Teacher Workshop: Introduction to the Periodic Table of Elements and the Solar System This is a feature from the NASA/JPL Education Office. 03.08.11 -- The Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is offering a free introductory-level workshop that will teach the difference between an atom and a molecule and give an overview of the elements. Attendees will "tour" the solar system and identify predominant elements that compose each planet. The workshop provides the basis for an engaging way to teach the periodic table and learn about the planets and moons of our solar system. This California standards-based workshop will teach you basic principles of what the table represents by using the solar system as an exciting basis for understanding. These activities can be used as a terrific way for students to review for the fifth grade state science testing. These activities are easily understood by most third graders. Formal and informal educators are welcome! The Periodic Table of Elements and the Solar System workshop will be held on Saturday, March 19th from 10 a.m. to noon, at the JPL Educator Resource Center in Pomona, Calif. To sign up, please call the Resource Center at 909-397-4420. Directions to the JPL Educator Resource Center are online at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115 . More workshops offered by JPL's Education Office can be found at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=110 - end - |
