[neact] FWD:MassBaP k-12 week ending April 11, 2008

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MassBaP      k-12     week ending April 11, 2008
CHALLENGER CENTER AND RICHARD GARRIOTT INVITE STUDENTS TO CREATE YOUTUBE VIDEOS FOR LIVE WEBCAST! 
Alexandria, VA - April 21, 2008 at 12:00pm ET, Richard Garriott, private
space explorer and son of NASA Skylab Astronaut Owen Garriott, will hold
an interactive live webcast with students and teachers discussing his
upcoming flight to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for
October 2008. All students are invited to submit video or written
questions about astronaut training or living and working in space.  We
strongly encourage students to participate as we take a new and creative
approach with this webcast, by asking students to submit videos to be
posted on the Challenger Center YouTube site.  Students can submit their
question on Challenger Center for Space Science Education's website:
www.challenger.org. Deadline for submissions is April 18th.
Students questions selected will be answered by Mr. Garriott during our
live webcast. Video submissions will be posted on the Challenger Center
YouTube site for students, educators and the general public to view.  All
Challenger Center webcasts are free and open to the general public and
archived for post event viewing.
As the next civilian to fly into space, Richard plans to engage with
students, teachers and the 50 Challenger Learning Centers around the world
through interactive activities before, during and after his flight to the
International Space Station, currently scheduled for October 2008.
Challenger Center for Space Science Education was founded in 1986 by the
families of the astronauts lost during the last flight of the Challenger
Space Shuttle 51-L mission. Through Challenger Center's programs and our
network of 50 Challenger Learning Centers, the diversity, spirit and
commitment to education that exemplified the Challenger 51-L mission
continues to make an impact on students, teachers and families.  Today,
the crews mission continues with over 300,000 students and 25,000 teachers
a year engaged in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. To
locate a Challenger Learning Center near you, visit www.challenger.org.
For program information, please contact:
Shannon Rush, Development and Communications Associate
Challenger Center for Space Science Education,
703-683-9740; srush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To request an interview with Richard Garriott, please contact: 
Stacey Tearne, Space Adventures
703-894-2192, <mailto:stearne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>stearne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Job Opening: Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education (formerly DOE)---Educational Specialist (D)--Science Assistance Coordinator: Posting ID: J14436 Application Deadline: 4/24/08 For a detailed description of this opening at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, please visit: <https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/job/job_view.do?postingId=J14436>https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/job/job_view.do?postingId=J14436 Application Process: Please review the job description and send a cover letter with a current resume (please identify the Posting ID number) to: Human Resources, Department of Education, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148; OR electronically to <mailto:HRATA@xxxxxxxxxxxx>HRATA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
A NASA Science Opportunity for Students Ages 13-18: Learn about the Moon through Engaging Gameplay: Educators: Looking for an enrichment activity as a treat for students? Consider Selene: A Lunar Creation GaME. The NASA-sponsored "Classroom of the Future" at the Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV, brings you this opportunity as part of an ongoing NASA research study on videogame learning. We are in phase 2 of data collection and need about 1000 players. Educators asked NASA for authentic, hands-on activities for learning hard science. Educators asked for instruction that involves students with real scientists. Selene does all this while helping students in grades 5-12 to achieve National Education Science Standards for Earth and space science. During the Selene game, players create the early Moon and then evolve its surface by throwing projectiles and erupting lava flows. Gameplay is followed by a 15 minute presentation by lunar scientist Chuck Wood, using authentic NASA images to illustrate the origin and evolution of the Moon. The game is quite an experience for students. Since this is a research study, the opportunity is available only to students who have been recruited by adults like you! Please consider giving students this opportunity to take part in real NASA research by serving as an adult recruiter for Selene research participants. (We even have students across the country using Selene to conduct their own videogame research! Contact us if your students want to establish a research partnership.) To sign on as a recruiter or to find out more, contact the Research Department at the Center for Educational Technologies by e-mailing <mailto:selene@xxxxxxx>selene@xxxxxxx Be sure to provide your contact information, including your phone number and time zone. You can also find out more about this exciting project by visiting the Selene website: <http://selene.cet.edu/>http://selene.cet.edu. Take this opportunity to be a genuine pioneer on the frontiers of cyber learning available to the young people you know. You can also help us by passing this information along to your friends and colleagues. This research is ongoing. Your participation will go a long way in advancing teaching and learning. Thank you.
Water Rocketry Competition: On June 7, 2008 Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA will host the first Annual Goddard Commemorative Water Rocketry Competition in celebration of 100 years since Robert Goddard graduated from WPI. Teams are invited to register to participate in this event from across the northeast and a Water Rocketry Workshop will be held on Saturday May 10 from 8-11am for all registered team leaders to learn more about the competition, to build and test simple water rockets, and to meet the mentors. Competing teams will be age grouped from kindergarten to college, so everyone can participate. Prizes will be awarded in four general categories: Accuracy, Landing, Design and Theory. Registration is limited, so check out the WPI web site below for more information on the competition, access to links for registration and related rocketry resources. <http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Physics/Rocket/rules.html>http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Physics/Rocket/rules.html 

Museum of Science Happenings:
1) Good news for early birds: The Exhibit Halls are opening 30 minutes earlier during our busy months (8:30 a.m., April - June), another Omni film will be available at 9:00 a.m., and we are adding more lunch space and reservation times. Come in early and see Lizards & Snakes: Alive! (closing April 27). This newsletter also highlights numerous new offerings for students and a variety of professional development options for you. 
2)  Double Exposure: Photographing Global Climate Change
Opens Friday, April 4 Fifty-year-old aerial photographs taken by Museum founder Brad Washburn are paired with more recent images taken by environmental photojournalist David Arnold to show evidence of icecap and glacial recession in some of the world's most remote landscapes. 3) What Happened to Pluto? Opens Saturday, April 19 in the Planetarium In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union wrote a definition for "planet," and it changed our understanding of Pluto's place in the solar system. Get the whole story at this new Planetarium show. 4) Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science Special program, May 1 - 3, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Talk with exciting women scientists who love their work. Also, try out activities at our "Technology Tables," where students can learn how to make sidewalk chalk, test real weather forecasting instruments, examine creatures used for biological research, and much more.
5) Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk Now playing in the Mugar Omni Theater Examine Earth's most precious resource - water - and its vulnerability to our growing presence on the planet as you take a wild ride along the mighty Colorado. Find a comprehensive educators guide on the film's website, linked from our listing. 6) Help Wanted: Summer Teacher-in-Residence Positions July 7 - August 15 Join our staff for five weeks this summer; stipended positions available. Position description and application information available online. 7) Bread, Cells, and Industry: A Genzyme Seminar Saturday, May 10 Middle school teachers, join us for this free one-day immersion into the world of biotechnology as you team up with a Genzyme professional. Parking is included. 

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