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Enhancing Science Literacy Through LIGO Laboratory Outreach Initiatives

Learn about LIGO Lab's outreach operations at LLO and LHO, promoting science interest and literacy. Collaboration with Southern University, Exploratorium, and LaSIP/LaGEAR-UP enhances teacher training and student experiences with LIGO themes. With over 200K contacts, explore the Lab's potential outreach interactions, practical help, and scaling opportunities.

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Enhancing Science Literacy Through LIGO Laboratory Outreach Initiatives

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  1. LIGO Laboratory Outreach, 2006 • A brief overview of outreach operations at LLO and LHO LIGO-G060057-00-G

  2. Drawing upon the unique attributes of the sites to promote science literacy and science interest LIGO-G060057-00-G

  3. EOC’s: Dale Ingram (LHO) and John Thacker (LLO) ingram_d@ligo-wa.caltech.edu jthacker@ligo-la.caltech.edu LIGO-G060057-00-G

  4. LLO: Focusing on the development of the NSF-funded LIGO Science Education Center (SEC) through a four-party collaboration • Southern University will integrate LIGO Science Education Center into its pre-service and in-service teacher training program • Exploratorium -- nation’s premier designer of exhibit-based science teaching -- supplies exhibits and teacher training • LaSIP/LaGEAR-UP will ensure state-wide visitation by schools, with emphasis on teachers and schools with greatest needs LIGO-G060057-00-G

  5. Exploratorium exhibits are tools for teacher training and for student experiences with LIGO science themes LIGO LIGO-G060057-00-G

  6. LLO’s ~3K annual visitors are mainly students and teachers LIGO-G060057-00-G

  7. LHO: Also ~3K per year at present, majority are general public LIGO-G060057-00-G

  8. Special Public Events . . . LIGO-G060057-00-G

  9. School visits are increasing Teacher Training Exhibits & Activities LIGO-G060057-00-G

  10. LSC Outreach . . . 200K contacts and growing! LIGO-G060057-00-G

  11. Potential outreach interactions with the Lab . . . • Broader Impact Consultations • What works, what might work, what doesn’t work • Find out about wheels that have been invented already • Avoid getting lonely over outreach • Practical Help • There may be site-based services that we can broker to provide assistance in your work • Opportunities for Scaling • Regional and national outreach endeavors to which the Lab is connected (NSF’s I2U2, AAPT projects, Einstein’s Messengers, more to come) may provide avenues for LSC participation LIGO-G060057-00-G

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