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Education & Public Outreach
SOFIA 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.
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors Program
Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) Program Request for Proposals
SOFIA’s Education & Outreach program managers seek bids to implement a formative and summative evaluation program for the upcoming SOFIA AAA Cycle 1 phase corresponding to the Cycle 1 science phase. Proposals are due February 8, 2012, details available here.
SOFIA and multi-wavelength astronomy
Slide sets presented at the December, 2011 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) western regional conference in Seattle.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Multi-wavelength astronomy
SOFIA and Infrared Astronomy
SOFIA, cosmic evolution, and organics in space
Slide sets presented at the 2011 October California Science Teachers Association in the 10/21 SOFIA Field Course and the 10/22 SOFIA & Cosmic Evolution workshop.
Infrared image of Earth from space (1 MB, pdf)
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SOFIA EPO will sponsor the section of PHSX 511-01: Astronomy for Teachers administered by Montana State University on the the National Teacher Enhancement Network (NTEN) for the Cycle 1 Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors. |
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Educational
Materials - Classroom activities related to
SOFIA science and technology.
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