Event begins March 31st and goes until April 2nd. Hit the link for more information.

http://www.hawaii.edu/acadsci/

This event will be held on March 1, 2008

http://www.hsso.org./

Hi HaSTA Teachers,

On Saturday, February 23, 2008, the HaSTA Environmental Committee sponsored a teacher field trip on the Palehua/Palikea trail in the Nature Conservancy Honouliuli Preserve in the Waianae Mountains to study the Hawaiian tree snails. Doctoral student Kevin Hall met us at Palikea to discuss his five year study of the Hawaiian tree snail, Achtinella mustelina.

We have set up a web site for this field trip that you can check out:
http://fnakaguma.googlepages.com/hawaiiantreesnails

The Environmental committee is in the process of planning more teacher field trips in the future. Stay tuned and plan on joining us.

Aloha,
Fred E. Nakaguma
Co-Chair
HaSTA Environmental Committee

Click on link for information. http://www.aapt.org/Contests/photocontest.cfm

Small Changes Series presents
Dinner and Discussion
Who Killed the Electric Car? Discussion
lead by Leonard Portner

After watching “Who killed the Electric Car”, Leonard Portner’s curiosity led him to do some research. He found out enough to entice him to try to convert a car, and with the help of a friend, Paul Loewe, embarked on a trial and error journey that lasted nearly a year and resulted in a “new” electric car, and a passion to share the technology and explore the potential for our future. In case you missed the movie, we will be showing excerpts before our discussion. Join us in a lively evening exploring this technology of the future.

Electricfying Dinner
by guest chef Kathy Maddux

Friday, February 22nd 6:30 pm
$10
RSVP by Thursday evening
Email: thehawaiigreenhouse@hawaiiantel.net or call: 524-8427
224 Pakohana Street in Pauoa Valley
(map and parking directions sent with RSVP)

Every summer at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, we partner with Kaua’i Community College, University of Hawai’i, to offer a two week long Science Teachers’ Enrichment Course based at our headquarters on Kaua’i. The course gives middle and high school science teachers an opportunity to enhance their knowledge on tropical biology. I have attached course announcement and course application with detailed information about the course. This information can also be found on our website, www.ntbg.org.
If you could post the announcement or link onto your website it would be greatly appreciated. If you have questions, you may contact me via email or phone.

Thank you,

Stefani Gee
Education Program Coordinator
National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road
Kalaheo, HI 96741
Tel:(808)332-7324 ext. 250
Cell:(808)346-2470
Fax:(808)332-9765
sgee@ntbg.org
www.ntbg.org

The Mission of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.

Hi Teachers,

We still have space available on this Environmental Committee teacher field trip.

If you wish to attend, please send me the following information:

Name:
School:
Grade/Subject Taught:
Community in which you live: i.e. Aiea, Mililani, etc.
Phone number:

More information will be put out as the day approaches.

Aloha,
Fred

Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:40:25 -1000
To: HaSTA
From: “Fred E. Nakaguma” <fnakaguma@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Achatinella mustelina, Hawaiian Tree Snails
Cc: Pauline Chinn
Bcc:
X-Attachments:

Hi Teachers,

The Environmental Committee of the Hawaiian Science Teachers Association (HaSTA) will be sponsoring a teacher field trip to look at Achatinella mustelina, the Hawaiian tree snail on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Doctoral student, Kevin Hall will share his knowledge and tell us about his study of the tree snails.

This trip will take us to the Nature Conservancy’s Honouliuli Preserve. We will hike along the crest of the Wai`anae Mountains on the Palehua/Palikea trail (about 4 miles round trip). There will be panoramic views of Nanakuli and Lualualei Valleys on the western side of the crest and Pearl Harbor and the Ko`olau Mountains to the east.

We will see native plants and will definitely see tree snails.

Space is limited! We can only take 15 teachers. Call me to make reservations for this trip. More details will be given later

Aloha,
Fred E. Nakaguma
Co-chair, Environmental Committee
Home Phone: 487-3098
Cell Phoone: 554-7113

19th Annual Hawaii Physics Olympics & Regional Bridge Building Contest
sponsored by
American Association of Physics Teachers, Hawaii Chapter
Engineering Club at UH Kapiolani
Society of Physics Students, Univ. of Hawaii Chapter

WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008
WHERE: UH Manoa, Watanabe Hall, 2505 Correa Road, Honolulu
(maps at www.hawaii.edu/campusmap or www.hawaii.edu/parking)
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 15, 2008
CHECK IN TIME: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. in Physical Science 217
EVENTS: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
AWARD CEREMONY: 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon in Physical Science 217

The 2008 Physics Olympics will be held at Watanabe Hall and the
Physical Science Building on the UH Manoa campus in Honolulu.
Teams of high school students are invited to participate in five fun events based on concepts in physics. The specific events will be announced on the day of the Physics Olympics and will be based on some of the following concepts:

Electric circuits Vectors Motion Experimental methods
Magnetism Pendulum motion Waves Optics
Gravity Friction Energy Heat

Schools may register a maximum of 6 teams. However, only 30 teams
may participate so we may have to limit the number of teams from any one
school. After the entry deadline, schools with multiple teams will be
notified of the final number of teams that will be allowed. All teams
must have at least 3 members and can have no more than 5 members.
Submit one entry form (see below) per team via E-mail or FAX to
Michael Jones at the address/number below. Each student entering the
Bridge Building Contest should have a separate entry form. Bridge
building information and contest rules are available at the following
web site: http://www.iit.edu/~hsbridge

As in the past three years, there will be five events and awards will be
given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each event but there will be no
overall awards. Also, teachers and other observers are welcome to watch
the events and take pictures but they may not answer questions or help
students.

Michael Jones E-mail: mdj@phys.hawaii.edu
Physics Dept. phone: (808) 956-2932
Univ. of Hawaii FAX: (808) 956-2930
2505 Correa Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

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19th Annual Hawaii Physics Olympics entry form (one for each team)

SCHOOL:
TEACHER:
PHONE:
TEAM NAME:
TEAM MEMBERS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Bridge Building Contest entry form (one for each contestant)

SCHOOL:
TEACHER:
Bridge Building Contestant:

Those teachers who will have students build bridges for the Bridge Building segment of the Physics Olympics, to be held at UH on Saturday, Feb. 23rd-2008, need to go to the hot linked website below for the new rules. Realize that the Physics Olympics is the official regional qualifier for the International Bridge Building Competition to be held on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

http://www.iit.edu/~hsbridge