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Virtual Grade Resource Session

Fieldtrips Level Subject Description Connection Cost Materials Web Address Notes Length





Winter 2005-Wetlands are critical life-supporting ecosystems found

throughout the world that provide habitat for an incredible diversity of JASON Project explores Planet Earth and exposes students to

plants and animals. They are the nurseries for countless species of leading scientists who work with them to examine its biological

fish and shellfish that we depend on for food, protect vulnerable and geological development.Teachers participating receive

coastlines from hurricanes and storm surges, and help filter and purify curriculum (230+ pages), introductory and supplemental videos,

The Jason the small amount of freshwater that is found on our planet. Wetlands curriculum (230+ and membership on our gated online community. The online

are also threatened ecosystems. Disappearing Wetlands is to better pages), community provides the opportunity for online chats with

Project:Disap understand what wetlands are, why they are disappearing, and how to introductory and researchers, online journals, digital labs, and more! In addition,

pearing Science best manage these ecosystems in Louisiana, in your neighborhood, supplemental http://www.jasonproject. they may bring the LIVE two-week Expedition Broadcast into the

Wetlands. 4-9 Math and around the world. ISDN $400-$1000 videos, org/ classroom by utilizing satellite equipment or the Internet. 2 Weeks





All programs have a 7 day in advance scheduling cutoff and a 72

hour in advance cancellation policy. Video taping of ARII

programs is prohibited unless licensed. A school or school

district may enter into a Licensing Agreement with Aquatic

Research Interactive, Inc. which provides 30% off for video

taping of events. All programs are offered four times per day on

their scheduled date. One exception is the program, Diving into

Many programs Space - Living & Working in Space, which is offered only by

Math, $150.00 (Non- include fact/work appointment.

Physics, licensed); sheets. Pre- and 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Geometry, ARII employs a unique and stimulating educational method where $105.00 post-instruction 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:15 AM - 2:30 PM, (CST and include a 15-

Biology, divers underwater in specialized SCUBA gear communicate over video- (Licensed); activities can be minute test period.) The first school to sign up for a particular

Aquatic History And teleconferencing connections with students in remote locations. Viewer pays scheduled with session determines the particular grade level for that timeslot. 1 hr.

Research Aquatic Additional ARII staff members assist with class instruction above water fiber optic, ISDN, own line prior Phone: 219.391.4138, Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Interactive K-12 Sciences to further enhance programming. T1 and/or IP charges arrangements. http://www.arii.org/ Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Diving Into licensed); Translating data; computation and estimation; manipulation and

Math; Viewers join SCUBA divers in a coastal lagoon on the shores of Lake $105.00 observation.

Biology Science Michigan. During this live dive, viewers see and investigate the many (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Live Virtual Social fish and creatures, both native and foreign that reside in the fourth fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Dive K-12 Sciences. largest lake in the world. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ7.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period





Students measure, record, analyze and interpret geometric shapes $150.00 (Non-

and sizes in both two and three dimensions. Students acquire a licensed); Educator's Prep All programs are highly interactive. Your students should be

familiarity of basic figures on one, two and three-dimensional $105.00 Sheet prepared to be called upon for answers throughout the program.

Euclidean space; recognize and utilize basic properties of points and (Licensed); Fact Sheet Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into angles in two dimensional space to facilitate communication and fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Answer Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Geometry 4-10 Math decision making; integrate problem solving. T1 and/or IP line charges Post Activity /Educ3.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period





Students learn about three Great Lakes shipwrecks and examine $150.00 (Non-

Diving into defined periods of American history. The narrators, who are divers who licensed);

History; actually explored the ships and studied their history, discuss both $105.00 Historical perspectives; scientific inquiry

History - Science conventional and obscure Great Lakes shipwreck lore including tales (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Great Lakes Social of French fur traders, westward expansion, pre-Civil War and WWI fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Shipwrecks K-12 Sciences submarines, Northern secessionists, and WWII planes T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ4.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed); Unifying principles of biology; the living environment; History;

$105.00 Sciences/Social Sciences.

Viewers learn about how the ecosystem of the Great Lakes has (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into changed over the course of time due to the introduction of non-native fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Lake Invaders 4-12 Sciences species such as the lamprey eel, zebra mussel and round goby. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ5.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Language

Arts $150.00 (Non-

Literature; licensed); Communicate orally; mathematical understanding; technology

Math; $105.00 and science.

Sciences Viewers learn about the equipment and training required to become a (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Let's Go Social SCUBA diver. The program covers past, present and future technology fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Diving K-12 Sciences of SCUBA diving. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ6.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Math; $105.00

Sciences Reasoning; problem solving; scientific inquiry; fundamental principles (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social of chemistry and physics; unifying principles related to understanding fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Physics 4-10 Sciences the hydrosphere. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ9.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period





Viewers venture both underwater and into space with astronauts and $150.00 (Non- NOTE: This program time is different from other program times:

Diving into aquanauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Viewers learn how licensed); 09:45 - 11:00 a.m. CST

Math; humans adapt to living and working in environments where they can't $105.00 Reasoning; problem solving; science and technology

Space - Living Science breathe and where normal body movements are not possible. They (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

& Working in Social also learn how humans modify their normal earthly tools to work in fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Space K-12 Sciences. both inner and outer space. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ8.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Math; Students join SCUBA divers and direct them through a series of $105.00 Reasoning, scientific inquiry

Diving into Sciences experiments with many of the students' favorite toys. Students predict (Licensed); Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Toys Social how their toys will behave underwater and discover the scientific fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Educator's Prep http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Underwater K-5 Sciences method. T1 and/or IP line charges Sheet /Educ11.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Community health and environmental health; communicate

Health, $150.00 (Non- mathematical understanding; develop reasoning skills; science

Safety; licensed); habits of mind; nature of science and technology; the living

Math; $105.00 environment.

Sciences Students and educators will take a virtual tour of the East Chicago (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant, where freshwater fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Wastewater K-12 Sciences sponges and salmon live as a result of unique cleansing techniques. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ14.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Math; $105.00 Translating data; manipulation and observation.

Science ARII field scientists perform water quality tests live from the shore of (Licensed); Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Lake Michigan. Viewers learn in step-by-step instructions the how's fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays Sheet http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Water Quality K-12 Sciences and why's of water quality analysis. T1 and/or IP line charges Fact Sheet /Educ13.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Whether adapting one of our current programs, or creating an entirely licensed);

Math; new and unique learning experience, Aquatic Research Interactive, $105.00

Science Inc. can work with educators to create new and exciting programming. (Licensed); Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Custom Social If you have an idea, we will gladly help you create an interactive fiber optic, ISDN, Viewer pays http://www.arii.org/Main Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Events K-12 Sciences distance learning program for you and your students. T1 and/or IP line charges /Educ15.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can bring

engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own Teacher guide

classroom—live! All Distance Learning Expeditions include several live Lesson plans for

animal "guests"—gorillas, alligators, owls and more. Programs are 45 pre/post- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

minutes to an hour and all include extensive teacher support materials. conference DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

These time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs are aligned with the H.323 standard activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- H.323 standard over Internet Protocol (IP). To receive an IP 45

National Science Education Standards and have received rave reviews over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn videoconference, you must have a broadband connection. Minutes-1

Bronx Zoo K-12 Science from students and teachers alike. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo hr.





This appealing program capitalizes on children's natural curiosity by

engaging them in observation and deduction. Using visuals, games, Teacher guide

and live animals, students will explore the role that color plays in Lesson plans for

animal survival. Students will learn that an animal's color may help it to H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

attract a mate, to warn off other animals, and to hide from other over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131 45-

Animal Colors K-3 Science animals. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo Minutes







Teacher guide

There seems to be no end to the ways in which animals move. Some Lesson plans for

slither, swim, hop, fly, run, crawl, and swing. In this lesson students H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

Moves & explore the many different ways animals move about in order to find over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131 45-

Meals K-3 Science their food and to avoid becoming someone else's food! Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo Minutes





Why is a ferret long and thin? Youngsters consider this and other

questions about how an animal's size and shape are related to its way Teacher guide

of life. By observing a variety of animals, students discover some Lesson plans for

fundamental concepts about how size and shape help an animal H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

survive. Students also draw conclusions about where an animal lives over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131 45-

Size & Shape K-3 Science and what it eats. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo Minutes





Each individual species is concerned with obtaining energy - energy to

keep going, energy to grow, energy to reproduce, energy for survival. Teacher guide

Starting with analyzing their own breakfast, students examine the flow Lesson plans for

of energy in living systems as represented in food chains and webs. H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

Students discover the role of producers, consumers, herbivores, over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Food Webs 4-6 Science carnivores, and omnivores, as they build an actual food web. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour





You may have seen some odd-looking creatures and wondered why

some animal body parts are so unusual. In this program students will

uncover the mystery of land animals' feet. Adaptation, a challenging Teacher guide

yet essential concept, becomes clear in this program. Understanding Lesson plans for

how physical adaptations are related to the environment will lead H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

Awesome students to additional insights, such as why an animal cannot survive over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Adaptions 5-8 Science when its habitat is destroyed. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour

Remote live-cams bring your students right into the Bronx Zoo's Congo

Gorilla Forest exhibit! The class will be fascinated by the behaviors of

our western lowland gorillas as our instructor challenges students to

consider the predicament of this critically threatened rainforest Teacher guide

species. Students discover the ways in which human activities impact Lesson plans for

Gorillas, the African Congo rainforest ecosystem, how the conservation process H.323 standard pre/post activities, http://bronxzoo.com/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

Gentle Giants works, and the social priorities that foster or impede conservation over Internet Reproducible education/distancelearn DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

in Crisis 7-12 Science programs. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials ing/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour





The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) provides the bridging

service for all out-of-state connections to the Center. Once

scheduled, GTA imposes a $45 cancellation fee for no-shows

Hands-on puppet building workshops are conducted and tailored to Georgia and last-minute cancellations that do not reschedule. This fee

specific classroom topics and curriculum. The arts are infused with Technology $85.00 + will be billed by the Center to the agency booking the program.

science, social studies, language arts and other disciplines to create Authority (GTA) $45.00 This fee does not apply to programs that experience technical

an interactive virtual classroom. Programs complement national provides the (bridging problems (line problems, bad connections, etc.) or weather-

curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, science, math bridging service service fee) + related conditions such as schools being closed due to snow.

Center for and other areas. The Center also offers Middle and High School for all out-of- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Puppetry programs. The format for these programs is tailored for older student state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Arts audiences and involves discussion and Q&A with Center staff. connections charges. Study Guide du/distance.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts

Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy come to life $85.00 +

with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and $45.00

performed during the first part of the program. Led by the program (GTA) provides (bridging

presenter, students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow the bridging service fee) +

The Langurage Puppet during the second half of the program. They also participate in service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Gingerbread Arts, a learning activity about gingerbread's history. This is a great holiday of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 40

Boy Pre K-2nd History program. connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a (GTA) provides (bridging

Dinosaur Cup puppet. Learning activities focus on the following: meat the bridging service fee) +

Langurage eaters vs. plant eaters, ways that dinosaurs moved, and ways that service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, dinosaurs protected themselves. This is a great arts and science of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 45

Dinosaurs K-1 Science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts Minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Each student will construct a Butterfly Marionette while participating in (GTA) provides (bridging

learning activities about the lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a the bridging service fee) +

Marionette Langurage butterfly an insect, and coloring and camouflage. Video clips and service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Butterfly Arts, photographs of the different stages in the life of a butterfly are of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 45-50

Puppet K-2 Science included. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified to (GTA) provides (bridging

suit the participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette the bridging service fee) +

Langurage while participating in learning activities about how spiders and insects service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Spiders 1-6 Science a great arts and science lesson in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

$45.00

(GTA) provides (bridging

Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant puppet while learning about the the bridging service fee) +

Langurage various parts of a plant and their functions. Students will also discuss service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Pop-Up Plant Arts, photosynthesis and plants as food. This is a great arts and science of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 50

Puppet 2-3 Science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod puppet. They will (GTA) provides (bridging

participate in learning activities about the location of tropical rainforests the bridging service fee) +

Langurage and their relationship to the equator and tropic lines, various animals service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, found in the rain forest and the different layers of the rain forest. This of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Rain Forest 3-5 Science is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

Students will build a Giraffe Rod Puppet while learning about Africa. $45.00

They will be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy (GTA) provides (bridging

Language and discuss similarities and differences between their cultures. the bridging service fee) +

Arts, Students will look at different types of homes, people and service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social environments. This is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Exploring Africa 1-2 Studies Also great for multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

Students build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about Malian puppetry. $45.00

Students also learn characteristics about the continent of Africa (GTA) provides (bridging

Language (different topography, people and cultures) and Mali itself. They will be the bridging service fee) +

Arts, led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy and discuss service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social similarities and differences between their cultures. This is a great arts of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Africa (Mali) 3-8 Studies and social studies lesson in one! Also great for multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Learning activities about different Native American cultures will take

place while students create their very own Hopi Kachina puppet. $85.00 +

Activities focus on three Native American cultures (Eastern $45.00

Woodlands, Plains, Southwest), the use of natural resources from the (GTA) provides (bridging

Language different regions, and how these resources shaped their lives in the bridging service fee) +

Arts, regards to clothing, shelter and even transportation. Students also service for all out- all long Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social discuss Kachinas and the Hopi culture in general. This is a great arts of-state distance line http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 50-60

Native Americans 3-5 Studies and social studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes





Program format and content are adapted based on participating age

group. Students are introduced to other countries and cultures through

puppetry. Students learn about puppetry traditions of Mali (Africa),

Japan and China with the aid of a Malian Water Spirit Rod Puppet, $85.00 +

Japanese Bunraku Rod Puppet, and Chinese Hand and Shadow $45.00

Puppets. Students also view videotape excerpts of master puppeteers (GTA) provides (bridging

Language from Japan and China.Students are involved in a question and answer the bridging service fee) + Elementary and

Arts, session as well as hands-on puppet building (optional) to make this a service for all out- all long Middle/High Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Chinese Hand Social truly interactive, virtual classroom. This is a great arts and social of-state distance line School Study http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Puppet 3-12 Studies studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Guides du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Pupperry Arts 1 hour

Bobby Box, will lead students through concepts of stage design for

puppet theater. Students will look at stage models and video clips of

various productions (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, The

Plant Doctors, Wrestling MacBeth, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, etc) $85.00 +

while Box discusses the artistic decisions that led to each design. $45.00

Lighting, colors, props, scenery and the type of puppetry used during (GTA) provides (bridging Don Quixote,

Stage the production will be explored. Students are encouraged to actively the bridging service fee) + Faust, or A

Stage Design Design for participate by asking questions and discussing concepts covered, with service for all out- all long Midsummer Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

for Puppet Puppet time set aside for Q&A. This program may be led by another Center of-state distance line Night's Dream http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Theater 9-12 Theater staff member if necessary connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Pupperry Arts 1 hour





Bobby Box takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of classic $85.00 +

literature brought to life on the puppet stage. Choose either Don $45.00

Don Quixote, Quixote, Faust or A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will discuss (GTA) provides (bridging Don Quixote,

theme, point of view, characters, puppet design, stage design and the bridging service fee) + Faust, or A

Faust, or A performance techniques. Video clips of show excerpts, models of the service for all out- all long Midsummer Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Midsummer English, stage design, and puppets from the performance enhance this of-state distance line Night's Dream http://www.puppet.org/e distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Night's Dream 9-12 Literature program. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide du/dis_programs.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer bridging services for

multipoint conferences. If the program recipient wishes to make

the arrangements, up to three locations may be bridged with no

additional program charge from Mote. More than three sites will

require an additional fee. However, the best interactivity usually

comes from conferences with no more than thirty (30) students

Mote per conference total.

Tel: (800) 691-MOTE / (941) 388-4441

Distance Fax: (941) 388-4312

Learning H.323 http://www.seatrek.org/ Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

SeaTrek Internet 2 programs.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek

The SeaTrek

Don't be afrai! See sharks up close and learn the truth about them! companion

Find out why it’s more dangerous to be at home than in the water with curriculum for Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional program

SHARKS: these fascinating creatures.Objective: The students will learn about the Sharks: charge from Mote

Devouring the behavior of sharks, types of sharks, and the anatomy and physiology H.323 Devouring the http://www.seatrek.org/ (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org 50

Myths (V01) 4-8 Science of sharks (including the senses). Internet 2 $145.00 Myth prog_sharks.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek minutes





A lively gameshow format reveals why sea turtles are truly amazing!

Also discover what a hatchling needs to survive in the open ocean and

SEA then take a tour of Mote's turtle exhibits. Objective: Students will learn SeaTrek

TURTLES: about general reptile characteristics and the different species of sea companion

turtles. Student will also learn where sea turtles live and nest and their curriculum for Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional program

Amazing basic adaptations to marine life. Finally students will learn why sea SEA TURTLES: charge from Mote

Reptiles of turtles are threatened and what conservation measures are being H.323 Amazing Reptiles http://www.seatrek.org/ (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org 50

the Sea (V02) 4-8 Science taken to protect them. Internet 2 $145.00 of the Sea prog_turtles.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek minutes

1. Students’

Do you know how to train a 3000-pound relative of the elephant? Find “Manatee Web”

out how Mote cares for Hugh and Buffett, our resident West Indian worksheets

Mammals, manatees, and learn how big and smart they are. Objective:The (optional, from

student will learn the basic characteristics of a mammal, and the Lesson 1 of the Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional program

Mammoths, adaptations of manatees. The student will also learn how captive companion charge from Mote

MANATEES! manatees are cared for and what conservation efforts are being made H.323 curriculum http://www.seatrek.org/ (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org 50

(V03) 4-8 Science for wild populations. Internet 2 $145.00 above). prog_manatees.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek minutes

Why are estuaries important? Discover the value of coastal habitats to The SeaTrek Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional program

Coastal wildlife and how important they are to people too. Objective: To companion charge from Mote

Habitats demonstrate the value and importance of coastal habitats to wildlife H.323 curriculum for http://www.seatrek.org/ (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org 50

(V07) 4-8 Science and to people. Internet 2 $145.00 Coastal Habitats prog_coastals.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek minutes

This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

NASA events are presented LIVE from unique NASA Johnson Space We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Center facilities (e.g., Neutral Buoyancy Lab and the Space Vehicle needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Mockup Facilities). Students at all levels have the unique opportunity Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

to interact directly with NASA representatives, experts, and even H.323 standard http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

Johnson astronauts to gain new appreciation for the importance of science and videoconference c.nasa.gov/expeditions. Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Space Center Science education. equipment Free cfm Johnson Space Center minutes







The quality of

each Expedition

Go back to the future to learn about the dreams and efforts by humans increases with the

to build a presence off our planet and into space. Become an completion of pre- This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

Engineer, design the next generation of space stations in your event activities K- We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

classroom and present your ideas to NASA’s Digital Learning Network. 12. Students will needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Upon completion of this learning module, students will be familiar with interact with Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

past and current efforts to build a permanent presence in space and H.323 standard NASA presenters http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

A Place in use some practical engineering skills to design and construct a space videoconference to share their c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Space K-12 Science station of the future. equipment Free results. place_space.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes



Pre-Event

The human body is designed for and functions best in the presence of Activities Grades

Earth’s gravity. In space, astronauts enter an environment we call 5-8 Pre-Event

microgravity, which affects the body in many ways, including changes Activities for

to the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurovestibular systems. Grades K-4 and 9-

As humans explore further into space, it is vitally important that we 12 are

understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body and prevent forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

or mitigate the adverse effects so that astronauts can spend longer Please refer to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

periods of time in space. Upon successful completion of the Life the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Science module, the learner will be able to discuss the main effects of Activities and Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

spaceflight on the human body and some of the countermeasures that H.323 standard modify for your http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

BIO: Bodies will allow astronauts to live and work in space for long periods of time. videoconference students. Thank c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

in Orbit K-12 Science . equipment Free you. bio.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes

Pre-Event

Activities Grades

5-8 Pre-Event

Activities for

Join us on an expedition to the world of microgravity. Often Grades K-4 and 9-

misperceived as weightlessness or zero gravity, microgravity is the 12 are

unique gravitational environment astronauts experience on a forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

spacecraft orbiting the earth. It is a condition that challenges humans Please refer to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Caution: who work and live in space, and that benefits many types of scientific the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

research by freeing it from restrictions imposed by Earth's gravity for Activities and Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Falling thousands of years. Upon completion of this learning module, students H.323 standard modify for your http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

EVERYTHIN will be able to explain the concept of microgravity and describe the videoconference students. Thank c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

G! K-12 Science benefits of microgravity research. equipment Free you. microgravity.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes





Upon successful completion of this learning module, students will be

able to analyze images from space, relate it geography and apply the

acquired information to predict future outcomes. Many of us have seen

photos of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle and have marveled

at their beautiful vistas. Such imagery will continue to be collected as The quality of

the International Space Station becomes operational, providing a each Expedition

permanent platform for remote sensing. At NASA’s Johnson Space increases with the

Center in Houston, Texas, Earth scientists study images of Earth from completion of pre- This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

geographic and scientific points of view, and their investigations reveal event activities K- We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

telling facts about our planet and its processes. Data acquired by 12. Students will needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

astronauts and made available on the internet by NASA help the interact with Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Earth general public, city officials, etc. to make decisions about where to live, H.323 standard NASA presenters http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

According to how to vote, where to build our communities, how to plan our future videoconference to share their c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

WORF K-12 Science and much, much more. equipment Free results. geog5-8.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes





Our solar system is comprised of nine distinctive planets orbiting one

massive star, our sun. We hope that you will join us for a journey of This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

discovery about our unique solar system. If you are up for the We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

challenge you will learn the qualities of each planet that set it apart needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

from the others, along with the relationship they all share. Join us and Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

let the discovery begin! Students will be able to describe the H.323 standard Pre-Event http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

Our Solar characteristics of the planets in our solar system, the distances videoconference Activities Grades c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Neighborhood K-8 Science between them and the paths they travel. equipment Free K-8 solar_system.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes





You have been accepted into NASA’s Astronaut Training Program! Be This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

prepared to share some of your unique qualifications, attend a preview We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

of your training and flight expectations, and propose an experiment to needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

be flown aboard the shuttle or ISS before you arrive at the home of the Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Astronaut Corps in Houston, Texas! Upon completion of this learning H.323 standard Pre-Event http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

Space Basics module, students will gain an appreciation of the training and videoconference Activities Grades c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

101 4-12 Science technology needed to live and work in space. equipment Free 4-12 space_basics101.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes

Plants are an important component for space-based and

extraterrestrial life support systems. Just as they do on Earth, plants in

a regenerative life support system can take carbon dioxide from the

atmosphere and produce breathable oxygen through a process called

photosynthesis. Of course, plants are also a source of food. So, in

theory, plants could provide two essential elements needed for

humans to live in space: oxygen to breathe and food to eat. Before

plants can deliver these essentials, however, NASA must learn how to This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

grow plants in space, and how to incorporate them and other biological We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

components into life support system research facilities, here on Earth. needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Students will be able to discuss why plants are being grown at NASA Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

research centers and in space, and how plants will someday be a part H.323 standard Pre-Event http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

Space of future life support systems, providing oxygen, water, and food for videoconference Activities Grades c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Farming K-12 Science humans exploring the surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. equipment Free K-4, 5-8 & 9-12. agriculture.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes





Everyone knows that people on Earth need food in order to stay alive.

If we are in space, does that requirement change? The answer is no.

Astronauts need food in order to live in space just as when they are on

Earth. The trick is that they cannot run to the grocery store before This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

launch because there are several requirements the food must meet to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

make it aboard the Space Shuttle. Upon completion of this learning needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

module, students will be able to explain which variables are included in Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

a person’s daily dietary requirements. They will also be able to discuss H.323 standard Pre-Event http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

space food in detail, including its purpose and how it is created, videoconference Activities Grades c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Space Food K-12 Science prepared and disposed. equipment Free K-4, 5-8 & 9-12. space_food.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes





We've all seen robots in movies, on television, and in science fiction

magazines, performing tasks that range from the mundane to the Pre-Event

extraordinary. We often fail to recognize how robots and automated Activities Grades

systems are already doing work for us and helping make our lives 5-8 Pre-Event

more convenient if not easier. NASA already uses robotics technology Activities for

to great extent in its exploration of space and students and teachers Grades K-4 and 9-

can learn about NASA’s use of robots from professionals who are 12 are

designing and building the robotic systems that will help humans forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

explore the universe. Learn how NASA defines robotics, see how Please refer to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

robotic systems are already widely used in the space program and the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

what plans there are for future robotic applications. Students will be Activities and Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

able to discuss how robotics are used in space exploration and H.323 standard modify for your http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

describe some of the career opportunities that exist in the field of videoconference students. Thank c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

Spacebots K-12 Science robotics. equipment Free you. robotics.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes

Teams of engineers, mathematicians, and scientists work together to

apply concepts and knowledge to solve new design problems for flight.

The ways in which people go about solving design problems can vary

greatly. But, examining the flow of problem solving reveals that many

are similar, going from a fuzzy situation through clarifying and defining

the situation, to testing and modification. Discover how NASA teams This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

are solving the problems of designing functions and systems for a We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

space lifeboat with the International Space Station and experience the needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

flow of problem solving procedures as you develop solutions for Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

experimental glider distance and duration with NASA. Students will be H.323 standard Pre-Event http://learningoutpost.js to expand or omit.

able to discuss the design components of an experimental spacecraft videoconference Activities Grades c.nasa.gov/expeditions/ Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov 50

X-Flights 3-12 Science and the characteristics of structure and function needed for flight. equipment Free 3-12 Xflights.cfm Johnson Space Center minutes



United States History,

Social

House of Studies, Teachers can videoconference to the House of Representatives by Who:Keith Hastedt, House of Representatives Videoconference

Representati Governmen contacting their Representatives FIRST then the Videoconference http://clerk.house.gov/in Director We

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United States Senate in Washington, D.C., houses two Senators from

each state. It is located at the "east end of the National Mall between

History, Constitution and Independence Avenues. Through the power of

Social videoconferencing it is possible to visit your Senators for a unique

Studies, "Capitol experience." Arrangements must be made ahead of time by

United States Governmen contacting the office of the Senator FIRST; then the videoconference Who: Torgunn Eckroad, Videoconference Director We

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If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning

Prices start at Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu.

Smithsonian $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e

Environmental curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Between 30 - 60 Minutes

Institute ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm Smithsonian Environmental Institute









This program emphasizes the importance of adaptation in organisms.

Examine the structure of several types of feathers and identify the

differences. This will help students recognize how to look for

adaptations and determine why they are important. Other bird

adaptations may be discussed (beaks, feet, etc.) as well as the

research methods used at SERC to track the migratory routes of

birds.This program can be extended by a component involving life

birds, during which students can compare and contrast the feeding

habits of two different raptors. Owls feed at night, and what they eat Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

can be determined from their pellets. Hawks feed during the day. $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

BIRDS OF A Because this demonstration involves life birds, please inform the curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

FEATHER K-7 Science distance learning coordinator, of your interest in this component. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#birds Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

These animals have been around since the time of dinosaurs and

survived when they didn't. Turtles are closely connected to both the

land and water; sea turtles and diamondback terrapins for example live

TURTLES, in water but return to the land to lay their eggs. Explore the unique

characteristics that make turtles turtles, and the differences among Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

TORTOISES, turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Meet the diamondback terrapin and $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

AND box turtle, both Bay residents. Also learn about the sea turtles that visit curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

TERRAPINS - K-8 Science the Bay when traveling along their migratory route. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#turtles Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes





An introduction to and overview of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed,

and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Explore Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

THE the unique characteristics of the nation's largest estuary and learn $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

CHESAPEAK about some of its inhabitants. This videoconference is a great first curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

E BAY 2-12 Science introduction to estuaries and Chesapeake Bay ecology. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#chesapeake Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes



Observe a demonstration of salinity and how brackish water is formed. Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

Then participants will create their own "salinity solution" by mixing $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

SALINITY unknown samples and meet a resident of the Chesapeake Bay known curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

SOLUTION 3-7 Science for its tolerance to salt, the blue crab. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#salinity Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes





What are the parts of aquatic ecosystems, and how do these parts

come together to make an ecosystem unique? Examine some living

AQUATIC and non-living components in various aquatic ecosystems, with

ECOSYSTEM particular attention on the effects of a salinity gradient. Students are

encouraged to build aquatic ecosystems in the classroom and share Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

S:PUT THE observations with SERC staff during a videoconference. Comparisons $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

PARTS will be made to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, with examples of its curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

TOGETHER 4-9 Science specific living and non-living components. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#aquatic Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes



Examine the fascinating life and role of the blue crab, an important link Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

in the Chesapeake Bay food web. The video conference will focus on $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

BLUE CRAB blue crab research conducted in the Bay, and what this research tells curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

BIOLOGY 4-12 Science us about the state of the Bay and its watershed. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#bluecrab Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

A WALK

THROUGH

THE

Learn about forest structure, in particular how the forest canopy affects Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

WOODS: the forest all the way from the tree tops to the forest floor. Find out how $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

FOREST scientists study the tops of trees, and what this research tells us about curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

CANOPIES 5-12 Science the health of forests in the watershed. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#forest Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

SCIENCE IN

ACTION:

Located outside Washington, DC, along the Chesapeake Bay is the

RESEARCH

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The scientists and

AT THE educators here explore the biological and physical processes that

SMITHSONIA sustain life on Earth. Since 1965, SERC scientists have researched

N the aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric components of complex

ENVIRONME ecosystems and applied this knowledge for the improved stewardship

of the biosphere. Explore these processes and components by Prices start at If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

NTAL exploring the science laboratories of SERC. Interactive demonstrations $100 + http://www.serc.si.edu/e please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

RESEARCH recreate SERC science in the classroom. Students will also discover curriculum Available for an ducation/dl/videoconfer Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

CENTER 5-12 Science potential careers in science. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ence.htm#science Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

INVESTIGATI

NG GLOBAL

WARMING:

Prices start at http://www.serc.si.edu/e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

CLUES TO A The global climate is changing. Learn about the greenhouse effect, the $100 + ducation/dl/videoconfer please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approxim

CHANGING cause of increased levels of carbon dioxide, and what complex role curriculum Available for an ence.htm#globalwarmin Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ately 45

CLIMATE ?? Science plants play in taking up this greenhouse gas. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost g Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

These programs are for groups of 30 students or fewer. A

$100.00, document camera allows for close inspection of individual

The Albany Institute's lessons are exciting and engaging real-time teacher objects. Contact the Education Department at least one month in

interactions between schools and the museum’s educators, using workshops- advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

objects, images and lively, inquiry-based teaching methods to offer We can connect $50.00. The suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

Albany students "virtual field trips" focusing on the museum's strong via ISDN or IP, school pays Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu requested. You can call: 518-463-4478. Monday-Friday, 9-

Institute of History, collections in American and regional history and art from Ancient at speeds up to connection Resources te.org/resources/distlea 4(EST) 45-60

History & Art 3-12 Art Egypt to 21st century America. 384K. fees. provided online. rning.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Students explore colonial era artifacts and art to determine their

function, manufacture and the role they played in the history of colonial-

era New York. Guided by a museum educator, students learn about Contact the Education Department at least one month in

the Dutch settlement of upstate New York and interaction with Native advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

Americans and other regional colonial residents. Analyzing images of suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

the area from different moments in time, students see visual evidence We can connect requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

of the region's development and discuss key themes such as the fur via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Colonial Life History, trade, agriculture and commerce. Suitable for schools studying New at speeds up to Resources te.org/resources/coloni Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

in America 3-8 Art York State or colonial American history. 384K. $100.00 provided online. al/Colonial.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Contact the Education Department at least one month in

Students examine images of the museum's mummies and learn about advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

the ancient culture in which they lived. Looking at images and art, suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

students explore the influence of the environment on Egyptian beliefs We can connect requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

and the meaning behind the style of Egyptian art. Symbolism, via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Mummies and History, hieroglyphics and the process of mummification are highlighted. at speeds up to Resources te.org/resources/egypt/ Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

Ancient Egypt 3-8 Art Suitable for schools studying ancient Egypt culture and beliefs. 384K. $100.00 provided online. egypt.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





The Albany Institute is known worldwide for its collection of art by

Hudson River School artists who were active in the 19th century and

used their art to celebrate the beauty of the American wilderness. A Contact the Education Department at least one month in

museum educator guides students in viewing paintings and drawings advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

by artists such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Students learn suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

Artists and

how these artists expressed their ideas and feelings in paintings, while We can connect http://www.albanyinstitu requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

Nature: The also reflecting prevailing ideas about Americans' relationship to the via ISDN or IP, Teacher te.org/resources/Hudso with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Hudson River History, rapidly transforming natural environment. Students explore artists' use at speeds up to Resources n%20River%20School/ Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

School 3-5 Art of symbolism, process and materials. 384K. $100.00 provided online. hrs.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

The Albany Institute is known worldwide for its collection of art by

Hudson River School artists who were active in the 19th century and

used their art to celebrate the beauty of the American wilderness. A

museum educator guides students in viewing paintings and drawings

by artists such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Students learn

how these artists expressed their ideas and feelings in paintings, while Contact the Education Department at least one month in

also reflecting prevailing ideas about Americans' relationship to the advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

rapidly transforming natural environment. Students explore artists' use suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

Artists and

of symbolism, process and materials. For older students, connections We can connect http://www.albanyinstitu requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

Nature: The to 19th century literature, philosophy, history and environmentalism via ISDN or IP, Teacher te.org/resources/Hudso with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Hudson River History, are made. Suitable for schools studying American history, art and at speeds up to Resources n%20River%20School/ Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

School 9-12 Art environmentalism. 384K. $100.00 provided online. hrs.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Students are instructed to look closely at portraiture through a diverse

selection of portraits from the Albany Institute’s collection to learn how

portraits reveal personal and cultural values. Through interactive

discussion and engaged looking, students explore how portraits hold Contact the Education Department at least one month in

visual messages about the subject, the artist, the time period or the advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

event celebrated. Portraits used in this program include “grand style” suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

(formal) oil portraits, commercial products, political campaign materials We can connect requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

and informal photographs. Suitable for schools studying the cultural via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Facing History, and ethnic diversity of America and the interpretive skills of art history. at speeds up to Resources te.org/resources/portrai Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

Portraits 3-6 Art 384K. $100.00 provided online. ts/portraits.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Students are instructed to look closely at portraiture through a diverse

selection of portraits from the Albany Institute’s collection to learn how

portraits reveal personal and cultural values. Through interactive

discussion and engaged looking, students explore how portraits hold Contact the Education Department at least one month in

visual messages about the subject, the artist, the time period or the advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

event celebrated. Portraits used in this program include “grand style” suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

(formal) oil portraits, commercial products, political campaign materials We can connect requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

and informal photographs. Suitable for schools studying the cultural via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

Facing History, and ethnic diversity of America and the interpretive skills of art history. at speeds up to Resources te.org/resources/portrai Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

Portraits 7-12 Art 384K. $100.00 provided online. ts/portraits.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Through interactive examination of photographs, objects and works of Contact the Education Department at least one month in

art from the late 19th century, students explore key themes of this advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org. Please

period including the impact of the Civil War on Americans, suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

manufacturing, transportation, expansion, urbanization and the We can connect requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your calendar

stratification of American society. Guided by a museum educator, via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyinstitu with you and several dates in mind when you call: 518-463-4478.

America after History, students will analyze and interpret primary sources to gain amore at speeds up to Resources te.org/resources/victori Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST) 45-60

the Civil War 7-12 Art powerful connection to this historical period. 384K. $100.00 provided online. anage/victorian.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

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Students work on an individual or team task during the course of the program per includes dialing the Zoo's bridge. Contact Ken Freeman, (513) 475-6130;

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Students will encounter amphibians, bats, and snakes. They will learn Accompanying

why these animals are important ecologically and what makes them Programs are curriculum

interesting. Students will have a chance to share their thoughts about $90.00 per includes http://www.cincinnatizo

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In a teleconference with the Zoo, students will learn the hierarchy of Programs are curriculum

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Works best as a 90 minute program. Students become Zoo Directors Accompanying

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Students are challenged to develop a mission statement to summarize $90.00 per includes http://www.cincinnatizo

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Zoo Careers 7-12 Science does not include the use of live animals. bridge $65.00 information. rograms.html Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 90 Minute

Focusing on the tropical rainforests of South America and the Accompanying

temperate rainforest of the Pacific northwest, students will learn about Programs are curriculum

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Custom classes: $200

During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

thematically linked collection clips to explore ideas and stimulate

discussion with the off-site audience.

Museum of This Videoconference allows your students access to the Museum's Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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and Radio and television and illuminate our nation's history and culture. H.323 $125 None Listed ome.htm Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

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This class opens a window to the delightful world of Jim Henson's Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

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A humorous selection of Rocky and Bullwinkle clips from the http://www.mtr.org/clas Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

Fractured Social Museum's collection provide a way to examine story structure and the sprogram/la_programs. sfrank@mtr.org.

Fairy Tales K-4 Studies elements common to all fairy tales. H.323 $125 None Listed html Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

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Students learn about the different ways people live and work, http://www.mtr.org/clas Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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discussion with the off-site audience.

Students explore the complex relationship between the earth and its Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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Think Green 2-5 Science the environment and also how they can work to preserve the planet. H.323 $125 None Listed ome.htm Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

The Fine Art During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

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What is advertising and what are its methods? Through careful discussion with the off-site audience.

Persuasion: analysis, students discover how advertising has developed certain http://www.mtr.org/clas Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

Television & Social tools and techniques that capture viewer attention to promote a sprogram/la_programs. sfrank@mtr.org.

Advertising 4-8 Studies product, a person, or an idea. H.323 $125 None Listed html Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

The Civil thematically linked collection clips to explore ideas and stimulate

Television played a vital role in the civil rights movement, both as discussion with the off-site audience.

Rights Social observer and participant. By watching significant television work from Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

The Master of thematically linked collection clips to explore ideas and stimulate

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Suspense: Social introductions, macabre humor, and twist endings. Students analyze Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

Hitchcock on Studies, Hitchcock's use of the ordinary to create exciting, even frightening, http://www.mtr.org/welc sfrank@mtr.org.

the Box 5-12 History television drama. H.323 $125 None Listed ome.htm Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

thematically linked collection clips to explore ideas and stimulate

By examining a variety of documentaries from the Museum's discussion with the off-site audience.

The Art of the Social collection, students learn how different techniques serve different Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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Documentary 6-12 History documentary form. H.323 $125 None Listed ome.htm Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

Animation: thematically linked collection clips to explore ideas and stimulate

By presenting rare and unusual examples of televised animation, this discussion with the off-site audience.

Not Just for Social class helps to expand the definition of this popular technique and Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

Saturday Studies, provides students with the critical vocabulary necessary to evaluate http://www.mtr.org/welc sfrank@mtr.org.

Morning 6-12 History and discuss it. H.323 $125 None Listed ome.htm Museum of Television and Radio 60 Minute

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Students examine presidential campaign advertisements from the past discussion with the off-site audience.

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Fears of war and the atomic bomb consumed America during the discussion with the off-site audience.

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Live, interactive programs right in your classroom!

COSI Join COSI's fantastic Team in a videoconference that involves

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Dr. Larry Tate will present information on forensic pathology and

performing autopsies to determine cause of death. Using data and

photos from real autopsies, Dr. Tate will discuss the variety of signs

pathologists look for and the important information to be gained from

autopsies. During the presentation students will also be able to identify Dr. Tate has 32 years experience performing autopsies and is

abnormal anatomical features that may have contributed to cause of currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at The Ohio

death. Students should have prior understanding of: general vertebrate State University. Students should prepare questions in advance,

The Autopsy anatomy; organisms are composed of organs and tissues, all of which Information http://www.cosi.org/pro based on information packet sent to the teacher.

and Forensic have functions; alterations in organs can be related to changes in their T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection on February 25 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Medicine 11-12 Science function. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Antarctic Join us for a fantastic opportunity to learn about the on-going weather-

Weather - related research projects occurring in and around Antarctica! Matt

Thompson, a meteorologist currently at McMurdo Station, will call in to

Increasing discuss weather research with Samuel Merriman, an engineer that was Information http://www.cosi.org/pro March 2, '04 @ 12:00 PM ET [ 3/2/2004 ]

Global once stationed at McMurdo. The two will show slides of life and T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection on February 27 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Knowledge Science research at the Pole and will discuss their experiences there. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









Students should have prior understanding of: atoms, electrons,

protons; the differences between light, electricity and magnetism. Dr.

Leonard Strachan, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian

Center for Astrophysics, will discuss what researchers are learning

about events on the sun that produce geomagnetic storms and also

how these storms produce space weather effects on the earth. Dr.

Strachan who works with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer

instrument on the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) March 11, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 3/11/2004 ]

Solar Storms:

spacecraft will show how scientists study the sun's corona, its solar Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the

The Sun- wind, and the near Earth space environment with a fleet of Information http://www.cosi.org/pro information sent to the teacher.

Earth international spacecraft. The goal of this talk is to highlight some of the T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection on March 9 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Connection Science links in the chain of events that connect us to our moody star. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: the anatomy of the nose,

throat and mouth region and basic knowledge of neurons and sensory Jeannine is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University

receptors. Jeannine F. Delwiche will define taste, smell, flavor, and Department of Food Science and Technology. She holds a B.S.

discuss some the challenges involved in measuring them. Using visual and M.S. in Food Science from the University of California

illusions, she will demonstrate the importance of interpretation by the Davis, a Ph.D. in Psychology from Cornell University, and was a

brain and explain why the brain sometimes makes a "mistake." Finally, Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Post Doctoral Fellow at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in

Science of the she will describe how the measurement of perception is used by T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Philadelphia. Test connection March 12 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Senses Science industries. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Students should be familiar with: basic computer usage, e.g. drag and

Computer drop objects. Bill Harper, a professor with Otterbein College in

Westerville, OH, will present the topic of computer simulation. A blend

Simulation: of logic, computer know-how, statistical skills, and more are needed to Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Dr. Harper has earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering, an M.S.

Imitation of successfully solve complex problems that are not easily addressed T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems Engineering. 40-60

Real Life Technology with other methods. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Dr. Masters currently works as an Associate Professor at the

Flying at

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at

Night: Bats Dr. Mitch Masters will discuss his research on bat echolocation, which Information http://www.cosi.org/pro The Ohio State University. Students should prepare questions in

and includes how bats process echoes as well as the potential ability for T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. advance. Test connection March 17 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Echolocation Science bats to recognize one other based on their unique voices. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

The hand is quicker than the eye as J. Randall Hicks gives a

presentation of one of the world’s oldest magic tricks: The Cups and

Balls. Go behind the scenes to discover the secret with step-by-step April 27, '04 @ 11:00 AM ET [ 4/27/2004 ]J. Randall Hicks has a

instructions on how to perform this classic effect using everyday B. F. A. in Theatre from Marshall University and has worked as a

objects. Mr. Hicks will then discuss some of the psychology of magic Information http://www.cosi.org/pro professional magician at King’s Island and Carowinds Theme

Science of Science, with a comparison to some of the visual tricks used by animals in T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Parks. 40-60

Magic K-5 Psychology nature. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

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Forensic Julie Angel, a photographer with Scotland Yard for 10 years, will T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. 40-60

Photography Science present information on taking crime scene photographs. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Students should have a prior understanding of: the invention of the

moveable type printing press (year, inventor, significance, etc.).

Edward Wheatley, will discuss the steps in the production of

manuscripts before the invention of printing; the ways in which texts

Medieval were transmitted through copies; the problems that this process

Manuscripts: presents in establishing accurate, "authoritative" texts; and the

From changes brought about by printing. He will show some of the medieval

manuscripts and incunables (books printed before 1500) from

Manuscript to Hamilton College's collection. The presentation will conclude by Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Test connection on March 19 at 2:30 PM ET.

Printed Book comparing two shifts in the transmission of text: the shift from T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. March 22, '04 @ 11:30 AM ET [ 3/22/2004 ] 40-60

to Virtual Text History manuscript to print and the shift from printed book to virtual text. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Grades 3 through 6 are invited to join COSI science writer and

demonstrator, Steve Whitt, to explore the science inside the light bulb.

Steve will discuss electricity and how light bulbs work (and break!).

Light Bulb This experiment packed 20-minute presentation will be followed by an Information http://www.cosi.org/pro

Science opportunity for students to ask questions about light bulbs, electricity, T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection March 26 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

(Electricity) 3-6 Science and careers in science. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: Overview of human

evolution Dr. Jeffrey McKee leads fossil excavations in South Africa

and is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Ohio State

University. He will show you some of the fossil clues that led to the

discovery of early human origins in Africa. From the fossil site of

Taung, at the edge of South Africa's Kalahari desert, to the rich sub

Anthropology: tropical forest of ancient Makapansgat, Dr. McKee will discuss how our

ancestors adapted to a variety of environments, leading to the

Fossil Clues emergence of the most adaptable mammal: Homo sapiens. Students Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Test connection March 29 @ 2:30 PM ET.

to Human should prepare questions in advance, based on information packet T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. April 1, '04 @ 12:00 PM ET [ 4/1/2004 ] 40-60

Origins Science sent to the teacher. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









Students should have prior understanding of: the night sky and the

electromagnetic spectrum. Dr. Jeremy Heyl, Assistant Professor at the

University of British Columbia will talk about the multi-wavelength sky.

Photons of different energies give astrophysicists new insights about

star formation, supernovae explosions, neutron stars and black holes.

Dr. Heyl's research focuses on high-energy astrophysics, specifically

neutron stars and black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The launch

of the Chandra X-ray telescope in 1999 has opened a new vista onto

Astrophysics: the universe. Some of its most beautiful pictures and interesting

There's More discoveries have concerned neutron stars and black holes. These

remnants of supernovae explosions are the most extreme objects in

Out There the universe since the Big Bang. Astrophysicists think that they Information http://www.cosi.org/pro April 6, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/6/2004 ]

than Meets provide the power behind quasars and gamma-ray bursts, the brightest T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection on April 2, 2004 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

the Eye Science objects in the recent universe. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

April 8, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/8/2004 ] Deborah Lanata, an Evidence

Technician with the Columbus Police Detective Bureau, will show how

a crime scene is dusted for prints, surfaces that work and don't work

for latent fingerprint development as well as tips and tricks to get good

lifts from various surfaces. Rob Lawson, the Columbus Police Latent

Unit Supervisor, will discuss how the latent lifts Ms. Lanata brings him

are examined and how they attempt to match the prints to a suspect.

Ms. Lanata has been with Columbus Police Department for 8 years

and regularly responds to crime scenes. Mr. Lawson has been with the

Columbus Police Department for over 13 years. He became supervisor

of the Latent Unit in March 2003. Students should prepare questions in Information http://www.cosi.org

Forensics: advance, based on the packet of information sent to the teacher. Test T-1 or packet sent to the /programs/eeExpe 40-60

Latent Prints Science connection on April 6 at 2:30 PM ET. ISDN $125 teacher. rtSched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





April 9, '04 @ 9:00 AM ET [ 4/9/2004 ]

Students should have a familiarity with: fossils, biological evolution,

animal and plant morphology. Loren Babcock, Professor of Geological

Sciences at The Ohio State University who specializes in

paleontology, will discuss the processes of fossilization. He will

reference the Burgess Shale, which has been a guidepost for the

Cambrian Period and whose evolutionary record has been preserved

through fossils. Dr. Babcock’s discussion will also include comments Information http://www.cosi.org/pro

Processes of on why some creatures are preserved while most leave no fossil T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. 40-60

Fossilization Science record. Test connection on April 7 at 3:30 PM ET. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Explore the world of operant and classical conditioning with COSI's

nationally known basketball playing rats, SheRa and Teela. Join

Melissa Privette to learn the science behind how COSI trains rats to April 13, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/13/2004 ]

play basketball. Enjoy a championship game, as we see the rats in Test connection on April 9 at 2:30 PM ET.

action. You will then have time to ask questions and learn other fun The Ohio State University and is currently the Resource and

facts about rats. A four year rat trainer, Melissa Privette has a B.S. in Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Development Team Leader for Life and Gadgets at COSI.

Rat Science, Human Development and Family Science with a Specialization in Early T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Melissa has worked with the COSI rats for four years. 40-60

Basketball Psychology Childhood Development from ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: basic biology, anatomy

and physiology. He will discuss the latest research in Cardiac Test connection April 22 at 3:00 PM ET.

Mechanical Support, which includes Left Ventricular Assist Devices as The Ohio State University and is currently the Resource and

well as the Total Artificial Heart. He will also discuss the design and Development Team Leader for Life and Gadgets at COSI.

Cardiac implantation of some of the world's most advanced artificial hearts. Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Melissa has worked with the COSI rats for four years.

Mechanical Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. April 27, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/27/2004 ] 40-60

Support Science information packets sent to the teacher. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





He received his B.S. in Physics from Caltech in 1983, and a

Ph.D. in Astrophysics in 1988 from UC Santa Cruz. He came to

Dr. Richard Pogge will present information on the nature of black holes The Ohio State as a postdoctoral fellow in 1989, joining the

and some of their surprising properties. Dr. Pogge regularly works with Information http://www.cosi.org/pro faculty in 1992 where he is currently a Professor of Astronomy.

the Hubble Space Telescope and is actively involved in the design and T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection on April 27 at 3:00 PM ET. 40-60

Black Holes Science construction of astronomical instruments. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Sara Lawhon, a research scientist at Battelle, will present how the

Drug scientific method is applied to train dogs to detect substances, such as Information http://www.cosi.org/pro May 11, '04 @ 11:00 AM ET [ 5/11/2004 ]

Detection Science, drugs and explosives, and the pitfalls encountered if these methods T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Test connection May 6 @ 3:00 PM ET. 40-60

Dogs 5-8 Psychology are not used. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









Students should have prior understanding of: what an archaeology site

is; a basic understanding of magnetism, electrical conduction, and

radar

Ever wonder why archaeologists don’t just X-ray the ground? They

sometimes do, in a way. Mr. Jarrod Burks, Ph.D. will present

information on the use of geophysics by archaeologists. Geophysical

instruments, such as magnetometers and ground penetrating radar,

allow us to look into the ground and see what kinds of things might be May 27, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 5/27/2004 ]

lurking just below the surface. Not only does this save time, but it is Test connection on May 25 @ 3:00 PM ET.

Geophysics also much less destructive than digging up fragile archaeological sites. Information http://www.cosi.org/pro Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the

and Students will have the opportunity to work with real magnetic data from T-1 or packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. information packet sent to the teacher. 40-60

Archaeology Science ancient archaeology sites in southern Ohio. ISDN $125 teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









COSI is offering a session on integrating technology into the

curriculum. The two presenters will be:

1) Ruth Block, Director of Distance Learning at Cooperating School

Districts in St. Louis, Missouri, will share their global connection model

where students from the US and Israel talk about terrorism, security To register, please see our registration form on our web site.

issues and different forms of democracy. 2) Arnie Comer, Distance Choose “Expert” as the program, enter 4/13/04, 4:00 PM as the

Learning Coordinator for Macomb Intermediate School District, time, and then at the “other info” line, put in COSI Forum. We

Michigan, and current President of TWICE (Two Way Interactive can only accept the first 6 ISDN connections (no limit on T-1 or

COSI Forum Connections in Education), will present information on a ATM connections). Please let us know if you have other topic

multidisciplinary writing program known as Begin with Me. Both ideas for these Forums. Test connection on April 9 at 3:30 PM

on Integrating

presenters will speak for about 15 minutes. The rest of the time will be ET.

Technology in spent discussing their work, the work of other participants, answering Information http://www.cosi.org/pro April 13, '04 @ 4:00 PMET [4/13/2004]

the any questions participants have and sharing further examples of packet sent to the grams/eeExpertSched. Free except for applicable line charges 40-60

Curriculum Teachers Technology successful and not-so-successful attempts at integration. T-1 orISDN Free teacher. asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Kit of materials

and the

videoconference

show. An Cost for the program is $190 per class connecting and includes

additional kit of a test connection, the kit of materials and the videoconference

materials can be show. An additional kit of materials can be purchased for $75.

Gadget Students explore simple machines by observing the motion of wind-up T-1 or purchased for http://www.cosi.org/pro This is a multipoint broadcast for up to three classes at a time. 40-60

Works 2-6 Technology toys, taking the toys apart, and putting them back together again. ISDN $190 $75. grams/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Writing a monitoring plan for the area and submitting it to COSI prior to

the videoconference show Monitoring two transects during the show

and interpreting the data collected. Revising monitoring plans and

further exploring the area through aerial photography, soil maps,

topographic maps, video and data collected at the site for the past 20 kit of materials

years. Monitoring your own schoolyard or nearby green area. Results and the

of this monitoring can be shared with program participants from other videoconference

areas of the country. A project-based program based on an ecological show. An Cost for the program is $190 per class connecting and includes

monitoring of the Killbuck Wildlife Area in Wayne County, Ohio! Learn additional kit of a test connection, the kit of materials and the videoconference

about biological diversity, endangered species and interactions materials can be show. An additional kit of materials can be purchased for $75.

between species. Use science process and math skills on a real world T-1 or purchased for http://www.cosi.org/pro This is a multipoint broadcast for up to three classes at a time. 40-60

Ecology 7-12 Science problem! Activities include: ISDN $190 $75. grams/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Information

packet and

materials for pre-

and post-

experience Please note that this is a 3 hour experience and plan

activities for the accordingly. Program begins promptly at 8:45 am ET.Surgical

classroom. The Suite is available via videoconference connection and includes a

Watch live surgery via videoconferencing! Students that come to COSI kit includes test connection, materials, and the surgery videoconference. We

will be given a powerful learning experience by interacting with the enough materials strongly recommend a connection speed of 384 or higher. We

surgeons and medical personnel in the operating room. Students will for 30 students. will limit the multipoint connection to a maximum of 6

receive an information guide on heart or knee surgery and the careers Extra kits are $50 http://www.cosi.org/pro classrooms. 40-60

Surgical Suite 6-12 Science associated with the operating room. T-1 or ISDN $235 each . grams/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





$90- For assistance, call Lori Crump, Distance Learning Coordinator,

Scholarships at 417-862-9910 ext. 705 or email Lori at

Take a "Virtual Field Trip" through videoconferencing and experience a Polycom, Vtel, available for lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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Students trace the path of the digestive system and explore the ITV-IP-384 schools with a least two weeks in advance. Please fill out our Online

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Students investigate cell processes and genetics using innovative prefered high http://cobalt.discoveryc Registration Form.Registration Information Registration

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Basic heart anatomy is introduced to students via dissection. Other prefered high http://cobalt.discoveryc Registration Form.Registration Information Registration

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Students observe magnetism, explain properties of magnetic forces, Polycom, Vtel, available for lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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Students develop and test models that demonstrate the propulsive ITV-IP-384 schools with a least two weeks in advance. Please fill out our Online

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Students display knowledge of facts about the moon in a creative Polycom, Vtel, available for lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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For assistance, call Lori Crump, Distance Learning Coordinator,

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Introduce your faculty and staff to the world of video conferencing. We Polycom, Vtel, lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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All can be adapted for family audiences at non-school events. All For more information call (619) 231-1515 ext. 4139, or e-mail.

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Take an imaginary journey with a baby loggerhead sea turtle from

inside its leathery egg to the deep waters of the ocean. Meet a baby

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The Guale Indians, along with many other tribes, were the original

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The lives of dolphins, whales and manatees are revealed in this

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seen only during our late fall and winter months. The Florida Manatees

are typically seen only during the summer months. Through video

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Gray's Marine Sanctuary will discuss the natural history of these large

creatures and cover issues threatening their health and their very

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The North Atlantic Right Whale is the most endangered whale in the

world with approximately 350 members left in its population. Cathy

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present the life history of the Right Whale through video footage, Administered by

slides, bones, skulls, personal encounters and preserved specimens. the Georgia

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History milestones as reflected in the ever-evolving baseball uniform. Fashion offame.org/education/u

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life through the history of baseball. By using knowledge of history, art offame.org/education/u

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Batter Up! 5-8 Math the key in determining batting averages and slugging percentages. IP $100 Thematic Units nits/content/math.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Rich with the history of women who broke barriers to play the National

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North

Carolina Your class will interact with a Museum guide and can see and hear To register, contact: Liz Baird, coordinator of distance learning,

responses from students at other sites. They work with instructional at (919) 733-7450, ext. 621. She will help you locate the closest

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Natural collection sent to you prior to the session. These programs are Instructional ces.org/education/dista arrangements with the site manager for your session(s).

Sciences 1-12 Science adapted to each age group. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

What is a fossil? What dinosaur fossils have we found? How do we

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Dinosaurs 1-12 Science the class. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Where do butterflies and moths go in winter? Live butterflies, moths,

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Pupate 1-12 Science butterfly garden. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

How do we know when an animal is around if we can’t see it? What

“signs” do animals leave behind? Examine evidence of feeding activity,

tracks, and scat as you learn to identify animals by their signs. http://www.naturalscien

Discover what signs tell you about the behavior of animals that have Instructional ces.org/education/dista

Animal Signs 1-12 Science passed your way. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

How is North Carolina connected to the tropics? Examine some of the

plants and animals that we share and gain an appreciation for the http://www.naturalscien

Tropical interconnections between our regions. Live tropical animals will be Instructional ces.org/education/dista

Connections 1-12 Science featured. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Using the Coastal North Carolina gallery as our focus, we will explore

our state’s coast from salt marsh to deep ocean. Students will use http://www.naturalscien

Coastal models as well as real specimens to explore these diverse habitats Instructional ces.org/education/dista

Carolina 1-12 Science and their inhabitants. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

What plants, animals, and minerals represent North Carolina? Are

North

they the rare specimens found only in the Carolinas, such as the

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Natural as the Carolina wren? Students will use hands-on materials to learn Instructional ces.org/education/dista

Treasures 1-12 Science more about No. Carolina treasures. H.323 Materials nce.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences





Get ready for adventure, drama, comedy, tragedy, and fantastic

learning as we hit the Oregon Trail and head out west! This simulated

journey allows classes to travel the trail as part of the Westward HO! Done at a particular time of year and completed throughout 1

Wagon Train. In classrooms across the country, collaborative families, month. January 20 - February 20, 2004

based on real families from America's past, make daily decisions Check into this next year.

Westward (travel and fate scenarios are provided by the project moderators) that Lesson Plans http://www.cyberbee.co Madison County did this - see Vicki Sullivan 1-4

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Register online: Click "Education" tab, download "Catalog of

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We are running Pat Morrison, Museum Educator

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The Ward

Melville The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the- http://www.wardmelville

Heritage art technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal ISDN 256kbps or heritage.org/Trip_Chan

Organization Ecology, History and Literacy. IP gingFacesOfWar.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization

Pre/post lessons,

Completed with the collaboration of New York Institute of Technology videotape,

and Cablevision. activities, black

Throughout generations, American involvement in war has taught us line masters,

valuable lessons about our country and about ourselves. Through the Internet

viewing of a videotape of an intergenerational dialog among students resources,

Changing and veterans, the analysis of primary source documents and political background

cartoons, and an interactive videoconference with an American material, chart & Due to the fact that a veteran must be scheduled for this

Faces of War: veteran of war, students will be led to an understanding of the graphic organizer, http://www.wardmelville videoconference, we must have at least 4 weeks prior notice in

The American American Spirit as it is manifested in times of war, whether it be the ISDN 256kbps or copies of primary heritage.org/Trip_Chan order to

Spirit Prevails 7-12 History era of the American Revolution or in conflicts of today. IP $165.00 sources. gingFacesOfWar.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization 45-60 minutes





Students explore the plants and animals native to the marsh and their

Electronic respective roles in the food web. Students consider the question "Why

Explorations: is it important not to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem?"

Wearing a wireless camera set in a specially-equipped pair of

The Salt eyeglasses, and a vest which transmits two-way audio, the naturalist $150 (remote http://www.wmho.org/Tr Sign up using online form

Marsh teaches right from the water's edge. Students are able to see the live school places ip_SaltMarshEcosyste http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp 60

Ecosystem K-12 Science specimens, ask questions and converse with him or her in real time. ISDN 256kbps the call) Support Kit m.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization minutes





The instructor dressed in period costume of Anna Smith Strong (a spy

ring member), interacts with the students while presenting material on

the actual workings of this top-secret spy ring. Your students will use

reading skills to learn about the methods and motivations of spies on

Windows Long Island and in New York City during the American Revolution as

Through they create their Spy Design--an espionage plan that they will develop

Time: as a team from the pre-activity kit sent to the classroom teacher. The WebGuide, which

Journals of instructor will use a maps, photographs and documents to illustrate includes pre and

how the Setauket spy ring functioned. Invisible writing, mask letters post activities that

American and codes will be demonstrated as methods of communication and $150 (remote can be used as a Sign up using online form

Revolutionary Reading each team of students will have time for presentation of their Spy ISDN 256kbps or school places class or by the http://www.wmho.org/Tr http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp 45

War Spies! 4-7 History Design. IP the call) individual student ip_WarSpies.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization minutes





Students travel back in time' and explore how Native Americans used

the environment in their everyday lives. The programs broadcast from

the heart of the salt marsh that was the home of this Native American

group over 3,000 years ago. Using research from the archeological dig

and consulting with a renowned Long Island archeologist, WMHO WebGuide, which

First Long developed this program that utilizes native plants, animals and includes pre and

artifacts. Students will discover the answers to the following questions - post activities that

Islanders: "How did the Native Americans use the environment and their $150 (remote can be used as a http://www.wardmelville Sign up using online form

Original resources to improve their lives?" "What was each family member's ISDN 256kbps or school places class or by the heritage.org/Trip_Origin http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp 45

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$50.00 for each

location. This

includes our

expenses in

preparing All videoconferences are approximately 35 minutes, which

videoconferenc allows for about a 15-20 minute presentation and the remainder

e and any of time for interaction with students. We normally do not register

bridge or line more than 3 classes.

charges we From: Jan Zanetis [mailto:jan.zanetis@vanderbilt.edu Yes, we

Vanderbilt This videoconference series is made possible by a dynamic may incur in http://www.vanderbilt.e do H323.

Virtual collaboration between Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt testing or du/virtualschool/springc 129.59.252.64 35

School Virtual School, and Vanderbilt University Office of Science Outreach. H.323 delivery. at04.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School minutes



Vanderbilt

Virtual

School: The $50.00 for each

location. This

Vanderbilt Spring Series includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Dyer Experts from the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory will share their vast bridge or line du/virtualschool/springc http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Observatory 9-12 Science knowledge on Astronomy with high school students. H.323 charges at04.htm#dos Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





The Stars we see in the sky, including our own Sun, undergo life

cycles. They are "born", they evolve to old age, and they eventually

"die". Star formation occurs when very large clouds of interstellar

matter (ISM) collapse and fragment into smaller pieces. These very

large clouds, as well as the smaller pieces of ISM, are composed of

atoms, molecules and very tiny dust particles. We will examine what is

known about the ISM in our Milky Way galaxy, where its constituents

come from, how the large clouds are formed, and the possible

triggering mechanisms that can cause the clouds to collapse and All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

fragment, leading to the formation of clusters of stars. The end of the $50.00 for each "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

“birthing” process is that time in the star’s evolution when, deep in its location. This Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

interior, the star begins to fuse hydrogen (actually protons are fused includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

The Birth of into helium nuclei) which generates the energy we see in the form of bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Stars 9-12 Science “starlight.” H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





This videoconference will involve a discussion of the details of being a

passenger on the space shuttle. Topics include the types of training

that passengers must go through, specifics of a space shuttle launch All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

including how the shuttle rocket engines work, challenges to the $50.00 for each "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

human body when subjected to long periods of weightlessness in orbit, location. This Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

the kinds of science that can be done on the space shuttle and the includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Living in space station, and the life of adventure that awaits students who chose bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Space 9-12 Science careers in exploration. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes

Through telescopes we can see and measure grand conglomerations

of clusters of galaxies comprised of billions of stars, study exotic black

holes at the cores of galaxies, watch as binary star pairs consume one

another, observe explosions on the Sun producing energy equal to

thousands of hydrogen bombs, or with the naked eye simply scan the

majestic wonder of the Milky Way. We will discuss what light actually All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

is, and simple optical principals that anyone can master. We will $50.00 for each "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

disassemble simple telescopes and examine the various parts, thereby location. This Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

How engendering an understanding of how today's great telescopes, such includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Telescopes as The Hubble Space Telescope work. We will discuss the telescopes bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Work 9-12 Science of the future. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





Most take the sun for granted and think of it as a quiet source of light

during the day, the sun is really a complex dynamic moving machine

that puts on a spectacular show! We will explore how the Sun works,

how the Sun's magnetic fields create huge explosions that affect us All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

here on Earth. We will also explore the Earth's protective shields which $50.00 for each "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

guard us daily against certain death. How will Earth fare in the future? location. This Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

The Sun- Will the Sun change and make our prospects for life here grim? These includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Earth topics will be discussed in depth as we explore the connection bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Connection 9-12 Science between the Earth and our star, the Sun. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





Stars live out their lives over the course of millions or billions of years. $50.00 for each

They often produce a spectacular show when they go; the bigger the location. This

star, the more spectacular the show. Find out what will happen to the includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

The Death of Sun as it enters and pases middle age, and what happens to a hot bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Stars 9-12 Science young star when it finally goes bust. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





See the Universe, although very smooth and uniform on the largest

scales, it is lumpy on sizes compared to galaxies and clusters of $50.00 for each

galaxies. It began with a bang, and is now expanding faster and faster. location. This

Most of the Universe is made up of substances that we can't even includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

The State of identify! Come hear an overview of our current understanding about bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

the Universe 9-12 Science the nature of our bizarre yet comfortable Universe. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





We will try to put together a meaningful definition of the word 'planet.'

We will then apply that definition to well known and presumably

understood objects in our solar system, including Pluto, to see which $50.00 for each

objects match our definition. Through this discussion, students will be location. This

able to decide for themselves, whether Pluto is a planet. More includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Is Pluto a importantly, we will try to decide whether asking the question "Is Pluto bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Planet? 9-12 Science a Planet?" is silly or an intellectually valuable exercise. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





President Bush has committed this nation to the next step of space

exploration: human missions to Mars. This videoconference will touch

on the challenges of exploring a world so much like our own, but much $50.00 for each

more hostile and uninviting. We will also talk about the recent findings location. This

from NASA rovers which are sending spectacular images and vast includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

The Latest amounts of data back to Earth, posing the question: Was there life on bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

from Mars 9-12 Science ancient Mars? H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes

$50.00 for each

location. This

Astronomical Astronomical observatories located above the Earth's atmosphere can includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Space do things that ground-based observatories cannot. I'll talk about why bridge or line du/virtualschool/dyerinf http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Observatories 9-12 Science these new observatories are built and how they are used. H.323 charges None Listed o#stars Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory minutes





Students will meet with professionals in the top 10 career fields.

Vanderbilt Presenters will discuss their education and preparation for their career,

Virtual day to day responsibilities, and answer questions posed by high school

School: students. $50.00 for each

Choose from the following: Music, Marketing, Athletics, Graphic location. This

Career Design, Audio-Visual Support, Law, Nursing, Photography, includes any http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Conversation Dietician, Architect, Web Master, Engineering bridge or line du/virtualschool/springc http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

s 9-12 Careers Tuesdays, February-April, 2004. H.323 charges None Listed at04.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Career Conversations minutes

Vanderbilt

Virtual

$50.00

School: registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

The Great for each du/virtualschool/springc http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Explorers! 9-12 H.323 location. None Listed at04.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! minutes





For 26 years, Molly Miller has been a professor of geology at

Vanderbilt. Every four or five years, she sheds her lab coat to don

multiple layers of fleece and fabric in order to collect rock samples in $50.00

the ultimate geologic laboratory: Antarctica. In this frozen landscape registration fee http://exploration.vande See calendar for sessions.

Adventures in she looks for, and finds, evidence that an abundant animal community for each rbilt.edu/news/features/ http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Antarctica 9-12 Science flourished there more than 200 million years ago. H.323 location. None Listed miller/news_miller.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! minutes

EXPLORING

AFRICAN- Using church and governmental records dating to the 16th century,

AMERICAN Vanderbilt professor Jane Landers has researched the history of free

CONTRIBUTI and enslaved Africans in countries such as Spain, Mexico, Ecuador,

ONS AND Colombia, the Dominican Republic,Cuba and Brazil. Life for Africans in

the Americas 200 years was a complex and, often, painful story of $50.00

HERITAGE speculation and exploitation, of high hopes and bitter realities. Landers registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

IN THE will illustrate the African American heritage of the colonial era and for each du/virtualschool/landers http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

AMERICAS 9-12 History explore its meaning in the present." H.323 location. None Listed .htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! minutes





Historian Marshall Eakin will reveal Brazil to be a country defined by

paradoxes--immense wealth surrounded by widespread poverty, and

modern industrial infrastructure alongside an outmoded agricultural

system. Brazil has a rich cultural mix with many facets, including its

racial melting pot, economic challenges and its carnival culture. $50.00

Brazilians have plenty to worry about--rainforest depletion, a high rate registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e See calendar for sessions.

Reflections of of HIV/AIDS infection, and the most unequal distribution of wealth of for each du/virtualschool/eakin.h http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html 35

Brazil 9-12 Geography any country in the world. H.323 location. None Listed tm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! minutes



Vanderbilt

Virtual

$50.00

School: One registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

Time Special for each du/virtualschool/fallcat0

Events H.323 location. 3.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events

The focus of the Virtual School STORYTELLING series is to

STORYTELLING-Chief David Bald Eagle Dave is 83 and has been in introduce students to the power of the story and the art of

movies since the 1940s. He will tell the story of the war bonnet he will storytelling. It will showcase storytelling as a transmitter of

be wearing. It was a gift from the Northern Cheyenne people, a sister culture, and emphasize the importance of the imagination in

tribe to the Lakota. David's story is one that his grandfather, who learning. The storytelling series will explore various techniques of

fought in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, told Dave about that battle. storytelling, different stories for different ages, the value of

His story has so many similarities to the one told to the Two Bulls $50.00 storytelling as a teaching and healing tool for both children and

The life and family by their ancestors, they understood David was a brother and registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e adults, and the use of storytelling as a means of data storage

times of a Language presented him with a very special eagle feather head dress. for each du/virtualschool/davidb and retrieval for the information systems and history of a culture. 35

Lakota Sioux Arts Chief Bald Eagle's Website: http://www.louienet.com/chiefbaldeagle/ H.323 location. None Listed aldeagle.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events minutes









In September 1996, Rick Chappell joined the First Amendment Center

as a Visiting Professional Scholar to conduct a joint project with

Scholar Jim Hartz examining the media' s portrayal and coverage of

news related to science and technology. The resulting book, "Worlds

Apart: How the Distance Between Science and Journalism Threatens

America's Future" was released in March 1998. As associate director

for science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,

Alabama (1987-1997), he served as the chief scientist for the center.

He advised the center director on all science and university programs $50.00

Living in while maintaining interaction with leading scientists throughout the registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

Space for world. He has directed research in solar terrestrial physics and has for each du/virtualschool/chappe 35

Elementary Science been a principal investigator on several satellite missions. H.323 location. None Listed ll.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events minutes





Comic opera-Written by Rossini in 1816. The Barber of Seville

features the impending wedding of the lovely Rosina, which creates

"The Barber chaos in the hearts of her many suitors. The Barber of Seville session

will include a performance component followed by interactive $50.00 This ONE only videoconference session on Friday, February 13

of Seville" discussion between the cast and students. Cast members will sing a registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e from 11:00-12:00 CST, register ONLINE at

Nashville English, few of Rossini's melodies, share the opera storyline and describe for each du/virtualschool/barber. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/signuplinks.htm

Opera Literature interesting insights into the music, staging, and casting of the opera. H.323 location. None Listed htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events 1 Hour





Patricia Smith Churchland has a B. A. from the University of British

Columbia, an M. A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B. Phil.

from the University of Oxford. Her curiosity about the philosophical

implications of advances in brain science matured when she was a $50.00

What is Free junior professor at the University of Manitoba in Canada. She studied registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

Will and Do neurology at the University of Manitoba Medical School, and learned for each du/virtualschool/churchl March 19 @ 9:00 (only) 35

We Have it? basic neuroscience in the Jordan spinal cord lab. H.323 location. None Listed and.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events minutes







Vanderbilt

Virtual

School: http://www.vanderbilt.e

Black History du/virtualschool/fallcat0 For Upper Elementary and Middle School 35

Month 5-9 H.323 None Listed 3.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month minutes

Howard Gentry- Step back in time to the 1950s. Relive the amazing,

"Breaking the historic, and often terrifying experience where schools for black

Color Barrier" children were supposed to be "equal" with those of white children, but

they were not. On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court $50.00

Step back in ruled that separate schools were illegal. Discussion may include other registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

time to the areas where the color barrier was broken or at least moved during this for each du/virtualschool/gentry. Feb. 4 @ 9:00 & 9:45 35

1950's. 5-9 History time of cultural transition H.323 location. None Listed htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month minutes





Sojourner Truth was one of the earliest antislavery speakers

"Life and (abolitionists), for she herself had been a slave under five different

Times of masters. Sojourner Truth's life reflects an extraordinary historical

Sojourner moment, when men and women joined forces across lines of race,

gender and class to struggle against the evils of slavery and to seek $50.00

Truth: From equality and a better life for all people. Her “Ain't I A Woman?” speech registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

Slavery to raised the need for the women’s movement of her time to include for each du/virtualschool/swain.h Feb. 11@ 9:00 & 9:45 35

Freedom" 5-9 History African American women. H.323 location. None Listed tm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month minutes





Born in the South, the blues is an African American-derived music

"Culture and form that recognized the pain of lost love and injustice and gave

expression to the victory of outlasting a broken heart and facing down $50.00

Change: adversity. The blues evolved from hymns, work songs, and field registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

Black History hollers. Blues is the foundation of jazz as well as the primary source of for each du/virtualschool/nixon.h Feb. 18@ 9:00 & 9:45 35

of the Blues" 5-9 History rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and country music. H.323 location. None Listed tm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month minutes





"The Lives This videoconference showcases a portrayal of the lives and musical

and Musical contributions of African-American women. This videoconference will

Contributions examine and intertwine two modes of expression–----music and life

stories of these extraordinary women. The videoconference study $50.00

of African- mayinclude a discussion of Marian Anderson, Mahalia Jackson, registration fee http://www.vanderbilt.e

American Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner, for each du/virtualschool/poe.ht Feb. 25 @ 9:00 & 9:45 35

Women" 5-9 History Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Queen Latifah. H.323 location. None Listed m Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month minutes









The creation of Arbor Day and Earth Day represented an increase in

our nation’s environmental awareness. In conjunction with these two

special days, IDSolutions is proud to work with the United States

Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

Natural Resources to raise awareness of topics that impact the future Becky Brownfield

of our planet. In this series you will learn about the importance of trees Application Consultant

to our daily lives and you’ll come to know the benefits of recycling. IDSolutions

Students will develop an appreciation of the delicate nature of our 14701 Cumberland Rd. Suite 150

world, and how even the tiniest action can alter their surroundings. A supplemental Noblesville, IN 46060

Each topic will feature an interactive broadcast presented by an expert resource packet 317-774-3518 (office)

Environment in the environmental field. Students will be engaged through will accompany 317-590-3687 (mobile)

al Series: discussions, activities, and hands-on experiments. each program. bbrownfield@e-idsolutions.com

IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

In this program, students will do activities that illustrate the benefit of Becky Brownfield

trees, both living and harvested, to our daily lives. Students will also Application Consultant

have the opportunity to use a fable to examine the importance of IDSolutions

conserving natural resources. This program will be taught by a Project Non-member 14701 Cumberland Rd. Suite 150

Learning Tree Coordinator from the Indiana Department of Natural Interactive Site: A supplemental Noblesville, IN 46060

Resources. $150 resource packet http://www.e- 317-774-3518 (office)

Trees, Trees, Dates: April 28th or 30th, 2004 View Only Site: will accompany idsolutions.com/files/ar 317-590-3687 (mobile)

Trees 4-9 Science 9:00-10:00 a.m. or 10:30-11:30 a.m. CST H.320 & H.323 $ 85 each program. borday.htm bbrownfield@e-idsolutions.com 60 minutes





The Bones Series is an exciting way for your students to learn about IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

the incredible framework inside all vertebrates. In addition to bone Becky Brownfield

cells and bone structure, this series will explore skeletal adaptations, Application Consultant

bone safety, bone-building exercises, and the celebration of bones in IDSolutions

our art and music. Based on The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' 14701 Cumberland Rd. Suite 150

traveling exhibit, "Bones: An Exhibit Inside You", the BONES series Noblesville, IN 46060

will engage your students with games, media clips, and supplemental 317-774-3518 (office)

teaching activities. There are two programs currently being offered in 317-590-3687 (mobile)

Bones Series 3-6 this series. H.320 & H.323 bbrownfield@e-idsolutions.com

IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

Professor Perry Osteum and assistant Boney Rubble will help your Becky Brownfield, Application Consultant, IDSolutions

Bones: students discover the “in’s and out’s” of the human skeleton – from the 14701 Cumberland Rd. Suite 150

They’re Not soft inner bone marrow to the dense compact bone. Students will get Noblesville, IN 46060

to role-play the parts of bone builder and destroyer cells – the 317-774-3518 (office)

Just for osteoclasts and osteoblasts, learn all about X-rays, and even take a H.320 & H.323 http://www.e- 317-590-3687 (mobile)

Breaking stop at the Bones Zoo. 10:00-10:45 am EST- April 19, 11:30-12:15 pm Multipoint idsolutions.com/Files/B bbrownfield@e-idsolutions.com

Anymore 3-6 Science EST-April 6, & May 4, 2004 connection N

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Students w’ll learn about bone fitness and safety from The Bone-ay

Show guest, BONEY BANKS. In the “BONES AT HOME” segment, IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

domestic guru MARTHA STERNUM will talk about “bone culture” and Becky Brownfield

show your students how they can spice up their home and classroom, Application Consultant

“Take those skeletons out of the closet, it’s time to redecorate!” IDSolutions

Students will then help Martha design a lovely “Day of the Dead” 14701 Cumberland Rd. Suite 150

centerpiece using an ordinary cow skull and fresh flowers. Finally, Noblesville, IN 46060

BNZ News personality TOM BROKENJAW will keep students up to http://www.ideasdirecto 317-774-3518 (office)

The Bone-ay date on the events of the day in his special reports. 11:30-12:15 ET- ry.com/ContentSeriesE 317-590-3687 (mobile)

Show 3-6 Science April 19; 10:00-10:45 ET-May 4. H.320 & H.323 $165 Non-member one Listed

N vents.cfm?s=18#40 bbrownfield@e-idsolutions.com 45 Minutes

Located on a working horse ranch in Cave Creek, AZ., the Center is a Linda Ackermann & Maura Isaacs

positioned leader for southwest based content. Our strong partnership tel: 480-473-4915, fax: 480-473-5028

with expert instructors combined with our unique desert location, and http://www.redvistaranc e-mail: info@redvistaranch.com

expertise in education, allows us to offer premier distance learning h.com/videoconferencin Support services makes scheduling of bridges easy.

Red Vista Ranch K-12 programs. H.320 $35 g/distance.html Red Vista Ranch

This program is designed to share the Hopi philosophy of life and their

mission as being stewards of the land. Students will join Indian Lance

Polingyouma as he shares the Hopi idea of farming and the traditions Linda Ackermann & Maura Isaacs

Corn is Life - of their culture. Students will be sharing data they collect from their http://www.redvistaranc tel: 480-473-4915, fax: 480-473-5028

The Hopi geographic location and their reactions to concepts being explored in h.com/videoconferencin e-mail: info@redvistaranch.com

Perspective K-12 the program. H.320 $35 g/distance.html Red Vista Ranch

The Hopi were first introduced to pottery through trade. After their

introduction to the use of mud and clay to form pots, the Hopi began

using these concepts to build homes for protection and shelter.

Students will learn how the art of creating pots evolved into building

Hopi villages and homes. They will learn how time and change have Linda Ackermann & Maura Isaacs

Art and impacted their modern day communities. Students will explore their http://www.redvistaranc tel: 480-473-4915, fax: 480-473-5028

Architecture - own dwelling experience as it relates to their individuality and their h.com/videoconferencin e-mail: info@redvistaranch.com

The Hopi Way K-12 family. H.320 $35 g/distance.html Red Vista Ranch





Through video conference technology students are able to meet other

students while learning about cities and countries in the world. Prior to Participating Print a flyer for your schools -

the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with schools will dial http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/MysteryQuestflyer

clues about their ONE mystery country and city. The other classrooms, into the bridge, .doc

using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to incurring the line Online Registration opens October 1, 2003. Questions? Email

World discover the mystery location presented by each participating costs (if H.320 Curriculum & http://www.remc11.k12. Janine Lim, jlim@remc11.k12.mi.us or call (269) 471-7725x101.

Mystery Quest 6-8 Geography classrooms. connection). Free Planning Packet mi.us/dl/MysteryQuest/ Mystery Quest 90 Minutes





The presenter offers interactive programs with original songs, stories,

and poems, accompanied by guitar. He often combines his Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

performances with pantomimes. Students may be asked to: suggest school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

answers to questions, sing along, make sound effects for stories, Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

dance to the music, and use sign language to remember the lyrics. event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

The presenter prefers to serve one school a day when possible. He interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

offers two-45 minute performances for grades K-2 & 3-5, and one-30 http://www.heartmindpr Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC).

Heart Mind minute afternoon performance for K. This scheduling is open to oductions.com/dist_lear 317.231.6530

Productions K-5 change, depending on the needs of the school. H.320 n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





This is a program concerned with the Life-Skills of cooperation,

kindness, and respect. Students are asked to consider the importance Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Fine Arts of these qualities in their day-to-day living. Stories are told that school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Language describe the creative incentive behind each of the songs. These A pre-event Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

Arts threads are represented by a visual that helps explain the cooperative packet including a event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Never Hurt Literature nature of the creative process of songwriting. Students are taught CD, sheet music, http://www.heartmindpr interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Anyone: Life Performing some American Sign Language and are invited to sing and sign with and descriptive oductions.com/dist_lear Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

Skills K-5 Arts the songwriters in this fun and interactive learning experience. H.320 ??? booklet n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





This program encourages children to explore what they love and begin

to write about those areas. The song, "The Story Inside," helps Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Fine Arts illustrate the challenge of this task. Students are taught some school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Language American Sign Language and are invited to sing and sign with the A pre-event Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

Arts songwriters. "Walkin' On The Moon," is performed as a group with fun packet including a event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

The Story Inside: Literature body movements. The songs convey the idea that it takes risks to CD, sheet music, http://www.heartmindpr interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Writing About Performing create something new. In final analysis, the songwriters suggest it and descriptive oductions.com/dist_lear Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

What You Love K-5 Arts takes real courage to pursue one's creative dreams. H.320 ??? booklet n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





Fine Arts In Michele Schricker's songs, students are invited to drum along as Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Language she explains the significance of the medicine wheel and its connection school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Holding The Arts/Literatu to the Native American world view. George will tell stories about his A pre-event Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

Hoop In Our re grandfather's teachings in relationship to the Native Americans. packet including a event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Hands: Native Social Respect for all living things, the earth, and the importance of ecology CD, sheet music, http://www.heartmindpr interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

American Culture Studies are presented. Students are taught some sign language and are and descriptive oductions.com/dist_lear Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

and Ecology 3-5 Ecology invited to sing and sign with the songwriters. H.320 ??? booklet n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes

In this program, the Schrickers present two catchy songs about

growing up. "Oo Oo Doodily Doo," tells the life-story of a tree from the Contact us directly via our email address:

Fine Arts time it is a seed to the time it reaches old age. "Up Up Up, Up," tells heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name, school, phone and

Language the story of being a young person and having to look up, reach up, and A pre-event fax number and we will send you a Scheduling Request Form via

Arts be lifted up for everything. During the program, these animated packet including a fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay event fee, dial-up fees, and

Literature songwriters incorporate body movements and invite the students to CD, sheet music, http://www.heartmindpr gateway charges. You are interacting the Center for Interactive

Going Up: The Performing sing and move with them in this joyful and interactive learning and descriptive oductions.com/dist_lear Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

Journey of Life K-3 Arts experience. H.320 ??? booklet n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes

Fine Arts

Language This program features two songs, "Butterfly" and "Dragonfly." Each Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Arts song will be presented using body movements and sign language. In A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send a Scheduling

Musical Literature addition, insect's life-cycle will be presented in pictures and will be packet including a Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay event fee,

Metamorphosis: Performing compared to the life cycle of a song. Songwriting stages such as: "The CD, sheet music, http://www.heartmindpr dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are interacting with

Butterflies and Arts Bright Idea," "Chewing up Data," "Spinning the Tune," and "Taking and descriptive oductions.com/dist_lear Vision Athena, 317.231.6530

Dragonflies K-5 Science Flight" will be presented. H.320 ??? booklet n_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





The Schrickers talk about courage and characteer through 2 songs, Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Social "There’s A Dream," and "Menominee". The songs deal with four school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Courage & Studies people who demonstrated courage and character in their lives. The A pre-event Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

Character: Living Language first song deals with the personages of Rosa Parks, John Muir, and packet including a http://www.heartmindpr event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Your Life As If Arts Helen Keller, the second deals with the Potawatomi medicine leader, CD, sheet music, oductions.com/Dist_Le interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Other People Performing Menominee. Each song is taught in sign-language and each person and descriptive arn_Prog_Dates.htm#P Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

Mattered 3-5 Arts represents a particular aspects of courage and character. H.320 ??? booklet rogram 6 Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





Students will sing and dance to 2 original and interactive songs and

explores other cultures. As the students work together they have an

opportunity to demonstrate mutural trust and caring in a music

Dance/ experience. A great program for festive occasions such as the Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Creative beginning or end of the school year; to celebrate achievements; or school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Movement mark a change of seasons. Students will need to join hands and move A pre-event Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay

Celebrating Music in a circle dance, demonstrate knowledge of body parts through axial packet including a http://www.heartmindpr event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

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This interactive presentation identifies cigarette ingredients and

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Genetically modified foods have been on our tables for years, but what

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Modified Foods 9-12 Health today, and the effects on our daily lives. ISDN $50 None Listed /Distance_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Regeneration-Different animals can regenerate at different levels. We

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The Centers for Disease Control provide health and life saving

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Elephant-like mastodons roamed America for thousands of years

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Join Hook's as we explore chemical reaction and density with fun, April 20, 2004-9:15-10:15

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There are billions of them - invaders with one goal: live off your body. May 4, 2004-11:45-12:45

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April 13, 2004-9:15-10:15

We will explore such topics as DNA, Mendelian genetics, and DNA May 3, 2004-1:45-2:45

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Fairytales 6-9 Science fresh perspective of the tales of their youth! ISDN $50 None Listed /Distance_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

The idea of nature providing cures and remedies is not a new idea. As April 13, 2004-10:30-11:30

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Life Saving medicines of today. A look into past cultures and animal self- $80, View Only - http://www.hooksdlc.org Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Nature 6-8 Science medication will give us clues to some "life saving" discoveries. ISDN $50 None Listed /Distance_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

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Participate in experiments and demonstrations that help us to better $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

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The World encouraged! Young scientists will explore scientific principles in ways $80, View Only - http://www.hooksdlc.org Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

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Students take a “virtual walk” through the tidepools and use their

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Arts 6-8 Science to exhibits, to create a "feeling" around each themed exhibit. H.323 Free Plans p Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

People nationwide enrich the lives of their pets every day. Find out http://www.clemetzoo.c

why "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst ATM, No IP om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

From Boomer zookeepers and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety of connection for Online Lesson roup/dist/mid_school.as Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

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Migratory Birds 6-8 Science birds. H.323 Free Plans p Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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ATM, No IP om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Octopus: Think that space is the last frontier? Think again! Life under the ocean connection for Online Lesson roup/dist/mid_school.as Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

Undersea Alien 6-8 Science is alien to us land dwellers. Discover the mysterious life of the octopus. H.323 Free Plans p Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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Polly Wants a What do you do to help an endangered species? Learn about the thick- ATM, No IP om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Future (Parrot billed parrot and what Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is doing to restore connection for Online Lesson roup/dist/mid_school.as Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

Preservation) 6-8 Science this bird back to its native habitat. H.323 Free Plans p Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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Rain Forest Discover how various plants and animals are adapted to life in the hot, connection for Online Lesson roup/dist/mid_school.as Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

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Ever wonder how it's possible to train a wide variety of zoo animals to ATM, No IP om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

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Game 6-8 Science might even be able to train you! H.323 Free Plans p Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

A Comparison of Forest Conservation in the U.S. and Uganda. This

program is a 6-week study and will commence with a videoconference To apply for this program, teachers need to be able to complete

session. Students will work with teachers in their own schools as they the assigned lesson plans prior to each videoconferencing

learn about forest conservation and wildlife affected by deforestation. session. Also, due to the time difference between the U.S. and

The chimpanzee will be used as the primary example. Contact will be Uganda, teachers and students must be able to attend

maintained at least twice a week via e-mail. Near the end of the videoconference during early hours in the morning.

month, students will design a plan to help stop deforestation and save http://www.clemetzoo.c Note: This is an international program. There may be a fee for

the chimpanzee. In the final session, the students in both countries will ATM om/education/school_g this program. Times and dates are tentative and may change

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Australia: Barren Australia possesses some of the worlds most beautiful lands and ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

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Reef 9-12 Science under?" Explore all aspects of this continent with an Australian native. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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Bearing It All: The on the bears. Join our expert on discussing the plight of the world's ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

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Spectacled Bear 9-12 Science Venezuela. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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why "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

From Boomer zookeepers and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety of No IP connection Online Lesson roup/dist/high_school.a Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

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Wolf reintroduction has taken place in several areas in the United http://www.clemetzoo.c

States. What kind of conflict would occur if such a program were ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Wolves at Your proposed for your hometown? Students will role-play the many No IP connection Online Lesson roup/dist/high_school.a Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

Door? 9-12 Science different angles to this controversial story. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

Students know what zoos are like today, but what were they like for http://www.clemetzoo.c

Zoos - Past, their parents and grandparents? What will they be like for their ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Present and children? Examine where Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has been and No IP connection Online Lesson roup/dist/high_school.a Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

Future 9-12 Science where we hope the future will take us. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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Ever wonder what it's like to keep a zoo safe and sound? What do we ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Career - Zoo do in case of animal escape? Natural disaster? Discover the ins and No IP connection Online Lesson roup/dist/high_school.a Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

Security 9-12 Science outs of zoo security in this program. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

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Career - Have you seen us in the newspaper? Have you heard about us on TV? ATM om/education/school_g Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Marketing and Come and explore some of what it takes to promote a zoo and try your No IP connection Online Lesson roup/dist/high_school.a Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com 45

PR 9-12 Science hand at marketing our some of our exhibits. for H.323 Free Plans sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Minutes

Can the reintroduction of a wetland-dependent animal increase the

level of conservation for the habitat and the species? This program is a Teacher packet, Teachers will receive a teacher packet and resource kit several

series of 6 videoconferences. Program consists of the following resource kit, weeks before the beginning of the program, as well as a

Ohio Wetlands - sessions: Introduction to Wetlands, Wetlands History, Alaska which will be on http://www.clemetzoo.c resource kit. Participation in all 6 videoconferences is

Ruin, Trip/Hatching and Incubation, Two Years in Training, Release and ATM loan for the om/education/school_g mandatory. For more information on times and dates, please call

Reintroduction & Tracking, and Wetlands Conservation Wrap-Up. Participation in all 6 No IP connection duration of the roup/dist/high_school.a (216) 661-6500 ext. 4493. 6-

Recovery 9-12 Science videoconferences is mandatory. for H.324 Free program. sp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo Sessions

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All programs have a seven day in advance scheduling cutoff

and a 72 hour in advance cancellation policy. Video taping of

ARII programs is prohibited unless licensed. A school or

school district may enter into a Licensing Agreement with

Aquatic Research Interactive, Inc. which provides 30% off for

video taping of events. All programs are offered four times per

day on their scheduled date. One exception is the program,

Diving into Space - Living & Working in Space, which is offered

only by appointment.

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Math, $150.00 (Non- Many programs 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:15 AM - 2:30 PM, (CST and include a

Physics, licensed); include fact/work 15-minute test period.) The first school to sign up for a

Geometry, ARII employs a unique and stimulating educational method where $105.00 sheets. Pre- and particular session determines the particular grade level for that

Biology, divers underwater in specialized SCUBA gear communicate over (Licensed); post-instruction timeslot.

Aquatic History And video-teleconferencing connections with students in remote Viewer pays activities can be Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Research Aquatic locations. Additional ARII staff members assist with class instruction fiber optic, ISDN, own line scheduled with http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Interactive K-12 Sciences above water to further enhance programming. T1 and/or IP charges prior arrangements. / Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Diving Into $105.00 Translating data; computation and estimation; manipulation

Math; Viewers join SCUBA divers in a coastal lagoon on the shores of Lake (Licensed); and observation.

Biology Science Michigan. During this live dive, viewers see and investigate the many Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Live Virtual Social fish and creatures, both native and foreign that reside in the fourth fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Dive K-12 Sciences. largest lake in the world. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ7.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Students measure, record, analyze and interpret geometric shapes licensed); All programs are highly interactive. Your students should be

and sizes in both two and three dimensions. Students acquire a $105.00 Educator's Prep prepared to be called upon for answers throughout the

familiarity of basic figures on one, two and three-dimensional (Licensed); Sheet program.

Euclidean space; recognize and utilize basic properties of points and Viewer pays Fact Sheet Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into angles in two dimensional space to facilitate communication and fiber optic, ISDN, own line Answer Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Geometry 4-10 Math decision making; integrate problem solving. T1 and/or IP charges Post Activity /Main/Educ3.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Students learn about three Great Lakes shipwrecks and examine licensed);

Diving into defined periods of American history. The narrators, who are divers $105.00

History; who actually explored the ships and studied their history, discuss (Licensed); Historical perspectives; scientific inquiry

History - Science both conventional and obscure Great Lakes shipwreck lore including Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Great Lakes Social tales of French fur traders, westward expansion, pre-Civil War and fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Shipwrecks K-12 Sciences WWI submarines, Northern secessionists, and WWII planes T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ4.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00 Unifying principles of biology; the living environment; History;

(Licensed); Sciences/Social Sciences.

Viewers learn about how the ecosystem of the Great Lakes has Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into changed over the course of time due to the introduction of non-native fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Lake Invaders 4-12 Sciences species such as the lamprey eel, zebra mussel and round goby. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ5.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Language $150.00 (Non-

Arts licensed);

Literature; $105.00 Communicate orally; mathematical understanding; technology

Math; (Licensed); and science.

Sciences Viewers learn about the equipment and training required to become a Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Let's Go Social SCUBA diver. The program covers past, present and future fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Diving K-12 Sciences technology of SCUBA diving. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ6.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; (Licensed);

Sciences Reasoning; problem solving; scientific inquiry; fundamental principles Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social of chemistry and physics; unifying principles related to understanding fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Physics 4-10 Sciences the hydrosphere. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ9.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Viewers venture both underwater and into space with astronauts and licensed); NOTE: This program time is different from other program

Diving into aquanauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Viewers learn how $105.00 times: 09:45 - 11:00 a.m. CST

Math; humans adapt to living and working in environments where they can't (Licensed); Reasoning; problem solving; science and technology

Space - Living Science breathe and where normal body movements are not possible. They Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

& Working in Social also learn how humans modify their normal earthly tools to work in fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Space K-12 Sciences. both inner and outer space. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet /Main/Educ8.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; Students join SCUBA divers and direct them through a series of (Licensed); Reasoning, scientific inquiry

Diving into Sciences experiments with many of the students' favorite toys. Students Viewer pays http://www.arii.org Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Toys Social predict how their toys will behave underwater and discover the fiber optic, ISDN, own line Educator's Prep /Main/Educ11.ht Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Underwater K-5 Sciences scientific method. T1 and/or IP charges Sheet m Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non- Community health and environmental health; communicate

Health, licensed); mathematical understanding; develop reasoning skills; science

Safety; $105.00 habits of mind; nature of science and technology; the living

Math; (Licensed); environment.

Sciences Students and educators will take a virtual tour of the East Chicago Viewer pays Educator's Prep http://www.arii.org Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant, where freshwater fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet /Main/Educ14.ht Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Wastewater K-12 Sciences sponges and salmon live as a result of unique cleansing techniques. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet m Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; (Licensed); Translating data; manipulation and observation.

Science ARII field scientists perform water quality tests live from the shore of Viewer pays Educator's Prep http://www.arii.org Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Lake Michigan. Viewers learn in step-by-step instructions the how's fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet /Main/Educ13.ht Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Water Quality K-12 Sciences and why's of water quality analysis. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet m Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Whether adapting one of our current programs, or creating an $105.00

Math; entirely new and unique learning experience, Aquatic Research (Licensed);

Science Interactive, Inc. can work with educators to create new and exciting Viewer pays http://www.arii.org Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Custom Social programming. If you have an idea, we will gladly help you create an fiber optic, ISDN, own line /Main/Educ15.ht Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Events K-12 Sciences interactive distance learning program for you and your students. T1 and/or IP charges m Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can

bring engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own Teacher guide

classroom—live! All Distance Learning Expeditions include several Lesson plans for

live animal "guests"—gorillas, alligators, owls and more. Programs pre/post- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

are 45 minutes to an hour and all include extensive teacher support conference http://bronxzoo.co DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

materials. These time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs are H.323 standard activities, m/bz- H.323 standard over Internet Protocol (IP). To receive an IP

aligned with the National Science Education Standards and have over Internet Reproducible education/distanc videoconference, you must have a broadband connection. 45 Minutes-

Bronx Zoo K-12 Science received rave reviews from students and teachers alike. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hr.

This appealing program capitalizes on children's natural curiosity by

engaging them in observation and deduction. Using visuals, games, Teacher guide

and live animals, students will explore the role that color plays in Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

animal survival. Students will learn that an animal's color may help it H.323 standard pre/post activities, m/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

to attract a mate, to warn off other animals, and to hide from other over Internet Reproducible education/distanc DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Animal Colors K-3 Science animals. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes





Teacher guide

There seems to be no end to the ways in which animals move. Some Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

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Moves & explore the many different ways animals move about in order to find over Internet Reproducible education/distanc DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Meals K-3 Science their food and to avoid becoming someone else's food! Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes

Why is a ferret long and thin? Youngsters consider this and other

questions about how an animal's size and shape are related to its Teacher guide

way of life. By observing a variety of animals, students discover Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

some fundamental concepts about how size and shape help an H.323 standard pre/post activities, m/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

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Size & Shape K-3 Science animal lives and what it eats. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes

Each individual species is concerned with obtaining energy - energy

to keep going, energy to grow, energy to reproduce, energy for

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examine the flow of energy in living systems as represented in food Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

chains and webs. Students discover the role of producers, H.323 standard pre/post activities, m/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

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Food Webs 4-6 Science actual food web. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour





You may have seen some odd-looking creatures and wondered why

some animal body parts are so unusual. In this program students will

uncover the mystery of land animals' feet. Adaptation, a challenging Teacher guide

yet essential concept, becomes clear in this program. Understanding Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

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Awesome students to additional insights, such as why an animal cannot survive over Internet Reproducible education/distanc DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Adaptions 5-8 Science when its habitat is destroyed. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour





Remote live-cams bring your students right into the Bronx Zoo's

Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit! The class will be fascinated by the

behaviors of our western lowland gorillas as our instructor challenges

students to consider the predicament of this critically threatened Teacher guide

rainforest species. Students discover the ways in which human Lesson plans for http://bronxzoo.co

Gorillas, activities impact the African Congo rainforest ecosystem, how the H.323 standard pre/post activities, m/bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

Gentle Giants conservation process works, and the social priorities that foster or over Internet Reproducible education/distanc DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

in Crisis 7-12 Science impede conservation programs. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials elearning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour

$90- For assistance, call Lori Crump, Distance Learning

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Students trace the path of the digestive system and explore the ITV-IP-384 schools with a least two weeks in advance. Please fill out our Online

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Students illustrate biodiversity and apply knowledge of food chains, prefered high http://cobalt.disco Registration Form.Registration Information Registration

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Exploration 2-8 unique manipulatives, group connections, and physical activity. speed free & reduced. ogramtopics.asp Discovery Center 1 Hour





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Students investigate cell processes and genetics using innovative prefered high http://cobalt.disco Registration Form.Registration Information Registration

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Students display knowledge of facts about the moon in a creative Polycom, Vtel, available for lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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Introduce your faculty and staff to the world of video conferencing. Polycom, Vtel, lcrump@discoverycenter.org.Programs must be scheduled at

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We prefer an IP connection, but we can bridge to ISDN. If your

Video conferencing is an excellent way to bring our museum into connection allows for 720 Kbps or greater you can expect full-

your classroom through technology. Our Techno Trips are motion video at 30 frames per second. Gene Carlucci,

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Use this 30 minute course for your class or a group of teachers as an

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Connecting via IP requires no additional charge, however,

The EBBETS Field Trip Series (Electronically Bringing Baseball http://www.baseb connecting via ISDN would result in additional line charges.

Education To Students) transports the wonders of Cooperstown to allhalloffame.org/ For more information contact our Education Department at 607-

Baseball Hall your very own classroom. Choose any of our 10 thematic units and Standards-Based education/videoc 547-0347.

of Fame 4-8 participate in a live, interactive lesson with a Museum educator. IP $100 Thematic Units onference.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour





Students look back at history through the button hole of a baseball http://www.ba

jersey. Using textiles and clothing styles, students will learn about seballhalloffa

many social and technological changes since the early 1900s. This

me.org/educa

American unit connects each decade of the last century by highlighting major

History milestones as reflected in the ever-evolving baseball uniform. tion/units/cont

A Stitch in Language Fashion trends lead the way to a dyed-in-the-wool study of how the Standards-Based ent/american_ Check the required materials teacher needs to provide.

Time 4-8 Technology fabric of American society has changed one stitch at a time. IP $100 Thematic Units history.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Experience the drama of recreating a moment in baseball history

through the simulation of an old-time radio broadcast. Students relive http://www.baseb

the roles of announcers, commentators, spectators and sound effect allhalloffame.org/

producers just as broadcasters did in an earlier era when the education/units/c

Going, Going, National Pastime was, as Phil Hirsch said, "the only game you could Standards-Based ontent/communic

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Communication Arts radio." IP $100 Thematic Units ation_arts.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour





"You mean a World Series ticket was just $5.50 in 1940?" The

varying worth of money is the basis of this lesson for teaching http://www.ba

students how baseball history reflects American economics since the seballhalloffa

early 20th century. Hands-on math applications and factors of trade

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and industry - such as labor, transportation, materials, energy and

the concept of supply and demand - are illustrated through primary tion/units/cont

The Business source documents from baseball's olden days and modern age to Standards-Based ent/economic

of Baseball 4-8 Economics help students analyze the ever-changing value of a dollar. IP $100 Thematic Units s.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Take your students on this interactive road trip that teaches

geography concepts of direction, scale, landforms, regions and

population. From the Green Monster at Fenway to a "Mile High" in http://www.baseb

Denver, students will journey to famous baseball stadiums in this allhalloffame.org/

barnstorming study of how technological advances, transportation education/units/c

Coast to and westward migration have shaped American history in every Standards-Based ontent/geography

Coast 4-8 Geography decade since the 1890s IP $100 Thematic Units .htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Have you ever tried catching a baseball without a glove or hitting a

pitch with a flat bat? The equipment makes the game and mirrors

important developments in history and industry. As baseball grew up, http://www.baseb

safety, technology, available resources and a desire for greater allhalloffame.org/

effectiveness have led to invention, change and standardization of education/units/c

Baseball equipment. This unit encourages observation, estimation and Standards-Based ontent/technology

Grows Up 4-8 Technology reasoning. IP $100 Thematic Units .htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Introduce your students to Lou Gehrig, man of true integrity and a

great role model? Focus on character education, attributes such as http://www.baseb

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Lou Gehrig: discipline, leadership, sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty and education/units/c

The Iron Character citizenship highlighted by Gehrig's life and the careers of many other Standards-Based ontent/character_

Horse 4-8 Education Hall of Famers. IP $100 Thematic Units education.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Want to motivate your students to learn about segregation and the

importance of cultural diversity? This unit illustrates how baseball led

critical social shifts in American history from the Civil War to the Civil

Before You Rights movement. Beginning with the Negro leagues to Jackie http://www.baseb

Robinson's integration of Major League Baseball in 1947, untold allhalloffame.org/

Could Say stories of honor, courage, and perseverance are brought to life education/units/c

"Jackie Cultural through interactive multicultural lessons spanning several subject Standards-Based ontent/cultural_di

Robinson" 4-8 Diversity areas. IP $100 Thematic Units versity.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour





In baseball art, the artist specifically tells a story of a significant

moment in American history that can be analyzed and interpreted by http://www.baseb

the viewer. By examining artwork students will become investigators allhalloffame.org/

of life through the history of baseball. By using knowledge of history, education/units/c

Painting the art and baseball students will discover clues left by artists to tell the Standards-Based ontent/fine_arts.h

Corners 4-8 Fine Arts story of baseball as it relates to American culture IP $100 Thematic Units tm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour





Exciting stories in a dugout full of whole numbers, fractions and

decimals, percentages, proportions and problem solving. Fun for fifth-

graders and above, this thematic unit teaches fundamental concepts http://www.baseb

that connect the calculator and the clubhouse while learning, using allhalloffame.org/

and interpreting the statistics of famous ballplayers. Computation is Standards-Based education/units/c

Batter Up! 5-8 Math the key in determining batting averages and slugging percentages. IP $100 Thematic Units ontent/math.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour

Rich with the history of women who broke barriers to play the

National Pastime, this unit covers 150 years of striving for equity and http://www.baseb

diversity on the diamond. Meet the All-American Girls Professional allhalloffame.org/

Baseball League of the World War II era, as well as the young ladies education/units/c

Dirt On Their Women's of the 19th century who played the game long before they even had Standards-Based ontent/womens_h

Skirts 4-8 History the right to vote. IP $100 Thematic Units istory.htm Baseball Hall of Fame 1 Hour



Register online: Click "Education" tab, download "Catalog of

Education Programs" (left-hand side of the page) and print out

registration form (last page). You can either mail in with

payment, or attach it to an email.

We are running Pat Morrison, Museum Educator

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Railroad Four programs are currently available, with more under development. a T1 line or IP, eumpa.org/educa (717) 687-8628, ext. 3025

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$50.00 for each

location. This

includes our

expenses in

preparing All videoconferences are approximately 35 minutes, which

videoconferenc allows for about a 15-20 minute presentation and the

e and any remainder of time for interaction with students. We normally do

bridge or line not register more than 3 classes.

charges we http://www.vander From: Jan Zanetis [mailto:jan.zanetis@vanderbilt.edu Yes, we

Vanderbilt This videoconference series is made possible by a dynamic may incur in bilt.edu/virtualsch do H323.

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Vanderbilt

Virtual

School: The $50.00 for each

location. This http://www.vander See calendar for sessions.

Vanderbilt Spring Series includes any bilt.edu/virtualsch http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Dyer Experts from the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory will share their vast bridge or line ool/springcat04.ht Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Observatory 9-12 Science knowledge on Astronomy with high school students. H.323 charges m#dos Observatory 35 minutes

The Stars we see in the sky, including our own Sun, undergo life

cycles. They are "born", they evolve to old age, and they eventually

"die". Star formation occurs when very large clouds of interstellar

matter (ISM) collapse and fragment into smaller pieces. These very

large clouds, as well as the smaller pieces of ISM, are composed of

atoms, molecules and very tiny dust particles. We will examine what

is known about the ISM in our Milky Way galaxy, where its

constituents come from, how the large clouds are formed, and the All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

possible triggering mechanisms that can cause the clouds to "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

collapse and fragment, leading to the formation of clusters of stars. $50.00 for each Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

The end of the “birthing” process is that time in the star’s evolution location. This See calendar for sessions.

when, deep in its interior, the star begins to fuse hydrogen (actually includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

The Birth of protons are fused into helium nuclei) which generates the energy we bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Stars 9-12 Science see in the form of “starlight.” H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





This videoconference will involve a discussion of the details of being

a passenger on the space shuttle. Topics include the types of All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

training that passengers must go through, specifics of a space "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

shuttle launch including how the shuttle rocket engines work, $50.00 for each Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

challenges to the human body when subjected to long periods of location. This See calendar for sessions.

weightlessness in orbit, the kinds of science that can be done on the includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Living in space shuttle and the space station, and the life of adventure that bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Space 9-12 Science awaits students who chose careers in exploration. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





Through telescopes we can see and measure grand conglomerations

of clusters of galaxies comprised of billions of stars, study exotic

black holes at the cores of galaxies, watch as binary star pairs

consume one another, observe explosions on the Sun producing

energy equal to thousands of hydrogen bombs, or with the naked eye All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

simply scan the majestic wonder of the Milky Way. We will discuss "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

what light actually is, and simple optical principals that anyone can $50.00 for each Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

master. We will disassemble simple telescopes and examine the location. This See calendar for sessions.

How various parts, thereby engendering an understanding of how today's includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Telescopes great telescopes, such as The Hubble Space Telescope work. We bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Work 9-12 Science will discuss the telescopes of the future. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





Most take the sun for granted and think of it as a quiet source of light

during the day, the sun is really a complex dynamic moving machine

that puts on a spectacular show! We will explore how the Sun works, All teachers will receive a copy of Dr. Rick Chappell's book:

how the Sun's magnetic fields create huge explosions that affect us "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

here on Earth. We will also explore the Earth's protective shields $50.00 for each Journalism Threatens America's Future" )

which guard us daily against certain death. How will Earth fare in the location. This See calendar for sessions.

The Sun- future? Will the Sun change and make our prospects for life here includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Earth grim? These topics will be discussed in depth as we explore the bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Connection 9-12 Science connection between the Earth and our star, the Sun. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





Stars live out their lives over the course of millions or billions of $50.00 for each

years. They often produce a spectacular show when they go; the location. This See calendar for sessions.

bigger the star, the more spectacular the show. Find out what will includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

The Death of happen to the Sun as it enters and pases middle age, and what bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Stars 9-12 Science happens to a hot young star when it finally goes bust. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes

See the Universe, although very smooth and uniform on the largest

scales, it is lumpy on sizes compared to galaxies and clusters of $50.00 for each

galaxies. It began with a bang, and is now expanding faster and location. This See calendar for sessions.

faster. Most of the Universe is made up of substances that we can't includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

The State of even identify! Come hear an overview of our current understanding bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

the Universe 9-12 Science about the nature of our bizarre yet comfortable Universe. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





We will try to put together a meaningful definition of the word 'planet.'

We will then apply that definition to well known and presumably

understood objects in our solar system, including Pluto, to see which $50.00 for each

objects match our definition. Through this discussion, students will be location. This See calendar for sessions.

able to decide for themselves, whether Pluto is a planet. More includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Is Pluto a importantly, we will try to decide whether asking the question "Is bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Planet? 9-12 Science Pluto a Planet?" is silly or an intellectually valuable exercise. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





President Bush has committed this nation to the next step of space

exploration: human missions to Mars. This videoconference will

touch on the challenges of exploring a world so much like our own, $50.00 for each

but much more hostile and uninviting. We will also talk about the location. This See calendar for sessions.

recent findings from NASA rovers which are sending spectacular includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

The Latest images and vast amounts of data back to Earth, posing the question: bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

from Mars 9-12 Science Was there life on ancient Mars? H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes

$50.00 for each

location. This See calendar for sessions.

Astronomical Astronomical observatories located above the Earth's atmosphere includes any http://www.vander http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Space can do things that ground-based observatories cannot. I'll talk about bridge or line bilt.edu/virtualsch Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Vanderbilt Dyer

Observatories 9-12 Science why these new observatories are built and how they are used. H.323 charges None Listed ool/dyerinfo#stars Observatory 35 minutes





Students will meet with professionals in the top 10 career fields.

Presenters will discuss their education and preparation for their

career, day to day responsibilities, and answer questions posed by

high school students. $50.00 for each

Vanderbilt Choose from the following: Music, Marketing, Athletics, Graphic location. This http://www.vander

Virtual School: Design, Audio-Visual Support, Law, Nursing, Photography, includes any bilt.edu/virtualsch See calendar for sessions.

Career Dietician, Architect, Web Master, Engineering bridge or line ool/springcat04.ht http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Conversations 9-12 Careers Tuesdays, February-April, 2004. H.323 charges None Listed m Vanderbilt Virtual School: Career Conversations 35 minutes

Vanderbilt

Virtual

$50.00 http://www.vander

School: registration fee bilt.edu/virtualsch See calendar for sessions.

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Explorers! 9-12 H.323 location. None Listed m Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! 35 minutes





For 26 years, Molly Miller has been a professor of geology at

Vanderbilt. Every four or five years, she sheds her lab coat to don

multiple layers of fleece and fabric in order to collect rock samples in $50.00 http://exploration.

the ultimate geologic laboratory: Antarctica. In this frozen landscape registration fee vanderbilt.edu/ne See calendar for sessions.

Adventures in she looks for, and finds, evidence that an abundant animal for each ws/features/miller http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Antarctica 9-12 Science community flourished there more than 200 million years ago. H.323 location. None Listed /news_miller.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! 35 minutes

EXPLORING

AFRICAN- Using church and governmental records dating to the 16th century,

AMERICAN Vanderbilt professor Jane Landers has researched the history of free

CONTRIBUTI and enslaved Africans in countries such as Spain, Mexico, Ecuador,

ONS AND Colombia, the Dominican Republic,Cuba and Brazil. Life for Africans

in the Americas 200 years was a complex and, often, painful story of $50.00

HERITAGE speculation and exploitation, of high hopes and bitter realities. registration fee http://www.vander See calendar for sessions.

IN THE Landers will illustrate the African American heritage of the colonial for each bilt.edu/virtualsch http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

AMERICAS 9-12 History era and explore its meaning in the present." H.323 location. None Listed ool/landers.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! 35 minutes





Historian Marshall Eakin will reveal Brazil to be a country defined by

paradoxes--immense wealth surrounded by widespread poverty, and

modern industrial infrastructure alongside an outmoded agricultural

system. Brazil has a rich cultural mix with many facets, including its

racial melting pot, economic challenges and its carnival culture. $50.00

Brazilians have plenty to worry about--rainforest depletion, a high registration fee http://www.vander See calendar for sessions.

Reflections of rate of HIV/AIDS infection, and the most unequal distribution of for each bilt.edu/virtualsch http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/vc_signup.html

Brazil 9-12 Geography wealth of any country in the world. H.323 location. None Listed ool/eakin.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: The Great Explorers! 35 minutes



Vanderbilt

Virtual

$50.00

School: One registration fee http://www.vander

Time Special for each bilt.edu/virtualsch

Events H.323 location. ool/fallcat03.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events







The focus of the Virtual School STORYTELLING series is to

introduce students to the power of the story and the art of

STORYTELLING-Chief David Bald Eagle Dave is 83 and has been in storytelling. It will showcase storytelling as a transmitter of

movies since the 1940s. He will tell the story of the war bonnet he will culture, and emphasize the importance of the imagination in

be wearing. It was a gift from the Northern Cheyenne people, a sister learning. The storytelling series will explore various techniques

tribe to the Lakota. David's story is one that his grandfather, who of storytelling, different stories for different ages, the value of

fought in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, told Dave about that battle. storytelling as a teaching and healing tool for both children and

His story has so many similarities to the one told to the Two Bulls $50.00 http://www.vander adults, and the use of storytelling as a means of data storage

The life and family by their ancestors, they understood David was a brother and registration fee bilt.edu/virtualsch and retrieval for the information systems and history of a

times of a Language presented him with a very special eagle feather head dress. for each ool/davidbaldeagl culture.

Lakota Sioux Arts Chief Bald Eagle's Website: http://www.louienet.com/chiefbaldeagle/ H.323 location. None Listed e.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events 35 minutes





In September 1996, Rick Chappell joined the First Amendment

Center as a Visiting Professional Scholar to conduct a joint project

with Scholar Jim Hartz examining the media' s portrayal and

coverage of news related to science and technology. The resulting

book, "Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and

Journalism Threatens America's Future" was released in March

1998. As associate director for science at NASA's Marshall Space

Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama (1987-1997), he served as the

chief scientist for the center. He advised the center director on all

science and university programs while maintaining interaction with $50.00

Living in leading scientists throughout the world. He has directed research in registration fee http://www.vander

Space for solar terrestrial physics and has been a principal investigator on for each bilt.edu/virtualsch

Elementary Science several satellite missions. H.323 location. None Listed ool/chappell.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events 35 minutes

Comic opera-Written by Rossini in 1816. The Barber of Seville

features the impending wedding of the lovely Rosina, which creates

"The Barber chaos in the hearts of her many suitors. The Barber of Seville

session will include a performance component followed by interactive $50.00 This ONE only videoconference session on Friday, February

of Seville" discussion between the cast and students. Cast members will sing a registration fee http://www.vander 13 from 11:00-12:00 CST, register ONLINE at

Nashville English, few of Rossini's melodies, share the opera storyline and describe for each bilt.edu/virtualsch http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/signuplinks.htm

Opera Literature interesting insights into the music, staging, and casting of the opera. H.323 location. None Listed ool/barber.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: One Time Special Events 1 Hour





Patricia Smith Churchland has a B. A. from the University of British

Columbia, an M. A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B. Phil.

from the University of Oxford. Her curiosity about the philosophical

implications of advances in brain science matured when she was a $50.00 http://www.vander

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Virtual

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Black History bilt.edu/virtualsch For Upper Elementary and Middle School

Month 5-9 H.323 None Listed ool/fallcat03.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month 35 minutes





Howard Gentry- Step back in time to the 1950s. Relive the amazing,

"Breaking the historic, and often terrifying experience where schools for black

Color Barrier" children were supposed to be "equal" with those of white children, but

they were not. On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court $50.00

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time to the other areas where the color barrier was broken or at least moved for each bilt.edu/virtualsch Feb. 4 @ 9:00 & 9:45

1950's. 5-9 History during this time of cultural transition H.323 location. None Listed ool/gentry.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month 35 minutes





Sojourner Truth was one of the earliest antislavery speakers

"Life and (abolitionists), for she herself had been a slave under five different

Times of masters. Sojourner Truth's life reflects an extraordinary historical

Sojourner moment, when men and women joined forces across lines of race,

gender and class to struggle against the evils of slavery and to seek $50.00

Truth: From equality and a better life for all people. Her “Ain't I A Woman?” registration fee http://www.vander

Slavery to speech raised the need for the women’s movement of her time to for each bilt.edu/virtualsch Feb. 11@ 9:00 & 9:45

Freedom" 5-9 History include African American women. H.323 location. None Listed ool/swain.htm Vanderbilt Virtual School: Black History Month 35 minutes





Born in the South, the blues is an African American-derived music

"Culture and form that recognized the pain of lost love and injustice and gave

expression to the victory of outlasting a broken heart and facing down $50.00

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"The Lives This videoconference showcases a portrayal of the lives and musical

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stories of these extraordinary women. The videoconference study $50.00

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Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer bridging services for

multipoint conferences. If the program recipient wishes to

make the arrangements, up to three locations may be bridged

with no additional program charge from Mote. More than three

sites will require an additional fee. However, the best

interactivity usually comes from conferences with no more than

Mote thirty (30) students per conference total.

Tel: (800) 691-MOTE / (941) 388-4441

Distance http://www.seatre Fax: (941) 388-4312

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Don't be afrai! See sharks up close and learn the truth about them! The SeaTrek

Find out why it’s more dangerous to be at home than in the water companion Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

SHARKS: with these fascinating creatures.Objective: The students will learn curriculum for http://www.seatre program charge from Mote

Devouring the about the behavior of sharks, types of sharks, and the anatomy and H.323 Sharks: Devouring k.org/prog_shark (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

Myths (V01) 4-8 Science physiology of sharks (including the senses). Internet 2 $145.00 the Myth s.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek 50 minutes





A lively gameshow format reveals why sea turtles are truly amazing!

Also discover what a hatchling needs to survive in the open ocean

SEA and then take a tour of Mote's turtle exhibits. Objective: Students will SeaTrek

TURTLES: learn about general reptile characteristics and the different species of companion

sea turtles. Student will also learn where sea turtles live and nest and curriculum for SEA Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Amazing their basic adaptations to marine life. Finally students will learn why TURTLES: http://www.seatre program charge from Mote

Reptiles of sea turtles are threatened and what conservation measures are H.323 Amazing Reptiles k.org/prog_turtles (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

the Sea (V02) 4-8 Science being taken to protect them. Internet 2 $145.00 of the Sea .html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek 50 minutes





Do you know how to train a 3000-pound relative of the elephant? 1. Students’

Find out how Mote cares for Hugh and Buffett, our resident West “Manatee Web”

Mammals, Indian manatees, and learn how big and smart they are. worksheets

Objective:The student will learn the basic characteristics of a (optional, from Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Mammoths, mammal, and the adaptations of manatees. The student will also Lesson 1 of the http://www.seatre program charge from Mote

MANATEES! learn how captive manatees are cared for and what conservation H.323 companion k.org/prog_manat (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

(V03) 4-8 Science efforts are being made for wild populations. Internet 2 $145.00 curriculum above). ees.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek 50 minutes

Why are estuaries important? Discover the value of coastal habitats The SeaTrek Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Coastal to wildlife and how important they are to people too. Objective: To companion http://www.seatre program charge from Mote

Habitats demonstrate the value and importance of coastal habitats to wildlife H.323 curriculum for k.org/prog_coast (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

(V07) 4-8 Science and to people. Internet 2 $145.00 Coastal Habitats als.html Mote Distance LearningSeaTrek 50 minutes

The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) provides the bridging

service for all out-of-state connections to the Center. Once

scheduled, GTA imposes a $45 cancellation fee for no-shows

Hands-on puppet building workshops are conducted and tailored to Georgia and last-minute cancellations that do not reschedule. This fee

specific classroom topics and curriculum. The arts are infused with Technology $85.00 + will be billed by the Center to the agency booking the program.

science, social studies, language arts and other disciplines to create Authority (GTA) $45.00 This fee does not apply to programs that experience technical

an interactive virtual classroom. Programs complement national provides the (bridging problems (line problems, bad connections, etc.) or weather-

curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, science, math bridging service service fee) + related conditions such as schools being closed due to snow.

Center for and other areas. The Center also offers Middle and High School for all out-of- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Puppetry programs. The format for these programs is tailored for older student state distance line .org/edu/distance. distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Arts audiences and involves discussion and Q&A with Center staff. connections charges. Study Guide shtml Center for Puppetry Arts

Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy come to $85.00 +

life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and $45.00

performed during the first part of the program. Led by the program (GTA) provides (bridging

presenter, students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow the bridging service fee) +

The Langurage Puppet during the second half of the program. They also participate service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Gingerbread Arts, in a learning activity about gingerbread's history. This is a great of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Boy Pre K-2nd History holiday program. connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 40 minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a (GTA) provides (bridging

Dinosaur Cup puppet. Learning activities focus on the following: meat the bridging service fee) +

Langurage eaters vs. plant eaters, ways that dinosaurs moved, and ways that service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, dinosaurs protected themselves. This is a great arts and science of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Dinosaurs K-1 Science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 45 Minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Each student will construct a Butterfly Marionette while participating (GTA) provides (bridging

in learning activities about the lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a the bridging service fee) +

Marionette Langurage butterfly an insect, and coloring and camouflage. Video clips and service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Butterfly Arts, photographs of the different stages in the life of a butterfly are of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 45-50

Puppet K-2 Science included. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified (GTA) provides (bridging

to suit the participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette the bridging service fee) +

Langurage while participating in learning activities about how spiders and insects service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Spiders 1-6 Science a great arts and science lesson in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

$45.00

(GTA) provides (bridging

Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant puppet while learning about the bridging service fee) +

Langurage the various parts of a plant and their functions. Students will also service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Pop-Up Plant Arts, discuss photosynthesis and plants as food. This is a great arts and of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Puppet 2-3 Science science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 50 minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod puppet. They will (GTA) provides (bridging

participate in learning activities about the location of tropical the bridging service fee) +

Langurage rainforests and their relationship to the equator and tropic lines, service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, various animals found in the rain forest and the different layers of the of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Rain Forest 3-5 Science rain forest. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

Students will build a Giraffe Rod Puppet while learning about Africa. $45.00

They will be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy (GTA) provides (bridging

Language and discuss similarities and differences between their cultures. the bridging service fee) +

Arts, Students will look at different types of homes, people and service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social environments. This is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Exploring Africa 1-2 Studies Also great for multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

Students build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about Malian $85.00 +

puppetry. Students also learn characteristics about the continent of $45.00

Africa (different topography, people and cultures) and Mali itself. (GTA) provides (bridging

Language They will be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy the bridging service fee) +

Arts, and discuss similarities and differences between their cultures. This service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! Also great for of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Africa (Mali) 3-8 Studies multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Learning activities about different Native American cultures will take

place while students create their very own Hopi Kachina puppet. $85.00 +

Activities focus on three Native American cultures (Eastern $45.00

Woodlands, Plains, Southwest), the use of natural resources from (GTA) provides (bridging

Language the different regions, and how these resources shaped their lives in the bridging service fee) +

Arts, regards to clothing, shelter and even transportation. Students also service for all out- all long http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social discuss Kachinas and the Hopi culture in general. This is a great arts of-state distance line .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 50-60

Native Americans 3-5 Studies and social studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes





Program format and content are adapted based on participating age

group. Students are introduced to other countries and cultures

through puppetry. Students learn about puppetry traditions of Mali

(Africa), Japan and China with the aid of a Malian Water Spirit Rod $85.00 +

Puppet, Japanese Bunraku Rod Puppet, and Chinese Hand and $45.00

Shadow Puppets. Students also view videotape excerpts of master (GTA) provides (bridging

Language puppeteers from Japan and China.Students are involved in a the bridging service fee) +

Arts, question and answer session as well as hands-on puppet building service for all out- all long Elementary and http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Chinese Hand Social (optional) to make this a truly interactive, virtual classroom. This is a of-state distance line Middle/High School .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Puppet 3-12 Studies great arts and social studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guides rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Bobby Box, will lead students through concepts of stage design for

puppet theater. Students will look at stage models and video clips of

various productions (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, The

Plant Doctors, Wrestling MacBeth, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, etc) $85.00 +

while Box discusses the artistic decisions that led to each design. $45.00

Lighting, colors, props, scenery and the type of puppetry used during (GTA) provides (bridging

Stage the production will be explored. Students are encouraged to actively the bridging service fee) + Don Quixote,

Stage Design Design for participate by asking questions and discussing concepts covered, service for all out- all long Faust, or A http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

for Puppet Puppet with time set aside for Q&A. This program may be led by another of-state distance line Midsummer Night's .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Theater 9-12 Theater Center staff member if necessary connections charges. Dream Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

Bobby Box takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of classic $85.00 +

literature brought to life on the puppet stage. Choose either Don $45.00

Don Quixote, Quixote, Faust or A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will discuss (GTA) provides (bridging

theme, point of view, characters, puppet design, stage design and the bridging service fee) + Don Quixote,

Faust, or A performance techniques. Video clips of show excerpts, models of the service for all out- all long Faust, or A http://www.puppet Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Midsummer English, stage design, and puppets from the performance enhance this of-state distance line Midsummer Night's .org/edu/dis_prog distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Night's Dream 9-12 Literature program. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! connections charges. Dream Study Guide rams.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

NASA events are presented LIVE from unique NASA Johnson Space We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Center facilities (e.g., Neutral Buoyancy Lab and the Space Vehicle needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Mockup Facilities). Students at all levels have the unique opportunity Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

to interact directly with NASA representatives, experts, and even H.323 standard http://learningout to expand or omit.

Johnson astronauts to gain new appreciation for the importance of science videoconference post.jsc.nasa.gov Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Space Center Science and education. equipment Free /expeditions.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes







The quality of each

Go back to the future to learn about the dreams and efforts by Expedition

humans to build a presence off our planet and into space. Become increases with the This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

an Engineer, design the next generation of space stations in your completion of pre- We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

classroom and present your ideas to NASA’s Digital Learning event activities K- needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Network. Upon completion of this learning module, students will be 12. Students will http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

familiar with past and current efforts to build a permanent presence H.323 standard interact with NASA post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

A Place in in space and use some practical engineering skills to design and videoconference presenters to share /expeditions/plac Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Space K-12 Science construct a space station of the future. equipment Free their results. e_space.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes





The human body is designed for and functions best in the presence

of Earth’s gravity. In space, astronauts enter an environment we call Pre-Event Activities

microgravity, which affects the body in many ways, including Grades 5-8 Pre-

changes to the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurovestibular Event Activities for

systems. As humans explore further into space, it is vitally important Grades K-4 and 9-

that we understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body and 12 are forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

prevent or mitigate the adverse effects so that astronauts can spend Please refer to the We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

longer periods of time in space. Upon successful completion of the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

Life Science module, the learner will be able to discuss the main Activities and http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

effects of spaceflight on the human body and some of the H.323 standard modify for your post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

BIO: Bodies countermeasures that will allow astronauts to live and work in space videoconference students. Thank /expeditions/bio.c Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

in Orbit K-12 Science for long periods of time. . equipment Free you. fm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes







Pre-Event Activities

Grades 5-8 Pre-

Join us on an expedition to the world of microgravity. Often Event Activities for

misperceived as weightlessness or zero gravity, microgravity is the Grades K-4 and 9-

unique gravitational environment astronauts experience on a 12 are forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

spacecraft orbiting the earth. It is a condition that challenges humans Please refer to the We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Caution: who work and live in space, and that benefits many types of scientific Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

research by freeing it from restrictions imposed by Earth's gravity for Activities and http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Falling thousands of years. Upon completion of this learning module, H.323 standard modify for your post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

EVERYTHIN students will be able to explain the concept of microgravity and videoconference students. Thank /expeditions/micr Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

G! K-12 Science describe the benefits of microgravity research. equipment Free you. ogravity.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes

Upon successful completion of this learning module, students will be

able to analyze images from space, relate it geography and apply the

acquired information to predict future outcomes. Many of us have

seen photos of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle and have

marveled at their beautiful vistas. Such imagery will continue to be

collected as the International Space Station becomes operational, The quality of each

providing a permanent platform for remote sensing. At NASA’s Expedition

Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Earth scientists study increases with the This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

images of Earth from geographic and scientific points of view, and completion of pre- We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

their investigations reveal telling facts about our planet and its event activities K- needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

processes. Data acquired by astronauts and made available on the 12. Students will http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Earth internet by NASA help the general public, city officials, etc. to make H.323 standard interact with NASA post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

According to decisions about where to live, how to vote, where to build our videoconference presenters to share /expeditions/geog Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

WORF K-12 Science communities, how to plan our future and much, much more. equipment Free their results. 5-8.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes





Our solar system is comprised of nine distinctive planets orbiting one

massive star, our sun. We hope that you will join us for a journey of This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

discovery about our unique solar system. If you are up for the We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

challenge you will learn the qualities of each planet that set it apart needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

from the others, along with the relationship they all share. Join us http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

and let the discovery begin! Students will be able to describe the H.323 standard post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

Our Solar characteristics of the planets in our solar system, the distances videoconference Pre-Event Activities /expeditions/solar Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Neighborhood K-8 Science between them and the paths they travel. equipment Free Grades K-8 _system.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes





You have been accepted into NASA’s Astronaut Training Program! This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

Be prepared to share some of your unique qualifications, attend a We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

preview of your training and flight expectations, and propose an needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

experiment to be flown aboard the shuttle or ISS before you arrive at http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

the home of the Astronaut Corps in Houston, Texas! Upon H.323 standard post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

Space Basics completion of this learning module, students will gain an appreciation videoconference Pre-Event Activities /expeditions/spac Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

101 4-12 Science of the training and technology needed to live and work in space. equipment Free Grades 4-12 e_basics101.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes









Plants are an important component for space-based and

extraterrestrial life support systems. Just as they do on Earth, plants

in a regenerative life support system can take carbon dioxide from

the atmosphere and produce breathable oxygen through a process

called photosynthesis. Of course, plants are also a source of food.

So, in theory, plants could provide two essential elements needed for

humans to live in space: oxygen to breathe and food to eat. Before

plants can deliver these essentials, however, NASA must learn how

to grow plants in space, and how to incorporate them and other This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

biological components into life support system research facilities, We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

here on Earth. Students will be able to discuss why plants are being needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

grown at NASA research centers and in space, and how plants will http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

someday be a part of future life support systems, providing oxygen, H.323 standard Pre-Event Activities post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

Space water, and food for humans exploring the surfaces of the Moon, videoconference Grades K-4, 5-8 & /expeditions/agric Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Farming K-12 Science Mars, and beyond. equipment Free 9-12. ulture.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes

Everyone knows that people on Earth need food in order to stay

alive. If we are in space, does that requirement change? The answer

is no. Astronauts need food in order to live in space just as when

they are on Earth. The trick is that they cannot run to the grocery This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

store before launch because there are several requirements the food We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

must meet to make it aboard the Space Shuttle. Upon completion of needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

this learning module, students will be able to explain which variables http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

are included in a person’s daily dietary requirements. They will also H.323 standard Pre-Event Activities post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

be able to discuss space food in detail, including its purpose and how videoconference Grades K-4, 5-8 & /expeditions/spac Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Space Food K-12 Science it is created, prepared and disposed. equipment Free 9-12. e_food.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes





We've all seen robots in movies, on television, and in science fiction

magazines, performing tasks that range from the mundane to the

extraordinary. We often fail to recognize how robots and automated

systems are already doing work for us and helping make our lives Pre-Event Activities

more convenient if not easier. NASA already uses robotics Grades 5-8 Pre-

technology to great extent in its exploration of space and students Event Activities for

and teachers can learn about NASA’s use of robots from Grades K-4 and 9-

professionals who are designing and building the robotic systems 12 are forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

that will help humans explore the universe. Learn how NASA defines Please refer to the We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

robotics, see how robotic systems are already widely used in the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

space program and what plans there are for future robotic Activities and http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

applications. Students will be able to discuss how robotics are used H.323 standard modify for your post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

in space exploration and describe some of the career opportunities videoconference students. Thank /expeditions/robot Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

Spacebots K-12 Science that exist in the field of robotics. equipment Free you. ics.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes









Teams of engineers, mathematicians, and scientists work together to

apply concepts and knowledge to solve new design problems for

flight. The ways in which people go about solving design problems

can vary greatly. But, examining the flow of problem solving reveals

that many are similar, going from a fuzzy situation through clarifying

and defining the situation, to testing and modification. Discover how

NASA teams are solving the problems of designing functions and This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

systems for a space lifeboat with the International Space Station and We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

experience the flow of problem solving procedures as you develop needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

solutions for experimental glider distance and duration with NASA. http://learningout Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

Students will be able to discuss the design components of an H.323 standard post.jsc.nasa.gov to expand or omit.

experimental spacecraft and the characteristics of structure and videoconference Pre-Event Activities /expeditions/Xflig Contact DLN: (281) 244-7325, dlo1@jsc.nasa.gov

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CIM distance learning programs inspire students of all ages and

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During each videoconference, a Museum Educator uses

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Museum of This Videoconference allows your students access to the Museum's Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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Not Just for Social class helps to expand the definition of this popular technique and Please contact Scott Frank at (310) 786-1099 or

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Students examine presidential campaign advertisements from the stimulate discussion with the off-site audience.

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The JASON Project is a multi-disciplinary program that sparks

Winter 2005-Wetlands are critical life-supporting ecosystems found the imagination of students and enhances the classroom

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plants and animals. They are the nurseries for countless species of exposes students to leading scientists who work with them to

fish and shellfish that we depend on for food, protect vulnerable examine its biological and geological development.Teachers

coastlines from hurricanes and storm surges, and help filter and participating receive curriculum (230+ pages), introductory and

purify the small amount of freshwater that is found on our planet. supplemental videos, and membership on our gated online

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Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands is to better understand what pages), online chats with researchers, online journals, digital labs, and

Project:Disap wetlands are, why they are disappearing, and how to best manage introductory and more! In addition, they may bring the LIVE two-week

pearing Science these ecosystems in Louisiana, in your neighborhood, and around supplemental http://www.jasonproj Expedition Broadcast into the classroom by utilizing satellite

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$90.00 per curriculum Schools outside of the Ohio state network are responsible for

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fauna, water quality issues, and the physical character of the coastal $145 covers All of our distance learning programs are available to

and marine environments. Programs are presented by our teaching IP dialup line charges & educational institutions outside of Georgia using a "gateway"

and marine faculty, educators from NOAA's Grays Reef National conferences over time. administered by the Georgia Technology Authority in Atlanta,

Marine Sanctuary office, and scientists from the Skidaway Institute of the internet. Schools are or via an IP connection.

Oceanography. Many of our programs are taught from our Uses a eligible to have Contact Bob Williams at (912) 598-2338 (e-mail to

multimedia enhanced videoconferencing studio. We also have the "gateway" this fee waived bobwms@uga.edu) to inquire about programs.

The Marine capability to take your class on interactive tank-by-tank tours of our administered by by applying to Schools and some other groups are eligible to have this fee

public aquaria, conduct behind the scenes programs, visit our the Georgia NOAA's Gray's waived by applying to a special fund established by NOAA's

Education invertebrate "touch tanks," and collect water samples and organisms Technology Reef National Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary office to offset costs to

Center & right from the edge of the Skidaway River using our mobile video Authority in Marine http://www.uga.edu/ schools outside of Georgia "

Aquarium Science system Atlanta, or IP. Sanctuary. None Listed aquarium/DL1.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Fish make up over 1/2 of the number of vertebrate species on our Administered by

planet. How much do you, and your students know about this the Georgia

The Virtual remarkable group of animals? We will take the students on a tank-by- Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Aquarium tank tour of our aquaria to examine the basic design of fish and Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 1:15 pm on 3/11, 3/18

Tour 3-6 Science illustrate adaptations to a variety of habitats. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Take a look at the feeding strategies and adaptations of several Administered by

residents of Georgia's coastal waters. Find out which group of the Georgia

animals to eats with their feet! During the hour program we will Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Feeding examine the eating habits of zooplankton, sea jellies, crabs, snails, Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 10:00 am on 3/15

Frenzy 4-8 Science barnacles, fish, and others. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Students will learn about the different fins and body parts of fish, how

they use these, and how their shape and form help fish to adapt to

niches in their environment. Artist Edie Schmidt will lead students in Administered by

an activity where they will draw and design their own unique fish the Georgia

employing concepts of adaptation, camouflage, coloration, and Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Fractured habitat. Classroom teachers will need to supply paper, pencils, and Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 11:00 am on 1/29 & 3/4

Fish 3-5 Science felt markers. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





Take an imaginary journey with a baby loggerhead sea turtle from

inside its leathery egg to the deep waters of the ocean. Meet a baby

loggerhead living at the Marine Education Center & Aquarium! We'll

learn about the lives of these amazing marine reptiles and what Administered by

makes them so unique. We'll take a look at the efforts being made the Georgia

on the coast of Georgia to save these magnificent animals from Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Sea Turtle extinction. This program compliments science objectives involving Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 1:15 pm on 2/12, 2/26, and 3/25

Safari 3-6 Science the study of animals and the adaptations which allow them to survive Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

The Guale Indians, along with many other tribes, were the original

inhabitants of the “New World” prior to its discovery by the Administered by

Europeans. Skidaway Island, St. Catherine’s Island, and other the Georgia

Archaeology locations along the Georgia coast were the sites of several villages Technology http://www.uga.edu/

of Coastal and towns of these Native Americans. Learn about their culture and Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 10:30 am on and 2/16 & 3/29

Georgia 4-6 Science how they used the available natural resources in their daily lives. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





The lives of dolphins, whales and manatees are revealed in this

program. Bottlenose and Spotted Dolphins are seen along our

coastal waters throughout the year, while North Atlantic Right Whales

are seen only during our late fall and winter months. The Florida

Manatees are typically seen only during the summer months.

Through video footage, slides, skulls, bones and baleen the

presenter Cathy Sakas of Gray's Marine Sanctuary will discuss the

natural history of these large creatures and cover issues threatening

their health and their very existence. Highlights of the program

include rare video footage of Bottlenose Dolphins engaged in

"mudding", a feeding strategy exhibited only by coastal South Administered by

Carolina and Georgia populations. Other highlights include rare video the Georgia

Marvelous footage of a baby Florida Manatee nursing its mother, and historic Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Marine slides of the first baby North Atlantic Right Whale stranded on a Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 10:30 am on 2/9 & 3/22

Mammals 4-8 Science Georgia beach from the winter of 1980. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





The North Atlantic Right Whale is the most endangered whale in the

world with approximately 350 members left in its population. Cathy

Sakas, Marine Educator at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary,

will present the life history of the Right Whale through video footage, Administered by

slides, bones, skulls, personal encounters and preserved specimens. the Georgia

"Thar She She will also discuss the research that takes place off our coast Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Blows! Its The each winter, and the reasons these buoyant, oil ladened, slow Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 10:30 am on 2/2 & 3/8

Right Whale!" 4-8 Science moving leviathans are so endangered Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Manatees are the gentle giants of the coast. These slow moving

large marine mammals spend their days grazing marine and aquatic Administered by

vegetation belying there relationship to their closest land relative the the Georgia

Holy Sea Cow elephant. This program presents the life history of this docile creature Technology http://www.uga.edu/

Batman: Its a through video footage, stories of personal encounters and Manatee Authority in aquarium/distlern/k1 10:30 am on 1/26 & 3/1

Manatee! 4-8 Science bones and skull Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed 2DL.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

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This program is designed to share the Hopi philosophy of life and

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The Hopi were first introduced to pottery through trade. After their

introduction to the use of mud and clay to form pots, the Hopi began

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The presenter offers interactive programs with original songs, stories,

and poems, accompanied by guitar. He often combines his Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

performances with pantomimes. Students may be asked to: suggest school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

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dance to the music, and use sign language to remember the lyrics. pay event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

The presenter prefers to serve one school a day when possible. He interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

offers two-45 minute performances for grades K-2 & 3-5, and one-30 http://www.heartmin Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC).

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This is a program concerned with the Life-Skills of cooperation,

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Fine Arts told that describe the creative incentive behind each of the songs. A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

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Never Hurt Literature are taught some American Sign Language and are invited to sing music, and http://www.heartmin interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

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This program encourages children to explore what they love and

begin to write about those areas. The song, "The Story Inside," Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Fine Arts helps illustrate the challenge of this task. Students are taught some A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Language American Sign Language and are invited to sing and sign with the packet including Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites

Arts songwriters. "Walkin' On The Moon," is performed as a group with a CD, sheet pay event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

The Story Inside: Literature fun body movements. The songs convey the idea that it takes risks music, and http://www.heartmin interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Writing About Performing to create something new. In final analysis, the songwriters suggest it descriptive dproductions.com/di Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

What You Love K-5 Arts takes real courage to pursue one's creative dreams. H.320 ??? booklet st_learn_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





Fine Arts In Michele Schricker's songs, students are invited to drum along as Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Language she explains the significance of the medicine wheel and its A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Holding The Arts/Literatu connection to the Native American world view. George will tell packet including Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites

Hoop In Our re stories about his grandfather's teachings in relationship to the Native a CD, sheet pay event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Hands: Native Social Americans. Respect for all living things, the earth, and the music, and http://www.heartmin interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

American Culture Studies importance of ecology are presented. Students are taught some sign descriptive dproductions.com/di Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

and Ecology 3-5 Ecology language and are invited to sing and sign with the songwriters. H.320 ??? booklet st_learn_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes

In this program, the Schrickers present two catchy songs about

growing up. "Oo Oo Doodily Doo," tells the life-story of a tree from Contact us directly via our email address:

Fine Arts the time it is a seed to the time it reaches old age. "Up Up Up, Up," A pre-event heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name, school, phone

Language tells the story of being a young person and having to look up, reach packet including and fax number and we will send you a Scheduling Request

Arts up, and be lifted up for everything. During the program, these a CD, sheet Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay event fee, dial-up

Literature animated songwriters incorporate body movements and invite the music, and http://www.heartmin fees, and gateway charges. You are interacting the Center for

Going Up: The Performing students to sing and move with them in this joyful and interactive descriptive dproductions.com/di Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

Journey of Life K-3 Arts learning experience. H.320 ??? booklet st_learn_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes

Fine Arts

Language This program features two songs, "Butterfly" and "Dragonfly." Each A pre-event Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Arts song will be presented using body movements and sign language. In packet including school, phone and fax number and we will send a Scheduling

Musical Literature addition, insect's life-cycle will be presented in pictures and will be a CD, sheet Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites pay event fee,

Metamorphosis: Performing compared to the life cycle of a song. Songwriting stages such as: music, and http://www.heartmin dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are interacting with

Butterflies and Arts "The Bright Idea," "Chewing up Data," "Spinning the Tune," and descriptive dproductions.com/di Vision Athena, 317.231.6530

Dragonflies K-5 Science "Taking Flight" will be presented. H.320 ??? booklet st_learn_prog.htm Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes





The Schrickers talk about courage and characteer through 2 songs, Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Social "There’s A Dream," and "Menominee". The songs deal with four A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Courage & Studies people who demonstrated courage and character in their lives. The packet including Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites

Character: Living Language first song deals with the personages of Rosa Parks, John Muir, and a CD, sheet http://www.heartmin pay event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Your Life As If Arts Helen Keller, the second deals with the Potawatomi medicine leader, music, and dproductions.com/D interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Other People Performing Menominee. Each song is taught in sign-language and each person descriptive ist_Learn_Prog_Dat Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

Mattered 3-5 Arts represents a particular aspects of courage and character. H.320 ??? booklet es.htm#Program 6 Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes









Students will sing and dance to 2 original and interactive songs and

explores other cultures. As the students work together they have an

opportunity to demonstrate mutural trust and caring in a music

experience. A great program for festive occasions such as the

Dance/ beginning or end of the school year; to celebrate achievements; or Email address: heartmind@hoosierlink.net. State your name,

Creative mark a change of seasons. Students will need to join hands and A pre-event school, phone and fax number and we will send you a

Movement move in a circle dance, demonstrate knowledge of body parts packet including Scheduling Request Form via fax. Non-Vision Athena sites

Celebrating Music through axial and locomotor movements; and perform music in a CD, sheet http://www.heartmin pay event fee, dial-up fees, and gateway charges. You are

Change: Marking Education groups. They will become familiar with music's role in the life of music, and dproductions.com/D interacting with Vision Athena, an initiative of the Center for

Important Times Social humans and practice citizenship skills by participating in group descriptive ist_Learn_Prog_Dat Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC). 317.231.6530

In Our Lives 3-5 Studies activities. H.320 ??? booklet es.htm#Program 7 Heart Mind Productions 45 Minutes

Interactive video conferencing allows us to reach a wider audience Point to Point and special request- $90, Multipoint connection-

and thus have a greater impact on science literacy. Regular Point to Point $80, View Only - $50

Hook's programs are offered throughout the year with the addition of the $90 ISDN-connects through a bridge, schools pay their own line

unique Experts in the Field series which enables a variety of Multipoint charges. Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Discovery & specialists to share their knowledge in an engaging and informative connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Learning manner. Funded by CVS/Pharmacy, and the Center for Interactive $80 .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Center Learning and Collaboration . ISDN View Only - $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Point to Point

This presentation defines calcium and the science of bones. $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Activities will help students understand why our bodies need calcium, connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Your Healthy 3-5 Science the importance of bones and calcium-rich food sources and snacks $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Bones 6-8 Health that help to meet the recommended daily allowances. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

This interactive presentation identifies cigarette ingredients and

additives and some of their effects on the lungs. Students will gain a Point to Point

Deadly Smoke: better understanding how lungs work and the parts of the respiratory $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

The Science and system. Activities and discussions will confront the facts and myths connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Health of Lungs 3-5 Science surrounding cigars, smokeless tobacco, and the harmful effects of $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

and Tobacco Use 6-8 Health tobacco use. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Genetically modified foods have been on our tables for years, but

what does that really mean? This program will give a better

understanding of the science behind the term “genetically modified”. Point to Point

Current issues in the news will guide our discussion and debate of $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

In The News - the topic. Through this link we will begin to have a better understand connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Genetically Science why scientists have developed these techniques, how they are being $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Modified Foods 9-12 Health used in the world today, and the effects on our daily lives. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Regeneration-Different animals can regenerate at different levels.

In The News – We will start with the basic animal cell & learn more about how less Point to Point

Cloning, Stem complex life forms regenerate and some of the natural regeneration $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Cell Research humans undergo. We will learn how scientists are using these connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

and Animal Science principles to develop techniques to improve the quality of life for $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Regeneration 9-12 Health humans. Current issues will guide our discussion of the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Forensic life science principles are at the center of many mysteries

being solved by scientists. From bioarcheologist looking for clues to

the past in human and animal bones, to entomologists studying Point to Point

insects in order to better understand decomposition of animal tissue. $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

In The News – Students will be exposed to the lab techniques and procedures that connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Forensic Life Science are helping to solve many of the world’s scientific mysteries. Current $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Science 9-12 Health issues in the news will guide our discussion and debate of the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

The Centers for Disease Control provide health and life saving

information about epidemics that may concern our nation and

citizens, but what are scientists studying and discovering. Students Point to Point

will start with the basics of life and learn more about some of the $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

microscopic organisms that are affecting our city and well-being. connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

In The News – Science Current issues in the news will guide our discussion and debate of $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Epidemiology 9-12 Health the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Experts in the A public health/community nutrition dietitian works with diverse

Field: Moving population groups: infants and children, youth and teens, Generation Point to Point Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

People to a Xers and Generation Y, Baby Boomers and senior citizens - in $90, Multipoint rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Healthier Lifestyle helping them explore healthier eating and physical activity habits. connection- http://www.hooksdlc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

with Dr. Christina Science Each day we make choices that affect our health. Do you realize how $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn March 8, 2004, 1:30 – 2:30

Ferroli 9-12 Health powerful a voice the power of choice is? What will you choose today? ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Elephant-like mastodons roamed America for thousands of years

before going extinct around 10,000 years ago. Standing around 10

feet tall and weighing around 5 tons, mastodons had stocky bodies,

Experts in the long tusks, and ate trees and wetland plants. Not long after the first

Field: Finding people arrived in the Americas the mastodon disappeared forever.

Prehistoric To understand how humans and mastodons interacted, I recently Point to Point Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Giants: The excavated a mastodon in northern Indiana that may be associated $90, Multipoint rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Elephants of with human manufactured tools. Did people drive this animal giant to connection- http://www.hooksdlc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

America with Dr. Science extinction, or did the retreating glaciers remove familiar food $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn May 11, 2004 9:15 – 10:15

Chris Schmidt 9-12 Health resources from the area? ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Young children are just becoming aware of their own bodies. Me, rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Myself and I will introduce children to various body parts, their Point to Point Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

functions and how to stay healthy. Using Eric Carle's books, The $90, Multipoint April 19,2004-9:15-10:15

Mixed-Up Chameleon and From Head to Toe, as a starting point, connection- http://www.hooksdlc May 5, 2004-10:30-11:30

Science children will investigate their senses, discover how people are alike $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn By Request

Me, Myself and I Pre-K-2 Health and different and will discuss why it is great just being me. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Investigate instincts and learned behaviors in both humans and other Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

animals. Do animals have feelings? Why do they act the way they Point to Point rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

do? This program takes a very hands-on approach to discussing the $90, Multipoint Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

uniqueness of human emotions and comparing them to the connection- http://www.hooksdlc May 4, 2004-10:30-11:30

If I Were a behaviors of animals. Students will observe several animals to better $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn By Request

Goldfish Pre-K-2 Science understand defensive behaviors and instincts. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Students will be encouraged to investigate and explore various

scientific principles though hands-on experiments. What is the Point to Point May 5, 2004-9:15-10:15

difference between mixtures and solutions? What are some of the $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Mixed-up properties of molecules? During Mixed up Mixtures and Solutions, connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Mixtures and students are encouraged investigate and explore various scientific $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Solutions 3-5 Science principles. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Join Hook's as we explore chemical reaction and density with fun, April 20, 2004-9:15-10:15

hands-on experiements...active participation encouraged! Students Point to Point By Request

will identify reactions that glow, change color, and emit or absorb $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

heat energy. This interactive program will use the scientific method to connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Cool Chemistry, help students better understand the scientific principles of density $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Hot Reactions 6-8 Science and chemical reactions. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

April 14, 2004-10:30-11:30

Artifacts have been chosen for their uniqueness and intrigue. Point to Point By Request

Students will discover what makes something an artifact. Discussion $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

will revolve around the artifacts' history, use and role in the worlds of connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Curious the historic drugstore and modern day medicine. The program is $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Encounters 3-5 Science designed to encourage in depth discussion and critical thinking skills. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

April 19, 2004-10:30-11:30

There are billions of them - invaders with one goal: live off your body. May 4, 2004-11:45-12:45

Gross! We all know kids ask those inevitable questions that adult are Point to Point By Request

quick to ignore. This program will help answer some of those $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

The Body - questions. What are zits? Why do I have crusty eyes in the morning? connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Gross, Yucky & Do I really have microscopic bugs living on me? If you're a $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Oh So Cool! 2-5 Science squeamish adult, take caution, we may gross you out. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Behind the Story is a unique approach to the study of genetics. We April 13, 2004-9:15-10:15

will explore such topics as DNA, Mendelian genetics, and DNA May 3, 2004-1:45-2:45

extraction from onion cells. A look at Snow White and the Seven Point to Point By Request

Dwarfs engages students in a discussion of genetic mutations. Were $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Behind the Story: those magic beans in Jack & the Beanstalk really genetically connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

The Genetics of modified food? This hilarious and informative program will leave $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Fairytales 6-9 Science student with a fresh perspective of the tales of their youth! ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





The idea of nature providing cures and remedies is not a new idea. April 13, 2004-10:30-11:30

As early as 2000 B.C. the Chinese treated ulcers with mold. What May 3, 2004-12:30-1:30

other items found in nature are being used in medicine today? How Point to Point By Request

do scientists find new cures from nature? This class will explore the $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

life saving plants and animals scientists and researchers develop into connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Life Saving the medicines of today. A look into past cultures and animal self- $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Nature 6-8 Science medication will give us clues to some "life saving" discoveries. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Point to Point May 11, 2004-9:15-10:15

Participate in experiments and demonstrations that help us to better $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo invites you to bring your group to the Zoo - At present time, there is no charge except for the Uganda

- virtually! Go to places in the Zoo that you may never have seen programs. Connecting sites are responsible for any long

before. Ask questions of Zoo staff and interact with other schools http://www.clemetzo distance fees. Limited to 30 students.

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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's distance learning classroom offers programs No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/distance Education Department at 216/635-3391.

Metropolitan Zoo throughout the year. for H.323 Free Plans -download _learn.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

The Bearable All bears hibernate, right? Discover the truth about bears and learn No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Truth K-2 Science about their different families. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Many people are afraid of bats - which is boo-hoo for them! These ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

amazing creatures have an undeserved reputation and are really No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Boo! I'm a Bat K-2 Science quite important to the environment. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 30 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Discover Think that you are the only species that goes to class? Think again! No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Australia K-2 Science Learn how Australian animals get "class"ified. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Join us on a virtual safari as we explore the daily life of kids in Africa, ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

A Kid's Life in from the languages they use, to the foods they eat, to the animals No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Africa K-2 Science they encounter. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 30 Minutes

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Join us on a virtual walkabout as we explore the daily life of kids in ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

A Kid's Life in Australia, from the words they use, to the foods they eat, to the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Australia K-2 Science animals they encounter. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 35 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Jambo Means Learn the differences between mammals, reptiles and birds on this No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Hello K-2 Science safari through Africa. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 30 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

This tropical adventure will provide opportunities to explore the rain No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Rain Forest Life K-2 Science forest using the five senses. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 30 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

It's no ruse! One roo isn't like another! Discover the differences No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

What's Up Roos! K-2 Science between the different kangaroos and their close cousins. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 30 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Wonderful World Explore the wonderful world of wolves and discover some of the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

of Wolves K-2 Science many ways in which they communicate. It will be a howlin' good time! for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Learn about some of the unique features that have made sharks one ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

A Bite-Sized Look of the most successful groups this planet has ever seen. Also find No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

at Sharks 3-5 Science out why the shark's bite is so important to our oceans! for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Help Detectives solve the Case of the Stolen Animal Adaptations, as ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Animal they investigate how these animals have impacted our lives because No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Espionage 3-5 Science of their natural wonders. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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What is a condor? What is conservation? Why is condor ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Condor conservation important to us? Learn about what the Zoo has done for No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Conservation 3-5 Science condor conservation in Venezuela. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Often mistaken for a bear, this fuzzy marsupial is one of Australia's ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Don't Koala Me, most recognized native animal species. Meet one of our keepers via No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

I'll Koala You! 3-5 Science videoconferencing to find out about this unusual animal! for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

What's it like to care for the largest at the Zoo? Come explore the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Elephants 3-5 Science world of an animal that really carries some weight. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Have you ever wanted to learn more about our closest cousins in the ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Going Ape Over animal world? Join one of the Zoo's primate keepers in a discussion No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Apes 3-5 Science about the greater and lesser apes. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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How would you get a rhinoceros from Africa to Cleveland? By a train, ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

How Does a Zoo plane or automobile? Create your own rhino travel plans and then No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Get a Rhino? 3-5 Science talk to the man with the answers. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Layers of the Learn about the four living zones of the tropical rain forest, from the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Rain Forest 3-5 Science ground to the treetops, and the animals that might be found there. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Ever wonder how it's possible to train a wide variety of zoo animals to ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

The Training listen to basic commands? Participate in our training game and we No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Game 3-5 Science might even be able to train you! for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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What To Do With ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

The Poo? New How does a zoo recycle poo? Learn about composting and how No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Program 3-5 Science nature takes care of the waste. for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Werewolf? No, where's the wolf! Test your knowledge of wolves in No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/ele Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Wolf! 3-5 Science the game show "Fact or Fairy Tale!" for H.323 Free Plans mentary.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Career-Graphic Learn how an artist uses their skills at a zoo, in everything from signs No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Arts 6-8 Science to exhibits, to create a "feeling" around each themed exhibit. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

People nationwide enrich the lives of their pets every day. Find out http://www.clemetzo

why "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

From Boomer zookeepers and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Balls to Milk Jugs 6-8 Science of animals. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Indigenous vs. Explore how native cultures incorporate and effect endemic wildlife in No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Introduced 6-8 Science North America, South America, Australia and Africa. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Where do they go? Why do they go? What is happening to their ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

traditional migration routes? Come and explore the world of migratory No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Migratory Birds 6-8 Science birds. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Think that space is the last frontier? Think again! Life under the ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Octopus: ocean is alien to us land dwellers. Discover the mysterious life of the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Undersea Alien 6-8 Science octopus. for H.324 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

http://www.clemetzo

Polly Wants a What do you do to help an endangered species? Learn about the ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Future (Parrot thick-billed parrot and what Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is doing to No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Preservation) 6-8 Science restore this bird back to its native habitat. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Rain Forest Discover how various plants and animals are adapted to life in the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Adaptations 6-8 Science hot, wet tropical rain forest. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

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Ever wonder how it's possible to train a wide variety of zoo animals to ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

The Training listen to basic commands? Participate in our training game and we No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Game 6-8 Science might even be able to train you! for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes





A Comparison of Forest Conservation Issues in the U.S. and

Uganda. This program is a 6-week study and will commence with a To apply for this program, teachers need to be able to

videoconference session. Throughout the following weeks, students complete the assigned lesson plans prior to each

will work with teachers in their own schools as they learn about forest videoconferencing session. Also, due to the time difference

conservation and wildlife affected by deforestation. The chimpanzee between the U.S. and Uganda, teachers and students must be

will be used as the primary example. Contact will be maintained at able to attend videoconference during early hours in the

least twice a week via e-mail. Near the end of the month, students morning.

will design a plan to help stop deforestation and save the http://www.clemetzo Note: This is an international program. There may be a fee for

chimpanzee in Uganda. In the final session, the students in both ATM o.com/education/sc this program. Times and dates are tentative and may change

The Uganda countries will present their projects and compare/contrast the No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/mid due to The World Bank and Uganda's scheduling.

Connection: 6-8 Science conservation issues that face the U.S. and Uganda. for H.324 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 6-Weeks



Australia possesses some of the worlds most beautiful lands and http://www.clemetzo

Australia: Barren diverse underwater habitats. What makes Australia the "land down ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Land to Barrier under?" Explore all aspects of this continent with an Australian No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Reef 9-12 Science native. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes



Habitat destruction, population growth and hunting are taking their http://www.clemetzo

Bearing It All: The toll on the bears. Join our expert on discussing the plight of the ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Plight of the world's bears. Special attention will be paid to the Spectacled Bears No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Spectacled Bear 9-12 Science of Venezuela. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes



People nationwide enrich the lives of their pets every day. Find out http://www.clemetzo

why "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

From Boomer zookeepers and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Balls to Milk Jugs 9-12 Science of animals. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes



Wolf reintroduction has taken place in several areas in the United http://www.clemetzo

States. What kind of conflict would occur if such a program were ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Wolves at Your proposed for your hometown? Students will role-play the many No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Door? 9-12 Science different angles to this controversial story. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes



Students know what zoos are like today, but what were they like for http://www.clemetzo

Zoos - Past, their parents and grandparents? What will they be like for their ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Present and children? Examine where Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has been and No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Future 9-12 Science where we hope the future will take us. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes



http://www.clemetzo

Ever wonder what it's like to keep a zoo safe and sound? What do ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Career - Zoo we do in case of animal escape? Natural disaster? Discover the ins No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

Security 9-12 Science and outs of zoo security in this program. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes

http://www.clemetzo

Career - Have you seen us in the newspaper? Have you heard about us on ATM o.com/education/sc Class limited to 30 students. Phone 216/635-3391

Marketing and TV? Come and explore some of what it takes to promote a zoo and No IP connection Online Lesson hool_group/dist/high Email vc-zoo@clevelandmetroparks.com

PR 9-12 Science try your hand at marketing our some of our exhibits. for H.323 Free Plans _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 45 Minutes





Can the reintroduction of a wetland-dependent animal, such as the

trumpeter swan, increase the level of conservation both for the Teacher packet, Teachers will receive a teacher packet several weeks before

habitat and the species? Draw your own conclusions as you as well as a the beginning of the program, as well as a resource kit, which

participate in this series of 6 videoconferences. Program series resource kit, will be on loan for the duration of the program.

Ohio Wetlands - consists of the following sessions: Introduction to Wetlands, which will be on http://www.clemetzo Participation in all 6 videoconferences is mandatory. For more

Ruin, Wetlands History, Alaska Trip/Hatching and Incubation, Two Years in ATM loan for the o.com/education/sc information on times and dates, please call (216) 661-6500

Reintroduction & Training, Release and Tracking, and Wetlands Conservation Wrap- No IP connection duration of the hool_group/dist/high ext. 4493.

Recovery 9-12 Science Up. Participation in all 6 videoconferences is mandatory. for H.324 Free program. _school.asp Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo 6-Sessions

Virtual Grade Resource Session

Fieldtrips Level Subject Description Connection Cost Materials Web Address Notes Length



If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning

Prices start at Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu.

Smithsonian $100 + http://www.serc.si.e

Environmental curriculum Available for an du/education/dl/vide Between 30 - 60 Minutes

Institute ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost oconference.htm Smithsonian Environmental Institute









This program emphasizes the importance of adaptation in

organisms. Examine the structure of several types of feathers and

identify the differences. This will help students recognize how to look

for adaptations and determine why they are important. Other bird

adaptations may be discussed (beaks, feet, etc.) as well as the

research methods used at SERC to track the migratory routes of

birds.This program can be extended by a component involving life

birds, during which students can compare and contrast the feeding

habits of two different raptors. Owls feed at night, and what they eat Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

can be determined from their pellets. Hawks feed during the day. $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

BIRDS OF A Because this demonstration involves life birds, please inform the curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#bi Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

FEATHER K-7 Science distance learning coordinator, of your interest in this component. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost rds Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes





These animals have been around since the time of dinosaurs and

survived when they didn't. Turtles are closely connected to both the

land and water; sea turtles and diamondback terrapins for example

TURTLES, live in water but return to the land to lay their eggs. Explore the

unique characteristics that make turtles turtles, and the differences Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

TORTOISES, among turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Meet the diamondback $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

AND terrapin and box turtle, both Bay residents. Also learn about the sea curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#tu Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

TERRAPINS K-8 Science turtles that visit the Bay when traveling along their migratory route. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost rtles Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

An introduction to and overview of the Chesapeake Bay, its

watershed, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

(SERC). Explore the unique characteristics of the nation's largest Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

THE estuary and learn about some of its inhabitants. This $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

CHESAPEAK videoconference is a great first introduction to estuaries and curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#c Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

E BAY 2-12 Science Chesapeake Bay ecology. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost hesapeake Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes



Observe a demonstration of salinity and how brackish water is Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

formed. Then participants will create their own "salinity solution" by $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

SALINITY mixing unknown samples and meet a resident of the Chesapeake curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#s Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

SOLUTION 3-7 Science Bay known for its tolerance to salt, the blue crab. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost alinity Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes





What are the parts of aquatic ecosystems, and how do these parts

come together to make an ecosystem unique? Examine some living

AQUATIC and non-living components in various aquatic ecosystems, with

ECOSYSTEM particular attention on the effects of a salinity gradient. Students are

encouraged to build aquatic ecosystems in the classroom and share Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

S:PUT THE observations with SERC staff during a videoconference. $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

PARTS Comparisons will be made to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, with curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#a Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

TOGETHER 4-9 Science examples of its specific living and non-living components. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost quatic Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

Examine the fascinating life and role of the blue crab, an important Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

link in the Chesapeake Bay food web. The video conference will $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

BLUE CRAB focus on blue crab research conducted in the Bay, and what this curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#bl Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

BIOLOGY 4-12 Science research tells us about the state of the Bay and its watershed. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost uecrab Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

A WALK

THROUGH

THE

Learn about forest structure, in particular how the forest canopy Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

WOODS: affects the forest all the way from the tree tops to the forest floor. $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

FOREST Find out how scientists study the tops of trees, and what this curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#fo Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

CANOPIES 5-12 Science research tells us about the health of forests in the watershed. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost rest Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

SCIENCE IN

ACTION:

Located outside Washington, DC, along the Chesapeake Bay is the

RESEARCH

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The scientists and

AT THE educators here explore the biological and physical processes that

SMITHSONIA sustain life on Earth. Since 1965, SERC scientists have researched

N the aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric components of complex

ENVIRONME ecosystems and applied this knowledge for the improved

stewardship of the biosphere. Explore these processes and Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

NTAL components by exploring the science laboratories of SERC. $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

RESEARCH Interactive demonstrations recreate SERC science in the classroom. curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#sc Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

CENTER 5-12 Science Students will also discover potential careers in science. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost ience Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes





INVESTIGATI

NG GLOBAL

WARMING:

Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

CLUES TO A The global climate is changing. Learn about the greenhouse effect, $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

CHANGING the cause of increased levels of carbon dioxide, and what complex curriculum Available for an oconference.htm#gl Coordinator at klugeld@si.edu. ely 45

CLIMATE ?? Science role plants play in taking up this greenhouse gas. ISDN & T1 materials. additional cost obalwarming Smithsonian Environmental Institute minutes

These programs are for groups of 30 students or fewer. A

$100.00, document camera allows for close inspection of individual

The Albany Institute's lessons are exciting and engaging real-time teacher objects. Contact the Education Department at least one month

interactions between schools and the museum’s educators, using workshops- in advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

objects, images and lively, inquiry-based teaching methods to offer We can connect $50.00. The Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

Albany students "virtual field trips" focusing on the museum's strong via ISDN or IP, school pays Teacher http://www.albanyin requested. You can call: 518-463-4478. Monday-Friday, 9-

Institute of History, collections in American and regional history and art from Ancient at speeds up to connection Resources stitute.org/resource 4(EST) 45-60

History & Art 3-12 Art Egypt to 21st century America. 384K. fees. provided online. s/distlearning.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes



Students explore colonial era artifacts and art to determine their

function, manufacture and the role they played in the history of

colonial-era New York. Guided by a museum educator, students Contact the Education Department at least one month in

learn about the Dutch settlement of upstate New York and interaction advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

with Native Americans and other regional colonial residents. Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

Analyzing images of the area from different moments in time, requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

students see visual evidence of the region's development and We can connect http://www.albanyin calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

discuss key themes such as the fur trade, agriculture and commerce. via ISDN or IP, Teacher stitute.org/resource 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Colonial Life History, Suitable for schools studying New York State or colonial American at speeds up to Resources s/colonial/Colonial.h (EST) 45-60

in America 3-8 Art history. 384K. $100.00 provided online. tm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

Contact the Education Department at least one month in

advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

Students examine images of the museum's mummies and learn Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

about the ancient culture in which they lived. Looking at images and requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

art, students explore the influence of the environment on Egyptian We can connect calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

beliefs and the meaning behind the style of Egyptian art. Symbolism, via ISDN or IP, Teacher http://www.albanyin 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Mummies and History, hieroglyphics and the process of mummification are highlighted. at speeds up to Resources stitute.org/resource (EST) 45-60

Ancient Egypt 3-8 Art Suitable for schools studying ancient Egypt culture and beliefs. 384K. $100.00 provided online. s/egypt/egypt.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





The Albany Institute is known worldwide for its collection of art by

Hudson River School artists who were active in the 19th century and Contact the Education Department at least one month in

used their art to celebrate the beauty of the American wilderness. A advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

museum educator guides students in viewing paintings and drawings Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

by artists such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Students learn requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

Artists and

how these artists expressed their ideas and feelings in paintings, We can connect http://www.albanyin calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

Nature: The while also reflecting prevailing ideas about Americans' relationship to via ISDN or IP, Teacher stitute.org/resource 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hudson River History, the rapidly transforming natural environment. Students explore at speeds up to Resources s/Hudson%20River (EST) 45-60

School 3-5 Art artists' use of symbolism, process and materials. 384K. $100.00 provided online. %20School/hrs.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





The Albany Institute is known worldwide for its collection of art by

Hudson River School artists who were active in the 19th century and

used their art to celebrate the beauty of the American wilderness. A

museum educator guides students in viewing paintings and drawings

by artists such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Church. Students learn Contact the Education Department at least one month in

how these artists expressed their ideas and feelings in paintings, advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

while also reflecting prevailing ideas about Americans' relationship to Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

the rapidly transforming natural environment. Students explore requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

Artists and

artists' use of symbolism, process and materials. For older students, We can connect http://www.albanyin calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

Nature: The connections to 19th century literature, philosophy, history and via ISDN or IP, Teacher stitute.org/resource 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hudson River History, environmentalism are made. Suitable for schools studying at speeds up to Resources s/Hudson%20River (EST) 45-60

School 9-12 Art American history, art and environmentalism. 384K. $100.00 provided online. %20School/hrs.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes





Students are instructed to look closely at portraiture through a

diverse selection of portraits from the Albany Institute’s collection to

learn how portraits reveal personal and cultural values. Through Contact the Education Department at least one month in

interactive discussion and engaged looking, students explore how advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

portraits hold visual messages about the subject, the artist, the time Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

period or the event celebrated. Portraits used in this program include requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

http://www.alba

“grand style” (formal) oil portraits, commercial products, political We can connect calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

campaign materials and informal photographs. Suitable for schools via ISDN or IP, Teacher nyinstitute.org/r 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Facing History, studying the cultural and ethnic diversity of America and the at speeds up to Resources esources/portrai (EST) 45-60

Portraits 3-6 Art interpretive skills of art history. 384K. $100.00 provided online. ts/portraits.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

Students are instructed to look closely at portraiture through a

diverse selection of portraits from the Albany Institute’s collection to

learn how portraits reveal personal and cultural values. Through Contact the Education Department at least one month in

interactive discussion and engaged looking, students explore how advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

portraits hold visual messages about the subject, the artist, the time Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

period or the event celebrated. Portraits used in this program include requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

http://www.alba

“grand style” (formal) oil portraits, commercial products, political We can connect calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

campaign materials and informal photographs. Suitable for schools via ISDN or IP, Teacher nyinstitute.org/r 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Facing History, studying the cultural and ethnic diversity of America and the at speeds up to Resources esources/portrai (EST) 45-60

Portraits 7-12 Art interpretive skills of art history. 384K. $100.00 provided online. ts/portraits.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

Contact the Education Department at least one month in

Through interactive examination of photographs, objects and works advance to schedule at : education@albanyinstitute.org.

of art from the late 19th century, students explore key themes of this Please suggest three choices of date and time for each lesson

period including the impact of the Civil War on Americans, requested. If telephone is preferred, please have your

manufacturing, transportation, expansion, urbanization and the We can connect http://www.albanyin calendar with you and several dates in mind when you call:

stratification of American society. Guided by a museum educator, via ISDN or IP, Teacher stitute.org/resource 518-463-4478. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

America after History, students will analyze and interpret primary sources to gain amore at speeds up to Resources s/victorianage/victor (EST) 45-60

the Civil War 7-12 Art powerful connection to this historical period. 384K. $100.00 provided online. ian.htm Albany Institute of History & Art Minutes

Live, interactive programs right in your classroom!

COSI Join COSI's fantastic Team in a videoconference that involves

students in hands-on activities and demonstrations. Each program For reservations call:

Columbus includes hands-on materials for 30 students that will be used during 614.228.2674 x3186

Science the 40-60 minute show and materials for many additional hours of in- T-1 or http://www.cosi.org/ or email Electronic Education 40-60

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Dr. Larry Tate will present information on forensic pathology and

performing autopsies to determine cause of death. Using data and

photos from real autopsies, Dr. Tate will discuss the variety of signs

pathologists look for and the important information to be gained from

autopsies. During the presentation students will also be able to Dr. Tate has 32 years experience performing autopsies and is

identify abnormal anatomical features that may have contributed to currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at The

cause of death. Students should have prior understanding of: general Ohio State University. Students should prepare questions in

The Autopsy vertebrate anatomy; organisms are composed of organs and tissues, Information http://www.cosi.org/ advance, based on information packet sent to the teacher.

and Forensic all of which have functions; alterations in organs can be related to T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection on February 25 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Medicine 11-12 Science changes in their function. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Join us for a fantastic opportunity to learn about the on-going

Antarctic weather-related research projects occurring in and around Antarctica!

Weather - Matt Thompson, a meteorologist currently at McMurdo Station, will

call in to discuss weather research with Samuel Merriman, an

Increasing engineer that was once stationed at McMurdo. The two will show Information http://www.cosi.org/ March 2, '04 @ 12:00 PM ET [ 3/2/2004 ]

Global slides of life and research at the Pole and will discuss their T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection on February 27 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Knowledge Science experiences there. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Students should have prior understanding of: atoms, electrons,

protons; the differences between light, electricity and magnetism. Dr.

Leonard Strachan, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian

Center for Astrophysics, will discuss what researchers are learning

about events on the sun that produce geomagnetic storms and also

how these storms produce space weather effects on the earth. Dr.

Strachan who works with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer

instrument on the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) March 11, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 3/11/2004 ]

Solar Storms:

spacecraft will show how scientists study the sun's corona, its solar Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the

The Sun- wind, and the near Earth space environment with a fleet of Information http://www.cosi.org/ information sent to the teacher.

Earth international spacecraft. The goal of this talk is to highlight some of T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection on March 9 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Connection Science the links in the chain of events that connect us to our moody star. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: the anatomy of the

nose, throat and mouth region and basic knowledge of neurons and Jeannine is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University

sensory receptors. Jeannine F. Delwiche will define taste, smell, Department of Food Science and Technology. She holds a

flavor, and discuss some the challenges involved in measuring them. B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from the University of California

Using visual illusions, she will demonstrate the importance of Davis, a Ph.D. in Psychology from Cornell University, and was

interpretation by the brain and explain why the brain sometimes Information http://www.cosi.org/ a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Monell Chemical Senses Center

Science of the makes a "mistake." Finally, she will describe how the measurement T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert in Philadelphia. Test connection March 12 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Senses Science of perception is used by industries. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Students should be familiar with: basic computer usage, e.g. drag

Computer and drop objects. Bill Harper, a professor with Otterbein College in

Westerville, OH, will present the topic of computer simulation. A Dr. Harper has earned a B.S. in Computer Engineering, an

Simulation: blend of logic, computer know-how, statistical skills, and more are Information http://www.cosi.org/ M.S. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in Industrial & Systems

Imitation of needed to successfully solve complex problems that are not easily T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Engineering. 40-60

Real Life Technology addressed with other methods. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Dr. Masters currently works as an Associate Professor at the

Flying at

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at

Night: Bats Dr. Mitch Masters will discuss his research on bat echolocation, Information http://www.cosi.org/ The Ohio State University. Students should prepare questions

and which includes how bats process echoes as well as the potential T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert in advance. Test connection March 17 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

Echolocation Science ability for bats to recognize one other based on their unique voices. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

The hand is quicker than the eye as J. Randall Hicks gives a

presentation of one of the world’s oldest magic tricks: The Cups and

Balls. Go behind the scenes to discover the secret with step-by-step April 27, '04 @ 11:00 AM ET [ 4/27/2004 ]J. Randall Hicks has

instructions on how to perform this classic effect using everyday a B. F. A. in Theatre from Marshall University and has worked

objects. Mr. Hicks will then discuss some of the psychology of magic Information http://www.cosi.org/ as a professional magician at King’s Island and Carowinds

Science of Science, with a comparison to some of the visual tricks used by animals in T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Theme Parks. 40-60

Magic K-5 Psychology nature. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Information http://www.cosi.org/

Forensic Julie Angel, a photographer with Scotland Yard for 10 years, will T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert 40-60

Photography Science present information on taking crime scene photographs. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Students should have a prior understanding of: the invention of the

moveable type printing press (year, inventor, significance, etc.).

Edward Wheatley, will discuss the steps in the production of

manuscripts before the invention of printing; the ways in which texts

Medieval were transmitted through copies; the problems that this process

Manuscripts: presents in establishing accurate, "authoritative" texts; and the

From changes brought about by printing. He will show some of the

medieval manuscripts and incunables (books printed before 1500)

Manuscript to from Hamilton College's collection. The presentation will conclude by Information http://www.cosi.org/ Test connection on March 19 at 2:30 PM ET.

Printed Book comparing two shifts in the transmission of text: the shift from T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert March 22, '04 @ 11:30 AM ET [ 3/22/2004 ] 40-60

to Virtual Text History manuscript to print and the shift from printed book to virtual text. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Grades 3 through 6 are invited to join COSI science writer and

demonstrator, Steve Whitt, to explore the science inside the light

bulb. Steve will discuss electricity and how light bulbs work (and

Light Bulb break!). This experiment packed 20-minute presentation will be Information http://www.cosi.org/

Science followed by an opportunity for students to ask questions about light T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection March 26 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

(Electricity) 3-6 Science bulbs, electricity, and careers in science. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: Overview of human

evolution Dr. Jeffrey McKee leads fossil excavations in South Africa

and is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Ohio State

University. He will show you some of the fossil clues that led to the

discovery of early human origins in Africa. From the fossil site of

Taung, at the edge of South Africa's Kalahari desert, to the rich sub

Anthropology: tropical forest of ancient Makapansgat, Dr. McKee will discuss how

our ancestors adapted to a variety of environments, leading to the

Fossil Clues emergence of the most adaptable mammal: Homo sapiens. Students Information http://www.cosi.org/ Test connection March 29 @ 2:30 PM ET.

to Human should prepare questions in advance, based on information packet T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert April 1, '04 @ 12:00 PM ET [ 4/1/2004 ] 40-60

Origins Science sent to the teacher. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









Students should have prior understanding of: the night sky and the

electromagnetic spectrum. Dr. Jeremy Heyl, Assistant Professor at

the University of British Columbia will talk about the multi-wavelength

sky. Photons of different energies give astrophysicists new insights

about star formation, supernovae explosions, neutron stars and black

holes. Dr. Heyl's research focuses on high-energy astrophysics,

specifically neutron stars and black holes in our galaxy, the Milky

Way. The launch of the Chandra X-ray telescope in 1999 has opened

Astrophysics: a new vista onto the universe. Some of its most beautiful pictures

There's More and interesting discoveries have concerned neutron stars and black

holes. These remnants of supernovae explosions are the most

Out There extreme objects in the universe since the Big Bang. Astrophysicists Information http://www.cosi.org/ April 6, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/6/2004 ]

than Meets think that they provide the power behind quasars and gamma-ray T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection on April 2, 2004 at 2:30 PM ET. 40-60

the Eye Science bursts, the brightest objects in the recent universe. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

April 8, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/8/2004 ] Deborah Lanata, an Evidence

Technician with the Columbus Police Detective Bureau, will show

how a crime scene is dusted for prints, surfaces that work and don't

work for latent fingerprint development as well as tips and tricks to

get good lifts from various surfaces. Rob Lawson, the Columbus

Police Latent Unit Supervisor, will discuss how the latent lifts Ms.

Lanata brings him are examined and how they attempt to match the

prints to a suspect. Ms. Lanata has been with Columbus Police

Department for 8 years and regularly responds to crime scenes. Mr.

Lawson has been with the Columbus Police Department for over 13

years. He became supervisor of the Latent Unit in March 2003.

Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the packet Information http://www.cosi.org/

Forensics: of information sent to the teacher. Test connection on April 6 at 2:30 T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert 40-60

Latent Prints Science PM ET. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





April 9, '04 @ 9:00 AM ET [ 4/9/2004 ]

Students should have a familiarity with: fossils, biological evolution,

animal and plant morphology. Loren Babcock, Professor of

Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University who specializes in

paleontology, will discuss the processes of fossilization. He will

reference the Burgess Shale, which has been a guidepost for the

Cambrian Period and whose evolutionary record has been preserved

through fossils. Dr. Babcock’s discussion will also include comments Information http://www.cosi.org/

Processes of on why some creatures are preserved while most leave no fossil T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert 40-60

Fossilization Science record. Test connection on April 7 at 3:30 PM ET. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Explore the world of operant and classical conditioning with COSI's

nationally known basketball playing rats, SheRa and Teela. Join

Melissa Privette to learn the science behind how COSI trains rats to April 13, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/13/2004 ]

play basketball. Enjoy a championship game, as we see the rats in Test connection on April 9 at 2:30 PM ET.

action. You will then have time to ask questions and learn other fun The Ohio State University and is currently the Resource and

facts about rats. A four year rat trainer, Melissa Privette has a B.S. in Information http://www.cosi.org/ Development Team Leader for Life and Gadgets at COSI.

Rat Science, Human Development and Family Science with a Specialization in T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Melissa has worked with the COSI rats for four years. 40-60

Basketball K-5 Psychology Early Childhood Development from ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Students should have prior understanding of: basic biology, anatomy

and physiology. He will discuss the latest research in Cardiac Test connection April 22 at 3:00 PM ET.

Mechanical Support, which includes Left Ventricular Assist Devices The Ohio State University and is currently the Resource and

as well as the Total Artificial Heart. He will also discuss the design Development Team Leader for Life and Gadgets at COSI.

Cardiac and implantation of some of the world's most advanced artificial Information http://www.cosi.org/ Melissa has worked with the COSI rats for four years.

Mechanical hearts. Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert April 27, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 4/27/2004 ] 40-60

Support Science information packets sent to the teacher. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





He received his B.S. in Physics from Caltech in 1983, and a

Ph.D. in Astrophysics in 1988 from UC Santa Cruz. He came

Dr. Richard Pogge will present information on the nature of black to The Ohio State as a postdoctoral fellow in 1989, joining the

holes and some of their surprising properties. Dr. Pogge regularly Information http://www.cosi.org/ faculty in 1992 where he is currently a Professor of Astronomy.

works with the Hubble Space Telescope and is actively involved in T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection on April 27 at 3:00 PM ET. 40-60

Black Holes Science the design and construction of astronomical instruments. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Sara Lawhon, a research scientist at Battelle, will present how the

Drug scientific method is applied to train dogs to detect substances, such Information http://www.cosi.org/ May 11, '04 @ 11:00 AM ET [ 5/11/2004 ]

Detection Science, as drugs and explosives, and the pitfalls encountered if these T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert Test connection May 6 @ 3:00 PM ET. 40-60

Dogs 5-8 Psychology methods are not used. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes









Students should have prior understanding of: what an archaeology

site is; a basic understanding of magnetism, electrical conduction,

and radar

Ever wonder why archaeologists don’t just X-ray the ground? They

sometimes do, in a way. Mr. Jarrod Burks, Ph.D. will present

information on the use of geophysics by archaeologists. Geophysical

instruments, such as magnetometers and ground penetrating radar,

allow us to look into the ground and see what kinds of things might May 27, '04 @ 1:00 PM ET [ 5/27/2004 ]

be lurking just below the surface. Not only does this save time, but it Test connection on May 25 @ 3:00 PM ET.

Geophysics is also much less destructive than digging up fragile archaeological Information http://www.cosi.org/ Students should prepare questions in advance, based on the

and sites. Students will have the opportunity to work with real magnetic T-1 or packet sent to programs/eeExpert information packet sent to the teacher. 40-60

Archaeology Science data from ancient archaeology sites in southern Ohio. ISDN $125 the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





COSI is offering a session on integrating technology into the

curriculum. The two presenters will be:

1) Ruth Block, Director of Distance Learning at Cooperating School

Districts in St. Louis, Missouri, will share their global connection

model where students from the US and Israel talk about terrorism,

security issues and different forms of democracy. 2) Arnie Comer, To register, please see our registration form on our web site.

Distance Learning Coordinator for Macomb Intermediate School Choose “Expert” as the program, enter 4/13/04, 4:00 PM as

District, Michigan, and current President of TWICE (Two Way the time, and then at the “other info” line, put in COSI Forum.

Interactive Connections in Education), will present information on a We can only accept the first 6 ISDN connections (no limit on T-

COSI Forum multidisciplinary writing program known as Begin with Me. Both 1 or ATM connections). Please let us know if you have other

presenters will speak for about 15 minutes. The rest of the time will topic ideas for these Forums. Test connection on April 9 at

on Integrating

be spent discussing their work, the work of other participants, 3:30 PM ET.

Technology in answering any questions participants have and sharing further Information http://www.cosi.org/ April 13, '04 @ 4:00 PMET [4/13/2004]

the examples of successful and not-so-successful attempts at packet sent to programs/eeExpert Free except for applicable line charges 40-60

Curriculum Teachers Technology integration. T-1 orISDN Free the teacher. Sched.asp COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Kit of materials

and the

videoconference Cost for the program is $190 per class connecting and

show. An includes a test connection, the kit of materials and the

additional kit of videoconference show. An additional kit of materials can be

materials can be purchased for $75. This is a multipoint broadcast for up to

Gadget Students explore simple machines by observing the motion of wind- T-1 or purchased for http://www.cosi.org/ three classes at a time. 40-60

Works 2-6 Technology up toys, taking the toys apart, and putting them back together again. ISDN $190 $75. programs/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

Writing a monitoring plan for the area and submitting it to COSI prior

to the videoconference show Monitoring two transects during the

show and interpreting the data collected. Revising monitoring plans

and further exploring the area through aerial photography, soil maps,

topographic maps, video and data collected at the site for the past 20 kit of materials

years. Monitoring your own schoolyard or nearby green area. Results and the

of this monitoring can be shared with program participants from other videoconference Cost for the program is $190 per class connecting and

areas of the country. A project-based program based on an show. An includes a test connection, the kit of materials and the

ecological monitoring of the Killbuck Wildlife Area in Wayne County, additional kit of videoconference show. An additional kit of materials can be

Ohio! Learn about biological diversity, endangered species and materials can be purchased for $75. This is a multipoint broadcast for up to

interactions between species. Use science process and math skills T-1 or purchased for http://www.cosi.org/ three classes at a time. 40-60

Ecology 7-12 Science on a real world problem! Activities include: ISDN $190 $75. programs/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes





Information

packet and

materials for pre-

and post-

experience Please note that this is a 3 hour experience and plan

activities for the accordingly. Program begins promptly at 8:45 am ET.Surgical

classroom. The Suite is available via videoconference connection and includes

Watch live surgery via videoconferencing! Students that come to kit includes a test connection, materials, and the surgery videoconference.

COSI will be given a powerful learning experience by interacting with enough materials We strongly recommend a connection speed of 384 or higher.

the surgeons and medical personnel in the operating room. Students for 30 students. We will limit the multipoint connection to a maximum of 6

will receive an information guide on heart or knee surgery and the Extra kits are $50 http://www.cosi.org/ classrooms. 40-60

Surgical Suite 6-12 Science careers associated with the operating room. T-1 or ISDN $235 each . programs/ee.htm COSI Columbus Science Museum Minutes

http://www.healthmu Compatible with every type of videoconference network (ISDN,

The Health seum.org/education ATM, T1, IP, etc.)

Museum of ISDN, ATM, T1, /education.asp?deta Loyalty Bonus: Book any 5 programs, get 6th one FREE

Cleveland IP $135 il=9 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

4/6/2004 - 40 minutes seum.org/education

Nature's hidden health hazards ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Bug Off Bugs! 4-6 40 minute IP $135 =24 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Body 4/6/2004 - ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Blueprints 4-6 The genetic plans for life IP $135 =27 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Wonder of ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

New Life 4-6 4/6/2004 - The journey to birth IP $135 =28 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Here I Grow 6-Apr - 40 minutes ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Again 4-6 The transition from child to young adult IP $135 =29 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Inner Factory 4-6 4/6/2004 - The working lives of cells IP $135 =32 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

6-Apr ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Bodyworks 4-6 An exploration of human anatomy IP $135 =31 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

You Are What ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

You Eat 4-6 4/6/2004 - Nutrition basics for growing bodies IP $135 =50 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Genetic 12-Jul - 40 minutes ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Revolution 7-12 The changing worlds of genetics and health IP $135 =34 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes





Sports

http://www.healthmu

Nutrition: You seum.org/education

are What You 12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Drink 7-12 Hydration for peak performance IP $135 =40 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

Sports

http://www.healthmu

Nutrition: seum.org/education

Fact, Fiction, 12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Fitness 7-12 Fad diets and supplements IP $135 =39 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

12-Jul - 40 minutes ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Secret Agents 7-12 The world of infectious diseases IP $135 =44 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Disease 12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Detectives 7-12 Outbreak Investigation IP $135 =45 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Caught in the 12-Jul - 40 minutes ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Web 7-12 STDs/STIs IP $135 =46 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

Steady 12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Storms 7-12 Navigating teen relationships IP $135 =49 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Drugs 301 7-12 The real costs of drugs IP $135 =35 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

http://www.healthmu

seum.org/education

12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

HIV/AIDS 7-12 Understanding the epidemic IP $135 =36 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes



http://www.healthmu

Sports seum.org/education

Nutrition: 12-Jul ISDN, ATM, T1, /classdetail.asp?cid

Basic Training 7-12 Macronutrients IP $135 =38 The Health Museum of Cleveland 40 minutes

All can be adapted for family audiences at non-school events. All For more information call (619) 231-1515 ext. 4139, or e-mail.

videoconference programs originate from our Zoo classroom, and Reservations must be made at least four weeks in advance.

include animals from our animal ambassador collection. Animal Videoconferences can be conducted on Tuesdays or

ambassadors include a variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles from http://www.sandiego Thursdays, beginning as early as 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Limit

San Diego around the world that can be handled by Zoo educators and brought zoo.com/teachers/vi your group size to no more than two classes. 30-50

Zoo K-6 Science to our classroom for an up-close look on camera. H.323 $93 None Listed deo_index.html San Diego Zoo Minute



http://www.sandiego

Animal zoo.com/teachers/vi 30-50

Classification K-6 Science What is a bird, mammal, reptile, or insect? H.323 $93 None Listed deo_index.html San Diego Zoo Minute



http://www.sandiego

Endangered What factors are threatening wild animals and plants? What can you zoo.com/teachers/vi 30-50

Species K-6 Science do to help? H.323 $93 None Listed deo_index.html San Diego Zoo Minute



http://www.sandiego

Animal How do an animal's body parts and habits help it survive in its zoo.com/teachers/vi 30-50

Adaptations K-6 Science environment? H.323 $93 None Listed deo_index.html San Diego Zoo Minute





For more information, or to register by phone, call: 202-707-

4158, either ISDN or IP. A compatibility check is ALWAYS

http://memory.loc.g required before a video conference occurs; please schedule

Library of Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v this check at least a week prior to your intended conference.

Congress IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours

Congress

Present & Past:

Searching

THOMAS and the Teachers, What issues are your legislators debating? What were they debating

Early Media History, 200 years ago? What's changed? What's the same? Learn to http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

Congressional Specialist Governmen navigate and search congressional materials in THOMAS and Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

Documents s t American Memory for answers to these questions and more! IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours



Gathering

Teachers, Oral histories provide a unique viewpoint into cultural and historical

Your Media Social events and their effects on our lives. Learn how your students can http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

Community's Specialist Studies, conduct oral interviews using the process and techniques developed Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

Stories s History by the American Folklife Center, The Library of Congress IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours

Teachers,

Library of Media History, Try your hand at navigating and exploring the depth and breadth of http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

Congress Specialist Governmen the Library of Congress Web site including THOMAS, exhibitions, Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

ONLINE! s t international materials, and more! IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours



Teachers, Social Make the American Memory virtual collections REAL for your Two or three hour interactive workshop

Media Studies, students. Learn to download and use images, texts, maps, sound http://memory.loc.g Requires graphics software that can crop and resize images in

Make It and Specialist History, recordings and films off-line. You will be amazed by what you can do Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v .gif, .jpg, and .tif formats.

Take It! s Geography to make history "come alive." IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 2-3 Hours

Recreate the Battle of Trenton using a spy map and letters sent to

The Spy Map Social the Commander-in-Chief. Analyze these documents to learn how http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

and General Studies, intelligence gathering helped General Washington form his battle Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

Washington 5 - 12 History strategy during January 1777. IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours

Treasure

Hunting: Search

Strategies for the

American Teachers, Feeling a bit lost when trying to use the American Memory

Memory Media collections? Learn strategies and skills for effective searching, http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

Historical Specialist including keyword selection, finding aid shortcuts, and search tool Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

Collections s Technology selection and use. IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours

Teachers,

Working with Media Social http://memory.loc.g One hour presentation

Primary Specialist Studies, Learn to use tools for analysis that will have your students actively Either ISDN or ov/learn/educators/v Two hour interactive workshop

Sources s History engaged in their own process of historical discovery. IP Free None Listed ideo/index.html Library of Congress 1-2 Hours

Miami

Museum of

Science &

Ppre- and post- For information call the Technology Trainer Enhancement

Space Your Virtual Field Trip Expedition includes pre- and post-conference 2 Megabit IP conference http://www.miamisci Center (TTEC) at the Miami Museum of Science, (305) 646-

Transit teaching materials that support National Science Education Capabilities teaching .org/www/virtualfield 4267, or email us at adel@miamisci.org.

Planetarium Science Standards and provide a total learning experience for your students. (H.323) $200 per class materials. trips.html Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium

When Animals Talk is a Scientific Adventure where you will interact

with wildlife researchers from the Museum as they take you through

the scientific inquiry process of actual work being conducted through

the Museum in Florida Bay. Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ppre- and post-

Museum's veterinary hospital and its birds of prey rehabilitation 2 Megabit IP conference http://www.miamisci

When center and learn about the scientific research supported at the Capabilities teaching .org/www/virtualfield

Animals Talk K-12 Science Museum. (H.323) $200 per class materials. trips.html Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium

North

Carolina Your class will interact with a Museum guide and can see and hear To register, contact: Liz Baird, coordinator of distance learning,

responses from students at other sites. They work with instructional at (919) 733-7450, ext. 621. She will help you locate the

Museum of materials and natural history specimens from the Museum teaching http://www.naturalsc closest NCIH classroom and make

Natural collection sent to you prior to the session. These programs are Instructional iences.org/educatio arrangements with the site manager for your session(s).

Sciences 1-12 Science adapted to each age group. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

What is a fossil? What dinosaur fossils have we found? How do we

use these fossils to develop an understanding of dinosaurs and what

they looked like? Learn about dinosaurs found in North Carolina and

see Acrocanthosaurus, the “Terror of the South,” on display in the http://www.naturalsc

Museum. Students will examine real fossils and fossil replicas during Instructional iences.org/educatio

Dinosaurs 1-12 Science the class. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Where do butterflies and moths go in winter? Live butterflies, moths,

and caterpillars will help us discover which strategies butterflies and

Migrate, moths use to survive cold North Carolina winters. Learn how to tag http://www.naturalsc

Hibernate, monarchs to track their migration routes. Develop plans for your own Instructional iences.org/educatio

Pupate 1-12 Science butterfly garden. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

How do we know when an animal is around if we can’t see it? What

“signs” do animals leave behind? Examine evidence of feeding

activity, tracks, and scat as you learn to identify animals by their http://www.naturalsc

signs. Discover what signs tell you about the behavior of animals that Instructional iences.org/educatio

Animal Signs 1-12 Science have passed your way. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

How is North Carolina connected to the tropics? Examine some of

the plants and animals that we share and gain an appreciation for the http://www.naturalsc

Tropical interconnections between our regions. Live tropical animals will be Instructional iences.org/educatio

Connections 1-12 Science featured. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Using the Coastal North Carolina gallery as our focus, we will explore

our state’s coast from salt marsh to deep ocean. Students will use http://www.naturalsc

Coastal models as well as real specimens to explore these diverse habitats Instructional iences.org/educatio

Carolina 1-12 Science and their inhabitants. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

What plants, animals, and minerals represent North Carolina? Are

North

they the rare specimens found only in the Carolinas, such as the

Carolina's Venus’ flytrap? Or are they things that you find all over the state, http://www.naturalsc

Natural such as the Carolina wren? Students will use hands-on materials to Instructional iences.org/educatio

Treasures 1-12 Science learn more about No. Carolina treasures. H.323 Materials n/distance.html North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences





Get ready for adventure, drama, comedy, tragedy, and fantastic

learning as we hit the Oregon Trail and head out west! This

simulated journey allows classes to travel the trail as part of the Done at a particular time of year and completed throughout 1

Westward HO! Wagon Train. In classrooms across the country, month. January 20 - February 20, 2004

collaborative families, based on real families from America's past, http://www.cyberbee Check into this next year.

Westward make daily decisions (travel and fate scenarios are provided by the Lesson Plans .com/wwho/index.ht Madison County did this - see Vicki Sullivan

Ho! project moderators) that will influence their safe arrival in Oregon. Student handouts ml Westward Ho! 1-4 Weeks?



The Ward

http://www.wardmel

Melville The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the- villeheritage.org/Trip

Heritage art technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal ISDN 256kbps or _ChangingFacesOf

Organization Ecology, History and Literacy. IP War.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization









Pre/post lessons,

videotape,

Completed with the collaboration of New York Institute of Technology activities, black

and Cablevision. Throughout generations, American involvement in line masters,

war has taught us valuable lessons about our country and about Internet

ourselves. Through the viewing of a videotape of an intergenerational resources,

dialog among students and veterans, the analysis of primary source background

Changing documents and political cartoons, and an interactive videoconference material, chart &

with an American veteran of war, students will be led to an graphic http://www.wardmel Due to the fact that a veteran must be scheduled for this

Faces of War: understanding of the American Spirit as it is manifested in times of organizer, copies villeheritage.org/Trip videoconference, we must have at least 4 weeks prior notice in

The American war, whether it be the era of the American Revolution or in conflicts ISDN 256kbps or of primary _ChangingFacesOf order to

Spirit Prevails 7-12 History of today. IP $165.00 sources. War.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization 45-60 minutes

Students explore the plants and animals native to the marsh and

their respective roles in the food web. Students consider the question

Electronic "Why is it important not to interfere with the balance of an

Explorations: ecosystem?" Wearing a wireless camera set in a specially-equipped

pair of eyeglasses, and a vest which transmits two-way audio, the

The Salt naturalist teaches right from the water's edge. Students are able to $150 (remote http://www.wmho.or Sign up using online form

Marsh see the live specimens, ask questions and converse with him or her school places g/Trip_SaltMarshEc http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp

Ecosystem K-12 Science in real time. ISDN 256kbps the call) Support Kit osystem.asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization 60 minutes

The instructor dressed in period costume of Anna Smith Strong (a

spy ring member), interacts with the students while presenting

material on the actual workings of this top-secret spy ring. Your

students will use reading skills to learn about the methods and

Windows motivations of spies on Long Island and in New York City during the

Through American Revolution as they create their Spy Design--an espionage WebGuide, which

Time: plan that they will develop as a team from the pre-activity kit sent to includes pre and

Journals of the classroom teacher. The instructor will use a maps, photographs post activities

and documents to illustrate how the Setauket spy ring functioned. that can be used

American Invisible writing, mask letters and codes will be demonstrated as $150 (remote as a class or by http://www.wmho.or Sign up using online form

Revolutionary Reading methods of communication and each team of students will have time ISDN 256kbps or school places the individual g/Trip_WarSpies.as http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp

War Spies! 4-7 History for presentation of their Spy Design. IP the call) student p The Ward Melville Heritage Organization 45 minutes





Students travel back in time' and explore how Native Americans used

the environment in their everyday lives. The programs broadcast

from the heart of the salt marsh that was the home of this Native

American group over 3,000 years ago. Using research from the WebGuide, which

archeological dig and consulting with a renowned Long Island includes pre and

First Long archeologist, WMHO developed this program that utilizes native post activities

plants, animals and artifacts. Students will discover the answers to that can be used http://www.wardmel

Islanders: the following questions - "How did the Native Americans use the $150 (remote as a class or by villeheritage.org/Trip Sign up using online form

Original environment and their resources to improve their lives?" "What was ISDN 256kbps or school places the individual _OriginalInhabitants http://www.wmho.org/ProgramRequestForm.asp

Inhabitants 3-6 Science each family member's contribution to the survival of the group?" IP the call) student .asp The Ward Melville Heritage Organization 45 minutes









The creation of Arbor Day and Earth Day represented an increase in

our nation’s environmental awareness. In conjunction with these two

special days, IDSolutions is proud to work with the United States

Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of IDeA Solutions-Provides connection

Natural Resources to raise awareness of topics that impact the future Becky Brownfield

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All programs have a seven day in advance scheduling cutoff

and a 72 hour in advance cancellation policy. Video taping of

ARII programs is prohibited unless licensed. A school or

school district may enter into a Licensing Agreement with

Aquatic Research Interactive, Inc. which provides 30% off for

video taping of events. All programs are offered four times per

day on their scheduled date. One exception is the program,

Diving into Space - Living & Working in Space, which is offered

only by appointment.

Many programs 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM, 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Math, $150.00 (Non- include fact/work 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:15 AM - 2:30 PM, (CST and include a

Physics, licensed); sheets. Pre- and 15-minute test period.) The first school to sign up for a

Geometry, ARII employs a unique and stimulating educational method where $105.00 post-instruction particular session determines the particular grade level for that

Biology, divers underwater in specialized SCUBA gear communicate over (Licensed); activities can be timeslot.

Aquatic History And video-teleconferencing connections with students in remote Viewer pays scheduled with Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Research Aquatic locations. Additional ARII staff members assist with class instruction fiber optic, ISDN, own line prior Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Interactive K-12 Sciences above water to further enhance programming. T1 and/or IP charges arrangements. http://www.arii.org/ Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Diving Into $105.00 Translating data; computation and estimation; manipulation

Math; Viewers join SCUBA divers in a coastal lagoon on the shores of Lake (Licensed); and observation.

Biology Science Michigan. During this live dive, viewers see and investigate the many Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Live Virtual Social fish and creatures, both native and foreign that reside in the fourth fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Dive K-12 Sciences. largest lake in the world. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ7.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Students measure, record, analyze and interpret geometric shapes licensed); All programs are highly interactive. Your students should be

and sizes in both two and three dimensions. Students acquire a $105.00 Educator's Prep prepared to be called upon for answers throughout the

familiarity of basic figures on one, two and three-dimensional (Licensed); Sheet program.

Euclidean space; recognize and utilize basic properties of points and Viewer pays Fact Sheet Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into angles in two dimensional space to facilitate communication and fiber optic, ISDN, own line Answer Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Geometry 4-10 Math decision making; integrate problem solving. T1 and/or IP charges Post Activity Main/Educ3.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Students learn about three Great Lakes shipwrecks and examine licensed);

Diving into defined periods of American history. The narrators, who are divers $105.00

History; who actually explored the ships and studied their history, discuss (Licensed); Historical perspectives; scientific inquiry

History - Science both conventional and obscure Great Lakes shipwreck lore including Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Great Lakes Social tales of French fur traders, westward expansion, pre-Civil War and fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Shipwrecks K-12 Sciences WWI submarines, Northern secessionists, and WWII planes T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ4.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00 Unifying principles of biology; the living environment; History;

(Licensed); Sciences/Social Sciences.

Viewers learn about how the ecosystem of the Great Lakes has Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into changed over the course of time due to the introduction of non-native fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Lake Invaders 4-12 Sciences species such as the lamprey eel, zebra mussel and round goby. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ5.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Language $150.00 (Non-

Arts licensed);

Literature; $105.00 Communicate orally; mathematical understanding; technology

Math; (Licensed); and science.

Sciences Viewers learn about the equipment and training required to become a Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Let's Go Social SCUBA diver. The program covers past, present and future fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Diving K-12 Sciences technology of SCUBA diving. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ6.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; (Licensed);

Sciences Reasoning; problem solving; scientific inquiry; fundamental principles Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social of chemistry and physics; unifying principles related to understanding fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Physics 4-10 Sciences the hydrosphere. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ9.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

Viewers venture both underwater and into space with astronauts and licensed); NOTE: This program time is different from other program

Diving into aquanauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Viewers learn how $105.00 times: 09:45 - 11:00 a.m. CST

Math; humans adapt to living and working in environments where they can't (Licensed); Reasoning; problem solving; science and technology

Space - Living Science breathe and where normal body movements are not possible. They Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

& Working in Social also learn how humans modify their normal earthly tools to work in fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Space K-12 Sciences. both inner and outer space. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ8.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; Students join SCUBA divers and direct them through a series of (Licensed); Reasoning, scientific inquiry

Diving into Sciences experiments with many of the students' favorite toys. Students Viewer pays Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Toys Social predict how their toys will behave underwater and discover the fiber optic, ISDN, own line Educator's Prep http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Underwater K-5 Sciences scientific method. T1 and/or IP charges Sheet Main/Educ11.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non- Community health and environmental health; communicate

Health, licensed); mathematical understanding; develop reasoning skills; science

Safety; $105.00 habits of mind; nature of science and technology; the living

Math; (Licensed); environment.

Sciences Students and educators will take a virtual tour of the East Chicago Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant, where freshwater fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Wastewater K-12 Sciences sponges and salmon live as a result of unique cleansing techniques. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ14.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

$105.00

Math; (Licensed); Translating data; manipulation and observation.

Science ARII field scientists perform water quality tests live from the shore of Viewer pays Educator's Prep Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Diving into Social Lake Michigan. Viewers learn in step-by-step instructions the how's fiber optic, ISDN, own line Sheet http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Water Quality K-12 Sciences and why's of water quality analysis. T1 and/or IP charges Fact Sheet Main/Educ13.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

$150.00 (Non-

licensed);

Whether adapting one of our current programs, or creating an $105.00

Math; entirely new and unique learning experience, Aquatic Research (Licensed);

Science Interactive, Inc. can work with educators to create new and exciting Viewer pays Phone: 219.391.4138 1 hr.

Custom Social programming. If you have an idea, we will gladly help you create an fiber optic, ISDN, own line http://www.arii.org/ Email: Fishmail@arii.org + 15 min.

Events K-12 Sciences interactive distance learning program for you and your students. T1 and/or IP charges Main/Educ15.htm Aquatic Research Interactive test period

Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can

bring engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own Teacher guide

classroom—live! All Distance Learning Expeditions include several Lesson plans for

live animal "guests"—gorillas, alligators, owls and more. Programs pre/post- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

are 45 minutes to an hour and all include extensive teacher support conference http://bronxzoo.com DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

materials. These time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs are H.323 standard activities, /bz- H.323 standard over Internet Protocol (IP). To receive an IP

aligned with the National Science Education Standards and have over Internet Reproducible education/distancel videoconference, you must have a broadband connection. 45 Minutes-

Bronx Zoo K-12 Science received rave reviews from students and teachers alike. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hr.





This appealing program capitalizes on children's natural curiosity by Teacher guide

engaging them in observation and deduction. Using visuals, games, Lesson plans for

and live animals, students will explore the role that color plays in pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

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Animal Colors K-3 Science animals. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes





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Lesson plans for

There seems to be no end to the ways in which animals move. Some pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

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Meals K-3 Science their food and to avoid becoming someone else's food! Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes





Why is a ferret long and thin? Youngsters consider this and other Teacher guide

questions about how an animal's size and shape are related to its Lesson plans for

way of life. By observing a variety of animals, students discover pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

some fundamental concepts about how size and shape help an H.323 standard activities, /bz- Erin Fitzgerald, Distance Learning Instructor

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Size & Shape K-3 Science animal lives and what it eats. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 45-Minutes

Each individual species is concerned with obtaining energy - energy

to keep going, energy to grow, energy to reproduce, energy for Teacher guide

survival. Starting with analyzing their own breakfast, students Lesson plans for

examine the flow of energy in living systems as represented in food pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

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Food Webs 4-6 Science actual food web. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour





You may have seen some odd-looking creatures and wondered why

some animal body parts are so unusual. In this program students will Teacher guide

uncover the mystery of land animals' feet. Adaptation, a challenging Lesson plans for

yet essential concept, becomes clear in this program. Understanding pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

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Awesome students to additional insights, such as why an animal cannot survive over Internet Reproducible education/distancel DistanceLearning@wcs.org or (718) 220-5131

Adaptions 5-8 Science when its habitat is destroyed. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour

Remote live-cams bring your students right into the Bronx Zoo's

Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit! The class will be fascinated by the

behaviors of our western lowland gorillas as our instructor challenges Teacher guide

students to consider the predicament of this critically threatened Lesson plans for

rainforest species. Students discover the ways in which human pre/post http://bronxzoo.com

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in Crisis 7-12 Science impede conservation programs. Protocol (IP) $125 student materials earning/ Bronx Zoo 1 hour







The Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) provides the bridging

service for all out-of-state connections to the Center. Once

scheduled, GTA imposes a $45 cancellation fee for no-shows

Hands-on puppet building workshops are conducted and tailored to Georgia and last-minute cancellations that do not reschedule. This fee

specific classroom topics and curriculum. The arts are infused with Technology $85.00 + will be billed by the Center to the agency booking the program.

science, social studies, language arts and other disciplines to create Authority (GTA) $45.00 This fee does not apply to programs that experience technical

an interactive virtual classroom. Programs complement national provides the (bridging problems (line problems, bad connections, etc.) or weather-

curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, science, math bridging service service fee) + related conditions such as schools being closed due to snow.

Center for and other areas. The Center also offers Middle and High School for all out-of- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Puppetry programs. The format for these programs is tailored for older student state distance line rg/edu/distance.sht distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Arts audiences and involves discussion and Q&A with Center staff. connections charges. Study Guide ml Center for Puppetry Arts

Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy come to $85.00 +

life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and $45.00

performed during the first part of the program. Led by the program (GTA) provides (bridging

presenter, students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow the bridging service fee) +

The Langurage Puppet during the second half of the program. They also participate service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Gingerbread Arts, in a learning activity about gingerbread's history. This is a great of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Boy Pre K-2nd History holiday program. connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 40 minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a (GTA) provides (bridging

Dinosaur Cup puppet. Learning activities focus on the following: meat the bridging service fee) +

Langurage eaters vs. plant eaters, ways that dinosaurs moved, and ways that service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, dinosaurs protected themselves. This is a great arts and science of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Dinosaurs K-1 Science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 45 Minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Each student will construct a Butterfly Marionette while participating (GTA) provides (bridging

in learning activities about the lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a the bridging service fee) +

Marionette Langurage butterfly an insect, and coloring and camouflage. Video clips and service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Butterfly Arts, photographs of the different stages in the life of a butterfly are of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 45-50

Puppet K-2 Science included. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified (GTA) provides (bridging

to suit the participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette the bridging service fee) +

Langurage while participating in learning activities about how spiders and insects service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Spiders 1-6 Science a great arts and science lesson in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

$45.00

(GTA) provides (bridging

Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant puppet while learning about the bridging service fee) +

Langurage the various parts of a plant and their functions. Students will also service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Pop-Up Plant Arts, discuss photosynthesis and plants as food. This is a great arts and of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Puppet 2-3 Science science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 50 minutes

$85.00 +

$45.00

Students will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod puppet. They will (GTA) provides (bridging

participate in learning activities about the location of tropical the bridging service fee) +

Langurage rainforests and their relationship to the equator and tropic lines, service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Arts, various animals found in the rain forest and the different layers of the of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Rain Forest 3-5 Science rain forest. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

$85.00 +

Students will build a Giraffe Rod Puppet while learning about Africa. $45.00

They will be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy (GTA) provides (bridging

Language and discuss similarities and differences between their cultures. the bridging service fee) +

Arts, Students will look at different types of homes, people and service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social environments. This is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Exploring Africa 1-2 Studies Also great for multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

Students build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about Malian $85.00 +

puppetry. Students also learn characteristics about the continent of $45.00

Africa (different topography, people and cultures) and Mali itself. (GTA) provides (bridging

Language They will be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy the bridging service fee) +

Arts, and discuss similarities and differences between their cultures. This service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! Also great for of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Africa (Mali) 3-8 Studies multicultural units. connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Learning activities about different Native American cultures will take

place while students create their very own Hopi Kachina puppet. $85.00 +

Activities focus on three Native American cultures (Eastern $45.00

Woodlands, Plains, Southwest), the use of natural resources from (GTA) provides (bridging

Language the different regions, and how these resources shaped their lives in the bridging service fee) +

Arts, regards to clothing, shelter and even transportation. Students also service for all out- all long http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Social discuss Kachinas and the Hopi culture in general. This is a great arts of-state distance line rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117 50-60

Native Americans 3-5 Studies and social studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts minutes





Program format and content are adapted based on participating age

group. Students are introduced to other countries and cultures

through puppetry. Students learn about puppetry traditions of Mali

(Africa), Japan and China with the aid of a Malian Water Spirit Rod $85.00 +

Puppet, Japanese Bunraku Rod Puppet, and Chinese Hand and $45.00

Shadow Puppets. Students also view videotape excerpts of master (GTA) provides (bridging

Language puppeteers from Japan and China.Students are involved in a the bridging service fee) + Elementary and

Arts, question and answer session as well as hands-on puppet building service for all out- all long Middle/High http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Chinese Hand Social (optional) to make this a truly interactive, virtual classroom. This is a of-state distance line School Study rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Puppet 3-12 Studies great arts and social studies lesson all in one! connections charges. Guides s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour

Bobby Box, will lead students through concepts of stage design for

puppet theater. Students will look at stage models and video clips of

various productions (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, The

Plant Doctors, Wrestling MacBeth, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, etc) $85.00 +

while Box discusses the artistic decisions that led to each design. $45.00

Lighting, colors, props, scenery and the type of puppetry used during (GTA) provides (bridging Don Quixote,

Stage the production will be explored. Students are encouraged to actively the bridging service fee) + Faust, or A

Stage Design Design for participate by asking questions and discussing concepts covered, service for all out- all long Midsummer http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

for Puppet Puppet with time set aside for Q&A. This program may be led by another of-state distance line Night's Dream rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Theater 9-12 Theater Center staff member if necessary connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour





Bobby Box takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of classic $85.00 +

literature brought to life on the puppet stage. Choose either Don $45.00

Don Quixote, Quixote, Faust or A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will discuss (GTA) provides (bridging Don Quixote,

theme, point of view, characters, puppet design, stage design and the bridging service fee) + Faust, or A

Faust, or A performance techniques. Video clips of show excerpts, models of the service for all out- all long Midsummer http://www.puppet.o Patty Petrey Dees, Distance Learning Specialist

Midsummer English, stage design, and puppets from the performance enhance this of-state distance line Night's Dream rg/edu/dis_program distancelearning@puppet.org, Phone: 404.881.5117

Night's Dream 9-12 Literature program. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! connections charges. Study Guide s.shtml Center for Puppetry Arts 1 hour



United States History,

Social

House of Studies, Teachers can videoconference to the House of Representatives by Who:Keith Hastedt, House of Representatives

Representati Governmen contacting their Representatives FIRST then the Videoconference http://clerk.house.go Videoconference Director

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Not until recently did Congress have the ability to use

History, videoconferencing to communicate with constituents. Teachers can

Social videoconference to the House of Representatives by contacting their

Studies, Representatives FIRST then the Videoconference Director for the

United States Governmen House of Representatives. Schools incur all costs of a http://www.senate.g Who: Torgunn Eckroad, Videoconference Director

Senate K-12 t videoconference session. Lines Fees ov/ United States Senate We decide

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$90.00 per curriculum Schools outside of the Ohio state network are responsible for

Students work on an individual or team task during the course of the program per includes dialing the Zoo's bridge. Contact Ken Freeman, (513) 475-

Cincinnati teleconference, providing hands-on engagement. Programs cover site. (Part II of objectives, http://www.cincinnat 6130; ken.freeman@cincinnatizoo.org.

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help animals survive in their habitats. Students will meet animals that $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

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In a teleconference with the Zoo, students will learn the five main Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

causes of the decline and endangerment of animal populations. The $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

Endangered program is designed for grades 4 - 12, with the sophistication of program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

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This sequel to the Endangered Species program presents the $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

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Students will encounter amphibians, bats, and snakes. They will

learn why these animals are important ecologically and what makes Accompanying

them interesting. Students will have a chance to share their thoughts Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

about these animals, and negative myths will be dispelled. As they $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

watch, listen, and participate, older students will create an adopt-an- program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

animal ad for each animal, to provide a hands-on, kinesthetic site. (Part II of student work tance%20learning/d For more information, please contact Ken Freeman, Distance

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Insects are the most numerous and diverse group of animals on Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

earth. In this program, students will see a variety of insects and other $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

arthropods (insect relatives) and learn about their important program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

ecological roles, life cycles, as well as interesting and sometimes site. (Part II of student work tance%20learning/d For more information, please contact Ken Freeman, Distance

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World of Bugs K-12 Science collections of exotic invertebrates in the country. bridge $65.00 information. grams.html Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Minutes

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In a teleconference with the Zoo, students will learn the hierarchy of Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

the Linnean classification system and the key characteristics of $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

either vertebrates or invertebrates at the class level. By participating program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

in a "20-Questions"-style guessing game, students build an site. (Part II of student work tance%20learning/d For more information, please contact Ken Freeman, Distance

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and develop a blueprint for how their new Zoo would be designed. Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

Students are challenged to develop a mission statement to $90.00 per includes izoo.org/education/

summarize what their Zoo represents. During the second half, program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

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Zoo Careers 7-12 Science workplace. This program does not include the use of live animals. bridge $65.00 information. grams.html Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 90 Minute

Focusing on the tropical rainforests of South America and the Accompanying

temperate rainforest of the Pacific northwest, students will learn Programs are curriculum http://www.cincinnat

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terms of climate, flora, and fauna. This program is also available (and program per objectives, SchoolPrograms/dis

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Our program reflect MECA's focus on ecosystems, coastal flora and

fauna, water quality issues, and the physical character of the coastal $145 covers All of our distance learning programs are available to

and marine environments. Programs are presented by our teaching IP dialup line charges & educational institutions outside of Georgia using a "gateway"

and marine faculty, educators from NOAA's Grays Reef National conferences over time. administered by the Georgia Technology Authority in Atlanta,

Marine Sanctuary office, and scientists from the Skidaway Institute of the internet. Schools are or via an IP connection.

Oceanography. Many of our programs are taught from our Uses a eligible to have Contact Bob Williams at (912) 598-2338 (e-mail to

multimedia enhanced videoconferencing studio. We also have the "gateway" this fee waived bobwms@uga.edu) to inquire about programs.

The Marine capability to take your class on interactive tank-by-tank tours of our administered by by applying to Schools and some other groups are eligible to have this fee

public aquaria, conduct behind the scenes programs, visit our the Georgia NOAA's Gray's waived by applying to a special fund established by NOAA's

Education invertebrate "touch tanks," and collect water samples and organisms Technology Reef National http://www.uga. Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary office to offset costs to

Center & right from the edge of the Skidaway River using our mobile video Authority in Marine edu/aquarium/D schools outside of Georgia "

Aquarium Science system Atlanta, or IP. Sanctuary. None Listed L1.html The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Fish make up over 1/2 of the number of vertebrate species on our Administered by

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planet. How much do you, and your students know about this the Georgia

The Virtual remarkable group of animals? We will take the students on a tank-by- Technology edu/aquarium/di

Aquarium tank tour of our aquaria to examine the basic design of fish and Authority in stlern/k12DL.ht 1:15 pm on 3/11, 3/18

Tour 3-6 Science illustrate adaptations to a variety of habitats. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Take a look at the feeding strategies and adaptations of several Administered by

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residents of Georgia's coastal waters. Find out which group of the Georgia

animals to eats with their feet! During the hour program we will Technology edu/aquarium/di

Feeding examine the eating habits of zooplankton, sea jellies, crabs, snails, Authority in stlern/k12DL.ht 10:00 am on 3/15

Frenzy 4-8 Science barnacles, fish, and others. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

Students will learn about the different fins and body parts of fish, how

they use these, and how their shape and form help fish to adapt to

niches in their environment. Artist Edie Schmidt will lead students in Administered by

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an activity where they will draw and design their own unique fish the Georgia

employing concepts of adaptation, camouflage, coloration, and Technology edu/aquarium/di

Fractured habitat. Classroom teachers will need to supply paper, pencils, and Authority in stlern/k12DL.ht 11:00 am on 1/29 & 3/4

Fish 3-5 Science felt markers. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





Take an imaginary journey with a baby loggerhead sea turtle from

inside its leathery egg to the deep waters of the ocean. Meet a baby

loggerhead living at the Marine Education Center & Aquarium! We'll

learn about the lives of these amazing marine reptiles and what Administered by

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makes them so unique. We'll take a look at the efforts being made the Georgia

on the coast of Georgia to save these magnificent animals from Technology edu/aquarium/di

Sea Turtle extinction. This program compliments science objectives involving Authority in stlern/k12DL.ht 1:15 pm on 2/12, 2/26, and 3/25

Safari 3-6 Science the study of animals and the adaptations which allow them to survive Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour

The Guale Indians, along with many other tribes, were the original

inhabitants of the “New World” prior to its discovery by the Administered by

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Europeans. Skidaway Island, St. Catherine’s Island, and other the Georgia

Archaeology locations along the Georgia coast were the sites of several villages Technology edu/aquarium/di

of Coastal and towns of these Native Americans. Learn about their culture and Authority in stlern/k12DL.ht 10:30 am on and 2/16 & 3/29

Georgia 4-6 Science how they used the available natural resources in their daily lives. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





The lives of dolphins, whales and manatees are revealed in this

program. Bottlenose and Spotted Dolphins are seen along our

coastal waters throughout the year, while North Atlantic Right Whales

are seen only during our late fall and winter months. The Florida

Manatees are typically seen only during the summer months.

Through video footage, slides, skulls, bones and baleen the

presenter Cathy Sakas of Gray's Marine Sanctuary will discuss the

natural history of these large creatures and cover issues threatening

their health and their very existence. Highlights of the program

include rare video footage of Bottlenose Dolphins engaged in

"mudding", a feeding strategy exhibited only by coastal South Administered by

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Carolina and Georgia populations. Other highlights include rare video the Georgia

Marvelous footage of a baby Florida Manatee nursing its mother, and historic Technology edu/aquarium/di

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Mammals 4-8 Science Georgia beach from the winter of 1980. Atlanta, or IP. $145 per hour None Listed ml The Marine Education Center & Aquarium 1 Hour





The North Atlantic Right Whale is the most endangered whale in the

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Interactive video conferencing allows us to reach a wider audience Point to Point and special request- $90, Multipoint connection-

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This presentation defines calcium and the science of bones. $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

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Your Healthy 3-5 Science the importance of bones and calcium-rich food sources and snacks $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Bones 6-8 Health that help to meet the recommended daily allowances. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

This interactive presentation identifies cigarette ingredients and

additives and some of their effects on the lungs. Students will gain a Point to Point

Deadly Smoke: better understanding how lungs work and the parts of the respiratory $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

The Science and system. Activities and discussions will confront the facts and myths connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Health of Lungs 3-5 Science surrounding cigars, smokeless tobacco, and the harmful effects of $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

and Tobacco Use 6-8 Health tobacco use. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Genetically modified foods have been on our tables for years, but

what does that really mean? This program will give a better

understanding of the science behind the term “genetically modified”. Point to Point

Current issues in the news will guide our discussion and debate of $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

In The News - the topic. Through this link we will begin to have a better understand connection- http://www.hooksdlc rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Genetically Science why scientists have developed these techniques, how they are being $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Modified Foods 9-12 Health used in the world today, and the effects on our daily lives. ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Regeneration-Different animals can regenerate at different levels.

In The News – We will start with the basic animal cell & learn more about how less Point to Point

Cloning, Stem complex life forms regenerate and some of the natural regeneration $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Cell Research humans undergo. We will learn how scientists are using these connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

and Animal Science principles to develop techniques to improve the quality of life for $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Regeneration 9-12 Health humans. Current issues will guide our discussion of the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Forensic life science principles are at the center of many mysteries

being solved by scientists. From bioarcheologist looking for clues to

the past in human and animal bones, to entomologists studying Point to Point

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In The News – Students will be exposed to the lab techniques and procedures that connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

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Science 9-12 Health issues in the news will guide our discussion and debate of the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

The Centers for Disease Control provide health and life saving

information about epidemics that may concern our nation and

citizens, but what are scientists studying and discovering. Students Point to Point

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microscopic organisms that are affecting our city and well-being. connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

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Epidemiology 9-12 Health the topic. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Experts in the A public health/community nutrition dietitian works with diverse

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Healthier Lifestyle helping them explore healthier eating and physical activity habits. connection- http://www.hooksdlc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

with Dr. Christina Science Each day we make choices that affect our health. Do you realize how $80, View Only - .org/Distance_Learn March 8, 2004, 1:30 – 2:30

Ferroli 9-12 Health powerful a voice the power of choice is? What will you choose today? ISDN $50 None Listed ing.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Elephant-like mastodons roamed America for thousands of years

before going extinct around 10,000 years ago. Standing around 10

feet tall and weighing around 5 tons, mastodons had stocky bodies,

Experts in the long tusks, and ate trees and wetland plants. Not long after the first

Field: Finding people arrived in the Americas the mastodon disappeared forever.

Prehistoric To understand how humans and mastodons interacted, I recently Point to Point Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Giants: The excavated a mastodon in northern Indiana that may be associated $90, Multipoint rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Elephants of with human manufactured tools. Did people drive this animal giant to connection- http://www.hook Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

America with Dr. Science extinction, or did the retreating glaciers remove familiar food $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc May 11, 2004 9:15 – 10:15

Chris Schmidt 9-12 Health resources from the area? ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

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Young children are just becoming aware of their own bodies. Me, rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

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functions and how to stay healthy. Using Eric Carle's books, The $90, Multipoint April 19,2004-9:15-10:15

Mixed-Up Chameleon and From Head to Toe, as a starting point, connection- http://www.hook May 5, 2004-10:30-11:30

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Me, Myself and I Pre-K-2 Health and different and will discuss why it is great just being me. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





Investigate instincts and learned behaviors in both humans and other Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

animals. Do animals have feelings? Why do they act the way they Point to Point rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

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uniqueness of human emotions and comparing them to the connection- http://www.hook May 4, 2004-10:30-11:30

If I Were a behaviors of animals. Students will observe several animals to better $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc By Request

Goldfish Pre-K-2 Science understand defensive behaviors and instincts. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

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difference between mixtures and solutions? What are some of the $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Mixed-up properties of molecules? During Mixed up Mixtures and Solutions, connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

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Join Hook's as we explore chemical reaction and density with fun, April 20, 2004-9:15-10:15

hands-on experiements...active participation encouraged! Students Point to Point By Request

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heat energy. This interactive program will use the scientific method to connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Cool Chemistry, help students better understand the scientific principles of density $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Hot Reactions 6-8 Science and chemical reactions. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

April 14, 2004-10:30-11:30

Artifacts have been chosen for their uniqueness and intrigue. Point to Point By Request

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will revolve around the artifacts' history, use and role in the worlds of connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Curious the historic drugstore and modern day medicine. The program is $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Encounters 3-5 Science designed to encourage in depth discussion and critical thinking skills. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

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There are billions of them - invaders with one goal: live off your body. May 4, 2004-11:45-12:45

Gross! We all know kids ask those inevitable questions that adult are Point to Point By Request

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The Body - questions. What are zits? Why do I have crusty eyes in the morning? connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Gross, Yucky & Do I really have microscopic bugs living on me? If you're a $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Oh So Cool! 2-5 Science squeamish adult, take caution, we may gross you out. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

April 13, 2004-9:15-10:15

We will explore such topics as DNA, Mendelian genetics, and DNA May 3, 2004-1:45-2:45

extraction from onion cells. A look at Snow White and the Seven Point to Point By Request

Dwarfs engages students in a discussion of genetic mutations. Were $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

Behind the Story: those magic beans in Jack & the Beanstalk really genetically connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

The Genetics of modified food? This hilarious and informative program will leave $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Fairytales 6-9 Science student with a fresh perspective of the tales of their youth! ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes





The idea of nature providing cures and remedies is not a new idea. April 13, 2004-10:30-11:30

As early as 2000 B.C. the Chinese treated ulcers with mold. What May 3, 2004-12:30-1:30

other items found in nature are being used in medicine today? How Point to Point By Request

do scientists find new cures from nature? This class will explore the $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

life saving plants and animals scientists and researchers develop into connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

Life Saving the medicines of today. A look into past cultures and animal self- $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Nature 6-8 Science medication will give us clues to some "life saving" discoveries. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

Point to Point May 11, 2004-9:15-10:15

Participate in experiments and demonstrations that help us to better $90, Multipoint Contact: Rebecca Holmquist (317) 951-2222

understand the world around us. Your active participation is connection- http://www.hook rholmquist@hooksdlc.org

The World encouraged! Young scientists will explore scientific principles in ways $80, View Only - sdlc.org/Distanc Program is 45 minutes with a 15 minute test period

Around Me Pre K-2 Science that will spark future curiosity. ISDN $50 None Listed e_Learning.htm Hook's Discovery & Learning Center 45 Minutes

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A Comparison of Forest Conservation Issues in the

U.S. and Uganda. This program is a 6-week study and

will commence with a videoconference session. To apply for this program, teachers need to be

Throughout the following weeks, students will work with able to complete the assigned lesson plans prior

teachers in their own schools as they learn about forest to each videoconferencing session. Also, due to

conservation and wildlife affected by deforestation. The the time difference between the U.S. and Uganda,

chimpanzee will be used as the primary example. teachers and students must be able to attend

Contact will be maintained at least twice a week via e- videoconference during early hours in the

mail. Near the end of the month, students will design a morning.

plan to help stop deforestation and save the http://www.clem Note: This is an international program. There may

chimpanzee in Uganda. In the final session, the ATM etzoo.com/educ be a fee for this program. Times and dates are

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Can the reintroduction of a wetland-dependent animal,

such as the trumpeter swan, increase the level of Teacher

conservation both for the habitat and the species? packet, as Teachers will receive a teacher packet several

Draw your own conclusions as you participate in this well as a weeks before the beginning of the program, as

series of 6 videoconferences. Program series consists resource kit, well as a resource kit, which will be on loan for the

Ohio of the following sessions: Introduction to Wetlands, which will be http://www.clem duration of the program.

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Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer bridging services for

multipoint conferences. If the program recipient wishes to

make the arrangements, up to three locations may be bridged

with no additional program charge from Mote. More than three

sites will require an additional fee. However, the best

interactivity usually comes from conferences with no more than

Mote thirty (30) students per conference total.

Tel: (800) 691-MOTE / (941) 388-4441

Distance http://www.seatr Fax: (941) 388-4312

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Find out why it’s more dangerous to be at home than in the water curriculum for Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

SHARKS: with these fascinating creatures.Objective: The students will learn Sharks: http://www.seatr program charge from Mote

Devouring the about the behavior of sharks, types of sharks, and the anatomy and H.323 Devouring the ek.org/prog_sha (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

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A lively gameshow format reveals why sea turtles are truly amazing!

Also discover what a hatchling needs to survive in the open ocean

SEA and then take a tour of Mote's turtle exhibits. Objective: Students will SeaTrek

TURTLES: learn about general reptile characteristics and the different species of companion

sea turtles. Student will also learn where sea turtles live and nest and curriculum for Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Amazing their basic adaptations to marine life. Finally students will learn why SEA TURTLES: http://www.seatr program charge from Mote

Reptiles of sea turtles are threatened and what conservation measures are H.323 Amazing Reptiles ek.org/prog_turt (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

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1. Students’

Do you know how to train a 3000-pound relative of the elephant? “Manatee Web”

Find out how Mote cares for Hugh and Buffett, our resident West worksheets

Mammals, Indian manatees, and learn how big and smart they are. (optional, from

Objective:The student will learn the basic characteristics of a Lesson 1 of the Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Mammoths, mammal, and the adaptations of manatees. The student will also companion http://www.seatr program charge from Mote

MANATEES! learn how captive manatees are cared for and what conservation H.323 curriculum ek.org/prog_ma (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

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Why are estuaries important? Discover the value of coastal habitats The SeaTrek Up to three locations may be bridged with no additional

Coastal to wildlife and how important they are to people too. Objective: To companion http://www.seatr program charge from Mote

Habitats demonstrate the value and importance of coastal habitats to wildlife H.323 curriculum for ek.org/prog_coa (941) 388-4441, Email: seatrek@seatrek.org

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This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

NASA events are presented LIVE from unique NASA Johnson Space We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Center facilities (e.g., Neutral Buoyancy Lab and the Space Vehicle needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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an Engineer, design the next generation of space stations in your activities K-12. We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

classroom and present your ideas to NASA’s Digital Learning Students will needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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that we understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body and forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

prevent or mitigate the adverse effects so that astronauts can spend Please refer to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

longer periods of time in space. Upon successful completion of the the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Join us on an expedition to the world of microgravity. Often Grades K-4 and

misperceived as weightlessness or zero gravity, microgravity is the 9-12 are

unique gravitational environment astronauts experience on a forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

spacecraft orbiting the earth. It is a condition that challenges humans Please refer to http://learningou We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

Caution: who work and live in space, and that benefits many types of scientific the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Upon successful completion of this learning module, students will be

able to analyze images from space, relate it geography and apply the

acquired information to predict future outcomes. Many of us have

seen photos of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle and have The quality of

marveled at their beautiful vistas. Such imagery will continue to be each Expedition

collected as the International Space Station becomes operational, increases with

providing a permanent platform for remote sensing. At NASA’s the completion of

Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Earth scientists study pre-event This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

images of Earth from geographic and scientific points of view, and activities K-12. We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

their investigations reveal telling facts about our planet and its Students will needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Our solar system is comprised of nine distinctive planets orbiting one

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discovery about our unique solar system. If you are up for the http://learningou We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

challenge you will learn the qualities of each planet that set it apart needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Be prepared to share some of your unique qualifications, attend a http://learningou We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

preview of your training and flight expectations, and propose an needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Plants are an important component for space-based and

extraterrestrial life support systems. Just as they do on Earth, plants

in a regenerative life support system can take carbon dioxide from

the atmosphere and produce breathable oxygen through a process

called photosynthesis. Of course, plants are also a source of food.

So, in theory, plants could provide two essential elements needed for

humans to live in space: oxygen to breathe and food to eat. Before

plants can deliver these essentials, however, NASA must learn how

to grow plants in space, and how to incorporate them and other This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

biological components into life support system research facilities, We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

here on Earth. Students will be able to discuss why plants are being needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Everyone knows that people on Earth need food in order to stay

alive. If we are in space, does that requirement change? The answer

is no. Astronauts need food in order to live in space just as when

they are on Earth. The trick is that they cannot run to the grocery This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

store before launch because there are several requirements the food We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

must meet to make it aboard the Space Shuttle. Upon completion of needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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Space Food K-12 Science it is created, prepared and disposed. equipment Free K-4, 5-8 & 9-12. pace_food.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes





We've all seen robots in movies, on television, and in science fiction

magazines, performing tasks that range from the mundane to the Pre-Event

extraordinary. We often fail to recognize how robots and automated Activities Grades

systems are already doing work for us and helping make our lives 5-8 Pre-Event

more convenient if not easier. NASA already uses robotics Activities for

technology to great extent in its exploration of space and students Grades K-4 and

and teachers can learn about NASA’s use of robots from 9-12 are

professionals who are designing and building the robotic systems forthcoming. This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

that will help humans explore the universe. Learn how NASA defines Please refer to We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

robotics, see how robotic systems are already widely used in the the Grades 5-8 needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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space program and what plans there are for future robotic Activities and Depending on your student's prior knowledge, you may choose

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Spacebots K-12 Science that exist in the field of robotics. equipment Free you. obotics.cfm Johnson Space Center 50 minutes

Teams of engineers, mathematicians, and scientists work together to

apply concepts and knowledge to solve new design problems for

flight. The ways in which people go about solving design problems

can vary greatly. But, examining the flow of problem solving reveals

that many are similar, going from a fuzzy situation through clarifying

and defining the situation, to testing and modification. Discover how

NASA teams are solving the problems of designing functions and This expedition is mapped to the National Standards & TEKS.

systems for a space lifeboat with the International Space Station and We encourage you to customize these activities to meet the

experience the flow of problem solving procedures as you develop needs and abilities of your students and your curriculum.

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If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

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This program emphasizes the importance of adaptation in

organisms. Examine the structure of several types of feathers and

identify the differences. This will help students recognize how to look

for adaptations and determine why they are important. Other bird

adaptations may be discussed (beaks, feet, etc.) as well as the

research methods used at SERC to track the migratory routes of

birds.This program can be extended by a component involving life

birds, during which students can compare and contrast the feeding

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These animals have been around since the time of dinosaurs and

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land and water; sea turtles and diamondback terrapins for example

TURTLES, live in water but return to the land to lay their eggs. Explore the

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An introduction to and overview of the Chesapeake Bay, its

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THE estuary and learn about some of its inhabitants. This $100 + du/education/dl/vide please contact Dottie Klugel, SERC's Distance Learning Approximat

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What are the parts of aquatic ecosystems, and how do these parts

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AQUATIC and non-living components in various aquatic ecosystems, with

ECOSYSTEM particular attention on the effects of a salinity gradient. Students are

encouraged to build aquatic ecosystems in the classroom and share Prices start at http://www.serc.si.e If you have any questions about the programs or signing up,

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SCIENCE IN

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Located outside Washington, DC, along the Chesapeake Bay is the

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SMITHSONIA sustain life on Earth. Since 1965, SERC scientists have researched

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The presenter visited China in 1997. She returned with terra cotta

soldier figures, musical instruments, jewelry, chopsticks, cloisonne,

jade, a calligraphy set, a chinese chess set, a jade abacus, tiny

opera masks, exquisite ox leather shadow puppets, and various other

items. Stories from Chinese folklore and information including an http://www.cesa

appropriate craft for Chinese New Year may be incorporated into this $100 + Line 10.k12.wi.us/dl/t IDeA Solutions-Provides connection 45-60

China/Chinese New Year

K - 12 program or offered as a separate presentation. H.320 & H.323 Fees rips/mah.htm Mary Ann Hunsberger, Storyteller Minutes

The presenter traveled to Australia in 1991 and returned with musical

instruments such as the didjeridu, the boomerang, cassette tapes of

authentic songs, and facts concerning the incredible wildlife--

kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, platypuses, lorikeets, magpies, and

wombats. Learn songs such as "Give me a home among the gum http://www.cesa

trees" and "Kookaburra up a gum tree": learn the proper way to throw $100 + Line 10.k12.wi.us/dl/t IDeA Solutions-Provides connection 45-60

Down Under: Australia

K - 12 a boomerang. H.320 & H.323 Fees rips/mah.htm Mary Ann Hunsberger, Storyteller Minutes

This presenter traveled to Moscow and returned with nesting dolls,

wedding dolls, china, scarves, needlework, books and hand carved

toys. She saw a play at the Bolshoi, and attended the Moscow

Circus. She visited the Children's State Library, Red Square, and http://www.cesa

local schools. Stories and personal anecdotes enhance this $100 + Line 10.k12.wi.us/dl/t IDeA Solutions-Provides connection 45-60

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Storytelling and the oral tradition began before a written language of

any kind existed. This presentation interactively emphasizes the

power of stories, the tales collected by the Grimm Brothers, nursery

rhymes, traveling through the centuries to the urban myths of current http://www.cesa

times. Examples, stories, and personal anecdotes are chosen on an $100 + Line 10.k12.wi.us/dl/t IDeA Solutions-Provides connection 45-60

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K - Storytelling appropriate level for the age of the audience. H.320 & H.323 Fees rips/mah.htm Mary Ann Hunsberger, Storyteller Minutes

The presenter traveled to South Africa in 1995 and returned with

wonderful examples of clothing, textiles, handmade figures, jewelry,

pottery, instruments, and artifacts. Wonderful anecdotes concerning

animal antics on safari enhance this presentation. Visits to a

diamond mine and tales of very exotic cuisine are related as well-- http://www.cesa

hippo sausage, impala, springbok stew, a meal at a carnivore $100 + Line 10.k12.wi.us/dl/t IDeA Solutions-Provides connection 45-60

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Math, sheets.

Physics, Pre/post

Geometry, ARII employs a unique and stimulating educational method where divers instruction

Biology, underwater in specialized SCUBA gear communicate over video- activities can be

Aquatic History, teleconferencing connections with students in remote locations. Additional scheduled with 1 hr.

Research Aquatic ARII staff members assist with class instruction above water to further prior http://www.arii + 15 min.

Interactive K-12 Sciences enhance programming. arrangements. .org/ test period

Math; Viewers join SCUBA divers in a coastal lagoon on the shores of Lake

Diving Into Science Michigan. During this live dive, viewers see and investigate the many fish and Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Biology Social creatures, both native and foreign that reside in the fourth largest lake in the Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Live Virtual Dive K-12 Sciences world. Fact Sheet c7.htm test period





Students measure, record, analyze and interpret geometric shapes and sizes Educator's Prep

in both two and three dimensions. Students acquire a familiarity of basic Sheet

figures on one, two and three-dimensional Euclidean space; recognize and Fact Sheet http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into utilize basic properties of points and angles in two dimensional space to Answer Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Geometry 4-10 Math facilitate communication and decision making; integrate problem solving. Post Activity c3.htm test period

Students learn about three Great Lakes shipwrecks and examine defined

periods of American history. The narrators, who are divers who actually

Diving into History; explored the ships and studied their history, discuss both conventional and

History - Great Science obscure Great Lakes shipwreck lore including tales of French fur traders, Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Lakes Social westward expansion, pre-Civil War and WWI submarines, Northern Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Shipwrecks K-12 Sciences secessionists, and WWII planes Fact Sheet c4.htm test period



Viewers learn about how the ecosystem of the Great Lakes has changed over Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into Lake the course of time due to the introduction of non-native species such as the Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Invaders 4-12 Sciences lamprey eel, zebra mussel and round goby. Fact Sheet c5.htm test period

Language

Arts

Literature;

Math;

Sciences Viewers learn about the equipment and training required to become a SCUBA Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Social diver. The program covers past, present and future technology of SCUBA Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Let's Go Diving K-12 Sciences diving. Fact Sheet c6.htm test period

Math;

Sciences Reasoning; problem solving; scientific inquiry; fundamental principles of Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into Social chemistry and physics; unifying principles related to understanding the Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Physics 4-10 Sciences hydrosphere. Fact Sheet c9.htm test period





Viewers venture both underwater and into space with astronauts and

Math; aquanauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Viewers learn how humans

Diving into Space Science adapt to living and working in environments where they can't breathe and Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

- Living & Social where normal body movements are not possible. They also learn how humans Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Working in Space K-12 Sciences. modify their normal earthly tools to work in both inner and outer space. Fact Sheet c8.htm test period

Math;

Sciences Students join SCUBA divers and direct them through a series of experiments http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into Toys Social with many of the students' favorite toys. Students predict how their toys will Educator's Prep .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Underwater K-5 Sciences behave underwater and discover the scientific method. Sheet c11.htm test period

Health,

Safety;

Math;

Sciences Students and educators will take a virtual tour of the East Chicago Sanitary Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into Social District Wastewater Treatment Plant, where freshwater sponges and salmon Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Wastewater K-12 Sciences live as a result of unique cleansing techniques. Fact Sheet c14.htm test period

Math;

Science ARII field scientists perform water quality tests live from the shore of Lake Educator's Prep http://www.arii 1 hr.

Diving into Water Social Michigan. Viewers learn in step-by-step instructions the how's and why's of Sheet .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Quality K-12 Sciences water quality analysis. Fact Sheet c13.htm test period

Whether adapting one of our current programs, or creating an entirely new

Math; and unique learning experience, Aquatic Research Interactive, Inc. can work

Science with educators to create new and exciting programming. If you have an idea, http://www.arii 1 hr.

Social we will gladly help you create an interactive distance learning program for you .org/Main/Edu + 15 min.

Custom Events K-12 Sciences and your students. c15.htm test period

Teacher guide

Using two-way videoconferencing technology, the Bronx Zoo can bring Lesson plans

engaging programs for K-12 students right into your own classroom—live! All for pre/post-

Distance Learning Expeditions include several live animal "guests"—gorillas, conference

alligators, owls and more. Programs are 45 minutes to an hour and all include activities, http://bronxzo

extensive teacher support materials. These time-tested, teacher-endorsed Reproducible o.com/bz- 45

programs are aligned with the National Science Education Standards and student education/dist Minutes-1

Bronx Zoo K-12 Science have received rave reviews from students and teachers alike. materials ancelearning/ hr.

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This appealing program capitalizes on children's natural curiosity by engaging for pre/post

them in observation and deduction. Using visuals, games, and live animals, activities, http://bronxzo

students will explore the role that color plays in animal survival. Students will Reproducible o.com/bz-

learn that an animal's color may help it to attract a mate, to warn off other student education/dist 45-

Animal Colors K-3 Science animals, and to hide from other animals. materials ancelearning/ Minutes

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for pre/post

There seems to be no end to the ways in which animals move. Some slither, activities, http://bronxzo

swim, hop, fly, run, crawl, and swing. In this lesson students explore the many Reproducible o.com/bz-

different ways animals move about in order to find their food and to avoid student education/dist 45-

Moves & Meals K-3 Science becoming someone else's food! materials ancelearning/ Minutes

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Why is a ferret long and thin? Youngsters consider this and other questions for pre/post

about how an animal's size and shape are related to its way of life. By activities, http://bronxzo

observing a variety of animals, students discover some fundamental concepts Reproducible o.com/bz-

about how size and shape help an animal survive. Students also draw student education/dist 45-

Size & Shape K-3 Science conclusions about where an animal lives and what it eats. materials ancelearning/ Minutes

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Each individual species is concerned with obtaining energy - energy to keep Lesson plans

going, energy to grow, energy to reproduce, energy for survival. Starting with for pre/post

analyzing their own breakfast, students examine the flow of energy in living activities, http://bronxzo

systems as represented in food chains and webs. Students discover the role Reproducible o.com/bz-

of producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, as they build student education/dist

Food Webs 4-6 Science an actual food web. materials ancelearning/ 1 hour

Teacher guide

You may have seen some odd-looking creatures and wondered why some Lesson plans

animal body parts are so unusual. In this program students will uncover the for pre/post

mystery of land animals' feet. Adaptation, a challenging yet essential concept, activities, http://bronxzo

becomes clear in this program. Understanding how physical adaptations are Reproducible o.com/bz-

Awesome related to the environment will lead students to additional insights, such as student education/dist

Adaptions 5-8 Science why an animal cannot survive when its habitat is destroyed. materials ancelearning/ 1 hour





Remote live-cams bring your students right into the Bronx Zoo's Congo Gorilla Teacher guide

Forest exhibit! The class will be fascinated by the behaviors of our western Lesson plans

lowland gorillas as our instructor challenges students to consider the for pre/post

predicament of this critically threatened rainforest species. Students discover activities, http://bronxzo

the ways in which human activities impact the African Congo rainforest Reproducible o.com/bz-

Gorillas, Gentle ecosystem, how the conservation process works, and the social priorities that student education/dist

Giants in Crisis 7-12 Science foster or impede conservation programs. materials ancelearning/ 1 hour

Hands-on puppet building workshops are conducted and tailored to specific

classroom topics and curriculum. The arts are infused with science, social

studies, language arts and other disciplines to create an interactive virtual

classroom. Programs complement national curriculum standards in language

arts, social studies, science, math and other areas. The Center also offers http://www.pu

Middle and High School programs. The format for these programs is tailored ppet.org/edu/

Center for for older student audiences and involves discussion and Q&A with Center distance.shtm

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Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy come to life with

brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and performed during

the first part of the program. Led by the program presenter, students make http://www.pu

Langurage their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet during the second half of the ppet.org/edu/

The Gingerbread Pre K- Arts, program. They also participate in a learning activity about gingerbread's dis_programs. 40

Boy 2nd History history. This is a great holiday program. Study Guide shtml minutes

Students learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a Dinosaur Cup http://www.pu

Langurage puppet. Learning activities focus on the following: meat eaters vs. plant eaters, ppet.org/edu/

Arts, ways that dinosaurs moved, and ways that dinosaurs protected themselves. dis_programs. 45

Dinosaurs K-1 Science This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! Study Guide shtml Minutes

Each student will construct a Butterfly Marionette while participating in learning

activities about the lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a butterfly an insect, http://www.pu

Langurage and coloring and camouflage. Video clips and photographs of the different ppet.org/edu/

Marionette Arts, stages in the life of a butterfly are included. This is a great arts and science dis_programs. 45-50

Butterfly Puppet K-2 Science lesson all in one! Study Guide shtml minutes

The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified to suit the

participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette while participating http://www.pu

Langurage in learning activities about how spiders and insects differ, web vs. wandering ppet.org/edu/

Arts, spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is a great arts and science lesson in dis_programs.

Spiders 1-6 Science one! Study Guide shtml 1 hour

http://www.pu

Langurage Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant puppet while learning about the various ppet.org/edu/

Pop-Up Plant Arts, parts of a plant and their functions. Students will also discuss photosynthesis dis_programs. 50

Puppet 2-3 Science and plants as food. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! Study Guide shtml minutes

Students will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod puppet. They will participate

in learning activities about the location of tropical rainforests and their http://www.pu

Langurage relationship to the equator and tropic lines, various animals found in the rain ppet.org/edu/

Arts, forest and the different layers of the rain forest. This is a great arts and dis_programs.

Rain Forest 3-5 Science science lesson all in one! Study Guide shtml 1 hour





Students will build a Giraffe Rod Puppet while learning about Africa. They will

Language be led through a day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy and discuss http://www.pu

Arts, similarities and differences between their cultures. Students will look at ppet.org/edu/

Social different types of homes, people and environments. This is a great arts and dis_programs.

Exploring Africa 1-2 Studies social studies lesson in one! Also great for multicultural units. Study Guide shtml 1 hour





Students build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about Malian puppetry.

Language Students also learn characteristics about the continent of Africa (different http://www.pu

Arts, topography, people and cultures) and Mali itself. They will be led through a ppet.org/edu/

Social day in the life of a 10-year-old Malian boy and discuss similarities and dis_programs.

Africa (Mali) 3-8 Studies differences between their cultures. A great for multicultural units. Study Guide shtml 1 hour





Learning activities about different Native American cultures will take place

while students create their very own Hopi Kachina puppet. Activities focus on

three Native American cultures (Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest), the

Language use of natural resources from the different regions, and how these resources http://www.pu

Arts, shaped their lives in regards to clothing, shelter and even transportation. ppet.org/edu/

Social Students also discuss Kachinas and the Hopi culture in general. This is a dis_programs. 50-60

Native Americans 3-5 Studies great arts and social studies lesson all in one! Study Guide shtml minutes





Program format and content are adapted based on participating age group.

Students are introduced to other countries and cultures through puppetry.

Students learn about puppetry traditions of Mali (Africa), Japan and China with

the aid of a Malian Water Spirit Rod Puppet, Japanese Bunraku Rod Puppet,

and Chinese Hand and Shadow Puppets. Students also view videotape

Language excerpts of master puppeteers from Japan and China.Students are involved in Elementary and http://www.pu

Arts, a question and answer session as well as hands-on puppet building (optional) Middle/High ppet.org/edu/

Chinese Hand Social to make this a truly interactive, virtual classroom. This is a great arts and School Study dis_programs.

Puppet 3-12 Studies social studies lesson all in one! Guides shtml 1 hour





Bobby Box, will lead students through concepts of stage design for puppet

theater. Students will look at stage models and video clips of various

productions (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, The Plant Doctors,

Wrestling MacBeth, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, etc) while Box discusses the

artistic decisions that led to each design. Lighting, colors, props, scenery and Don Quixote,

Stage the type of puppetry used during the production will be explored. Students are Faust, or A http://www.pu

Design for encouraged to actively participate by asking questions and discussing Midsummer ppet.org/edu/

Stage Design for Puppet concepts covered, with time set aside for Q&A. This program may be led by Night's Dream dis_programs.

Puppet Theater 9-12 Theater another Center staff member if necessary Study Guide shtml 1 hour

Bobby Box takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of classic literature

brought to life on the puppet stage. Choose either Don Quixote, Faust or A

Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will discuss theme, point of view, Don Quixote,

Don Quixote, characters, puppet design, stage design and performance techniques. Video Faust, or A http://www.pu

Faust, or A clips of show excerpts, models of the stage design, and puppets from the Midsummer ppet.org/edu/

Midsummer English, performance enhance this program. This is a great arts and literature lesson Night's Dream dis_programs.

Night's Dream 9-12 Literature all in one! Study Guide shtml 1 hour

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United States Senate in Washington, D.C., houses two Senators from each

History, state. It is located at the "east end of the National Mall between Constitution

Social and Independence Avenues. Through the power of videoconferencing it is

Studies, possible to visit your Senators for a unique "Capitol experience."

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Cincinnati Zoo themes using a variety of zoo animals, both live and on pre-recorded video. pages and earning/distan

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the decline and endangerment of animal populations. The program is objectives, earning/distan

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Endangered according to grade level. Hands-on activities for younger students help them pages and g%20sub/the

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Hippo Dilemma 4-12 Science environmental issues can lead to lively debate. information. .html Minutes





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Species II - The strategies and action needed to protect species from extinction. (Endangered background medprograms 45-60

Elephant Solution 7-12 Science Species I strongly recommended as a prerequisite.) information. .html Minutes

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negative myths will be dispelled. As they watch, listen, and participate, older student work ce%20learnin

students will create an adopt-an-animal ad for each animal, to provide a hands- pages and g%20sub/the

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Nobody Likes Me K-5 Science they might say in their ad and can complete the hands-on work as a follow-up. information. .html Minutes





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relatives) and learn about their important ecological roles, life cycles, as well student work ce%20learnin

as interesting and sometimes bizarre features. This program capitalizes on pages and g%20sub/the

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World of Bugs K-12 Science largest collections of exotic invertebrates in the country. information. .html Minutes





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guessing game, students build an understanding of asking key questions in a pages and g%20sub/the

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Classification 3-10 Science the stage for using and creating dichotomous keys. information. .html Minutes





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Our program reflect MECA's focus on ecosystems, coastal flora and fauna,

water quality issues, and the physical character of the coastal and marine

environments. Programs are presented by our teaching and marine faculty,

educators from NOAA's Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary office, and

scientists from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Many of our programs

are taught from our multimedia enhanced videoconferencing studio. We also

The Marine have the capability to take your class on interactive tank-by-tank tours of our

Education public aquaria, conduct behind the scenes programs, visit our invertebrate http://www.ug

Center & "touch tanks," and collect water samples and organisms right from the edge of a.edu/aquariu

Aquarium Science the Skidaway River using our mobile video system None Listed m/DL1.html 1 Hour

Fish make up over 1/2 of the number of vertebrate species on our planet. How

much do you, and your students know about this remarkable group of http://www.ug

animals? We will take the students on a tank-by-tank tour of our aquaria to a.edu/aquariu

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Take a look at the feeding strategies and adaptations of several residents of http://www.ug

Georgia's coastal waters. Find out which group of animals to eats with their a.edu/aquariu

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Feeding Frenzy 4-8 Science zooplankton, sea jellies, crabs, snails, barnacles, fish, and others. None Listed DL.html 1 Hour





Students will learn about the different fins and body parts of fish, how they use

these, and how their shape and form help fish to adapt to their environment.

Artist Edie Schmidt will lead students in an activity where they will draw and http://www.ug

design their own unique fish employing concepts of adaptation, camouflage, a.edu/aquariu

coloration, and habitat. Classroom teachers will need to supply paper, pencils, m/distlern/k12

Fractured Fish 3-5 Science and felt markers. None Listed DL.html 1 Hour





Take an imaginary journey with a baby loggerhead sea turtle from inside its

leathery egg to the deep waters of the ocean. Meet a baby loggerhead living at

the Marine Education Center & Aquarium! We'll learn about the lives of these

amazing marine reptiles and what makes them so unique. We'll take a look at http://www.ug

the efforts being made on the coast of Georgia to save these magnificent a.edu/aquariu

animals from extinction. This program compliments science objectives m/distlern/k12

Sea Turtle Safari 3-6 Science involving the study of animals and the adaptations which allow them to survive None Listed DL.html 1 Hour

The Guale Indians, along with many other tribes, were the original inhabitants

of the “New World” prior to its discovery by the Europeans. Skidaway Island,

St. Catherine’s Island, and other locations along the Georgia coast were the http://www.ug

sites of several villages and towns of these Native Americans. Learn about a.edu/aquariu

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The lives of dolphins, whales and manatees are revealed in this program.

Bottlenose and Spotted Dolphins are seen along our coastal waters

throughout the year, while North Atlantic Right Whales are seen only during

our late fall and winter months. The Florida Manatees are typically seen only

during the summer months. Through video footage, slides, skulls, bones and

baleen the presenter Cathy Sakas of Gray's Marine Sanctuary will discuss the

natural history of these large creatures and cover issues threatening their

health and their very existence. Highlights of the program include rare video

footage of Bottlenose Dolphins engaged in "mudding", a feeding strategy

exhibited only by coastal South Carolina and Georgia populations. Other http://www.ug

highlights include rare video footage of a baby Florida Manatee nursing its a.edu/aquariu

Marvelous Marine mother, and historic slides of the first baby North Atlantic Right Whale m/distlern/k12

Mammals 4-8 Science stranded on a Georgia beach from the winter of 1980. None Listed DL.html 1 Hour





The North Atlantic Right Whale is the most endangered whale in the world

with approximately 350 members left in its population. Cathy Sakas, Marine

Educator at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, will present the life history

of the Right Whale through video footage, slides, bones, skulls, personal http://www.ug

"Thar She Blows! encounters and preserved specimens. She will also discuss the research that a.edu/aquariu

Its The Right takes place off our coast each winter, and the reasons these buoyant, oil m/distlern/k12

Whale!" 4-8 Science ladened, slow moving leviathans are so endangered None Listed DL.html 1 Hour





Manatees are the gentle giants of the coast. These slow moving large marine

mammals spend their days grazing marine and aquatic vegetation belying http://www.ug

Holy Sea Cow there relationship to their closest land relative the elephant. This program a.edu/aquariu

Batman: Its a presents the life history of this docile creature through video footage, stories of m/distlern/k12

Manatee! 4-8 Science personal encounters and Manatee bones and skull None Listed DL.html 1 Hour





Through video conference technology students are able to meet other

students while learning about cities and countries in the world. Prior to the

video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about http://www.re

their ONE mystery country and city. The other classrooms, using maps, the Curriculum & mc11.k12.mi.

World Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the mystery Planning us/dl/Mystery

Mystery Quest 6-8 Geography location presented by each participating classrooms. Packet Quest/ 90 Minutes

The presenter offers interactive programs with original songs, stories, and

poems, accompanied by guitar. He often combines his performances with

pantomimes. Students may be asked to: suggest answers to questions, sing

along, make sound effects for stories, dance to the music, and use sign http://www.he

language to remember the lyrics. The presenter prefers to serve one school a artmindprodu

day when possible. He offers two-45 minute performances for grades K-2 & 3- ctions.com/di

Heart Mind 5, and one-30 minute afternoon performance for K. This scheduling is open st_learn_prog.

Productions K-5 to change, depending on the needs of the school. htm 45 Minutes





This is a program concerned with the Life-Skills of cooperation, kindness, and

Fine Arts respect. Students are asked to consider the importance of these qualities in A pre-event

Language their day-to-day living. Stories are told that describe the creative incentive packet http://www.he

Arts behind each of the songs. These threads are represented by a visual that including a CD, artmindprodu

Never Hurt Literature helps explain the cooperative nature of the creative process of songwriting. sheet music, ctions.com/di

Anyone: Life Performing Students are taught some American Sign Language and are invited to sing and descriptive st_learn_prog.

Skills K-5 Arts and sign with the songwriters in this fun and interactive learning experience. booklet htm 45 Minutes





This program encourages children to explore what they love and begin to write

Fine Arts about those areas. The song, "The Story Inside," helps illustrate the A pre-event

Language challenge of this task. Students are taught some American Sign Language packet http://www.he

Arts and are invited to sing and sign with the songwriters. "Walkin' On The Moon," including a CD, artmindprodu

The Story Inside: Literature is performed as a group with fun body movements. The songs convey the sheet music, ctions.com/di

Writing About Performing idea that it takes risks to create something new. In final analysis, the and descriptive st_learn_prog.

What You Love K-5 Arts songwriters suggest it takes real courage to pursue one's creative dreams. booklet htm 45 Minutes

Fine Arts

Language In Michele Schricker's songs, students are invited to drum along as she A pre-event

Holding The Arts/Literat explains the significance of the medicine wheel and its connection to the packet http://www.he

Hoop In Our ure Native American world view. George will tell stories about his grandfather's including a CD, artmindprodu

Hands: Native Social teachings in relationship to the Native Americans. Respect for all living things, sheet music, ctions.com/di

American Culture Studies the earth, and the importance of ecology are presented. Students are taught and descriptive st_learn_prog.

and Ecology 3-5 Ecology some sign language and are invited to sing and sign with the songwriters. booklet htm 45 Minutes





In this program, the Schrickers present two catchy songs about growing up.

Fine Arts "Oo Oo Doodily Doo," tells the life-story of a tree from the time it is a seed to A pre-event

Language the time it reaches old age. "Up Up Up, Up," tells the story of being a young packet http://www.he

Arts person and having to look up, reach up, and be lifted up for everything. including a CD, artmindprodu

Literature During the program, these animated songwriters incorporate body movements sheet music, ctions.com/di

Going Up: The Performing and invite the students to sing and move with them in this joyful and and descriptive st_learn_prog.

Journey of Life K-3 Arts interactive learning experience. booklet htm 45 Minutes

Fine Arts

Language A pre-event

Arts This program features two songs, "Butterfly" and "Dragonfly." Each song will packet http://www.he

Musical Literature be presented using body movements and sign language. In addition, insect's including a CD, artmindprodu

Metamorphosis: Performing life-cycle will be presented in pictures and will be compared to the life cycle of sheet music, ctions.com/di

Butterflies and Arts a song. Songwriting stages such as: "The Bright Idea," "Chewing up Data," and descriptive st_learn_prog.

Dragonflies K-5 Science "Spinning the Tune," and "Taking Flight" will be presented. booklet htm 45 Minutes

The Schrickers talk about courage and characteer through 2 songs, "There’s

Social A Dream," and "Menominee". The songs deal with four people who A pre-event http://www.he

Courage & Studies demonstrated courage and character in their lives. The first song deals with packet artmindprodu

Character: Living Language the personages of Rosa Parks, John Muir, and Helen Keller, the second deals including a CD, ctions.com/Di

Your Life As If Arts with the Potawatomi medicine leader, Menominee. Each song is taught in sign- sheet music, st_Learn_Pro

Other People Performing language and each person represents a particular aspects of courage and and descriptive g_Dates.htm#

Mattered 3-5 Arts character. booklet Program 6 45 Minutes





Students will sing and dance to 2 original and interactive songs and explores

other cultures. As the students work together they have an opportunity to

Dance/ demonstrate mutural trust and caring in a music experience. A great program

Creative for festive occasions such as the beginning or end of the school year; to A pre-event http://www.he

Movement celebrate achievements; or mark a change of seasons. Students will need to packet artmindprodu

Celebrating Music join hands and move in a circle dance, demonstrate knowledge of body parts including a CD, ctions.com/Di

Change: Marking Education through axial and locomotor movements; and perform music in groups. They sheet music, st_Learn_Pro

Important Times Social will become familiar with music's role in the life of humans and practice and descriptive g_Dates.htm#

In Our Lives 3-5 Studies citizenship skills by participating in group activities. booklet Program 7 45 Minutes

Interactive video conferencing allows us to reach a wider audience and thus

have a greater impact on science literacy. Regular programs are offered

throughout the year with the addition of the unique Experts in the Field series http://www.ho

Hook's which enables a variety of specialists to share their knowledge in an engaging oksdlc.org/Dis

Discovery & and informative manner. Funded by CVS/Pharmacy, and the Center for tance_Learnin

Learning Center Interactive Learning and Collaboration . None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

This presentation defines calcium and the science of bones. Activities will help http://www.ho

students understand why our bodies need calcium, the importance of bones oksdlc.org/Dis

Your Healthy 3-5 Science and calcium-rich food sources and snacks that help to meet the tance_Learnin

Bones 6-8 Health recommended daily allowances. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



This interactive presentation identifies cigarette ingredients and additives and

Deadly Smoke: some of their effects on the lungs. Students will gain a better understanding http://www.ho

The Science and how lungs work and the parts of the respiratory system. Activities and oksdlc.org/Dis

Health of Lungs 3-5 Science discussions will confront the facts and myths surrounding cigars, smokeless tance_Learnin

and Tobacco Use 6-8 Health tobacco, and the harmful effects of tobacco use. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes





Genetically modified foods have been on our tables for years, but what does

that really mean? This program will give a better understanding of the science

behind the term “genetically modified”. Current issues in the news will guide http://www.ho

In The News - our discussion and debate of the topic. Through this link we will begin to have oksdlc.org/Dis

Genetically Science a better understand why scientists have developed these techniques, how tance_Learnin

Modified Foods 9-12 Health they are being used in the world today, and the effects on our daily lives. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

Regeneration-Different animals can regenerate at different levels. We will start

In The News – with the basic animal cell & learn more about how less complex life forms

Cloning, Stem regenerate and some of the natural regeneration humans undergo. We will http://www.ho

Cell Research learn how scientists are using these principles to develop techniques to oksdlc.org/Dis

and Animal Science improve the quality of life for humans. Current issues will guide our discussion tance_Learnin

Regeneration 9-12 Health of the topic. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

Forensic life science principles are at the center of many mysteries being

solved by scientists. From bioarcheologist looking for clues to the past in

human and animal bones, to entomologists studying insects in order to better

understand decomposition of animal tissue. Students will be exposed to the http://www.ho

In The News – lab techniques and procedures that are helping to solve many of the world’s oksdlc.org/Dis

Forensic Life Science scientific mysteries. Current issues in the news will guide our discussion and tance_Learnin

Science 9-12 Health debate of the topic. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

The Centers for Disease Control provide health and life saving information

about epidemics that may concern our nation and citizens, but what are

scientists studying and discovering. Students will start with the basics of life http://www.ho

and learn more about some of the microscopic organisms that are affecting oksdlc.org/Dis

In The News – Science our city and well-being. Current issues in the news will guide our discussion tance_Learnin

Epidemiology 9-12 Health and debate of the topic. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



Experts in the A public health/community nutrition dietitian works with diverse population

Field: Moving groups: infants and children, youth and teens, Generation Xers and

People to a Generation Y, Baby Boomers and senior citizens - in helping them explore http://www.ho

Healthier Lifestyle healthier eating and physical activity habits. Each day we make choices that oksdlc.org/Dis

with Dr. Christina Science affect our health. Do you realize how powerful a voice the power of choice is? tance_Learnin

Ferroli 9-12 Health What will you choose today? None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes





Elephant-like mastodons roamed America for thousands of years before going

extinct around 10,000 years ago. Standing around 10 feet tall and weighing

Experts in the around 5 tons, mastodons had stocky bodies, long tusks, and ate trees and

Field: Finding wetland plants. Not long after the first people arrived in the Americas the

Prehistoric mastodon disappeared forever. To understand how humans and mastodons

Giants: The interacted, I recently excavated a mastodon in northern Indiana that may be http://www.ho

Elephants of associated with human manufactured tools. Did people drive this animal giant oksdlc.org/Dis

America with Dr. Science to extinction, or did the retreating glaciers remove familiar food resources from tance_Learnin

Chris Schmidt 9-12 Health the area? None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



Young children are just becoming aware of their own bodies. Me, Myself and I

will introduce children to various body parts, their functions and how to stay http://www.ho

healthy. Using Eric Carle's books, The Mixed-Up Chameleon and From Head oksdlc.org/Dis

Science to Toe, as a starting point, children will investigate their senses, discover how tance_Learnin

Me, Myself and I Pre-K-2 Health people are alike and different and will discuss why it is great just being me. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

Investigate instincts and learned behaviors in both humans and other animals.

Do animals have feelings? Why do they act the way they do? This program

takes a very hands-on approach to discussing the uniqueness of human http://www.ho

emotions and comparing them to the behaviors of animals. Students will oksdlc.org/Dis

If I Were a observe several animals to better understand defensive behaviors and tance_Learnin

Goldfish Pre-K-2 Science instincts. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



Students will be encouraged to investigate and explore various scientific

principles though hands-on experiments. What is the difference between http://www.ho

Mixed-up mixtures and solutions? What are some of the properties of molecules? oksdlc.org/Dis

Mixtures and During Mixed up Mixtures and Solutions, students are encouraged investigate tance_Learnin

Solutions 3-5 Science and explore various scientific principles. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



Join Hook's as we explore chemical reaction and density with fun, hands-on

experiements...active participation encouraged! Students will identify reactions http://www.ho

that glow, change color, and emit or absorb heat energy. This interactive oksdlc.org/Dis

Cool Chemistry, program will use the scientific method to help students better understand the tance_Learnin

Hot Reactions 6-8 Science scientific principles of density and chemical reactions. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

Artifacts have been chosen for their uniqueness and intrigue. Students will

discover what makes something an artifact. Discussion will revolve around the http://www.ho

artifacts' history, use and role in the worlds of the historic drugstore and oksdlc.org/Dis

Curious modern day medicine. The program is designed to encourage in depth tance_Learnin

Encounters 3-5 Science discussion and critical thinking skills. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



There are billions of them - invaders with one goal: live off your body. Gross!

We all know kids ask those inevitable questions that adult are quick to ignore. http://www.ho

The Body - This program will help answer some of those questions. What are zits? Why oksdlc.org/Dis

Gross, Yucky & do I have crusty eyes in the morning? Do I really have microscopic bugs living tance_Learnin

Oh So Cool! 2-5 Science on me? If you're a squeamish adult, take caution, we may gross you out. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

We will explore such topics as DNA, Mendelian genetics, and DNA extraction

from onion cells. A look at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs engages

students in a discussion of genetic mutations. Were those magic beans in http://www.ho

Behind the Story: Jack & the Beanstalk really genetically modified food? This hilarious and oksdlc.org/Dis

The Genetics of informative program will leave student with a fresh perspective of the tales of tance_Learnin

Fairytales 6-9 Science their youth! None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

The idea of nature providing cures and remedies is not a new idea. As early

as 2000 B.C. the Chinese treated ulcers with mold. What other items found in

nature are being used in medicine today? How do scientists find new cures

from nature? This class will explore the life saving plants and animals http://www.ho

scientists and researchers develop into the medicines of today. A look into oksdlc.org/Dis

Life Saving past cultures and animal self-medication will give us clues to some "life tance_Learnin

Nature 6-8 Science saving" discoveries. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes

Participate in experiments and demonstrations that help us to better http://www.ho

understand the world around us. Your active participation is encouraged! oksdlc.org/Dis

The World Young scientists will explore scientific principles in ways that will spark future tance_Learnin

Around Me Pre K-2 Science curiosity. None Listed g.htm 45 Minutes



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Ocean Institute catalog.html minutes

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What underwater creature can change its color and texture, eats with a beak, institute.org/e

and can disappear in a cloud of ink? During this interactive videoconference, du_programs/

An Octopus is students develop their skills in observing and comparing as they study the LiteraSea.htm 50

Amazing! K-3 Science amazing anatomy and behavior of an octopus. None Listed l minutes





Students take a “virtual walk” through the tidepools and use their observation http://www.oc

skills to define this unique ocean ecosystem. Younger students discover what ean-

makes a tidepool and learn about the animals that inhabit them. Older institute.org/e

students define the abiotic and biotic components of a tidepool, use a field du_programs/

Safari into the guide to identify animals, hypothesize about their survival strategies, and carry livingsystems. 50

Intertidal Zone 1-12 Science out a population survey. None Listed html minutes

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From humpbacks whalesto blue whales, students experience how field ean-

biologists study these mysterious creatures. Younger students observe the institute.org/e

differences between whales and fish as well as identify different types of du_programs/

Mysterious whales. After identifying different species of whales, older students record livingsystems. 50

Whales 1-12 Science whale behaviors and study vocal patterns. None Listed html minutes

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Learning Center Science Partnership with Ameritech, and a member of the Vision Athena Network. None Listed .html

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Want your target audience to learn about videoconferencing? How about with er.brownsburg

an actual videoconference? This is an easy way to sample all of the .k12.in.us/dist

QUESTions Teache Challenger Learning Center's programs and a great introduction to ance_learning 30

Anyone? rs Science videoconferencing. None Listed .html Minutes

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Do you dream about becoming an astronaut and climbing aboard a Space er.brownsburg

Shuttle? What is it like to live and work in microgravity? How do astronauts .k12.in.us/dist

Living and eat and sleep? Join the CLC for an exciting program about living and working ance_learning 45

Working In Space K-4 Science in space. None Listed .html minutes

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Who did the United States first launch into space? Did we really land on the er.brownsburg

Moon? Join the CLC for an adventure exploring America's space .k12.in.us/dist

Journey Through program....from the early days of Project Mercury to the International Space ance_learning 45

Space and Time 5-7 Science Station. None Listed .html minutes

Your classroom team has been living on the moon for one year. It is your http://challeng

responsibility to assist the new team which is en route to the moon. er.brownsburg

Classroom officers must work with the Mission Control team at the .k12.in.us/dist

Alpha Base Brownsburg CLC to choose a lunar landing site, monitor the environmental ance_learning

One 5-8 Science conditions onboard the Spacecraft and more! None Listed .html 1 hour

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Let your students be the stars of the program. Students will explore and share er.brownsburg

information about the sun, the planets, the moon, and asteroids as they roll .k12.in.us/dist

through the solar system with Planetary Patty and her purple truck. (Limit 35 ance_learning 45

Planetary Patty 3-4 Science students) None Listed .html minutes

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This workshop explores how satellite technology enhances our modern world. er.brownsburg

Join the CLC as we examine weather, landsat, and communication satellites, .k12.in.us/dist

The Earth from satellite design, and the benefits of satellites. Participants have the ance_learning 45

Above - Satellites 5-8 Science opportunity to design a satellite to share during the presentation. None Listed .html minutes

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Let your little stars shine by being part of the program. Join Captain Cosmic er.brownsburg

for a tour of the Solar System. Captain Cosmic and students will share .k12.in.us/dist

information about the sun, moon, and each planet. Climb on board with ance_learning 45

Captain Cosmic 1-2 Science Captain Cosmic for a fun-filled adventure. (Limit 35 students) None Listed .html minutes

Students see an exciting glimpse into the world of comets. This program http://challeng

includes topics such as the history of and unusual facts about comets, tools er.brownsburg

Comets...A Tale that help scientists study comets, including Aerogel (which will collect particles .k12.in.us/dist

of the Tail and for NASA's Stardust Mission), and brief information about future comet ance_learning 45

Other Facts 5-8 Science missions. None Listed .html minutes

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Who Wants to be Do your little "astronauts" have the right stuff? Find out by joining the ance_learning 30

an Astronaut? K Only Science Challenger Center for an exciting adventure about becoming an astronaut. None Listed .html minutes

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Imagine traveling in space...destination: Mars!! The journey, the challenges, .k12.in.us/dist

Destination: and the hardships are numerous. What will we find upon landing? Join the ance_learning 45

Mars!! 5-7 Science CLC for a voyage to the Red Planet. None Listed .html minutes

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Talk to an astronaut? Speak with the engineer who drove the Martian Rover! .k12.in.us/dist

Tour the International Space Station Model! Brownsburg CLC can connect ance_learning 45

Special Events All Science with all NASA facilities for special programs. None Listed .html minutes

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo invites you to bring your group to the Zoo -- http://www.cle

virtually! Go to places in the Zoo that you may never have seen before. Ask metzoo.com/e

questions of Zoo staff and interact with other schools around Ohio and Online Lesson ducation/scho

Cleveland beyond. All without leaving your school! Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's distance Plans - ol_group/dista

Metropolitan Zoo learning classroom offers programs throughout the year. download nce_learn.asp

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The Bearable All bears hibernate, right? Discover the truth about bears and learn about their Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Truth K-2 Science different families. Plans p Minutes

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Many people are afraid of bats - which is boo-hoo for them! These amazing ol_group/dist/

creatures have an undeserved reputation and are really quite important to the Online Lesson elementary.as 30

Boo! I'm a Bat K-2 Science environment. Plans p Minutes

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Discover Think that you are the only species that goes to class? Think again! Learn Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Australia K-2 Science how Australian animals get "class"ified. Plans p Minutes

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A Kid's Life in Join us on a virtual safari as we explore the daily life of kids in Africa, from the Online Lesson elementary.as 30

Africa K-2 Science languages they use, to the foods they eat, to the animals they encounter. Plans p Minutes

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A Kid's Life in Join us on a virtual walkabout as we explore the daily life of kids in Australia, Online Lesson elementary.as 35

Australia K-2 Science from the words they use, to the foods they eat, to the animals they encounter. Plans p Minutes

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Jambo Means Learn the differences between mammals, reptiles and birds on this safari Online Lesson elementary.as 30

Hello K-2 Science through Africa. Plans p Minutes

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This tropical adventure will provide opportunities to explore the rain forest Online Lesson elementary.as 30

Rain Forest Life K-2 Science using the five senses. Plans p Minutes

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It's no ruse! One roo isn't like another! Discover the differences between the Online Lesson elementary.as 30

What's Up Roos! K-2 Science different kangaroos and their close cousins. Plans p Minutes

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Wonderful World Explore the wonderful world of wolves and discover some of the many ways in Online Lesson elementary.as 45

of Wolves K-2 Science which they communicate. It will be a howlin' good time! Plans p Minutes

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Learn about some of the unique features that have made sharks one of the ol_group/dist/

A Bite-Sized Look most successful groups this planet has ever seen. Also find out why the Online Lesson elementary.as 45

at Sharks 3-5 Science shark's bite is so important to our oceans! Plans p Minutes

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Help Detectives solve the Case of the Stolen Animal Adaptations, as they ol_group/dist/

Animal investigate how these animals have impacted our lives because of their Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Espionage 3-5 Science natural wonders. Plans p Minutes

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What is a condor? What is conservation? Why is condor conservation ol_group/dist/

Condor important to us? Learn about what the Zoo has done for condor conservation Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Conservation 3-5 Science in Venezuela. Plans p Minutes

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Often mistaken for a bear, this fuzzy marsupial is one of Australia's most ol_group/dist/

Don't Koala Me, recognized native animal species. Meet one of our keepers via Online Lesson elementary.as 45

I'll Koala You! 3-5 Science videoconferencing to find out about this unusual animal! Plans p Minutes

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What's it like to care for the largest at the Zoo? Come explore the world of an Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Elephants 3-5 Science animal that really carries some weight. Plans p Minutes

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Have you ever wanted to learn more about our closest cousins in the animal ol_group/dist/

Going Ape Over world? Join one of the Zoo's primate keepers in a discussion about the greater Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Apes 3-5 Science and lesser apes. Plans p Minutes

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How would you get a rhinoceros from Africa to Cleveland? By a train, plane or ol_group/dist/

How Does a Zoo automobile? Create your own rhino travel plans and then talk to the man with Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Get a Rhino? 3-5 Science the answers. Plans p Minutes

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Layers of the Learn about the four living zones of the tropical rain forest, from the ground to Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Rain Forest 3-5 Science the treetops, and the animals that might be found there. Plans p Minutes

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Ever wonder how it's possible to train a wide variety of zoo animals to listen to ol_group/dist/

The Training basic commands? Participate in our training game and we might even be able Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Game 3-5 Science to train you! Plans p Minutes

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The Poo? New How does a zoo recycle poo? Learn about composting and how nature takes Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Program 3-5 Science care of the waste. Plans p Minutes

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Werewolf? No, where's the wolf! Test your knowledge of wolves in the game Online Lesson elementary.as 45

Wolf! 3-5 Science show "Fact or Fairy Tale!" Plans p Minutes

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Career-Graphic Learn how an artist uses their skills at a zoo, in everything from signs to Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Arts 6-8 Science exhibits, to create a "feeling" around each themed exhibit. Plans sp Minutes

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People nationwide enrich the lives of their pets every day. Find out why ol_group/dist/

From Boomer "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst zookeepers Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Balls to Milk Jugs 6-8 Science and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety of animals. Plans sp Minutes

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Indigenous vs. Explore how native cultures incorporate and effect endemic wildlife in North Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Introduced 6-8 Science America, South America, Australia and Africa. Plans sp Minutes

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Where do they go? Why do they go? What is happening to their traditional Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Migratory Birds 6-8 Science migration routes? Come and explore the world of migratory birds. Plans sp Minutes

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Octopus: Think that space is the last frontier? Think again! Life under the ocean is alien Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Undersea Alien 6-8 Science to us land dwellers. Discover the mysterious life of the octopus. Plans sp Minutes

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Polly Wants a What do you do to help an endangered species? Learn about the thick-billed ol_group/dist/

Future (Parrot parrot and what Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is doing to restore this bird back to Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Preservation) 6-8 Science its native habitat. Plans sp Minutes

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Rain Forest Discover how various plants and animals are adapted to life in the hot, wet Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

Adaptations 6-8 Science tropical rain forest. Plans sp Minutes

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The Training basic commands? Participate in our training game and we might even be able Online Lesson mid_school.a 45

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A Comparison of Forest Conservation Issues in the U.S. and Uganda. This

program is a 6-week study and will commence with a videoconference

session. Throughout the following weeks, students will work with teachers in

their own schools as they learn about forest conservation and wildlife affected

by deforestation. The chimpanzee will be used as the primary example. http://www.cle

Contact will be maintained at least twice a week via e-mail. Near the end of metzoo.com/e

the month, students will design a plan to help stop deforestation and save the ducation/scho

chimpanzee in Uganda. In the final session, the students in both countries will ol_group/dist/

The Uganda present their projects and compare/contrast the conservation issues that face Online Lesson mid_school.a

Connection: 6-8 Science the U.S. and Uganda. Plans sp 6-Weeks

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Australia: Barren Australia possesses some of the worlds most beautiful lands and diverse ol_group/dist/

Land to Barrier underwater habitats. What makes Australia the "land down under?" Explore all Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Reef 9-12 Science aspects of this continent with an Australian native. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

ducation/scho

Bearing It All: The Habitat destruction, population growth and hunting are taking their toll on the ol_group/dist/

Plight of the bears. Join our expert on discussing the plight of the world's bears. Special Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Spectacled Bear 9-12 Science attention will be paid to the Spectacled Bears of Venezuela. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

ducation/scho

People nationwide enrich the lives of their pets every day. Find out why ol_group/dist/

From Boomer "enrichment" has become one of the hottest buzzwords amongst zookeepers Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Balls to Milk Jugs 9-12 Science and help brainstorm new enrichment ideas for a variety of animals. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

Wolf reintroduction has taken place in several areas in the United States. ducation/scho

What kind of conflict would occur if such a program were proposed for your ol_group/dist/

Wolves at Your hometown? Students will role-play the many different angles to this Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Door? 9-12 Science controversial story. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

Students know what zoos are like today, but what were they like for their ducation/scho

Zoos - Past, parents and grandparents? What will they be like for their children? Examine ol_group/dist/

Present and where Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has been and where we hope the future will Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Future 9-12 Science take us. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

ducation/scho

Ever wonder what it's like to keep a zoo safe and sound? What do we do in ol_group/dist/

Career - Zoo case of animal escape? Natural disaster? Discover the ins and outs of zoo Online Lesson high_school.a 45

Security 9-12 Science security in this program. Plans sp Minutes

http://www.cle

metzoo.com/e

ducation/scho

Career - Have you seen us in the newspaper? Have you heard about us on TV? Come ol_group/dist/

Marketing and and explore some of what it takes to promote a zoo and try your hand at Online Lesson high_school.a 45

PR 9-12 Science marketing our some of our exhibits. Plans sp Minutes





Can the reintroduction of a wetland-dependent animal, such as the trumpeter Teacher

swan, increase the level of conservation both for the habitat and the species? packet, as well http://www.cle

Draw your own conclusions as you participate in this series of 6 as a resource metzoo.com/e

Ohio Wetlands - videoconferences. Program series consists of the following sessions: kit, which will be ducation/scho

Ruin, Introduction to Wetlands, Wetlands History, Alaska Trip/Hatching and on loan for the ol_group/dist/

Reintroduction & Incubation, Two Years in Training, Release and Tracking, and Wetlands duration of the high_school.a 6-

Recovery 9-12 Science Conservation Wrap-Up. Participation in all 6 videoconferences is mandatory. program. sp Sessions



Mote Distance http://www.se

Learning atrek.org/prog

SeaTrek rams.html

Don't be afrai! See sharks up close and learn the truth about them! Find out The SeaTrek

why it’s more dangerous to be at home than in the water with these curriculum for

SHARKS: fascinating creatures.Objective: The students will learn about the behavior of Sharks: http://www.se

Devouring the sharks, types of sharks, and the anatomy and physiology of sharks (including Devouring the atrek.org/prog 50

Myths (V01) 4-8 Science the senses). Myth _sharks.html minutes





A lively gameshow format reveals why sea turtles are truly amazing! Also

discover what a hatchling needs to survive in the open ocean and then take a SeaTrek

tour of Mote's turtle exhibits. Objective: Students will learn about general curriculum for

reptile characteristics and the different species of sea turtles. Student will also SEA TURTLES:

SEA TURTLES: learn where sea turtles live and nest and their basic adaptations to marine life. Amazing http://www.se

Amazing Reptiles Finally students will learn why sea turtles are threatened and what Reptiles of the atrek.org/prog 50

of the Sea (V02) 4-8 Science conservation measures are being taken to protect them. Sea _turtles.html minutes





1. Students’

“Manatee Web”

Do you know how to train a 3000-pound relative of the elephant? Find out how worksheets

Mote cares for Hugh and Buffett, our resident West Indian manatees, and (optional, from

Mammals, learn how big and smart they are. Objective:The student will learn the basic Lesson 1 of the http://www.se

Mammoths, characteristics of a mammal, and the adaptations of manatees. The student companion atrek.org/prog

MANATEES! will also learn how captive manatees are cared for and what conservation curriculum _manatees.ht 50

(V03) 4-8 Science efforts are being made for wild populations. above). ml minutes

The SeaTrek

companion http://www.se

Why are estuaries important? Discover the value of coastal habitats to wildlife curriculum for atrek.org/prog

Coastal Habitats and how important they are to people too. Objective: To demonstrate the Coastal _coastals.htm 50

(V07) 4-8 Science value and importance of coastal habitats to wildlife and to people. Habitats l minutes





NASA events are presented LIVE from unique NASA Johnson Space Center

facilities (e.g., Neutral Buoyancy Lab and the Space Vehicle Mockup http://learning

Facilities). Students at all levels have the unique opportunity to interact directly outpost.jsc.na

Johnson Space with NASA representatives, experts, and even astronauts to gain new sa.gov/expedi 50

Center Science appreciation for the importance of science and education. tions.cfm minutes







The quality of

each Expedition

Go back to the future to learn about the dreams and efforts by humans to increases with

build a presence off our planet and into space. Become an Engineer, design the completion

the next generation of space stations in your classroom and present your of pre-event http://learning

ideas to NASA’s Digital Learning Network. Upon completion of this learning activities. outpost.jsc.na

module, students will be familiar with past and current efforts to build a Students will sa.gov/expedi

permanent presence in space and use some practical engineering skills to share their tions/place_s 50

A Place in Space K-12 Science design and construct a space station of the future. results. pace.cfm minutes





Pre-Event

Activities

The human body is designed for and functions best in the presence of Earth’s Grades 5-8 Pre-

gravity. In space, astronauts enter an environment we call microgravity, which Event Activities

affects the body in many ways, including changes to the cardiovascular, for Grades K-4

musculoskeletal, and neurovestibular systems. As humans explore further into and 9-12 are

space, it is vitally important that we understand the effects of spaceflight on forthcoming.

the human body and prevent or mitigate the adverse effects so that astronauts Please refer to

can spend longer periods of time in space. Upon successful completion of the the Grades 5-8 http://learning

Life Science module, the learner will be able to discuss the main effects of Activities and outpost.jsc.na

BIO: Bodies in spaceflight on the human body and some of the countermeasures that will modify for your sa.gov/expedi 50

Orbit K-12 Science allow astronauts to live and work in space for long periods of time. . students tions/bio.cfm minutes





Pre-Event

Activities

Grades 5-8 Pre-

Event Activities

Join us on an expedition to the world of microgravity. Often misperceived as for Grades K-4

weightlessness or zero gravity, microgravity is the unique gravitational and 9-12 are

environment astronauts experience on a spacecraft orbiting the earth. It is a forthcoming.

condition that challenges humans who work and live in space, and that Please refer to http://learning

benefits many types of scientific research by freeing it from restrictions the Grades 5-8 outpost.jsc.na

imposed by Earth's gravity for thousands of years. Upon completion of this Activities and sa.gov/expedi

Caution: Falling learning module, students will be able to explain the concept of microgravity modify for your tions/microgra 50

EVERYTHING! K-12 Science and describe the benefits of microgravity research. students vity.cfm minutes





Upon successful completion of this learning module, students will be able to

analyze images from space, relate it geography and apply the acquired

information to predict future outcomes. Many of us have seen photos of the

Earth taken from the Space Shuttle and have marveled at their beautiful

vistas. Such imagery will continue to be collected as the International Space The quality of

Station becomes operational, providing a permanent platform for remote each Expedition

sensing. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Earth increases with

scientists study images of Earth from geographic and scientific points of view, the completion

and their investigations reveal telling facts about our planet and its processes. of pre-event http://learning

Data acquired by astronauts and made available on the internet by NASA help activities. outpost.jsc.na

the general public, city officials, etc. to make decisions about where to live, Students will sa.gov/expedi

Earth According how to vote, where to build our communities, how to plan our future and much, share their tions/geog5- 50

to WORF K-12 Science much more. results. 8.cfm minutes

Our solar system is comprised of nine distinctive planets orbiting one massive

star, our sun. We hope that you will join us for a journey of discovery about

our unique solar system. If you are up for the challenge you will learn the http://learning

qualities of each planet that set it apart from the others, along with the outpost.jsc.na

relationship they all share. Join us and let the discovery begin! Students will Pre-Event sa.gov/expedi

Our Solar be able to describe the characteristics of the planets in our solar system, the Activities tions/solar_sy 50

Neighborhood K-8 Science distances between them and the paths they travel. Grades K-8 stem.cfm minutes

You have been accepted into NASA’s Astronaut Training Program! Be

prepared to share some of your unique qualifications, attend a preview of your

training and flight expectations, and propose an experiment to be flown aboard http://learning

the shuttle or ISS before you arrive at the home of the Astronaut Corps in outpost.jsc.na

Houston, Texas! Upon completion of this learning module, students will gain Pre-Event sa.gov/expedi

Space Basics an appreciation of the training and technology needed to live and work in Activities tions/space_b 50

101 4-12 Science space. Grades 4-12 asics101.cfm minutes









Plants are an important component for space-based and extraterrestrial life

support systems. Just as they do on Earth, plants in a regenerative life

support system can take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce

breathable oxygen through a process called photosynthesis. Of course, plants

are also a source of food. So, in theory, plants could provide two essential

elements needed for humans to live in space: oxygen to breathe and food to

eat. Before plants can deliver these essentials, however, NASA must learn

how to grow plants in space, and how to incorporate them and other biological

components into life support system research facilities, here on Earth. http://learning

Students will be able to discuss why plants are being grown at NASA research Pre-Event outpost.jsc.na

centers and in space, and how plants will someday be a part of future life Activities sa.gov/expedi

support systems, providing oxygen, water, and food for humans exploring the Grades K-4, 5-8 tions/agricultu 50

Space Farming K-12 Science surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. & 9-12. re.cfm minutes





Everyone knows that people on Earth need food in order to stay alive. If we

are in space, does that requirement change? The answer is no. Astronauts

need food in order to live in space just as when they are on Earth. The trick is

that they cannot run to the grocery store before launch because there are

several requirements the food must meet to make it aboard the Space Shuttle. http://learning

Upon completion of this learning module, students will be able to explain Pre-Event outpost.jsc.na

which variables are included in a person’s daily dietary requirements. They will Activities sa.gov/expedi

also be able to discuss space food in detail, including its purpose and how it is Grades K-4, 5-8 tions/space_f 50

Space Food K-12 Science created, prepared and disposed. & 9-12. ood.cfm minutes









We've all seen robots in movies, on television, and in science fiction Pre-Event

magazines, performing tasks that range from the mundane to the Activities

extraordinary. We often fail to recognize how robots and automated systems Grades 5-8 Pre-

are already doing work for us and helping make our lives more convenient if Event Activities

not easier. NASA already uses robotics technology to great extent in its for Grades K-4

exploration of space and students and teachers can learn about NASA’s use and 9-12 are

of robots from professionals who are designing and building the robotic forthcoming.

systems that will help humans explore the universe. Learn how NASA defines Please refer to http://learning

robotics, see how robotic systems are already widely used in the space the Grades 5-8 outpost.jsc.na

program and what plans there are for future robotic applications. Students will Activities and sa.gov/expedi

be able to discuss how robotics are used in space exploration and describe modify for your tions/robotics. 50

Spacebots K-12 Science some of the career opportunities that exist in the field of robotics. students. cfm minutes







Teams of engineers, mathematicians, and scientists work together to apply

concepts and knowledge to solve new design problems for flight. The ways in

which people go about solving design problems can vary greatly. But,

examining the flow of problem solving reveals that many are similar, going

from a fuzzy situation through clarifying and defining the situation, to testing

and modification. Discover how NASA teams are solving the problems of

designing functions and systems for a space lifeboat with the International http://learning

Space Station and experience the flow of problem solving procedures as you outpost.jsc.na

develop solutions for experimental glider distance and duration with NASA. Pre-Event sa.gov/expedi

Students will be able to discuss the design components of an experimental Activities tions/Xflights. 50

X-Flights 3-12 Science spacecraft and the characteristics of structure and function needed for flight. Grades 3-12 cfm minutes

http://www.ser

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Smithsonian ation/dl/video

Environmental Available for an conference.ht

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This program emphasizes the importance of adaptation in organisms.

Examine the structure of several types of feathers and identify the differences.

This will help students recognize how to look for adaptations and determine

why they are important. Other bird adaptations may be discussed (beaks, feet,

etc.) as well as the research methods used at SERC to track the migratory

routes of birds.This program can be extended by a component involving life

birds, during which students can compare and contrast the feeding habits of http://www.ser

two different raptors. Owls feed at night, and what they eat can be determined c.si.edu/educ

from their pellets. Hawks feed during the day. Because this demonstration ation/dl/video Approxim

BIRDS OF A involves life birds, please inform the distance learning coordinator, of your Available for an conference.ht ately 45

FEATHER K-7 Science interest in this component. additional cost m#birds minutes





These animals have been around since the time of dinosaurs and survived

when they didn't. Turtles are closely connected to both the land and water;

sea turtles and diamondback terrapins for example live in water but return to http://www.ser

TURTLES, the land to lay their eggs. Explore the unique characteristics that make turtles c.si.edu/educ

TORTOISES, turtles, and the differences among turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Meet the ation/dl/video Approxim

AND diamondback terrapin and box turtle, both Bay residents. Also learn about the Available for an conference.ht ately 45

TERRAPINS - K-8 Science sea turtles that visit the Bay when traveling along their migratory route. additional cost m#turtles minutes

http://www.ser

An introduction to and overview of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and c.si.edu/educ

the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). Explore the unique ation/dl/video

THE characteristics of the nation's largest estuary and learn about some of its conference.ht Approxim

CHESAPEAKE inhabitants. This videoconference is a great first introduction to estuaries and Available for an m#chesapeak ately 45

BAY 2-12 Science Chesapeake Bay ecology. additional cost e minutes





http://www.ser

Observe a demonstration of salinity and how brackish water is formed. Then c.si.edu/educ

participants will create their own "salinity solution" by mixing unknown samples ation/dl/video Approxim

SALINITY and meet a resident of the Chesapeake Bay known for its tolerance to salt, the Available for an conference.ht ately 45

SOLUTION 3-7 Science blue crab. additional cost m#salinity minutes





What are the parts of aquatic ecosystems, and how do these parts come

together to make an ecosystem unique? Examine some living and non-living

components in various aquatic ecosystems, with particular attention on the http://www.ser

AQUATIC effects of a salinity gradient. Students are encouraged to build aquatic c.si.edu/educ

ECOSYSTEMS:P ecosystems in the classroom and share observations with SERC staff during ation/dl/video Approxim

UT THE PARTS a videoconference. Comparisons will be made to the Chesapeake Bay Available for an conference.ht ately 45

TOGETHER 4-9 Science ecosystem, with examples of its specific living and non-living components. additional cost m#aquatic minutes





http://www.ser

Examine the fascinating life and role of the blue crab, an important link in the c.si.edu/educ

Chesapeake Bay food web. The video conference will focus on blue crab ation/dl/video Approxim

BLUE CRAB research conducted in the Bay, and what this research tells us about the state Available for an conference.ht ately 45

BIOLOGY 4-12 Science of the Bay and its watershed. additional cost m#bluecrab minutes





A WALK http://www.ser

THROUGH THE Learn about forest structure, in particular how the forest canopy affects the c.si.edu/educ

WOODS: forest all the way from the tree tops to the forest floor. Find out how scientists ation/dl/video Approxim

FOREST study the tops of trees, and what this research tells us about the health of Available for an conference.ht ately 45

CANOPIES 5-12 Science forests in the watershed. additional cost m#forest minutes





Located outside Washington, DC, along the Chesapeake Bay is the

SCIENCE IN Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The scientists and educators

ACTION: here explore the biological and physical processes that sustain life on Earth.

RESEARCH AT Since 1965, SERC scientists have researched the aquatic, terrestrial, and

THE atmospheric components of complex ecosystems and applied this knowledge http://www.ser

SMITHSONIAN for the improved stewardship of the biosphere. Explore these processes and c.si.edu/educ

ENVIRONMENT components by exploring the science laboratories of SERC. Interactive ation/dl/video Approxim

AL RESEARCH demonstrations recreate SERC science in the classroom. Students will also Available for an conference.ht ately 45

CENTER 5-12 Science discover potential careers in science. additional cost m#science minutes

INVESTIGATING http://www.ser

GLOBAL c.si.edu/educ

WARMING: ation/dl/video

CLUES TO A The global climate is changing. Learn about the greenhouse effect, the cause conference.ht Approxim

CHANGING of increased levels of carbon dioxide, and what complex role plants play in Available for an m#globalwar ately 45

CLIMATE ?? Science taking up this greenhouse gas. additional cost ming minutes

Museum of This Videoconference allows your students access to the Museum's archive of http://www.mtr

Television and more than 100,000 programs which span the history of radio and television .org/welcome.

Radio and illuminate our nation's history and culture. None Listed htm 60 Minute

This class opens a window to the delightful world of Jim Henson's Muppets http://www.mtr

Muppets and Social and other puppets on television, exploring many aspects of puppetry and .org/welcome.

Puppets K-3 Studies character development. None Listed htm 60 Minute



http://www.mtr

A humorous selection of Rocky and Bullwinkle clips from the Museum's .org/classprog

Fractured Fairy Social collection provide a way to examine story structure and the elements common ram/la_progra

Tales K-4 Studies to all fairy tales. None Listed ms.html 60 Minute



http://www.mtr

.org/classprog

Social Students learn about the different ways people live and work, comparing their ram/la_progra

Around the World K-4 Studies own experiences to those of children from all over the world. None Listed ms.html 60 Minute

Students explore the complex relationship between the earth and its http://www.mtr

inhabitants. They learn about the media's advocacy role in protecting the .org/welcome.

Think Green 2-5 Science environment and also how they can work to preserve the planet. None Listed htm 60 Minute



The Fine Art of http://www.mtr

Persuasion: What is advertising and what are its methods? Through careful analysis, .org/classprog

Television & Social students discover how advertising has developed certain tools and techniques ram/la_progra

Advertising 4-8 Studies that capture viewer attention to promote a product, a person, or an idea. None Listed ms.html 60 Minute

Television played a vital role in the civil rights movement, both as observer

The Civil Rights Social and participant. By watching significant television work from that era, students http://www.mtr

Movement on Studies, explore the role that television played in recording and shaping the struggle for .org/welcome.

Television 5-12 History equal rights in America. None Listed htm 60 Minute

The Master of Alfred Hitchcock enlivened the suspense genre with tongue-in-cheek

Suspense: Social introductions, macabre humor, and twist endings. Students analyze http://www.mtr

Hitchcock on the Studies, Hitchcock's use of the ordinary to create exciting, even frightening, television .org/welcome.

Box 5-12 History drama. None Listed htm 60 Minute



The Art of the Social By examining a variety of documentaries from the Museum's collection, http://www.mtr

Television Studies, students learn how different techniques serve different visions and think about .org/welcome.

Documentary 6-12 History what types of stories are best suited to the documentary form. None Listed htm 60 Minute



Animation: Not Social By presenting rare and unusual examples of televised animation, this class http://www.mtr

Just for Saturday Studies, helps to expand the definition of this popular technique and provides students .org/welcome.

Morning 6-12 History with the critical vocabulary necessary to evaluate and discuss it. None Listed htm 60 Minute

Students examine presidential campaign advertisements from the past fifty

years to learn how candidates attempt to win the hearts, minds, and votes of http://www.mtr

Presidential the American people. Participants deconstruct ads to identify effective .org/welcome.

Campaign Ads 7-12 History advertising styles and techniques. None Listed htm 60 Minute

Fears of war and the atomic bomb consumed America during the 1950s. By

Raising the examining programs from this pivotal period, students learn how television http://www.mtr

Curtain on the reflected and perpetuated the paranoia and hysteria that were pervasive at .org/welcome.

Cold War 9-12 History that time. None Listed htm 60 Minute

All can be adapted for family audiences at non-school events. All

videoconference programs originate from our Zoo classroom, and include http://www.sa

animals from our animal ambassador collection. Animal ambassadors include ndiegozoo.co

a variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world that can be m/teachers/vi

handled by Zoo educators and brought to our classroom for an up-close look deo_index.ht 30-50

San Diego Zoo K-6 Science on camera. None Listed ml Minute

http://www.sa

ndiegozoo.co

m/teachers/vi

Animal deo_index.ht 30-50

Classification K-6 Science What is a bird, mammal, reptile, or insect? None Listed ml Minute

http://www.sa

ndiegozoo.co

m/teachers/vi

Endangered What factors are threatening wild animals and plants? What can you do to deo_index.ht 30-50

Species K-6 Science help? None Listed ml Minute

http://www.sa

ndiegozoo.co

m/teachers/vi

Animal deo_index.ht 30-50

Adaptations K-6 Science How do an animal's body parts and habits help it survive in its environment? None Listed ml Minute



http://memory

.loc.gov/learn/

Library of educators/vid

Congress None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Congress

Present & Past:

Searching Teache

THOMAS and the rs, What issues are your legislators debating? What were they debating 200 http://memory

Early Media History, years ago? What's changed? What's the same? Learn to navigate and search .loc.gov/learn/

Congressional Speciali Governme congressional materials in THOMAS and American Memory for answers to educators/vid

Documents sts nt these questions and more! None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Teache

rs, Oral histories provide a unique viewpoint into cultural and historical events and http://memory

Gathering Your Media Social their effects on our lives. Learn how your students can conduct oral interviews .loc.gov/learn/

Community's Speciali Studies, using the process and techniques developed by the American Folklife Center, educators/vid

Stories sts History The Library of Congress None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Teache

rs, http://memory

Library of Media History, Try your hand at navigating and exploring the depth and breadth of the Library .loc.gov/learn/

Congress Speciali Governme of Congress Web site including THOMAS, exhibitions, international materials, educators/vid

ONLINE! sts nt and more! None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Teache

rs, Social http://memory

Media Studies, Make the American Memory virtual collections REAL for your students. Learn .loc.gov/learn/

Make It and Take Speciali History, to download and use images, texts, maps, sound recordings and films off-line. educators/vid

It! sts Geography You will be amazed by what you can do to make history "come alive." None Listed eo/index.html 2-3 Hours



Recreate the Battle of Trenton using a spy map and letters sent to the http://memory

The Spy Map and Social Commander-in-Chief. Analyze these documents to learn how intelligence .loc.gov/learn/

General Studies, gathering helped General Washington form his battle strategy during January educators/vid

Washington 5 - 12 History 1777. None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours





Treasure

Hunting: Search

Strategies for the Teache

American rs, http://memory

Memory Media Feeling a bit lost when trying to use the American Memory collections? Learn .loc.gov/learn/

Historical Speciali Technolog strategies and skills for effective searching, including keyword selection, educators/vid

Collections sts y finding aid shortcuts, and search tool selection and use. None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Teache

rs, http://memory

Media Social .loc.gov/learn/

Working with Speciali Studies, Learn to use tools for analysis that will have your students actively engaged in educators/vid

Primary Sources sts History their own process of historical discovery. None Listed eo/index.html 1-2 Hours

Get ready for adventure, drama, comedy, tragedy, and fantastic learning as

we hit the Oregon Trail and head out west! This simulated journey allows

classes to travel the trail as part of the Westward HO! Wagon Train. In

classrooms across the country, collaborative families, based on real families http://www.cy

from America's past, make daily decisions (travel and fate scenarios are Lesson Plans berbee.com/w

provided by the project moderators) that will influence their safe arrival in Student who/index.ht 1-4

Westward Ho! Oregon. handouts ml Weeks?





http://www.wa

rdmelvilleherit

The Ward The Ward Melville Heritage Organization is proud to offer state-of-the-art age.org/Trip_

Melville Heritage technology by featuring videoconferencing programs in Coastal Ecology, ChangingFac

Organization History and Literacy. esOfWar.asp

Pre/post

lessons,

videotape,

activities, black

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Completed with the collaboration of New York Institute of Technology and Internet

Cablevision. Throughout generations, American involvement in war has taught resources,

us valuable lessons about our country and about ourselves. Through the background

viewing of a videotape of an intergenerational dialog among students and material, chart

veterans, the analysis of primary source documents and political cartoons, & graphic http://www.wa

Changing Faces and an interactive videoconference with an American veteran of war, students organizer, rdmelvilleherit

of War: The will be led to an understanding of the American Spirit as it is manifested in copies of age.org/Trip_

American Spirit times of war, whether it be the era of the American Revolution or in conflicts of primary ChangingFac 45-60

Prevails 7-12 History today. sources. esOfWar.asp minutes





Students explore the plants and animals native to the marsh and their

respective roles in the food web. Students consider the question "Why is it

important not to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem?" Wearing a

Electronic wireless camera set in a specially-equipped pair of eyeglasses, and a vest http://www.w

Explorations: The which transmits two-way audio, the naturalist teaches right from the water's mho.org/Trip_

Salt Marsh edge. Students are able to see the live specimens, ask questions and SaltMarshEco 60

Ecosystem K-12 Science converse with him or her in real time. Support Kit system.asp minutes







The instructor, dressed in period costume of Anna Smith Strong (a spy ring

member), interacts with the students while presenting material on the actual

workings of this top-secret spy ring. Your students will use reading skills to WebGuide,

learn about the methods and motivations of spies on Long Island and in New which includes

Windows York City during the American Revolution as they create their Spy Design--an pre and post

Through Time: espionage plan that they will develop as a team from the pre-activity kit sent to activities that

Journals of the classroom teacher. The instructor will use a maps, photographs and can be used as

American documents to illustrate how the Setauket spy ring functioned. Invisible writing, a class or by http://www.w

Revolutionary Reading mask letters and codes will be demonstrated as methods of communication the individual mho.org/Trip_ 45

War Spies! 4-7 History and each team of students will have time for presentation of their Spy Design. student WarSpies.asp minutes





Students travel back in time' and explore how Native Americans used the

environment in their everyday lives. The programs broadcast from the heart of WebGuide,

the salt marsh that was the home of this Native American group over 3,000 which includes

years ago. Using research from the archeological dig and consulting with a pre and post

renowned Long Island archeologist, WMHO developed this program that activities that http://www.wa

First Long utilizes native plants, animals and artifacts. Students will discover the answers can be used as rdmelvilleherit

Islanders: to the following questions - "How did the Native Americans use the a class or by age.org/Trip_

Original environment and their resources to improve their lives?" "What was each the individual OriginalInhabi 45

Inhabitants 3-6 Science family member's contribution to the survival of the group?" student tants.asp minutes

http://www.ce

Mary Ann sa10.k12.wi.u

Hunsberger, s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

Storyteller K - 12 htm Minutes





Storyteller, Mary Ann Hunsberger, tells stories rooted in Children's Literature

and Folklore. Enhanced by artifacts, musical instruments, props, humor,

suspense, and audience participation. A librarian for 22 years and a storyteller http://www.ce

for 15 years, she has presented many workshops, including three state sa10.k12.wi.u

conferences at National Association for the Education of Young Children and s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

Bringing Stories to Life 12

K- at the American Association of School Librarians in Birmingham, AL. htm Minutes

The presenter visited China in 1997. She returned with terra cotta soldier

figures, musical instruments, jewelry, chopsticks, cloisonne, jade, a

calligraphy set, a chinese chess set, a jade abacus, tiny opera masks,

exquisite ox leather shadow puppets, and various other items. Stories from http://www.ce

Chinese folklore and information including an appropriate craft for Chinese sa10.k12.wi.u

New Year may be incorporated into this program or offered as a separate s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

China/Chinese New Year

K - 12 presentation. htm Minutes

The presenter traveled to Australia in 1991 and returned with musical

instruments such as the didjeridu, the boomerang, cassette tapes of authentic

songs, and facts concerning the incredible wildlife--kangaroos, koalas, http://www.ce

echidnas, platypuses, lorikeets, magpies, and wombats. Learn songs such as sa10.k12.wi.u

"Give me a home among the gum trees" and "Kookaburra up a gum tree": s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

Down Under: Australia12

K- learn the proper way to throw a boomerang. htm Minutes

This presenter traveled to Moscow and returned with nesting dolls, wedding

dolls, china, scarves, needlework, books and hand carved toys. She saw a http://www.ce

play at the Bolshoi, and attended the Moscow Circus. She visited the sa10.k12.wi.u

Children's State Library, Red Square, and local schools. Stories and personal s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

Moscow, Russia K - 12 anecdotes enhance this presentation. htm Minutes





Storytelling and the oral tradition began before a written language of any kind

existed. This presentation interactively emphasizes the power of stories, the http://www.ce

tales collected by the Grimm Brothers, nursery rhymes, traveling through the sa10.k12.wi.u

centuries to the urban myths of current times. Examples, stories, and personal s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

Oral Tradition and Storytelling

K - 12 anecdotes are chosen on an appropriate level for the age of the audience. htm Minutes

The presenter traveled to South Africa in 1995 and returned with wonderful

examples of clothing, textiles, handmade figures, jewelry, pottery, instruments,

and artifacts. Wonderful anecdotes concerning animal antics on safari http://www.ce

enhance this presentation. Visits to a diamond mine and tales of very exotic sa10.k12.wi.u

cuisine are related as well--hippo sausage, impala, springbok stew, a meal at s/dl/trips/mah. 45-60

South Africa K - 12 a carnivore restaurant. htm Minutes

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) The Learning With Louis science programs are taught by

wellknown local naturalist Lous Levine, formerly with Grassmere

Wildlife Park, Adventure Science Center and the Davidson Couny

metro parks system. Owner of one of the most extensive personal

nature artifacts collections in Tennessee, Louis is also a former

producer and star in his own science television show on cable TV.)

H.320 (2) Except in cases of uncontrollable circumstance, the program

ISDN requester must notify the program presenter at least 24 hours in

memb advance of any program cancellation. Any organization/person that

fails to provide an advance cancellation notice will not be permitted

ers to to register for other Project DIANE programs for a 2 month period.

H.323 (3) The videoconference programs are reserved on a first-come,

IP first-served, basis. To give all schools an opportunity to participate,

memb unless noted otherwise, we ask that each school or community

PROJECT group limit itself to two (2) video programs from the SAME program

er www.diane

DIANE organi .tnstate.ed

provider per month. There is no monthly limit placed on the number

of different DIANE program providers with which an individual

PROGRAM zation u/di_progr school may collaborate.

DIRECTORY s. am_dir.pdf Regards, Steve Shao, Project DIANE Director, ph 615.963.7171



PRE-DEFINED

PROGRAM

LISTING

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

GENERAL rogram_dir

SCIENCE .pdf







Science &

Technology Video

Advisory Hotline

(PPT No. 44-0880- http://www.

diane.tnsta

01) - By request; te.edu/di_p

presented by the rogram_dir

Princeton Review .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

MARINE te.edu/di_p

SCIENCE & rogram_dir

AQUATICS .pdf

(PPT No. 47-0890-05) - The program will

use live animal demonstrations plus

scientific methods and equipment to

explain why Radnor Lake and other aquatic

habitats are important to protect.

Discussions will include different types of http://www.

aquatic habitats, why water quality diane.tnsta

monitoring is important, and signs of te.edu/di_p

healthy aquatic habitats; presented by rogram_dir

Aquatic Life Radnor Lake Natural Area .pdf

(PPT No. 47-0895-05) - a program all http://www.

about shark biology including an diane.tnsta

investigation of the contents of a Tiger te.edu/di_p

shark's stomach, for grades K-12; rogram_dir

Get in My Belly K-12 presented by Ripley’s Aquarium .pdf

(PPT No. 47-0895-07) - a program which

takes a closeup look at the life of a http://www.

horseshoe crab to see what types of diane.tnsta

animals in the ocean depend on it for food te.edu/di_p

Hitchhikers Guide and shelter. for grades 6-12; presented by rogram_dir

to the Ocean 6-12 Ripley’s Aquarium .pdf



(PPT No. 47-0895-09) - a program to http://www.

educate students on pet owner diane.tnsta

responsibility, selecting a proper pet, and te.edu/di_p

meetings with exotic animals. for grades K- rogram_dir

Match Maker K-12 15; presented by Ripley’s Aquarium .pdf



(PPT No. 47-0858-05) - Comparison of http://www.

teeth to see adaptation to different prey. diane.tnsta

Fossil Great White teeth the size of a hand te.edu/di_p

Sharks, the Perfect and modern two inch teeth are featured; rogram_dir

Predators presented by Learning with Louis Series .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

(PPT No. 47-0895-12) - a program on sea te.edu/di_p

turtle biology and conservation, for grades rogram_dir

Turn Out the Lights K-12 K-12; presented by Ripley’s Aquarium .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

NATURAL te.edu/di_p

SCIENCE & rogram_dir

BIOLOGY .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0858-07) - Live and dead http://www.

specimens. Adaptation of beaks and feet. diane.tnsta

Feathers, flight and migration. Eggs and te.edu/di_p

Introduction to nests; presented by Learning with Louis rogram_dir

Birds Series .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0890-07) - This program will

explore some of nature's most majestic

animals. Often referred to as natural

mousetraps; hawks, owls, and other

raptors are some our most beneficial wild

creatures. Discussion will include the http://www.

importance of these wild predatory animals diane.tnsta

and unique features about them. Live te.edu/di_p

specimens will be used; presented by rogram_dir

Birds of Prey Radnor Lake Natural Area .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0800-02) - We introduce your

students to the Museum’s robotic

triceratops, baby triceratops, and

Tyrannosaurus-rex dinosaurs. Explore a

variety of fossil replicas and animal

artifacts as we help students understand http://www.

how scientists learn about dinosaurs. diane.tnsta

Discover some of the things we may never te.edu/di_p

know about dinosaurs!; presented by the rogram_dir

Dino Discovery Adventure Science Center .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0840-03) - scientists and

researchers continue to uncover

information relating to the ways elephants

communicate. Recently it was documented

that elephants posses 12 times the

memory capacity as a human being. http://www.

Elephant communicate through infra diane.tnsta

sound, a sound wave too low for the te.edu/di_p

Elephant Biology & human ear to detect. Seismic research is rogram_dir

Communication being conducted by field .pdf

researchers in the wilds of Africa and at the

Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee to http://www.

determine how and why elephants transmit diane.tnsta

Project DIANE and receive information through the te.edu/di_p

Program Directory ground, through their feet; presented by the rogram_dir

6 Elephant Sanctuary .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0840-05) - Elephants have

been held in captivity for thousands of

years in their native land, Southeast Asia.

They have always played a strong role in

religious beliefs of Eastern religions,

considered gods and powerful spiritual

being. Two hundred years ago the first

elephant was brought to America to http://www.

perform in a circus; thousands followed. diane.tnsta

Modern day zoos and circuses continue to te.edu/di_p

Elephants in exhibit elephants in captivity; presented by rogram_dir

Captivity the Elephant Sanctuary .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0840-07) - There are two wild

species of elephants on the planet. The

African elephant numbering close to

500,000. They are currently on the

threatened species list which changes

when the pressure of poaching increases.

The Asian elephant numbers 30,000 in the

wild and has been on the endangered http://www.

species list for over 25 years. The reason diane.tnsta

for their critically low population is loss of te.edu/di_p

Elephants in the habitat; presented by the Elephant rogram_dir

Wild Sanctuary .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0858-09) - Why are plants

and animals disappearing? What can we

do? Some answers to these questions will http://www.

be explored. Specimens of endangered diane.tnsta

freshwater mussels and snails are te.edu/di_p

Endangered featured; presented by Learning with Louis rogram_dir

Animals Series .pdf



(PPT No. 46-0840-09) - plants and animals

become extinct at a rate of 5 per day,

everyday of the week. The Asian elephant

has been on the list of slowly dying,

endangered species, for over 25 years.

Loss of habitat is the number one

determining factor that contributes to the http://www.

loss of a species. Many factors play a part diane.tnsta

in the loss of habitat. All of these factors te.edu/di_p

Endangered will be discussed; presented by the rogram_dir

Species Elephant Sanctuary .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0875-01) - Learn about

different endangered species from around

the world, and our own backyards. How

does a species become endangered? http://www.

What are zoos doing to help? We will also diane.tnsta

discuss what everyone can do to help save te.edu/di_p

Endangered endangered species; presented by rogram_dir

Species Nashville Zoo at Grassmere .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0858-11) - Live and

preserved specimens. Basic life history.

Beneficial and harmful insects. http://www.

Camouflage and mimicry. Local emphasis diane.tnsta

and quick look at the biggest and prettiest te.edu/di_p

Introduction to world-wide; presented by Learning with rogram_dir

Insects Louis Series .pdf

http://www.

(PPT No. 46-0858-13) - Live and dead diane.tnsta

examples. Comparison of skulls-carnivore, te.edu/di_p

Introduction to herbivore, and omnivore; presented by rogram_dir

Mammals Learning with Louis Series .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0830-01) - June through http://www.

September. Look into the tiny world of diane.tnsta

microbes and the unseen world (Grades 5- te.edu/di_p

8); presented by Discovery Center at rogram_dir

Micro Worlds 5-8 Murfree Spring .pdf



(PPT No. 46-0858-15) - See the incredible

variation in groups of animals. We will look

at genetic variations within a species, http://www.

genus, and family. Freshwater mussels, diane.tnsta

seashells, butterflies and landsnails will te.edu/di_p

serve as examples; presented by Learning rogram_dir

Natural Diversity with Louis Series .pdf



(PPT No. 46-0890-09) - This program can

be adapted to explore any variety of plant

life from flowering to non-flowering plants.

We'll take a look at photosynthesis, life

cycles and reproduction, and basic ecology

of the plants involved. An introduction of http://www.

native verses exotic plants will be included diane.tnsta

by sharing Radnor Lake's efforts to remove te.edu/di_p

invasive plants; presented by Radnor Lake rogram_dir

Plants Natural Area .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0890-11) - Parks and Natural

Areas are our most treasured places, yet

human development encroaches on these

places more and more each day. What is

the difference between a park and a

natural area? What can we do to continue

to expand and protect wild places? How

can we wisely use these resources without

destroying the features that make them http://www.

important and unique? Find the answers to diane.tnsta

Natural Areas & these questions and more at this te.edu/di_p

Environmental informative program; presented by Radnor rogram_dir

Conservation Lake Natural Area .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

7 .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0858-17) - Learn to identify http://www.

Poison Ivy, stinging insects, poisonous diane.tnsta

Nature's Dangers: snakes and spiders. Live spiders and te.edu/di_p

Poisonous Plants preserved snakes; presented by Learning rogram_dir

and Animals with Louis Series .pdf



(PPT No. 46-0875-03) - Millions of animals

and plants call the rainforest their home.

You will meet some animals from the zoo

that come from the rainforest, and learn http://www.

about many other fascinating creatures. diane.tnsta

We will also learn why it is so important to te.edu/di_p

At Home in the protect this dwindling resource; presented rogram_dir

Rainforest by Nashville Zoo at Grassmere .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0858-19) - Live and http://www.

preserved examples. Life history and diane.tnsta

Introduction to importance to the balance of nature. Learn te.edu/di_p

Reptiles and to recognize venomous snakes; presented rogram_dir

Amphibians by Learning with Louis Series .pdf



(PPT No. 46-0875-05) - Many people fear

these cold-blooded creatures. We will

discuss the different myths about reptiles, http://www.

meet some up close, and learn about these diane.tnsta

fascinating animals in order to develop a te.edu/di_p

better understanding; presented by rogram_dir

Reptiles Nashville Zoo at Grassmere .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0890-13) - Snakes are one of

nature's most misunderstood creatures.

This program will explore the mysteries of

snakes and their important place in our http://www.

ecosystem. Habitat, markings, venomous diane.tnsta

and non-venomous identification will be te.edu/di_p

discussed. Live specimens will be used; rogram_dir

Slithering Snakes presented by Radnor Lake Natural Area .pdf

(PPT No. 46-0875-07) - There are many

different types of animals on earth, and Strange & Unusual Animals (PPT No. 46-0875-07) -

many could be considered strange and There are many different types of animals on

unusual. We will meet some unique http://www. earth, and many could be considered strange and

creatures during this program, and discuss diane.tnsta

many more strange,but wonderful te.edu/di_p unusual. We will meet some unique creatures

Strange & Unusual creatures; presented by Nashville Zoo at rogram_dir during this program, and discuss many more

Animals Grassmere .pdf strange,but wonderful crea

MEDICAL http://www.

diane.tnsta

SCIENCE, te.edu/di_p

HEALTHCARE rogram_dir

& SAFETY .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Attention Deficit presented by the Mental Health rogram_dir

Disorders Association of Middle Tennessee .pdf Attention Deficit Disorders (PPT No. 20-0360-01) -

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Bicycle & (PPT No. 20-0340-01); presented by the rogram_dir

Pedestrian Safety * Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

(PPT No. 20-0360-03) - Learn about manic diane.tnsta

depression and related topics; presented te.edu/di_p

by the Mental Health Association of Middle rogram_dir

Bipolar Disorder Tennessee .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0800-04) - We’ll provide

“bone-a-fied” facts about the muscular and

skeletal systems of the body. Discover

what our bones are made of, how muscles

help us move, and what happens when we

break our bones. A close-up view of real

bones, artificial joints, and other skeleton http://www.

and muscular demonstrators make for an diane.tnsta

informative adventure into the human te.edu/di_p

body!; presented by the Adventure Science rogram_dir

Bone-A-Fied Facts Center .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

(PPT No. 20-0340-03); presented by the rogram_dir

Brain Injury "101" Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Disability te.edu/di_p

Awareness & (PPT No. 20-0340-05); presented by the rogram_dir

Overview of Issues Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0340-07); presented by the

Tennessee Disability Coalition Effects/

Symptoms of Torture and Therapeutic

Interventions (PPT No. 20-0160-02) -

Torture affects the body, mind, emotions

and spirit. The effects of torture spread http://www.

Choking, from the individual to the family, diane.tnsta

Suffocation, community, culture and eventually the te.edu/di_p

Strangulation world. Torture survivors have successfully rogram_dir

Hazards * used diverse pathways .pdf

to healing; the common denominator in these

pathways is the formation of healing

relationships. The wide range of torture

http://www.

aftereffects necessitates a wide range of diane.tnsta

Project DIANE treatment options and community responses.; te.edu/di_p

Program Directory presented by Survivors of Torture rogram_dir

8 International .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0800-06) - Take a virtual tour

of a real cow eye to discover various http://www.

aspects of human eye anatomy. Explore diane.tnsta

how the components work together with te.edu/di_p

the brain to allow for sight; presented by rogram_dir

The "Eyes" Have It! the Adventure Science Center .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Falls: Injury & (PPT No. 20-0340-09); presented by the rogram_dir

Prevention * Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

(PPT No. 20-0340-11); presented by the rogram_dir

Firearm Safety * Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Fires & Burn (PPT No. 20-0340-13); presented by the rogram_dir

Prevention * Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Health Care te.edu/di_p

Consumer Self- (PPT No. 20-0340-15); presented by the rogram_dir

Advocacy Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

High & Low Tech te.edu/di_p

Tools for Living (PPT No. 20-0340-17); presented by the rogram_dir

with a Disability Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

(PPT No. 20-0980-02) ; presented by TSU te.edu/di_p

Human Genome Ctr of Excellence in Info Systems and Dept rogram_dir

Research of Biology .pdf



(PPT No. 20-0880-01) - What high school

students should know about the Medical

College Admissions Test (MCAT). Taken

in the Junior or Senior year of college as a

requirement for admission into medical

school, the MCAT is a wide-ranging test

that covers Biology, Physics, and

Chemistry, both Organic and Inorganic. In

addition, there are Verbal Reasoning and

Essay Components. The presentation will

present general information about the test, http://www.

suggest a course of study for college, and diane.tnsta

Medical Learning discuss resources available to the te.edu/di_p

Strategies & Test students; presented by the Princeton rogram_dir

Prep Review .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0360-05) - Learn about

mental health, mental wellness and

different mental illnesses. Opportunities http://www.

available for I.C. HOPE, the ambassador of diane.tnsta

Mental Health mental wellness, to participate in te.edu/di_p

Wellness & programming; presented by the Mental rogram_dir

Illnesses Health Association of Middle Tennessee .pdf

http://www.

Motor diane.tnsta

Vehicle/Traffic te.edu/di_p

Accidents & Safety (PPT No. 20-0340-21); presented by the rogram_dir

* Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Poison Prevention (PPT No. 20-0340-23); presented by the rogram_dir

* Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0830-03) - Examine the

heart’s role in fitness and chart your resting http://www.

and exercising heart rates, and experiment diane.tnsta

with food groups and portion sizes (Grades te.edu/di_p

3-5); presented by Discovery Center at rogram_dir

Step Into Fitness 3-5 Murfree Spring .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Stress, Depression, (PPT No. 20-0360-07) - presented by the te.edu/di_p

Body Image & Self Mental Health Association of Middle rogram_dir

Esteem Tennessee .pdf

(PPT No. 20-0160-01) - Often times, when

health professionals and staff interact with

survivors, they hear the stories and see the

scars of these strong and resilient

individuals. As a result, care practitioners

can find themselves suffering with intrusive

thoughts, nightmares and other conditions

very similar to those of the very clients they

are trying to help. This occupational hazard

takes its toll and accounts for increasing

amounts of turnover and burnout which

can, fundamentally, disable small

organizations. The good news is there’s a

growing awareness about the dangers of

secondary vicarious traumatization and

with adequate attention to debriefing, http://www.

awareness, etc. with care providers, the diane.tnsta

consequences can be prevented or te.edu/di_p

Vicarious minimized.; presented by Survivors of rogram_dir

Traumatization Torture International .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

9 .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Water te.edu/di_p

Safety/Drowning (PPT No. 20-0340-25); presented by the rogram_dir

Hazards * Tennessee Disability Coalition .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Working With (PPT No. 20-0858-21) - teacher te.edu/di_p

Learning Disabled workshops; presented by Learning with rogram_dir

Children Louis Series .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

PHYSICAL rogram_dir

SCIENCE .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0830-05) - Investigate the http://www.

properties of acids and bases, see diane.tnsta

polymers at work, and observe the colors te.edu/di_p

of M&M’s. (Grades 3-6); presented by rogram_dir

Chemistry for Kids Discovery Center at Murfree Spring .pdf



(PPT No. 45-0858-21) - Learn through

looking at specimens, how to recognize

common rocks and minerals. Discover how http://www.

to perform hardness tests, recognize diane.tnsta

cleavage, and check streak color. Find out te.edu/di_p

what important things come from rocks; rogram_dir

Geology Sampler presented by Learning with Louis Series .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0858-23) - Fun experiments http://www.

with household chemicals. Acid and base diane.tnsta

indicators, colloidal solutions, states of te.edu/di_p

matter; presented by Learning with Louis rogram_dir

Kitchen Chemistry Series .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0800-08) - Explore magnets

and electromagnetic forces.

Demonstrations include alnico magnets, 3-

D magnetic field view box, powerful http://www.

neodymium magnets, electro-magnets, diane.tnsta

and the Museum’s 8’ tall light-up motor; te.edu/di_p

presented by the Adventure Science rogram_dir

Magnets to Motors Center .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0830-07) - Explore the

geomorphic regions of Tennessee, see http://www.

ancient sea creatures and explore the rock diane.tnsta

classification system. (Grades 3-6); te.edu/di_p

presented by Discovery Center at Murfree rogram_dir

Rock Hounds 3-6 Spring .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0800-10) - Excite your

students about space science while we

brief them on the International Space http://www.

Station (ISS), its current status and diane.tnsta

configuration. What would it be like to live te.edu/di_p

in space? ; presented by the Adventure rogram_dir

Star Station One Science Center .pdf

(PPT No. 45-0858-25) - Specimens of all

the most common fossil types in our area. http://www.

Discussion of how old fossils are, how diane.tnsta

fossils form, and what we can learn from te.edu/di_p

fossils; presented by Learning with Louis rogram_dir

Tennessee Fossils Series .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

HISTORY, te.edu/di_p

CULTURE & rogram_dir

LANGUAGE .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

African-American (PPT No. 50-0900-02); presented by TN rogram_dir

History State Library & Archives .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Early Tennessee (PPT No. 50-0900-04); presented by TN rogram_dir

History State Library & Archives .pdf

(PPT No. 50-0830-09) - October and

November only. Go back in time to the

days of the first Tennesseans. Explore http://www.

Cherokee culture and the roles of diane.tnsta

Cherokee men and women. (Grades K-6); te.edu/di_p

Exploring the presented by Discovery Center at Murfree rogram_dir

Cherokee Nation K-6 Spring .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

Historic (PPT No. 50-0900-06); presented by TN rogram_dir

Photographs State Library & Archives .pdf



(PPT No. 50-0995-03) - Speakers discuss

personal experiences and Paul Fleming, a

co-author of the book, "The Holocaust and

other Genocides", will cover world

genocides since World War II. This

prescheduled series culminates with a http://www.

videoconference with Mira Kimmelman, diane.tnsta

survivor of 3 Nazi camps and author of te.edu/di_p

The Holocaust and "Echoes of the Holocaust."; presented by rogram_dir

Other Genocides Vanderbilt University Virtual School .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

10 .pdf

(PPT No. 50-0160-04) - For those clients

who do not speak a language spoken by

staff, SURVIVORS has developed a pool

of experienced interpreters speaking over

30 languages. Interpreters working with

survivors of egregious human rights

abuses need training in order to

successfully undertake this difficult work.

Skills specific to this include the

preparation and debriefing with clinical http://www.

staff. This also covers how counselors and diane.tnsta

clinical staff can support interpreters in this te.edu/di_p

work.; presented by Survivors of Torture rogram_dir

Interpreting Skills International .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

(PPT No. 50-0900-08); presented by TN rogram_dir

Maps & History State Library & Archives .pdf



(PPT No. 50-0858-27) - Using a wide

assortment of artifacts, we will travel from http://www.

Eastern woodlands to the Far North to see diane.tnsta

how Native Americans lived in prehistoric te.edu/di_p

Native American times and at the time of European contact; rogram_dir

Indian Artifacts presented by Learning with Louis Series .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

(PPT No. 20-0980-04) - See posted te.edu/di_p

Speaker Podium schedule; Co-sponsored by TSU Center of rogram_dir

Series Excellence in Information Systems .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Taking Care of te.edu/di_p

Historic Paper & (PPT No. 50-0900-10); presented by TN rogram_dir

Photographs State Library & Archives .pdf

(PPT No. 50-0858-29) - See examples of

most of Tennessee's state symbols and

learn the interesting stories behind how http://www.

they were chosen. State flowers, animal, diane.tnsta

bird, insects, gemstone, rocks, tree, fossil, te.edu/di_p

Tennessee Nature reptile, amphibian, and fish; presented by rogram_dir

Symbols Learning with Louis Series .pdf

(PPT No. 50-0830-11) - Explore the culture http://www.

and artifacts of our six featured countries diane.tnsta

through stories, games and music. te.edu/di_p

Window to the (Grades K-6); presented by Discovery rogram_dir

World K-6 Center at Murfree Spring .pdf

HUMAN

RIGHTS & http://www.

diane.tnsta

DIVERSITY te.edu/di_p

DEVELOPMEN rogram_dir

T .pdf



(PPT No. 12-0160-06) - Asylum is the

vehicle through which the United States

provides protection to aliens who are

physically present in this country and who

are in danger or persecution if forced to

return to the countries from which they fled.

The refugee/ asylee experience is

frequently divided into three stages: pre-

flight, flight and resettlement. Each stage

brings its own set of traumas as their social

world undergoes a significant constriction. http://www.

They are left with fear, distrust, diane.tnsta

Triple Trauma for helplessness, apathy and isolation.; te.edu/di_p

Refugees/ presented by Survivors of Torture rogram_dir

Immigrants International .pdf

(PPT No. 12-0160-08) - Torture is the

deliberate and systematic dismantling of a

person’s identity and humanity. It is the

attempt to destroy one’s will to live, one’s

ability to trust in anyone or anything. The

most commonly cited classification of

torture methods includes: Physical-

beatings, such as falanga (beating soles of

feet), and head trauma; Psychological-

threats and mock executions; and

Emotional- depression, guilt (survivor,

parental, family), learned helplessness,

disorientation and confusion. Torture

exists, and the fact is that government-

sponsored torture is practiced in 150

countries. Tens of thousands of men,

women, and children fall victim to the

ravages of torture every year. Torture

survivors are an ‘invisible’ population. We

don’t hear about their experiences because

torture is a painful, shaming and

humiliating experience, and is exceptionally http://www.

difficulty for survivors to talk about what diane.tnsta

Torture & Torture happened to them. Because of this, many te.edu/di_p

Survivors: An continue to suffer in silence.; presented by rogram_dir

Invisible Population Survivors of Torture International .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

11 .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

MUSIC, ART & rogram_dir

HUMANITIES .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

(PPT No. 52-0865-02) (by The Young te.edu/di_p

Artists – call for details); presented by the rogram_dir

Children’s Opera Nashville Opera .pdf

Introduction to http://www.

Opera, a.k.a. diane.tnsta

"What's the te.edu/di_p

Screaming All (PPT No. 52-0865-04) ; presented by the rogram_dir

About?" Nashville Opera .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

(PPT No. 52-0865-06); presented by the rogram_dir

Opera Conducting Nashville Opera .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Opera & te.edu/di_p

Storytelling (PPT No. 52-0865-08); presented by the rogram_dir

Through Music Nashville Opera .pdf

http://www.

(PPT No. 52-0865-10) Upcoming diane.tnsta

Opera Post- performances include Barber of Seville, La te.edu/di_p

Performance Video Traviata, Porgy & Bess, & La Boheme; rogram_dir

Discussion presented by the Nashville Opera .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Voice Study & te.edu/di_p

Choosing Opera as (PPT No. 52-0865-12) ; presented by the rogram_dir

a Career Nashville Opera .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

te.edu/di_p

INFORMATION rogram_dir

TECHNOLOGY .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-06) - Provides a survey

of available videoconferencing products

and technological advances as well as http://www.

video-over-IP research areas; major user diane.tnsta

Advanced and application case studies; presented by te.edu/di_p

Videoconferencing TSU Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

& Emerging Trends Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-08) - We'll take a step-

by-step tour of the features of major

Internet browser software. You'll learn

some tricks and tips that will make your

web experience more valuable and help

you to better understand how the Internet

works. Plus, we'll take a whirlwind tour of a http://www.

few great web sites every student and diane.tnsta

teacher should know about; presented by te.edu/di_p

Better Internet TSU Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

Browsing Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-10) - Have a look at

some of the historical artifacts and

inventions that have provided the

steppingstones to the computers we use

today. Learn how various ideas and

devices have been brought together to http://www.

enable us to connect and communicate diane.tnsta

A Brief History of with people all around our planet and in te.edu/di_p

Computers and the space; presented by TSU Center of rogram_dir

Internet Excellence in Information Systems .pdf



(PPT No. 54-0980-12) - QuickTime is a

powerful, cross-platform multimedia

development tool that provides the power

to integrate over 30 different file formats,

including many types of sound, graphic,

text, video, animation and virtual reality

media. After a quick introduction to

QuickTime, students will learn to use

various features of the QuickTime Player

Application to edit and combine media

types. Students will learn various ways of http://www.

Cool Fun with PC- creating, gathering and incorporating all of diane.tnsta

based Graphics, these media into files to view and play on te.edu/di_p

Sound & their computer; presented by TSU Center rogram_dir

QuickTime of Excellence in Information Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-14) - Microsoft

PowerPoint can be a useful and effective

tool for students organizing and presenting

reports or for teachers introducing lessons

in the classroom. Students will learn how to

create a simple presentation, from the

ground up, and see examples of creative http://www.

uses of PowerPoint in the teaching and diane.tnsta

Creating Great learning environment; presented by TSU te.edu/di_p

PowerPoint Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

Presentations Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0470-01) - Various related

topics on electronic commerce taught http://www.

primarily by industry practitioners. See diane.tnsta

posted schedule for dates; presented by te.edu/di_p

E-Commerce Tennessee Small Business Development rogram_dir

Seminar Series Center .pdf

http://www.

diane.tnsta

Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

12 .pdf



(PPT No. 54-0980-16) - Using Claris Home

Page and Netscape Navigator web editing http://www.

tools, this workshop will show students how diane.tnsta

How to Create Your to build a web page and open avenues of te.edu/di_p

Own Internet Web self-expression; presented by TSU Center rogram_dir

Site of Excellence in Information Systems .pdf



(PPT No. 54-0980-18) – Understand how http://www.

videoconference technology really works, diane.tnsta

Introduction to network requirements and users’ do’s and te.edu/di_p

Videoconferencing don’ts; presented by TSU Center of rogram_dir

Basics Excellence in Information Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-20) - So maybe you can

use MS Word to write a basic report or

letter, but what about all those other

buttons and menu items and options. Are

there some tips and tricks that you would

like to learn about or one you would like to

share? Maybe you've wanted to know how

to do this or that with Word but didn't know

how to get Word to work for you. We'll take

a look under-the-hood and explore features

of Word that you'll be delighted to know

about. Learn how to think of your word

processor as an industrial strength, idea

processor, as we step through three,

exciting project-oriented activities, that

combine creative writing, careers, http://www.

autobiographies, web sites, graphics, CD- diane.tnsta

ROMs, and oh, yes, words! ; presented by te.edu/di_p

Microsoft Word TSU Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

Tips & Tricks Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-22) - We'll be creating

simple animations with Macromedia

Director, converting those animations to

Shockwave files and crafting the HTML to

display the Shockwave files in a webpage.

We'll also take a look at some great uses

of Shockwave on the Web and learn how

to track-down the necessary Web plug-in http://www.

files that visitors to your site will need to diane.tnsta

view your masterpiece; presented by TSU te.edu/di_p

Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

Shockwave Tutorial Systems .pdf

(PPT No. 54-0980-24) - Bringing your

graphic and animation creations into your

web page can be made easier if you follow

a few simple guidelines. Learn how to

make decisions about style, size,

resolution, playback and throughput issues. http://www.

Find out how to do what works best for the diane.tnsta

Simple Internet users of your site; presented by TSU te.edu/di_p

Graphics and Center of Excellence in Information rogram_dir

Animation Design Systems .pdf

CAREER http://www.

diane.tnsta

PREPARATION te.edu/di_p

& JOB rogram_dir

TRAINING .pdf





(PPT No. 65-0880-03) - Available Current

Topics: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry,

General Science, History, and English.

These program seminars are available in

different subject areas. Each AP seminar

topic is designed to introduce students not

only to the subject matter tested, but also

to the way in which it is presented on both

the AP Exam as well as the SAT II test.

Both tests are nationally standardized

tests. The AP Exam offer students a

chance to earn college credit while still in

high school while the SAT II is increasingly

used as a supplemental factor in the

college admissions process. Unlike the

ACT and the SAT, these are content-based

tests that require an in-depth knowledge of

AP Test Seminars

the subject being tested. Nevertheless, as

suggestions with all standardized tests, both the SAT II

regarding pacing, and AP are subject to general test-taking

time-management, strategies, and the sessions will present

and intelligent some of these strategies. In addition, the http://www.

sessions will address the structure of each diane.tnsta

guessing; exam (number of questions, kinds of te.edu/di_p

presented by the questions, and the free-response section), rogram_dir

Princeton Review and offer some .pdf





(PPT No. 65-0995-02) - Students will meet

with Vanderbilt faculty and professionals in

such interesting career fields as medicine, http://www.

information technology, engineering, diane.tnsta

business marketing, healthcare, arts & te.edu/di_p

Career humanities, to name just a few.; presented rogram_dir

Conversations by Vanderbilt University Virtual School .pdf

(PPT No. 65-0840-11) - There are currently

two recognized institutions of exotic animal

care. Some students that graduate from

these schools continue to pursue a higher

education but the majority seek

employment in the animal care field. Zoos http://www.

are raising the standard for educational diane.tnsta

requirement of their keeper staff. Learn te.edu/di_p

Career in Exotic what it takes to be zoo keeper; presented rogram_dir

Animal Care by the Elephant Sanctuary .pdf

Project DIANE http://www.

Program Directory diane.tnsta

13Project DIANE te.edu/di_p

Program Directory rogram_dir

14 .pdf



(PPT No. 65-0875-11) - What is it like to

work at a zoo, and how do you become a

zookeeper? We will answer these

questions as we explore the world of zoo

careers. Learn about all of the jobs that are

needed to make sure a zoo runs and the http://www.

animals are healthy. Meet some animals diane.tnsta

that benefit from the care and knowledge te.edu/di_p

of the zoo staff; presented by Nashville Zoo rogram_dir

This Place is a Zoo at Grassmere .pdf

(PPT No. 65-0880-05) - A college

education in the Sciences offers an ever-

widening range of career options. The

session is meant to introduce some of the http://www.

less traditional options to students, possibly diane.tnsta

opening up some previously unanticipated te.edu/di_p

Science/Technolog areas of study; presented by the Princeton rogram_dir

y Careers & Trends Review .pdf