As part of our Spring Fling, Wendell Thomas of the Challenger Center is offering a tour on Wed., March 11 at 4:00.

Grade levels 6-8

Blast off at Challenger Center Hawaii and Hawaii NASA RERC (Regional Educator Resource Center). Take a tour of a simulated space station, mission control, and our NASA Resource
Center. Free NASA materials available for those who attend. The tour should run about 30 - 40 minutes.

Address:

Barbers Point Elementary School Room 40
3001 Boxer Road
Kapolei, HI 96707

Take this opportunity to see what is available for you and your students! HaSTA members are free, and non-members are welcome to join for $20.

Please RSVP to Wendell Thomas

wendell_Thomas/LEEDO/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us

stimulus-plan-would-provide-flood-of-aid-to-education-nytimescom.pdf

cagconferenceshortarticle.pdf

Understanding Science: 2009 Leadership Academies
>
> Force and Motion
> July 6-10, 2009
> Oakland, California
>
> Energy*
> July 13-17, 2009
> Oakland, California
>
> *Tuition, airfare and lodging paid by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). Application deadline for IES-sponsored academies: February 6, 2009.
>
> To learn more, read the attached brochure or visit our website at:
http://www.wested.org/cs/us/print/docs/us/home.htm

syll_461_2009summer.pdf

Sacred Hearts Academy is hosting its 15th Annual Science Symposium for Girls on Saturday, March 14, 2009 on the Academy campus.  The half-day workshop is intended to excite girls in grades 5-8 about the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math topics.  Eighteen hands-on, interactive workshops where girls will be exposed to STEM topics in a fun way are planned.
We would appreciate the name of the lead Science and Math teacher at all public schools that enroll 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders.  A letter asking the teachers to disseminate the workshop information will be mailed next week.
A list of these teachers and their school name and address or their email address would be very much appreciated.
If there are any questions, please contact Andrea Hamilton at 734-5058, ext. 229 or by email, ahamilton@sacredhearts.org.

fwd_-krcp-2009-summer-internship-program.pdf

Aloha Science Educators,

Just a reminder that the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) will be offering a series of teacher workshop’s in February.  The workshops are hands-on, and will highlight C-MORE Science Kits.  All workshops are FREE and will be held at UH Manoa or Coconut Island.  Limited travel funds are available for public school teachers from neighbor islands.  Space is limited.  For more information, please see the attached flyer.  Feel free to forward it along to anyone you think would be interested.  Thanks!

Cheers, Kate

–
Kate Achilles, Ph.D.
Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research & Education (C-MORE)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822

Office Location: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics (HIG) 214
Office Phone: (808)956-7424
Fax: (808)956-9225
Web: cmore.soest.hawaii.edu
Email: kate.achilles@soest.hawaii.edu
c-more-science-kits-feb-workshop-flyer.pdf

re_-information-for-website.pdf

appl-deadline-extended-2009-summer-prof-dvlp-opportunity-for-teachers.pdf

Here is some information for the Marine Science Section/OCEANIA

First official meeting of the new OCEANIA Marine Educators Association (which also doubles as the HaSTA Marine Science Section)
Friday, 23 January 2009 from 4 to 6 pm at the Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council Office, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu.  Following the business meeting there will be a presentation about Larval Fish Rearing by Hawaiian Sealife.  For more information, contact Sylvia.Spalding@noaa.gov

fwd_-apply-to-the-armada-project-research-and-mentoring-experiences-for-teachers.pdf

volunteers-for-march-7-science-olympiad.pdf

Call for Proposals: 2009 FUNvention!
Moanalua High School
April 11, 2009

The Moanalua High School Robotics club invites you to submit a gallery or workshop proposal for our 2009 FUNvention that will be held on April 11, 2009 at Moanalua High School.

General Information
This is the second annual FUNvention hosted by Moanalua High School Robotics Club! The purpose of this event is to inspire students of all ages to learn about and have fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The Robotics Club will provide lunch all presenters. We hope you can help us make this goal a reality. The schedule for this year will be:

Time    Activity
8:00- 9:00 am    Registration
8:00 am – 12:30 pm    Gallery Open
8:30am – 8:55 am    Opening Session
9:05am – 9:50 am    Workshop Session 1
10:00 am – 10:45 am    Workshop Session 2
10:45 am – 11:45 am    Lunch Break
11:50 am – 12:35 pm    Workshop Session 3
12:45 am – 1:00 pm    Closing Session

Gallery Information
Our gallery will consist of professionals, organizations, and companies that set up interactive and informational displays to help broaden participants’ perspectives of STEM professions and leisure activities. The gallery will be open to visitors from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The gallery is best suited for informational display boards, videos, and brochures; interactive activities such as a simple game or spinning wheel; and sample products/projects.

Workshop Information
Workshops are aimed at teaching participants STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills in a fun and interesting way. Each workshop will be 45 minutes long and will contain an audience of approximately 15-20 students and accompanying parent. Participants will need to pre-register (beginning March 1, 2009) to ensure their spot at a workshop and we will limit the maximum number of participants to 20 students. The workshops are open to the public, but should be aimed at an elementary, middle school, and/or high school audience. (NOTE: It is possible to have a double session from 9:05 – 10:45 am.)

Submission of Proposals
There are multiple ways to submit proposals:
Complete the 2009 FUNvention Proposal Form and return it via mail, Fax, or email to:
Robert Widhalm
Moanalua High School
2825 Ala Ilima Street
Honolulu, HI 96818
Fax: (808) 831-7919
E-mail: robert_widhalm@notes.k12.hi.us

Complete the 2009 FUNvention Proposal Form online via a link on the Robotics Club Website:
http://www2.k12.hi.us/~robotics/

Deadline
2009funventionproposalform.doc

callforproposals_funvention2009.doc

ocean-science-all-islands.pdf