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Suzaku E/PO Activities

Engage students in astronomy with newsletters, videos, workshops, and competitions. Enhance science literacy through innovative learning tools like the Spectroscopy Video.

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Suzaku E/PO Activities

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  1. Suzaku E/PO Activities Dr. James Lochner USRA-CRESST NASA-GSFC James Lochner

  2. Suzaku E/PO Program • E/PO program has produced: • Series of “Suzaku News You Can Use” newsletters for teachers. • Distributed via email subscription (~ 500 subscribers) • “Building the Coolest X-ray Satellite” video and teacher guide. • Distributed at Teacher meetings and our workshops • Suzaku Learning Center with background and lessons • Student Competition • Successfully concluded with student presentation at AAS meeting. • Workshop for teachers presented at educator conferences. James Lochner

  3. Personnel • E/PO Lead: Lochner • E/PO Scientists: Harrus, Mukai • Developers: Barbier and Mitchell • Teacher: Keeney (PA) • Develops lessons and Suznuz newsletter • Educator Ambassador: Pool (OK) • EA gives Suzaku workshops in her region and at meetings we can’t be at. James Lochner

  4. Night Sky Network Toolkit • Toolkit for Amateur Astronomy Clubs on Supernovae and GRBs • Being developed by Astronomical Society of Pacific • This is their 8th Toolkit • Toolkit will be distributed to 200 Amateur Astronomy clubs to use in their E/PO efforts. • Star parties, outreach to general public, presentations to teachers and students. • Currently in beta testing with select clubs. • In collaboration with E/PO program at Sonoma State Univ. James Lochner

  5. Suzaku in the News • Students develop science literacy skills for understanding and communicating science discoveries. • Students take on roles of scientists and the press to stage a press briefing about a recent discovery. • Science stories have been chosen and lesson unit in development. • Collaborating with Dr. Ilan Chabay (Goteburg Univ., Sweden) to investigate how students see their own learning process. James Lochner

  6. Spectroscopy Video • Spectroscopy Video • A follow-up to the success of the first Suzaku video • Explain spectroscopy using a music analogy • Spectrum is like a melody to decipher • For Grades 9-12. To be played in science class to start a lesson on spectroscopy. • Total Running Time: about 4 minutes James Lochner

  7. Spectroscopy Video • Status • Script has gone through 2 re-writes with initial producer and comments from E/PO team. • Changing producer due to schedule conflict. • Release Date: Tentatively June 15, 2008 James Lochner

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