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Dr. Lynn CominskyDirector
NASA
Education and Public OutreachAt Sonoma State University
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•Space Mysteries- NASA LEARNERS projectSpace Mysteries are 3 inquiry-driven interactive Web explorations, which take advantage of the
student's natural curiosity to build critical thinking and analytical skills.
http://mystery.sonoma.edu/
NASA E/PO Programs at SSU
•GLAST-Gamma-ray Large Area Space TelescopeThe Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is an international and multi-agency mission planned for launch in 2006. It will study the cosmos looking at objects
that emit high energy wavelengths of light.
http://glast.sonoma.edu/
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•Universe!- NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe Education Forum support site
http://universe.sonoma.edu/
NASA E/PO Programs at SSU
•XMM-Newton Education and Public Outreach • XMM-Newton is a joint NASA-European Space Agency (ESA) orbiting observatory, designed to take observe high energy X-rays from exotic astronomical objects such as pulsars, black holes and active galaxies. Launched on December 10, 1999, it continues to make observations today.
http://xmm.sonoma.edu/
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Alien Bandstand
– A recording executive looking for his next big hit has turned to the heavens. He has found a peculiar signal in some radio telescope data and he is convinced that it is music from an alien civilization. He is offering it for sale.
– Your mission: Determine if this signal really is an alien tune!
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Alien Bandstand - concepts
Wavelength – distance between two crests or troughs in a wave in space
Period – time it takes for 1 wave to pass by
Period is also thedistance between two crests or troughs in time
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Live! From 2-Alpha
Live! From 2-Alpha
– A space-faring reporter is stranded on the planet 2-Alpha. He starts noticing strange events in the sky and on the planet.
– Your mission: Determine what is happening and what course of action he must take to survive.
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Live! From 2-alpha concepts
F = G m1 m2
Escape velocity
r2Force due to gravity
v = 2 G mr
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Live! From 2-Alpha
Star Market
– Companies are buying stars of various types for unexpectedly high prices
– Your mission: Determine what type of stars they are buying and why.
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Star Market - Concepts
Mapping in different coordinate systems
Analyzing data to find patterns
Stellar types and spectra
Multi-wavelength data
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We will utilize the observations and scientific discoveries of the GLAST mission to improve the understanding and utilization of science and mathematics concepts for grades 9-12.
GLAST E/PO Program Goal
Central image from Active Galaxies poster
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Web site http://glast.sonoma.edu
–Included on Exploring Extreme Universe vol. 1 &2
Space Mysteries
–Two more will be developed with GLAST funding in 2004-2005
GLAST Web Based Materials
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GLAST Educator Training
California Science Teacher’s Association – Combined Swift and GLAST booth (10/01, 10/02, 10/03)
– 750 GLAST EPO flyers distributed in SEU folders (10/01)
– 1000 GLAST AGN posters distributed in SEU kits (10/02)
– AGN workshop by Plait and Silva (10/03)
National Science Teacher’s Association
– 2500 GLAST EPO flyers distributed in SEU folders (3/01)
– 1500 AGN posters distributed in SEU kits (4/02)
– 700 AGN posters in SEU kits at regional NSTA (7/02, 11/02)
– TOPS workshop by Plait & EA Taylor (4/03)
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GLAST Educator Training
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
–1000 GLAST flyers distributed in SEU folders (4/01)
–1000 GLAST AGN posters distributed in SEU kits (4/02)
–TOPS workshop by Cominsky and EA Ford (4/03)
Other venues : –American Association of Physics Teachers
•Poster at joint AAS/AAPT meeting (1/01)
•100 GLAST AGN posters in SEU kits (4/03)
• AGN and TOPS workshop (4/03)
–STANYS – 500 AGN posters in SEU kits (11/02)
– 1200 AGN posters in SEU kits distributed by Educator Ambassadors
– 900 AGN posters in SEU kits to OSS Broker/Facilitators
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GLAST Educator Training
MSFC-sponsored Workshop
– Hawaii July 2002 AAVSO Conference, =artially funded by GLAST EPO
– Spear presented “Gamma rays and Blazars: more work for variable star observers”
– AAVSO is now partner in GLAST Telescope Network
– AAVSO members are encouraged to observe selected blazar fields, and to record their results in on-line database.
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GLAST Ambassadors Program
Educator Ambassadors help us develop, test and disseminate GLAST E/PO materials.
Chosen from national competition
– Five GLAST (+2 Swift + 3 SEU) Educator Ambassadors trained at SSU during July 2002.
– Five more GLAST EAs will be selected in 2004 + up to five funded by other missions (GALEX, LISA)
– Next training in Summer 2004 for all EAs
http://glast.sonoma.edu/ambassadors
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GLAST Educator Training
Texas A&M University (Kingsville)– Hispanic Speaking Institution
– Will hold a teacher training workshop in 2005
UC Santa Cruz
– GLAST Balloon flight with HS teachers
– Tesla coil show at many venues
– Summer program with HS teachers
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GLAST (and Swift) Exhibit Booth
• HEAD 11/00, 4/02
• AAS 1/01, 6/01, 1/02, 6/02, 1/03, 6/03
• Gamma 2001 4/01
• CSTA 10/01, 10/02 (with Swift)
• NSTA SE 12/01 (with Swift)
• AAPT 1/03 (with Swift)
• AAPT-NCN 4/03 (with Swift)
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GLAST Printed MaterialsTOPS Learning Systems
–3 year subcontract: goal is three modules of lesson activities
– First module of lesson activities now in print!
– FAR OUT MATH - uses simple slide rules to understand powers and logarithms
– Next module: LEAPING LOGARITHMS!
–TOPS workshops given at NSTA
and NCTM in spring 2003
http://www.topscience.org/
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Active Galaxy Educator’s Guide
Now in print!– Extensively field tested
– 3 activities that use instructional design template developed with EAs
• Building Perspectives on Active Galaxies
• Zooming in on Active Galaxies
• Light Travel Time and the Size of Active Galaxies
– Active Galaxy poster printed
•10,000 distributed in SEU kits
• 5,000 more now printed with activity on back
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GLAST Printed Materials
Cosmic Journeys trading card game features GLAST as one of five missions to build
– 5000 decks printed
GLAST CDs – have entire E/PO website including video
GLAST cube
–Available in Fall 2003
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New GLAST Poster 500 printed by Spectrum Astro
Designed by Aurore Simonnet
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SLAC Virtual Visitor’s Center
Interactive Gamma-ray exhibit will be added to
http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/in 2004 (R4, R6)
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Produced by Thomas Lucas
Program outline
– Focus on GRBs and Black Holes
– 1 – 2 hour program on PBS NOVA
– 10:1 cost-sharing by NSF, PBS & others vs. GLAST
–NSF proposal submitted for cost sharing, planetarium shows with Denver Museum and educator’s guide
– Will include Swift launch footage
PBS Television Special
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GLAST Telescope Network
Program objects are AGN, Polars, and GRBs
GTN website: http://glast.sonoma.edu/gtn
– Is now self-starting
– Has finding charts for each target object
– Background information about robotic telescopes and active galaxies
SSU is designing archive for images
AAVSO will archive magnitudes from CCD observations
See GTN white paper for more information
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GLAST Public Relations
Articles for HEAD newsletters
Press release coordination
“Giveaways” at science meetings
– Silly putty egg balls
– AGN flashlights
– Magic cubes – in progress
– Cosmic Journeys trading cards and GLAST mission cards
GLAST video
New GLAST public brochure in progress
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XMM-Newton E/PO Program
Upgrading and transferring web site from UCSB to SSU, Code 508 compliance, Image Gallery
Classroom poster and activities about X-ray Spectroscopy in conjunction with GLAST
CLEA Laboratory on X-ray Spectroscopy
Development of a Starlab planetarium program about the X-ray sky
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Universe! E/PO support
Cosmic Journeys folders/flyers (2001)
– 10,000 distributed
Seeing and Exploring the Universe kits (2002)
– 10,000 distributed
– Included SEU resource guide, selected by NASA Ed Review for “gold star”
Proposal for support of Beyond Einstein initiative for 2004 and beyond