[NMScience] [Fwd: Earth Moon Institute for Teachers]

[Susie Welch]

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Subject: 	Earth Moon Institute for Teachers
Date: 	Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:45:25 -0500
From: 	Shupla, Christine <Shupla at lpi.usra.edu>
To: 	<susie at nmt.edu>



Greetings!  We invite to register for the

 

Earth-Moon Institute for Teachers

July 27-31, 2009

 

*Presented by the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX*

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*Who:* 5^th -- 8^th grade in-service teachers and pre-service teachers

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*What:* A 35-hour institute, investigating the Moon

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*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**

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*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 at lpi.usra.edu <mailto:shupla at lpi.usra.edu>

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