participants: informal science educators, club leaders,
teachers who are involved in after-school or extracurricular
science events, and other interest adults
dates and locations:
2-day academies plus follow-up implementation and
reporting; select one or more of the following sessions:
June 24–25, 2004; Miami University Middletown
(OH)
July 29–30, 2004; Miami University Middletown
(OH)
September and other fall 2004 and spring 2005 dates
and locations TBA (Sign up for Terrific Science e-News
at www.terrificscience.org/freeresources/
to receive up-to-date news on these and other opportunities.)
Sessions will cover different topics so participants can
come to more than one.
Do you do science with kids in informal settings? If so,
we have a deal for you!
These special workshops will introduce you to units that help
young teens (ages 10–15) make informed lifestyle choices.
These materials can be used with Scout and 4-H groups, science
clubs, and at museum and family science events. Materials
help students form their own conclusions about questions like
the following:
What’s the single most effective way of preventing
disease?
Is there such a thing as a healthy tan?
What do all the warnings and cautions on product labels
really mean?
Each session will provide multiple hands-on activities you
can use directly with kids, discussions of relevant issues,
and content review. The content focus of each session is different
so you can sign up for more than one and learn lots of great
ideas. Informal science educators, as well as teachers, are
welcome to attend.
Your attendance makes you eligible for a minigrant to fund
implementation of these units with your group.
Program Benefits
tuition: All tuition and most fees provided
credit*: 2 semester hours of credit provided
stipend*: $75 stipend to cover out-of-pocket expenses
Travel minigrant: up to $125 based on distance from course
site
implementation minigrant: up to $100 for printing and
supplies for use in testing of EHS units with young teens
and/or families. Completion of a short standardized survey
by event participants and brief reporting by the minigrant
recipient are required.
course materials provided
food and housing: lunch provided; limited double-occupancy
rooms available for those outside the immediate area
* Credit and stipend awarded upon meeting all course requirements, including
completing a final project, using course materials with target groups, and reporting
results. Graduate credit requires previous completion of a bachelor's degree
from an accredited university/college.
