Fermilab: Research Lab on the Energy Frontier
Fermilab: Research Lab on the Energy Frontier
Contact: David A. Abler, Fermilab MS 777, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, (708) 840-5059, Decnet: FNALV: :DABLER
Objective: To prepare teachers to use the instructional materials developed in conjunction with the New Explorers videotape of the same name and introduce students, particularly minorities, to science as a career possibility.
Description: Teachers have developed instructional materials to extend the educational impact of From Beneath the Ashes, a videotape in the New Explorers series. Third, fourth and fifth grade students are able to participate in related science activities, go on a field trip to Fermilab and learn about the prairie from an interdisciplinary approach. Workshops for teachers and field trips for students are offered.
Application Deadline: September 1 for fall workshop, January 1 for winter workshop.
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Contact: David A. Abler, Fermilab MS 777, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, (708) 840-5059, Decnet: FNALV: :DABLER
Objective: To give students direct experience with the phenomena and principles of science and technology.
Description: Teachers attend a workshop to become familiar with basic research principles used at Fermilab through the interactive learning stations of the Leon M. Lederman Science Education Center and through interactive classroom activities. The classroom activities use a collection of traveling learning tools which is available on loan to schools. Teachers are able to provide for their students a depth of insight and involvement with science that cannot be matched in most regular classroom programs. At least one teacher from each school must attend the workshop in order to reserve the collection of traveling learning tools. Over 250 teachers have been trained in the workshops; one teachers conduct the workshop.
Application Deadline: September 1 for fall workshop, January 1 for winter workshop.
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Contact: David A. Abler, Fermilab MS 777, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, (708) 840-5059 , Decnet: FNALV: :DABLER
Objective: To enhance the teacher's astronomy background and increase the use of inquiry-based astronomy materials in third through fifth grade classrooms.
Description: Participants spend a Friday evening and all day Saturday involved in hands-on activities designed to familiarize them and ultimately their students with principles of astronomy. Telescope basics are covered and participants make their own telescope. Also, participants receive a set of activities and materials so workshop experience can be transferred directly into the classroom with a minimum of expense and preparation time. The workshop incorporates a night sky observation session and presentation at the Waubonsie Valley High School Planetarium to acquaint participants with such topics as the coordinate system of the sky, seasonal changes of the sky, locating familiar objects and constellations, the phases of the moon and the movements of the planets.
Application Deadline: Call for current information.
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Contact: Robin D. Dombeck, Fermilab MS 777, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, (708) 840-8260, Bitnet: DOMBECK@FNALV
Objective: To provide educational support to schools and school districts.
Description: Fermilab's Outreach Coordinator works with schools, either individually or in groups, to design programs that support local science education enhancement efforts. Activities may include inservice plans, consultation on curriculum and instructional projects, support for interaction between educators and scientists and engineers, and programs for students.
Application Deadline: NA
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Contact: Robin D. Dombeck, Fermilab MS 777, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510, (708) 840-8260, Bitnet: DOMBECK@FNALV
Objective: To support and enhance existing science education, introduce science role models, encourage students to study science, to demonstrate to students how what they learn in school is applied in business and to reinforce the importance of appropriate life skills in the business world.
Description: Fermilab collaborates with a school district to provide inservice opportunities for teachers and science experiences for students, particularly those underrepresented in the fields of science, engineering and technology. Currently, partnerships exist with Simmons Middle School, Aurora School District #131; Gary School, West Chicago School District #34; and Hubble Middle School, Wheaton-Warrenville School District #200.
Application Deadline: None. Determined on a case-by-case basis.
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