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Engaging More Community Connections COSAM Outreach Newsletter Summer Round-Up 2017 Volume 9: Issue 3 Current Events & Programs: Current Events and Programs Eclipse Across America Science Café and Pub A Science and Math Outreach Newsletter E=mc 2 1 Eclipse Across America @ Auburn University Monday, August 21, 2017 10am – 3pm Join us at Auburn University for a safe, fun, and informative way to view the upcoming eclipse! Auburn University’s 2017 Eclipse Across America event will promote eclipse safety and build community through the sciences and arts. Approved safety glasses will be distributed while supplies last. There will be materials on hand to make pinhole cameras, as well as group viewing stations. Participants can also make art in response to the eclipse, including shadow drawings that observe the sun’s path, and sundials for recording the timing of the eclipse. The event is open to students, faculty, and the community. For more information including a schedule of the eclipse day and viewing locations, please visit http://aub.ie/eclipse . You can also visit the facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/257545464764387/. Summer Round-Up Student Programs Science Matters, Summer Science Institute, Drone Camp, Summer SCORE Camp, and Chaotic Robots Teacher Programs AP Institute, FLIP, Pave the Way, Project Lead The Way, STEM-IQ, BEST Robotics Training Activity of the Issue Predict the Corona War Eagle BEST 5 2-3 3 4 Inside 6
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EngagingMoreCommunityConnections
COSAMOutreachNewsletterSummerRound-Up2017Volume9:Issue3
CurrentEvents&Programs:
CurrentEventsandPrograms
EclipseAcrossAmerica
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EclipseAcrossAmerica@AuburnUniversity
Monday,August21,201710am–3pm
JoinusatAuburnUniversityforasafe,fun,andinformativewaytoviewtheupcomingeclipse!AuburnUniversity’s2017EclipseAcrossAmericaeventwillpromoteeclipsesafetyandbuildcommunitythroughthesciencesandarts.Approvedsafetyglasseswillbedistributedwhile
supplieslast.Therewillbematerialsonhandtomakepinholecameras,aswellasgroupviewingstations.Participantscanalsomakeartin
responsetotheeclipse,includingshadowdrawingsthatobservethesun’spath,andsundialsforrecordingthetimingoftheeclipse.Theeventis
opentostudents,faculty,andthecommunity.
Formoreinformationincludingascheduleoftheeclipsedayandviewinglocations,pleasevisithttp://aub.ie/eclipse.Youcanalsovisitthefacebook
eventathttps://www.facebook.com/events/257545464764387/.
SummerRound-Up
StudentProgramsScienceMatters,SummerScienceInstitute,DroneCamp,SummerSCORECamp,andChaoticRobots
TeacherProgramsAPInstitute,FLIP,PavetheWay,ProjectLeadTheWay,STEM-IQ,BESTRoboticsTraining
ActivityoftheIssue
PredicttheCorona
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StudentPrograms
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14 WarEagleBESTKickoff
SummerScienceInstitute(SSI)SSIisasummerprogramforoutstandingrising11thand12thgraderswhoareinterestedinscienceandmathematics.Studentsengageinreal-worldapplicationsofscience,performexperimentsusingcuttingedgeresearchequipment,andpartnerwithCOSAMresearcherstogainlabskillsnottaughtinhighschool.Thissummerwehosted18brilliantstudentsoveraweek-longsession!Formoreinfo,visitusonlineathttp://auburn.edu/cosam/ssi.
ScienceMattersScienceMattersisasummerenrichmentprogramforelementarystudentsinrisinggrades1-8offeringyoungstersasuperchargedscienceexperience.Theprogramallowsparticipantstoexploretheworldofsciencethroughrealexperiments,technologyandartprojects,andhands-on,make-n-takeactivities.Thissummerwehostedatotalof174youngscientistsover5weeksand17courses!Formoreinfo,visitusonlineathttp://auburn.edu/cosam/sciencematters.
DroneCampDesignedbytheSoutheasternCenterofRoboticsEducation(SCORE),DroneCampisaweek-longcampforrising6th-9thgradestudentsinterestedinlearningabouttheworldofquadcopters,drones,andUAVs.Participantslearnedaboutthebasicsofflight,theanatomyofadrone,differentusesofdronesinresearchandindustry,aswellashowtoprogramandpilottheirdronetoflythroughanobstaclecoursedesignedbytheparticipants.Thissummerwepiloted13newdroneaviatorsthroughthecourseatAuburnUniversityand14moreinBirminghaminpartnershipwiththeSouthernMuseumofFlight!Formoreinformation,visithttp://scoreau.org.
COSAMOutreachhasbeenbusythissummergettingstudentsengagedinscience!Here’saquickround-upofourstudentprograms:
AugustScienceCafé29
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TheAUScienceCafé&Pub
Joinuseachmonthforanightofscience,gooddrinks,tastysweets,andgreatconversations!AttheAUScienceCafé&Pub,you'llhavetheopportunitytositdownandtalkaboutnewandexcitingscienceandtechnologywithscientistsinourregion,allthewhilerelaxinginagreatlocalfoodanddrinkvenue.Theeventtypicallyalternatesbetweena“pub”versionatRedClayBreweryanda“café”versionatMamaMocha’sCoffeeEmporium.
TheeventisFREE,opentothepublic,andisfamily-friendlywhetherhostedatMamaMocha’sorRedClayBrewery.Nosciencebackgroundisrequired,andnoquestionistoosillytoask!Formoreinfo,includingparkingdirectionsandtheeventschedule,visitusonlineathttp://auburn.edu/cosam/[email protected].
NextScienceCafé/PubDates:August29th–“IsOrangeReallytheNewBlack?”byDr.KelliThompson@MamaMocha’s
September28th–Dr.MatthewGrilliot@RedClayBrewery(inpartnershipwithMontgomery’s“ProfessorsinPubs”)
SummerSCORECampAttheSummerSCORECamp,studentslearnedaboutthebasicsofrobotics,theanatomyofarobot,andthedifferentusesofrobotsinresearchandindustry.Theyparticipatedinmake-and-takeroboticsactivities,andlearnedhowtoprogramanddrivetheirrobotsinavarietyofchallenges.Thissummer,theSoutheasternCenterofRoboticsEducation(SCORE)atAUtrained51students(grades3-6)inthisfuncamp!Formoreinformation,visithttp://scoreau.org.
ChaoticRobotics:Workinginteams,studentsengagedinreal-worlddesignscenariosthatculminatedinafriendlycompetitiononthelastdayofcamp.Studentswereintroducedtotheengineeringdesignprocessandgainedhands-onexperienceprogrammingandbuildingrobotsusingVEXroboticskits.Thissummer,theSoutheasternCenterofRoboticsEducation(SCORE)atAUtrained26roboticsdesigners(grades6-9)inthisfuncamp!Formoreinformation,visithttp://scoreau.org.
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TeacherPrograms Oursummeralsohadplentyofopportunitiestoequipteacherswithfurtherskillsintheclassroom!Here’sa
quicksnapshotofthe107contactdaysofimpactwe’vehad:
APSummerInstitute
TheAP®SummerInstituteWorkshopisdesignedtoaidtheprofessionaldevelopmentofteachers,counselors,andadministratorswhoareinvolvedwithAdvancedPlacement(AP®)courses.Formoreinfo,visittheAPSummerInstituteonlineathttp://auburn.edu/apsi.
• TeachersTrained:111• ContactDays:12• Courses:APComputerScience,Biology,Chemistry,USGovernment
FLIP
TheFLIP(FlippedLearningandInstructioninPhysics)projectsupportsteachersindevelopingthenecessaryskills,knowledgeandbeliefstoeffectivelyimplementresearchbasedinquiryinstructionusingflipped/invertedapproachesinhighschoolphysicscourses.Formoreinfo,[email protected].
• TeachersTrained:8• ContactDays:1• Courses:1daytrainingworkshopaspartofa2-yearprofessionaldevelopmentprogram
ProjectLeadTheWay(PLTW)
Eachsummer,AuburnUniversityoffersCoreTrainingforEngineering,BiomedicalScience,andGatewayprogramstotrainparticipantstobecomeProjectLeadTheWaycertifiedteachers.Formoreinfo,visitusonlineathttp://auburn.edu/pltw.
• TeachersTrained:120• ContactDays:60• Courses:8courseswithtopicssuchas“PrinciplesofEngineering,”“HumanBodySystems,”andmore.• Supplementaltrainingcourseswerealsoofferedtraining21teacherson“DesignandModeling”andVEXRobotics
PaveTheWay
The2017PaveTheWayworkshopofferedongoingsupportofteachergrowthinScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematicscontentandpedagogyatthe3rd,4th,and5thgradelevelsbyapplyingresearch-basedpracticesandemphasizingproject-basedlearning.Formoreinfo,[email protected].
• TeachersTrained:7• ContactDays:2• Courses:VariousSTEMproject-basedlearningtechniquesutilizingtheDash&Dotroboticssystem.
ScienceinMotion
ThegoalsofScienceinMotionaretoprovidehigh-techlaboratoryexperiencesforhighschoolstudentsandeffectiveprofessionaldevelopmentforteachers,eachsummerofferingteacherworkshopsontheimplementationoflaboratorytechnologyandprocedures.Formoreinfo,visitusonlinehttp://cws.auburn.edu/asim.
• TeachersTrained:51• ContactDays:24• Courses:Physics,Biology,PhysicalScience,andChemistrylaboratoryactivitiesandtechnology
STEM-IQ
TheobjectiveofSTEM-IQistoadvanceteachers'motivationandabilitytoleadsciencefairprojects.Italsoteststhehypothesisthatimprovingsciencefairparticipationwillenhanceteachers'abilitytoleadscientificinquiryandenhancethequalityanddiversityoftheSTEMpipelineinAlabama.Formoreinfo,visitusonlineathttp://auburn.edu/cosam/stemiq.
• TeachersTrained:26• ContactDays:7• Courses:A2-daytrainingfocusedonrunningasciencefair,anda5-daytrainingonoverviewingsciencefairandinquiry/project-
basedlearning
BESTRoboticsTraining
TheSoutheasternCenterofRoboticsEducation(SCORE)atAUprovidedtrainingatSheltonStateCommunityCollegeforteachersandstudentsinterestedinparticipatingintheBESTroboticsprogram.FormoreinfoonSCORE,visithttp://scoreau.org.FormoreinformationonBEST,visithttp://bestinc.org.
• Trained:Mixof24studentsandteachers• ContactDays:1• Courses:AworkshoponthebasicsofinvolvementintheBESTRoboticsprogram
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ActivityoftheIssuePredicttheCorona(2017Eclipse)Ifyou’rehuntingforactivitiestodowithyouryoungstudentsorclassroomrelatedtotheeclipse,NASAhascollectedanumberofthemhere:
• Activities:https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/activities• ActivityGuide:
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/NASA_Eclipse_Activity_Guide.pdf
• EducationalResources:https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/education
Selectedhereisoneonpredictingtheshapeoftheeclipsecorona,foundhere:https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/predict-corona-art-project
Materials:• Dark(blueorblack)cardstockpaper(construction
paperdoesn’tworkwell)• Whitechalk• Pencil,scissors,andtape• Circletemplates(cups,cutcircles,etc.)
Whattodo:1.Describethecoronaofthesunanditsgeneralappearancetoyourstudents.Havestudentspredictintheirmindwhatitwilllooklikeduringthe2017eclipse.Thenextstepsherehavethemdrawthatprediction:
2.Usingyourcircletemplate,drawathickcircleusingchalk.Go2or3timesaroundthetemplatetomakeitthick(itdoesn’tneedtobeneat).
3.Stillholdingthecircletemplateinplaceoverthecenterofthecircle,smudgethechalkoutlineoutwardsawayfromthecircleto“draw”yourpredictionofthecorona.
4.Whenyou’redonesmudging,removethecircletemplateandaddwords,pictures,orfundesigns.
5.Goseethe2017Eclipseusingpropersafetyequipment!Compareyourdrawingtowhatyousee.Safetyinfohere:https://www.nasa.gov/content/eye-safety-during-a-total-solar-eclipse
QuestionstoConsider1. Doesthevisibleshapeofthesun’scoronachange?
Yes! Two examples from previous eclipses are
shown above. Notice how one is a smooth gradient while the other forms noticeable rays.
2.Whywouldthecoronashapechange?The corona is the aura of plasma that surrounds the
sun. The sun itself is a very active body, with the plasma on its surface churning and moving along
with the changing forces at the sun’s surface. 2.Arethereanypatternstotheshapechange?Interestingly, the corona does seem to change along with the sunspot cycle. See this NASA page for some
graphs of this cycle: https://go.nasa.gov/2rNv8cX. Would knowing this have changed your original
prediction?
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WarEagleBESTisthelocalBESTRoboticshubforschoolslocatedinEastAlabama
andWestGeorgia.Theprogramisco-hostedbytheCollegeofSciencesandMathematicsandtheSamuelGinnCollegeofEngineeringatAuburnUniversity.Eachfall~25localschoolsdesign,build,andprogramarobotfromakitofrawmaterialsthroughimplementationoftheEngineeringDesignProcess.Thesix-
week-longprogramculminatesinaone-day,sports-likecompetition.
KickoffforWarEagleBESToccursSeptember14th.TeamsshouldbegettingreadyforanawesomeroboticschallengethisFall!
Forfurtherinformation,visithttp://wareaglebest.orgorcontactKristenBondat
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