Location:
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KFC Courts |
Date:
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Monday, Aug.01 |
Time:
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8:00PM - 8:45PM
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Author:
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Steven J. Maier, Northwestern Oklahoma State University
580 327 8562, sjmaier@nwosu.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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Bobette Doerrie
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Abstract:
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In the summer of 2011, an overnight astronomy workshop was held at the Selman Living Laboratory (SLL) Observatory [1]. In operation since 2000, the SLL Observatory regularly hosts summer programs for public groups, led by NWOSU faculty and members of a local astronomy club, SAS [2]. Located in northwest Oklahoma, many state park tourists and wildlife and nature conservation enthusiasts frequent the facility. For our summer 2011 program, several Oklahoma science teachers were invited to take advantage of our facility's dark skies, 12" Meade and 10" Dobsonian telescopes. Participants also took away numerous free instructional materials purchased through funding provided by the AAPT Bauder Fund grant program [3]. This poster will present some of the highlights of the workshop and summarize our efforts in making astronomy more accessible to teachers in a region where astronomy is very rarely included as part of regular HS/MS science curricula.
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Footnotes:
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[1] www.nwosu.edu/sll-observatory
[2] www.starcreek.org
[3] www.aapt.org/Programs/grants/bauderfund.cfm
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