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Date: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., plus Challenger Learning Center Mission Simulation: “Voyage to Mars” from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Target Audience: Pre-Service and credentialed teachers for grades 5 and above
Location: Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, California
Overview: Pre-service and credentialed teachers will get an overview of what we know about climate change and how we know it. Enjoy some simple chemistry, videos, games and student inventions. This is a great, standards-based way to teach and inspire students to think about our impact on the environment, economics and social change.
Reserve your spot by calling (562) 231-1200 or registering via the City of Downey's ActiveNet portal. Preregistration is required. Participants must bring their teacher or student ID. Lunch is provided.
Throughout 2014 and into 2015, the City of Downey Columbia Memorial Space Center is inviting fully credentialed and pre-service teachers to learn and explore by joining its informative and innovative workshops. The workshops are free to pre-service and fully credentialed teachers and are taught by instructors from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Texas Instruments as well as science consultants.
Visit the Columbia Memorial Space Center's monthly calendar for a full listing of upcoming teacher workshops.
For a listing of educator workshops from NASA/JPL, visit the JPL Education website, at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=387
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