Summer Astronomy Institute: Space Science and the NGSS

A hands-on workshop for teachers in grades 5-12

Registration fee for the four-day Institute: $300

* Scholarships are available *

* 2 units of academic credit available through The University of the Pacific *

In addition to 4-days of activities, participants receive:

The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0 DVD, a $30 value

A class set of 10 Galileoscopes, a $250 value.

Workshop Content Includes

• Classroom tested, inquiry-rich activities designed to help students learn the processes of science through the study of space science

• Explicit alignment to the Three Dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards

• Connections to Literacy and the Common Core

• Workshop strands include: Astronomy and the NGSS, Tools of the Astronomer, Exploring the Solar System, and the Sun-Earth Connection

Workshop Facilitators

Brian Kruse, ASP Lead Formal Educator

Linda Shore, ASP Executive Director

Guest Speakers TBD

Register for the Institute at:

https://www.astrosociety.org/education/k12-educators/