Announcing Cassini & Galileo Educators' Workshops
Announcing 2 JPL Educators' Workshops: Workshop 1 - Cassini: On the Way to Saturn Workshop 2 - Europa: An Ocean in Space?
Dear Educator,
You and members of your staff are invited to attend one or both of the upcoming free Workshops at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California for math and science educators of grades 5 through 12.
Launched on October 15, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is now approaching the first of four planetary swingbys that will ultimately lead to its arrival and insertion into orbit around Saturn in 2004. The Cassini Program is offering a Workshop one day before the spacecraft's gravity assist at Venus. Scientists and engineers associated with the program will discuss the spacecraft, mission, and science. Activities planned for the Venus flyby will be described and there will be a discussion of our current understanding of Venus. Educational materials developed by the program will also be described.
Science experts and educators will provide an overview of the interest in Jupiter's moon Europa, which is thought to have had an ocean of water underneath its icy surface at some time in recent geologic history, and may still today. Come for an update on the exploration and understanding of this intriguing moon, and leave with demonstrated activities you can use in your classroom.
Because space is limited, pre-registration is required and is limited to five teachers per school. To register for either Workshop, complete the enclosed form and return it according to the instructions. Applicants will be accepted separately on a first-come, first-served basis until each event is full. Past events have been extremely popular, filling before the due date, so we anticipate that these will also fill very quickly. We will mail responses to all registrations we receive by April 10, informing the applicant whether he/shehas been accepted to either Workshop. Those who are accepted will receive a confirmation letter for the requested Workshop(s) (which is required for admission to the Workshop) and directions to JPL.
Please note: This event is intended for educators only; space for students and family members is not available. We ask that you register only if you are able to attend the entire event. If you receive this letter but are an educator of grades other than 5-12, you may attend the Workshop, but please keep in mind that the material presented may not be suitable for use in your classroom. The enclosed announcement contains information about a separate event, celebration of the exploration of Europa (May 20-21). Don't forget JPL's Annual Open House (May 30-31). These events are open to the public and do not require registration. Please feel free to share them with family, friends, and students.
If you have any questions, please call (818) 393-JOVE (5683), email us at events@galileo.jpl.nasa.gov or for Cassini, at Cassini@pop.jpl.nasa.gov., or visit our World-Wide Web site at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo or http://www. jpl.nasa.gov/cassini.
We look forward to seeing you at JPL!
Sincerely,
Cassini and Galileo Educational Outreach Teams
Please respond by April 10, 1997
Registration instructions:
1. Complete the following form -- one person per form. Don't forget your
ZIP code.
2. Submit it by fax to: (818) 354-6256 or by mail to:
Educators' Workshops c/o Valerie Pickett
JPL
MS 264-419
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
3. If you FAX your form and then also mail it, please attach a sticky note
or write in colored ink the following message:
"This form was faxed on _________ (date)."
4. If you have questions about your registration, please call (818)
393-5683. We will do our best to get
back to you within 2 business days.
Please understand that we are unable to respond to incomplete forms, forms
mailed to the wrong address, forms that get lost in the mail, forms eaten
by the family pet, etc., etc.
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Please indicate which Workshop for which you are registering:
[ ] April 25, 1998 - Cassini: On the Way to Saturn
[ ] May 5, 1998 - Europa: An Ocean in Space?
Name _______________________________________________________________
Subject(s) you teach __________________________ Grade Level(s) _____________
School/Organization____________________________________________________
[ ] Home address
Address________________________________________________ [ ] School address
City/State ______________________________________ ZIP_________________
Daytime Phone______________________ Evening Phone______________________
Email address: _________________________________________________________
Are you able to attend the entire Workshop?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
Did you attend the September 20 or 21, 1997 Cassini Educators' Workshop?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
Did you attend the December 2, 1997 Galileo Educators' Workshop?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
Have you attended any other JPL Educators' Workshop?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If you have attended previous Workshops, in what ways have they been
helpful?
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In what ways could they have been more helpful?
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How did what you learned at the Workshop(s) impact your students?
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Are there any specific questions you want to see addressed at the Workshop?
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