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Workshop in Planetary Sciences for Grades 7-12 Educators
Monday
Astronomy
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Morning Session
- Introduction and Welcome (Larry Taylor)
- Opening Lecture: Astronomy and Space Science Overview (Kermit Duckett)
Afternoon Session (Classroom Activities)
- Telescope and rocket construction (Paul Lewis)
Evening Session (Weather permitting)
- Use of telescopes and binoculars in astronomy (Paul Lewis)
- Home Reading: First 20 pages of Exploring the Moon: Teachers Guide
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Tuesday
Lunar Day
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Morning Session
- Opening Lecture: Lunar Science and Apollo, and Lunar Disk (Larry Taylor)
Afternoon Session (Classroom Activities)
- Exploring The Moon: Teachers Guide
Evening Session (Weather permitting)
- Telescope use for stellar/planetary/lunar surface identifications (Paul Lewis)
- Home Reading: First 32 pages of Exploring Meteorite Mysteries, along with Chapters 14 and 15
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Wednesday
Meteoritics Day
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Morning Session
- Lectures: Sun (Kermit Duckett)
- Meteorites (Larry Taytor)
- Asteroids
Afternoon Session (Classroom Activities) (Larry Taylor)
- Exploring Meteorite Mysteries: A Teacher’s Guide with Activities/or Earth and Space Sciences
- Impact Craters (Lesson 6)
- Crater Hunters (Lesson 7)
- Meteorite Sleuths (Lesson 9)
- Building Blocks of Planets (Lesson 10) Pick 1 of 3
- Changes inside Planets (Lesson 11) Without Part C
- K-T Boundary (Lesson 14)
- Historical Meteorite Falls (Lesson 15)
- Near Miss? (Lesson 15)
Evening Session (weather permitting)
- Observational (Paul Lewis)
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Thursday
Remote Sensing and Mars Day
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Morning Session
- Lectures: Planetary Science and Mars (Larry Taylor)
- Mars Exploration ( Hap McSween)
- Remote sensing (Jeff Moersch)
Afternoon Session (Classroom Activities) (Larry Taylor)
- Planetary Geology
- Geologic Landforms Seen on Stereoscopic Photos (p.31
- Landform Mapping: The Terrestrial Planets (p. 115)
- Geologic Features of Mars (p. 127)
- Planets in Stereo (p. 169)
- Introduction to Photogeologic Mapping (p. 183)
Evening Session (Weather Permitting)
- Observational (Paul Lewis)
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Friday
Space Engineering and Exploration
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Morning Session
- Lecture/Discussion: Planetary Exploration and Spacecraft Development(Paul Lewis)
- Moon Buggy (Larry Taylor)
Afternoon Session
- Rocket construction and launch (Paul Lewis)
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