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Education & Public Outreach

Darlene staffs the SOFIA boothSOFIA Education and Public Outreach is geared for people involved in science education such as teachers, museum or planetarium workers, youth or community organization workers and volunteers, scientists doing outreach education, or journalists writing about science education. Here you will find ways to keep abreast on the SOFIA education program, information on workshops, presentations and other educational events, reviews of some of the programs being planned, and resources for space science and astronomy education web sites.

 

About SOFIA Science

D. Backman CSTA presentation on EM spectrum, IR astronomy, & SOFIA (pdf, 11.16 MB)

About SOFIA Education & Public Outreach

D. Backman presentation on E&PO plan (pdf, 1.7MB pdf)

Featured Items:

 

FETTU exhibitFrom Earth To The Universe (FETTU)
Schedule and other information regarding the Northern California version of a traveling display of astronomical images that is part of the world-wide 2009 celebration of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA)

 

NTEN logoThe SOFIA and Spitzer E/PO offices jointly sponsor an on-line graduate course for teachers entitled "Invisible Astronomy" administered by Montana State University on NTEN (National Teacher Enhancement Network) and taught by Tim Slater et al. (U. Arizona):
http://www.scienceteacher.org/courses/phys583.htm
 

inrared image of galaxy, go to classroom activitiesEducational Materials - Classroom activities related to SOFIA science and technology.
 

email logo, go to email form to contact EPO
Contact Us - The SOFIA E/PO wants to hear from you with your comments, questions and feedback.

 

 

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