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Chemistry Section Meeting
Teachers Teaching Teachers
Sept. 20, 2008

Chemistry and interested teachers are invited to meet at Maryknoll High School in Room 102 on Saturday Sept. 20th from 10 am – Noon for a  sharing and planning session.  Take this opportunity to meet your colleagues and share your favorite lesson, demonstration, some new ideas generated from summer workshops/conferences, or important issues in your teaching situation.  Discover relevant resources for your classroom and acquire tips about the teaching of chemistry from recently retired chemistry teachers.   Enjoy refreshments and fellowship.  Participate in planning future meetings. Win door prizes.
RSVP asap to either one of your Chemistry Section Co-Chairs
Consuelo Rogers mcr@lava.net
Barbara Rogers brogers.hawaii@yahoo.com

Directions and parking:
Maryknoll High School is located at 1402 Punahou Street
next to Arcadia
before the H-1 on ramp (West)

Heading West, take the Wilder Street exit from H-1
Turn left on Punahou St.  Turn right at the entrance of MHS.

Heading East, take the Punahou St. off ramp from H-1
turn left on Punahou Street, take the left turn lane
then turn left into the MHS driveway.
There should be parking in the back.

The driveway is just one lane.
But the courtesy is for the car entering the driveway from Punahou street.

kauai_-pd-workshop-in-aquatic-sciences-all-day-oct-6_7-with-evening-follow-up-jan-15th.pdf

FYI,
A variety of new earth and space science resources are available through NASA Education. See info and links below.

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Nancy Alima Ali
Imaginarium Manager
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea’ahala Road, Kane’ohe, HI 96744
Phone: 808-236-9169
Fax: 808-247-5362
nancyali@hawaii.edu
http://aerospace.wcc.hawaii.edu/
See PDF

NASA MATERIALS

Aloha Science Teachers,
Some of you are back at school already and some are preparing to start a new school year full of new opportunities and excitement!
2008 was a great year for us! We had a wonderful tournament in the spring and sent two great teams (Highlands Intermediate School and Farrington High School) to the National Science Olympiad tournament in Washington D.C. The students and teachers on those teams represented their schools and Hawai‘i with dignity and class and showed the whole nation the true meaning of ‘Aloha’.
To add to the excitement, I am pleased to announce that the HSSO committee has chosen the events for the 2009 tournament season. This is an anniversary year in many ways.
This will be the 5th annual Science Olympiad tournament in Hawai‘i and the 25th year for Science Olympiad across the country! In that spirit, we’ve selected 25 fantastic events that will challenge, excite and inspire your students.

For middle school (division B): Amphibians/Reptiles, Ecology (Grasslands/Deserts), Dynamic Planet (Volcanoes/Earthquakes), Fossils, Reach fo the Stars, Trajectory, Environmental Chemistry, Elevated Bridge, Experimental Design and Write It Do It.

For high school (division C): Cell Biology, Disease Detectives, Herpetology, Astronomy, Dynamic Planet (Volcanoes/Earthquakes), Fossils, It’s About Time, Trajectory, Chemistry Lab, Environmental Chemistry, Egg-O-Naut, Elevated Bridge, Junkyard Challenge, Experimental Design and Picture This.

As always, our events are designed to be hands-on/minds-on, team-based activities that will challenge students in their abilities and inspire their creativity and greatness in the various scientific fields.

A couple of new things to share with you…
• The statewide tournament will be on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at Leeward Community College.
• HSSO will be holding a ‘Coaches Clinic’ in late October/early November for teachers, students, parents, etc. interested in learning more about the Science Olympiad events. Workshops will be given by the individuals and organizations judging events at the statewide tournament in March. There will also be a special session for coaches, especially first-year coaches. The cost will be $50, date and location will be announced shortly.
• Instead of filling out two separate pieces of paperwork, there is only ONE form with a combined fee. The fees have NOT increased. This form can be downloaded from our website (www.hsso.org) and is also attached to this email.
• HSSO is working to put together two regional tournaments specifically for Leeward District and Hawai‘i Island District schools. Information about those events will be forthcoming.

We are very excited about 2009 and we hope you are too! With more events than ever and the promise of more students engaged in great science events, it promises to be a great year for our science/science education community.
We hope you will be a part of the fun by accepting the challenge and joining Science Olympiad!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at hisciolympiad@hotmail.com or you can contact our state director, Franklin Allaire, directly at allaire@hawaii.edu.

Accept the Challenge…Join Science Olympiad!

www.hsso.org
hisciolympiad@hotmail.com

Hawai‘i State Science Olympiad
5827 Kalanianaole Hwy.
Honolulu, HI 96821

HSSO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

NABT Annual Professional Development Conference in Memphis, TN, October 15-18. See NABT website under LINKS on this website.

Hi everyone…..I am supporting the Gemini Observatory folks and their summer workshop here in Kona.
Please check the details and we hope to see you on AUGUST 9!!
Mahalo,
Nancy
Onizuka Space Center

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 9. PLEASE POST THE
ATTACHED FLYER AT YOUR SCHOOLS AND SHARE WITH YOUR FELLOW TEACHERS and
PCNC’s.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

TEACHER WORKSHOP
AUGUST 9, 2009
Presented by astronomy education experts Tim Slater, University of Wyoming,
and Stephanie Slater, University of Wyoming

In the year 2009, the world will celebrate the International Year of
Astronomy as it commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a
telescope to study the skies. If you are interested in planning classroom
activities during IYA 2009, this teacher’s workshop is an excellent chance
to learn more about national and international programs and resources
available.

Schedule:
7:45am Registration check-in
8:15am Tour of NELHA facility
8:45am Astronomy Workshop Begins
11:30am Lunch
12:30pm Workshop
3:30pm Workshop ends

A maximum of 60 teachers, first come first served. Please register for the
workshop by contacting Janice Harvey at Gemini Observatory, 974-2603,
jharvey@gemini.edu and Koa Rice, krice@gemini.edu. Deadline for
registration is July 30, 2008. The workshop is free.

The workshop is sponsored by Gemini Observatory and TMT (Thirty Meter
Telescope) with special thanks to Big Island Toyota and NELHA.

–
Janice Harvey
Administrator
Education, Outreach and Media
Gemini North Observatory
670 A`ohoku Place
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 974-2603
www.gemini.edu