp.com (Deb Thrall) Date: Tue Apr 21 15:34:52 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Signs of a Changing Planet Message-ID: <013301c9c2c8$95b9cf80$c12d6e80$@com> Celebrate Earth Day by registering for 2009 Summer Institute "Signs of a Changing Planet" What better way to observe Earth Day than to become part of an international learning community dedicated to exploring "Signs of a Changing Planet." That's why we're inviting you to our 2009 Summer Institute in Boulder, Colorado, July 8-10. Here you will find the best of the best in classroom resources--all our presenters are hand-picked. What's more, we're just your size. We offer opportunities for informal discussion with all our speakers--even the keynoter--and have reserved space for professional dialogue spurred by Institute experiences (see more below).20 Act now! April 30 is the deadline for your registration to be entered into our prize drawing. May 30 is the deadline for reduced-rate hotel rooms at the Boulder Marriott Residence Inn and Courtyard Hotels. For registration form, hotel information and detailed workshop descriptions, click on the "Resources" section at www.ngsednet.org/learningnet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Be sure to also check out Grant Wrangler's new Twitter page at http://twitter.com/grantwrangler. _____ Student Video Contest on the Forms of Energy Deadline: May 8, 2009 - Westinghouse Electric Company The Westinghouse Electric Company is offering $3,100 to middle and high school students who prepare a video on positive aspects of nuclear energy. _____ Image Target your Google ads to appear on Grant Wrangler. Grant Wrangler Advertising Details _____ Brower Youth Awards Deadline: May 15, 2009 - Earth Island Institute Earth Island Institute will give $3,000 and a trip to California to young (ages 13-22) environmental activists. _____ Lindbergh Foundation Grants Deadline: June 11, 2009 - Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation is giving $10,580 to individuals working on research and educational projects that focus on technology and the environment. _____ Sol Hirsch Education Grants for Meteorology Deadline: April 30, 2009 - National Weather Association (NWA) The National Weather Association sponsors the Sol Hirsch Education Fund, which will offer $500 to K-12 teachers to help improve the education of their students in meteorology. _____ 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics Awards Deadline: September 18, 2009 - National Gardening Association, The Grow Store, and ProgressiveGardening.org Sponsored by the National Gardening Association (NGA), The Grow Store, and ProgressiveGardening.org, the 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics Awards offers hydroponics packages to schools and organizations that will garden with at least 15 children in 2010. _____ Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program Deadline: November 15, 2009 - Wild Ones Wild Ones will give cash awards ranging from $100 to $500 to projects in K-12 classrooms that use native plants to increase students' knowledge and awareness of natural landscaping. _____ Stimulus Money for Ed Tech? Based on the results from our Grant Wrangler Survey, many teachers want more technology grants. How might the new stimulus money be used for Ed Tech? Visit the 'What Does the Stimulus Package Do for Your School' forum to find free resources on the topic and to voice your interests, questions, and concerns. What Does the Stimulus Package Do for Your School? _____ Image _____ Interested in subscribing to the Grant Wrangler Bulletin? To receive these great updates every two weeks, please visit http://www.grantwrangler.com/subscribe.html. To unsubscribe from the Grant Wrangler Bulletin, reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Click here to forward this email to a friend Nimble Press 70 N Catalina Ave. #103 Pasadena, CA 91106 Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. Try Email Marketing with VerticalResponse! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Progress in science andtechnology is dependent on the psychology and personality of its practitioners. When we evaluate technological advancement, the human side of science is something we all share but frequently overlook. With the goals ofeducation, inspiration and fun, this talk will focus on a number of famous chemists who will reveal their various personality characteristics and scientific behaviors. Through the use of photographs of famous chemists takenover the last 90 years, the role of various personality and societal factors will be discussed (for example, ego, pride, sincerity, roots and tradition, family, collaboration and competition, social consciousness, and humor).Numerous anecdotes about these scientists revealing the human side of science will also be presented. A key part of the presentation will be a video entitled In the Pursuit of Discovery. This network quality documentaryfeatures three eminent chemists and reveals the essence of their personalities: the late Derek Barton, Carl Djerassi, and Koji Nakanishi. Schedule: 6:00 pm ? 6:30 pm ? Social Period (Pub & Grill building)6:30 pm ? 7:30 pm ? Dinner (Pub & Grill building)7:30 pm ? Presentation (Brewhouse building) Place: Santa Fe Brewing Company located just off I-25 south of Santa Fe. The Brewhouse address is 35 Fire Place Santa Fe, NM 87508 and the Pub & Grill is right next door at 27 Fire Place Santa Fe, NM 87508.Direction information is available at http://www.santafebrewing.com/visit.php Meeting attendees will be able to order from the Pub & Grill menu which can be viewed at their web site: http://www.santafebrewing.com/pubgrill.php. We would be happy to assist with the dinner cost of our studentattendees, alcoholic beverages not included. Please RSVP by Friday, April 24 regarding your attendance to Chris Worley, (505) 667-2934 or cworley@lanl.gov. Your RSVPs will allow us to insure the necessaryamount of seating for both the dinner and presentation. Attendees are free to only attend the presentation portion of the meeting. We welcome member and non-member alike to attend this meeting. During the dinner portion of our meeting the Santa Fe Great Big Jazz Band will be playing on the main stage of the Pub & Grill without a cover charge. So accompanying persons can enjoy the music in the Pub & Grill orattend the presentation in the Brewhouse. For the presentation in the Brewhouse we are currently planning to use a 2nd level area that can only be reached by stairs. If this is an impediment for any of our attendees we may use a side room in the Pub & Grill building.Just let us know if your attendance at the presentation would require this alternate location. Speaker Bio: Dr. Seeman has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and patents in the areas of physical organic chemistry, natural products chemistry, and history of chemistry. 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Since April 1, EPA has issued daily green tips via podcasts and email subscription. EPA is asking the public to pick 5 of the 10 actions listed below and then to share their own thoughts by using a variety of social media sites. After signing up on EPA's Web site, people can share tips and stories on Facebook, photos on Flickr, and videos on YouTube. A Facebook application will make it easy for members of that site to sign up and encourage their friends to participate. People can also sign up for email updates from EPA. The 10 actions are: 1. Use less water. 2. Commute without polluting. 3. Save electricity. 4. Reduce, reuse and recycle. 5. Test your home for radon. 6. Check your local air quality. 7. Use chemicals safely. 8. Reuse and recycle electronics. 9. Enjoy the outdoors safely. 10. Spread the word to family and friends. Start on the Pick 5 for the Environment Web site:http://www.epa.gov/pick5 Then share your thoughts: On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pick-5-for-the-Environment-from-the-US-EPA/165 625645190 On Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/epapick5/ On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/group/epapick5 More you can do on Earth Day: http://www.epa.gov/earthday R109 Note: If a link above doesn't work, please copy and paste the URL into a browser. View all news releases related to miscellaneous topics _____ EPA Seal . This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . Sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW . Washington DC 20460 . 202-564-4355 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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New Mexico Sandia National Laboratories ? California Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Requires a three-summer commitment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From azahm at cabq.gov Sat Apr 25 14:48:43 2009 From: azahm at cabq.gov (Zahm, Allyson M.) Date: Sat Apr 25 14:51:53 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Summer teacher jobs at ABQ BioPark Message-ID: Dear Educators, Each summer, the Albuquerque BioPark offers exciting employment opportunities for teachers at the Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Botanic Garden and Tingley Beach. These teachers work for Camp BioPark and the BioPark Nature Guide programs. Camp BioPark teachers each conduct one of 15 different week-long day camps for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and grade 9. While teaching students about nature and conservation, camp classes also include opportunities to go behind-the-scenes in some areas, meet education animals up-close and interact with BioPark staff. This informal education setting allows teachers the flexibility to create their own curriculum. Class size is 10-12 students, and classes take place Monday-Friday. BioPark Nature Guide coordinators facilitate the summer teen volunteer programs at the Zoo, Aquarium and Botanic Garden. The teens serve as junior docents, teaching BioPark visitors about plant and animal life. The BioPark Nature Guide coordinators are responsible for teaching and supervising the teen volunteers. The Nature Guide program runs Tuesday-Saturday, and the coordinators split their time between the three BioPark facilities. The position is a seasonal City of Albuquerque position. The pay rate is $14.80/hour. This position is posted on the City's website (www.cabq.gov/jobs). It will be open through Friday, May 8, 5:00pm. All applications must be received by the posted deadline - no exceptions. It is required that all applicants include their pertinent information in the body of the application. The City qualifies candidates based on what is included in the application and NOT what is included in an attached resume. Be as complete as possible when filling out the City's application - the electronic system can accommodate as much information as applicants wish to include. Please be certain to specify all classroom and/or informal teaching experience. The minimum education and experience requirements are a bachelor's degree with major coursework in science, communication, education or related field, plus one year full-time classroom or informal teaching experience, preferably in science. Related education and experience may be interchangeable on a year for year basis. It is helpful to send a resume to BioPark Education in addition to your official city application, and you can send it to Allyson Zahm at azahm@cabq.gov or by fax at 764-6243. We will be conducting interviews immediately upon receiving applications. If hired, teachers must attend a training class on May 26-28 and submit to a drug and TB test the week of May 18. Questions? Please feel free to contact me at 764-6247 or azahm@cabq.gov. Allyson Zahm Zoo Education Coordinator & Acting BioPark Education Curator Albuquerque BioPark Education 505.764.6247 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090425/c432ed11/attachment.html From Maryjo.Daniel at state.nm.us Mon Apr 27 10:18:35 2009 From: Maryjo.Daniel at state.nm.us (Daniel, Maryjo, PED) Date: Mon Apr 27 10:19:54 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Advisory Council Vacancies Message-ID: <1AC4D11CDD3C9F4FA0A7B93D9A10FB3807F10C1D@CEXMB5.nmes.lcl> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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There are a few open registration positions left so teachers please act quickly!!!! This is a great opportunity for professional development for TEACHERS and a great chance to experience first-hand the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the beautiful New London area! ENGINEERING CHALLENGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: 2009 Summer Teachers? Workshop The United States Coast Guard Academy in collaboration with the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (RCNGM) would like to offer you the opportunity to attend the Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century, July 12- 17th , 2009 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. The program will start with a reception and dinner on Sunday evening, July 12, 2009. THE PROGRAM Participate in the weeklong residential program designed to help you help your students develop the necessary skills to become qualified and productive engineers and technicians in the 21st century. The Engineering Challenge will educate you on how to teach: ? Problem Based Learning Robotic Projects centered on U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Missions ? Development of effective teams ? Professional Skills including Technical Writing ? Interpersonal Skills (including understanding behavior diversity using DISC Profiles) ? Personal Accountability ? Observe 200 high school students participating in problem based teamwork In addition to the traditional classroom setting, you will work in teams led by U.S. Coast Guard faculty, RCNGM college faculty and project management professionals. TEAM BASED IMMERSION LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: ? A Coast Guard Harbor Tug Vessel ? State of the art ship simulator ? Operational Coast Cutter REGISTRATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION (PLEASE SEE FOR MORE INFO) Please submit the enclosed application by JUNE 15th, 2009 to be considered for the program. Participants will also receive the following: ? Reimbursement for airfare (to a max of $450.00) or mileage (to a max of $200.00) or train fare ? Room Accommodations in historic downtown New London near the U.S. Coast Guard Academy ? VIP Dinner Reception at Superintendent?s Quarters ? Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided ? Program stipend of $250.00 ? Manuals and related technical materials ? 3.2 CEU credits ? Stipend of $250.00 for the implementation of the materials at your home institution in Fall, 2009 REGISTRATION BELOW: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summer Teacher?s Workshop Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century New London, CT SAVE THE DATES: July 12- July 17th, 2009 Registration Form Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Last Name First Name Middle Name Title/Position:_______________________________________________________________ Institution:_________________________________________________________________ Home Address:_____________________________________________________________ City:___________________________ State:__________ Zip/Postal Code:______________ Work E-mail:_______________________________________________________________ E-mail (where you can be reached during the summer):_____________________________ Home Phone: (_____)_____________________________ Business Phone: (____)_______________________Fax: (____)_______________________ Special Needs:_______________________________________________________________ Signature:_______________________________ Registration and General Information Please submit your application by JUNE 15th , 2009 to Engineering Challenge at tech.event21@gmail.com to be considered for the Summer Teacher?s Workshop. Participants accepted in the program will be provided with the following: ? Reimbursement for airfare (to a max of $450.00) or mileage (to a max of $200.00) or train fare ? Room Accommodations in historic downtown New London near the U.S. Coast Guard Academy ? VIP Dinner Reception at Superintendent?s Quarters ? Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided ? Program stipend of $250.00 ? Manuals and related technical materials ? 4.0 CEU credits ? Stipend of $250.00 for the implementation of the materials at your home institution in Fall, 2009 Cancellations Cancellations must be submitted via e-mail to tech.event21@gmail.com by JULY 1st , 2009. Program Changes Workshop organizers reserve the right to make changes to the agenda or with instructors without prior notification to participants. The Summer Teacher?s Workshop: Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century is available to all without discrimination. Event is co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the National Science Foundation funded Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. Elaborate on the following questions: 1. What are your expectations regarding the Teacher?s workshop? 2. What is your experience/participation in the areas of Engineering and Technology programs tailored to students to promote technical/science careers? 3. Have you participated in other Engineering and Technology Teacher workshops? Please elaborate on your experience. THANKS!! Paola Jaramillo Engineering and Technology Curriculum Specialist CT Community Colleges, College of Technology Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing http://www.nextgenmfg.org 61 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105 P: (860) 244-7763 F: (860) 244-7883 Alternate Email: pjaramillo@commnet.edu Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. ? Please consider the environment before printing this email and any attachments Best, Anna Garden Program Specialist SCME - MEP University of New Mexico 800 Bradbury Drive SE, Suite 235 Albuquerque, NM 87106-4346 505-272-7150 www.scme-nm.org Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. P Please consider the environment before printing this email and any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090429/bc0e6932/attachment-0001.html From susie at nmt.edu Thu Apr 30 08:30:14 2009 From: susie at nmt.edu (Susie Welch) Date: Thu Apr 30 08:34:20 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Rockin 2009 invitation Message-ID: <49F9B5F6.40009@nmt.edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Rockin_registration2009.doc Type: application/msword Size: 35328 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090430/67b8242f/Rockin_registration2009-0001.doc From tish.morris at state.nm.us Thu Apr 30 14:07:02 2009 From: tish.morris at state.nm.us (Morris, Tish, DCA) Date: Thu Apr 30 14:10:33 2009 Subject: [NMScience] May events at Natural History Message-ID: <2B4DFFEF3C69D7488D2A5A28C9EF0472857E8F@CEXMB4.nmes.lcl> The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science May, 2009: Events, Collections Tours, Exhibit Opening, Lectures and June Trips BioBlitz Saturday, May 2nd Join us at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park on Saturday, May 2nd between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. for New Mexico's first BioBlitz, a 24-hour inventory of all living organisms within a given area. The goal of the BioBlitz will be to introduce the public to the diversity of life in the middle Rio Grande Bosque ecosystem and to engage all in citizen science. Participate in small groups led by biologists to explore birds, mammals, insects, plants, lizards, turtles, and other living things in the field. Just come down; $3 day use fee at the Nature Center is the only cost. See the Museum?s website for more details. http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/ Cosponsored by the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park and The Nature Conservancy. First Saturdays at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center Saturday, May 2nd, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For the last year the SMNHC has been taking part in a forest thinning project that promotes biodiversity and forest health, while preventing catastrophic fires. Come see the results and learn how to keep your landscaping safe and healthy at 10 a.m., or just come to take a walk and bring a picnic lunch. Call 505-281-5259. http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/smnhc/index.html Space Frontiers Exhibit Opening Friday, May 15, 2009 The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science and the New Mexico Museum of Space History have come together to create the exhibit, Space Frontiers. From ancient Native American observatories at Chaco Canyon to modern day facilities such as the Very Large Array, New Mexico?s clear skies and high altitudes have provided an ideal location to study the heavens. New Mexicans may not realize what a major role our state has played in the understanding and exploration of space. But, from the experimental rocketry of Robert Goddard to Spaceport America, New Mexico?s open space and low population have provided ideal conditions for developing aero-space technologies. This exhibit showcases our state?s history and contributions to how we see and travel beyond our planet earth. Voices in Science Lecture: Five+ Years on Mars Larry Crumpler, Ph.D. Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7 p.m. Dr. Crumpler has been a Scientist on the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Mission though its entire 5+ years on Mars. Those two golf cart-sized rovers have traveled several miles across the surface, looking at the terrain on opposite sides of the planet. This is the first true geologic exploration of another planet. ?Opportunity? has explored a large impact crater; ?Spirit? has climbed a mountain. Both have shown there was water in Mars? ancient geologic history. They have been working for over five years?way beyond the expectations of their designers, and now, we can actually track the Rovers as they move across the planet with new images from the HiRISE orbiter. Dr. Crumpler has sold out the last two talks given this spring, so he is giving another talk to mark the opening of our new exhibit ?Space Frontiers.? Dr. Larry Crumpler is Research Curator at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. He is a Scientist on the NASA-Mars Exploration Rover Mission and on HiRISE, part of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is now providing high-resolution images of Mars. He has been having a great time being a ?field geologist? on another planet. Come hear some of the stories of this groundbreaking expedition on Mars from our local expert. $7 adults, $6 members/seniors, $4 students. Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at: www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org or at the door before the talk; doors open at 6:15 p.m. Museum Collections Tours Join us for behind-the-scenes tours of our Bioscience and Geoscience collections. Learn the importance of museum collections, how they are used, and how they are preserved and maintained. Free with Museum admission. --Bioscience Tour 11 a.m. to noon, Fridays May 15, June 19 Bioscience Tour: All children must be above age 7 and accompanied with an adult. --Geoscience Tour 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays May 1, June 5 Geoscience Tour: All children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 505-841-2892; Reservations welcome. Voices in Science Lecture: Chaco Astronomy Anna Sofaer with Paul Pino Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7 p.m. High on a butte in New Mexico?s Chaco Canyon at summer solstice in 1977, Anna Sofaer encountered an astonishing phenomenon--a single shaft of light bisecting a spiral petroglyph, crafted long ago by the ancestors of today?s Pueblo people. Her recognition of its significance led to thirty years of research and recovery regarding astronomical expressions in the complex architecture and art of an ancient people. These efforts changed forever our perception of the meaning and purpose of Chaco. Ms. Sofaer will present information from her new book documenting thirty years of research regarding the ?Sun Dagger? site, lunar and solar alignments of the major Chaco buildings, and implications of the true function of the Great North Road. Chaco Astronomy is featured in the Museum?s new exhibit ?Space Frontiers.? Ms Sofaer will be joined by Paul Pino, Tribal Council Member and former War Chief of Laguna Pueblo. He will speak of his insights about Puebloan heritage and its relationship to Chaco. Anna Sofaer is Director of the non-profit Solstice Project, that conducts research, preservation and education efforts on the astronomical expressions of the Chacoan Culture of the Southwest. She has worked with anthropologists, astronomers, geographers, and modern Pueblo people. She produced, directed and co-wrote ?The Mystery of Chaco Canyon? shown on PBS and National Geographic channels. $7 adults, $6 members/seniors, $4 students. Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at: www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org or at the door before the talk; doors open at 6:15 p.m. Museum Field Trips: Tracking Mountain lions on the Ladder Ranch Trip Led by Travis Perry, Ph.D. Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2009 Cost $470 per person Located near Hillsboro, New Mexico, the spectacular Ladder Ranch encompasses more than 250,000 acres and is home to a diversity of wildlife including mountain lions. Dr. Perry will provide in-the-field instruction on recognizing mountain lion sign, tracks, and cache sites. Learn about mountain lion behavior, their role in the ecosystem, and their interaction with humans. Participate in on-going research and use telemetry to track the collared mountain lions on the ranch. Join us on this exclusive experience limited to only 9 participants. Experience will include moderate hiking, in summer temperatures, up to one-half mile. Travis Perry is an Associate Professor of Biology at Furman University in South Carolina. He is conducting cougar research on and around the extensive Ladder and Armendaris Ranches in south-central New Mexico. His research interests include evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. Mountain lion expert Harley Shaw, retired Arizona Game and Fish biologist and author of Soul Among Lions will also be joining us. The field trip is limited to 9 people (minimum of 6). Along with the unique field experience we will provide: transportation, snacks, lunch, dinner, breakfast and lodging at the Ladder Ranch Lodge, sack lunch on day two, and water jugs to refill your bottle. Bring your own money for dinner on our way home in Socorro. A portion of the trip cost supports this research. Check out Dr. Perry?s website at: http://furmancougar.blogspot.com/ Questions: Tish Morris at 841-2882, tish.morris@state.nm.us Download registration materials at www.NMnaturalhistory.org or email programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Project (BEMP) Field Trip to Alameda/Rio Grande Open Space Kimi Scheerer Tuesday, June 16, 2009 ? 8 a.m.-noon OR Tuesday, July 21, 2009 ? 8 a.m.-noon Begun in 1997, the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) collects scientific data along the middle Rio Grande valley from volunteers, mostly school children from over 40 schools. Join us for a morning discovering bosque biology and participate in this 12-year study of the health and ecology of our cottonwood forests. Participants will learn about how youth are actively involved in citizen science and how this data is used by the University of New Mexico, the Long Term Ecological Research network, and public land managers. Data will be collected from the BEMP sites near the San Juan Chama Drinking Water Diversion Dam and will include monthly precipitation, leaf litter biomass, and monitoring multiple groundwater table wells. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy while discussing how climate change has affected the health of the Rio Grande bosque. Kimi Scheerer is the Education Coordinator for BEMP and thoroughly enjoys ?BEMPin? it Up!? at schools and different community events around New Mexico! Ms. Scheerer relocated to Nuevo Mexico in 2006 after a career in marine biology at various nature centers, aquariums, ecological institutes and residential school programs, Costs: adults $25 public, $20 members; children $12 public, $10 members Talks are at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2800 Check our website at: www.NMnaturalhistory.org Tish Morris Senior Education Specialist New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2882 tish.morris@state.nm.us www.NMnaturalhistory.org Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090430/1b79f7d5/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Thu Apr 30 21:02:50 2009 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Thu Apr 30 21:06:17 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Resources for this teachable moment Message-ID: UnitedStreaming has: Assignment Discovery - An Inside Look at the Flu 9-12, 24 minutes Student questions at http://moviesheets.com/site/sheets.php?id=335 (I did not preview it, but it was recommended through another list) And from another: While the current affairs regarding the Swine Flu outbreak can lead to fear and uncertain feelings it also brings an opportunity to study the science behind viruses,? influenza, and pandemics with our kids. Knowledge and understanding brings empowerment. So consider taking some time to explore what a virus is (is it living?), what influenza is (how do we prevent spreading it?), and what the Swine Flu outbreak is (not yet considered a pandemic) with your students. Certainly studying the history of pandemics would bring a deeper level of understanding to the subject for older students. To begin a unit of study try viewing the following resources. National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences Pandemic Page for Kids: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/pandemic.htm Maine CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention): http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/swine-flu-2009.shtml Kids' Health - The Flu: http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/flu.html Kids' Health - Germs: http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html What the Heck is a Virus?: http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/virus.html The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Microbe World: http://www.microbeworld.org/microbes/virus/ News organizations such as NBC,CBS, CNN, NPR, etc are also keeping up to date info on the Swine Flu outbreak. A great book that may have some interesting read aloud sections is The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. This book has some very graphic descriptions of the Ebola virus that may not be appropriate for younger students. But there is a section describing the "Hot Zone" of the CDC in Atlanta Georgia that could lead to some interesting conversations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From BRUGGE at aps.edu Thu Apr 30 22:58:20 2009 From: BRUGGE at aps.edu (Steven Brugge) Date: Thu Apr 30 23:01:45 2009 Subject: [NMScience] Resources for this teachable moment References: Message-ID: There should also be a little perspective on this. Influenza has been part of our lives and deaths for eons. I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why this has become a screaming story with the media. The CDC estimates that, on average, there are 36,000 flu-related deaths in the US EVERY year. See: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm This is also GREAT example of evolution. Steve Br?gge 8th-Grade Science Teacher Eisenhower Middle School http://www.aps.edu/aps/eisenhower/brugge/brugge.html -----Original Message----- From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu on behalf of Ellen Loehman Sent: Thu 4/30/2009 9:02 PM To: NMScience Subject: [NMScience] Resources for this teachable moment UnitedStreaming has: Assignment Discovery - An Inside Look at the Flu 9-12, 24 minutes Student questions at http://moviesheets.com/site/sheets.php?id=335 (I did not preview it, but it was recommended through another list) And from another: While the current affairs regarding the Swine Flu outbreak can lead to fear and uncertain feelings it also brings an opportunity to study the science behind viruses,? influenza, and pandemics with our kids. Knowledge and understanding brings empowerment. So consider taking some time to explore what a virus is (is it living?), what influenza is (how do we prevent spreading it?), and what the Swine Flu outbreak is (not yet considered a pandemic) with your students. Certainly studying the history of pandemics would bring a deeper level of understanding to the subject for older students. To begin a unit of study try viewing the following resources. National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences Pandemic Page for Kids: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/pandemic.htm Maine CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention): http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/swine-flu-2009.shtml Kids' Health - The Flu: http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/flu.html Kids' Health - Germs: http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html What the Heck is a Virus?: http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/virus.html The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ Microbe World: http://www.microbeworld.org/microbes/virus/ News organizations such as NBC,CBS, CNN, NPR, etc are also keeping up to date info on the Swine Flu outbreak. A great book that may have some interesting read aloud sections is The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. This book has some very graphic descriptions of the Ebola virus that may not be appropriate for younger students. But there is a section describing the "Hot Zone" of the CDC in Atlanta Georgia that could lead to some interesting conversations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu _______________________________________________ Science mailing list Science@lists.aps.edu http://lists.aps.edu/mailman/listinfo/science -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20090430/891157a6/attachment-0001.html