Museum and School Events | Web sites | Webcasts | Etc.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Friends of Agricultural Research-Beltsville (FAR-B)
ARS is partnering with FAR-B to sponsor two events in Maryland.

• An all-day program designed for the Howard County Science Department heads that will focus on using science and technology to find solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans everyday.
• Science in Your Shopping Cart: A 6-week program for 30 1st- through 6th-grade science classes, led by scientists, at an elementary school in Prince George’s County that will emphasize how agricultural science relates to everyday life, with hands-on activities for over 900 students.

St. Louis Children’s Aquarium
Kids and Water Activities
http://www.worldaquarium.net
During ESTME Week, St. Louis Children’s Aquarium will premier its new “Kids and Water” program and will host a “Fun with Science” video contest.

26th Middle School Excellence in Mathematics Contest
Mathematics Educators of Greater St. Louis
Saturday, March 13, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley Campus
http://www.stlcc.edu/fv/math/Excellence%20in%20Math%20Contest.htm
Students compete at the appropriate grade level by answering 40 multiple-choice questions.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Wonders of Science Show
March 14, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall
Master science teachers will present a series of face-paced demonstrations on physical and chemical phenomena. The demos will involve young scientists both mentally and physically.

2004 Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) Project Exhibition
Monday and Tuesday, March 15–16
Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Come meet the 40 finalists and see their original research projects at the Intel STS Project Exhibition, the United States’ oldest and most highly regarded science contest for high school seniors.

Invention Convention 2004
Starpoint Middle School
Judging: Friday, March 19, 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fair: Wednesday, March 25
Sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students are eligible to enter the competition for the best invention. All students will receive an entrance prize, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will each receive an award.

National Science Center (NSC)
Fort Discovery
March 15-19
http://www.nscdiscovery.org/FortDiscovery/index.htm
During ESTME Week, NSC partners with the DForce Team of the Defense Information Systems Agency to showcase emerging technologies to students visiting Fort Discovery in Augusta, Georgia.

National Science Center (NSC)
NSC Mobile Discovery Center (MDC)
Washington DC, March 10-19
Visiting various other states, Sept. 2004 to June 2005
http://www.nscdiscovery.org/EducationalPrograms/MobileDiscoveryCenterVans.htm
Housed in 18-wheel trucks, the MDC will visit several Washington D.C. schools before heading north to visit other states, presenting programs designed to show young people that studying science and math is fun as well as essential to their future.

Project Tomorrow, Community Science Night 2004
Friday, March 19: 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California

Friday, March 26: 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Ocean Institute, Dana Point, California

Tuesday, April 30: 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Fullerton College, Fullerton, California

http://www.tomorrow.org/opp_community.html
Community Science Night is designed to highlight the importance of science education through hands-on activities and experiments for students and parents.

Trentwood Elementary Science Fair
East Valley School District
Spokane, WA
March 17
Elementary students will participate in an Inquiry Investigation science fair that will be judged by the district’s middle school Honor Society members.

Van-Cove Elementary
Science Fair Competition
Fifth- and sixth-grade students will use the scientific method to explore and research their natural world and will develop posters and experiments relating to their topic.

WeatherART
http://www.weatherart.com/ESTME/
Feb 24, 2004
Demonstrations a series of WeatherART exhibits to the Kindergarden classes at Farallone View Elementary School – designed to teach some of the properties of everyday weather – wind waves (we live by the Pacific Ocean), water spouts / tornados, lightning, and dust storms

Earth Day Banner
Teague Middle School
Students will use digital photography to create a 4ft. x 8 ft. outdoor banner to hang outside the school in honor of Earth Day.

Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA)
http://www.fsea.org
FSEA teams business, community and parents with teachers and schools in after school clubs to make science, mathematics and technology exciting an meaningful to K-12 students. FSEA has operated for 13 years and is currently in 25 states and Puerto Rico. Over 400 companies and 2000 volunteers participate in FSEA.

Hollenbeck Math Science and Technology Magnet Middle School Science Fair
www.mindspring.com/~hmsfair
As part of the annual LA County Science Fair, students from this school compete on a county level, using science inquiry and math and writing skills to make sense of their data. Each year, about 600 students participate.

Department of Transportation (DOT)
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Career Option Presentations
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Friday, March 12, 2004
Thursday, March 14, 2004
Old Mill Middle School-South Millersville, MD
A series of presentations where the importance of good science, mathematics, and technology skills in the world of maritime and transportation jobs will be highlighted.

Department of Transportation
Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices in Education Outreach- “How Can the
Transportation Industry Help with Education?”
Thursday, March 18
DOT Headquarters Building
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC
http://education.dot.gov/estme/index.htm
Highschool, Junior High, and Elementary School students will join with
agency and transportation industry education outreach specialists to explore
best practices.

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory
Saturday, March 13
http://www.sunrivernaturecenter.org
Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory features a museum that houses numerous exhibits and displays on the wildlife and natural history of central Oregon; eight-acres of grounds with birds of prey and a quarter-mile interpretive trail that invites visitors to explore the natural surroundings of the high desert; and an observatory with a variety of telescopes, including two telescopes fitted with special filters that allow the observer to view sunspots and gas storms on the sun.

Kid’s Natural Science Day
Celebrate ESTME Week with a day filled with natural science. Children are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. For more information, please go tohttp://www.sunrivernaturecenter.org and click on “Kid’s Natural Science Day.”

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and Deschutes County Library
Free Lectures
Tuesday, March 16: Current Space Exploration
Tuesday, March 18: Current Research on the Oregon Spotted Frog
For more information about the lectures, please go to http://www.sunrivernaturecenter.organd click on “Kid’s Natural Science Day.”

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Science Fair Judging
March 17, 2004
University Park Elementary
Hyattsville, Maryland
Students have the opportunity to watch a trained oceanographer look at elementary science efforts and provide positive reinforcement of early learning.

Arizona Middle School Science Bowl
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Arizona Middle School
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/sciencebowl
Teams of middle school students from all over the state of Arizona will compete for the title of Regional Champion and the right to represent the state at the National Science Bowl in Golden, Colorado, on June 17′20, 2004.

National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outreach Program
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
This program brings hands-on science to the students in the Frederick County Public Schools.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Introduction to Field Work’George Washington University’Marine Biology
Dr. Susan Baker, of NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), will codirect George Washington University’s (DC) marine biology class on getting experience in conducting field research. The activity will take place in and around Beaufort, North Carolina.

Babyland Family Services at Bakery Village Abbott Preschool
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Friday, March 19
Mini-Science Fair
All pre-K classes will create sculptures from “beautiful junk.” The pre-K 3-year-olds will make paper from recycled paper, and the pre-K 4-year-olds will be learning about the importance of recycling paper, cans, and plastics. At the mini science fair, parents can see the children’s artwork and hear children’s oral presentations highlighting their newly acquired stewardship skills.

Hazelwood Elementary School
A Drop of Water
Hazelwood Elementary did an activity called “A Drop of Water,” which showed students through a series of measurements that there is very little usable water on earth and that humans must do their best to conserve it.

Meadowbrook Elementary School
A Drop of Water
An experiment showing students the location and availability of water on earth, showing students that the water we use everyday is not always going to be here. Students develop an awareness of daily water use and learn to conserve for future generations.

Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Nevada County Math and Science Expo
The Nevada County math and Science Expo is a celebration of math and science education in rural California. Highlighted at the Expo is the 3rd Annual Science Fair, which includes select projects submitted by public and private schools throughout the region, grades K–12. Special exhibits showcase the use of technology in local science and math classrooms and resources available to students, teachers, and parents.

Suquamish Elementary
Planet Letters

http://www.nksd.wednet.edu/schools/suquamish/staff/jkragen/planetletters.pdf

Fifth and sixth graders studied a science unit entitled “Space: The Final Frontier.” Each student wrote a letter from an imaginary trip across the solar system. There are photos courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech, and each letter has a link to another site with great photos.

Advanced Placement Digital Library for Biology, Physics, and Chemistry
Rice University
http://apdl.rice.edu
A free online digital library designed to meet the teaching and learning needs of AP* teachers and students, as well as the Pre-AP* years.
(*AP and the Advanced Placement Program are registered trademarks of the
College Entrance Examination Board and Pre-AP is a trademark of the College
Board.)

American Chemical Society
http://www.chemistry.org/kids
Chemistry activities for kids, with rotating and permanent themes, as well as links for teachers and parents.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pre-College Education
http://www.asme.org/education/precollege/
The ASME Pre-College Web site provides downloadable lesson plans and guidance materials in science, math, and technology, as well as information on engineering pre-college programs for students, educators, and engineers.

AskNSDL
http://asknsdl.askvrd.org/index.asp?
AskNSDL is an Internet-based question-and-answer service for students, educators, and the general public who are interested in science, math, and engineering.

DeWitt Middle School’s TSA (Technology Student Association)
DeWitt Middle School TSA at Pyramid Mall’s Engineering Day
http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/dewitt/teched/techclub.html
DeWitt Middle School’s chapter of the national and New York State TSA will be hosting a series of student technology demonstrations and participation events.

DLESE: The Digital Library for Earth System Education
http://www.dlese.org/dds/index.jsp
DLESE is a geoscience community resource that supports teaching and learning about the earth system, providing easy access to high-quality teaching and learning resources for a wide range of learners.

5th Street Cemetery Necrogeographical Survey
Jenifer Junior High School
http://www.lewiston.k12.id.us/sbranting/5thcem/5thcem.htm
A GIS-based research study that combines technology with traditional historical research and fieldwork, this project seeks to complete a graves register and exhumation at a cemetery in the outskirts of Lewiston, Idaho.

GetTech
http://www.gettech.org
GetTech.org is a kid-friendly Web site for exploring careers that use math, science, and technology skills.

GLOBE
ESTME Week Soil Sampling Activity
http://www.globe.gov/globeone
Designed for ESTME Week, this activity allows student to explore the soils around them and report their measurements to soil scientists. A one-page activity sheet was printed and sent out as part of the ESTME Week Packet.

internationalmeeting.com
http://www.internationalmeeting.com
This is a multinational organization that promotes education, conservation, and museum-based activities surrounding issues associated with the world’s oceans. In French and English.

An Introduction to the Oceans for Kindergarten Students
http://www.es.umb.edu/faculty/jur/files/estme
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, is sponsoring an ESTME week hands-on exploration of the ocean and the animals that live there for kindergarten students at Helen Keller Elementary School.

Kiddoscience
http://www.kiddoscience.co.za
This site offers lesson plans and help with science projects for teachers, children, and parents.

LearnStar, Inc.
http://www.learnstar.com
Schools using the LearnStar program can compete in a weekly online competition against other schools across the nation.

National Science Center (NSC)
http://www.NationalScienceCenter.org
Teacher materials and national outreach programs

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov
For ESTME Week, NASA’s site will feature articles on the sun-earth connection, in anticipation of Sun-Earth Day 2004 and create and tailor programming to different audiences and grade levels.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://starsleep.nhlbi.nih.gov
An interactive site about Garfield and the Star Sleeper campaign, including materials for use by parents and teachers (grades 2 and 3), and kids ages 7′10.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Health Science Education
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/science-education/
Education outreach is a key mechanism for achieving the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Environmental Health Science Education site provides educators, students, and scientists with easy access to reliable tools, resources, and classroom materials. It seeks to invest in the future of environmental health science by increasing awareness of links between the environment and human health.

National Institutes of Health
The National Center for Biological Information (NCBI)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Students can log on to locate genes using BLAST, the DNA database, and GenBank.

National Institutes of Health
Office of Science Education
http://science.education.nih.gov/
This site offers six curriculum supplements that can be downloaded directly. Teachers can also order three other supplements at no charge.

LifeWorks
http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks/
An interactive Web site featuring more than one hundred careers in the health and medical sciences. The site is designed as a resource for middle and high school students, parents, educators, and school guidance/career counselors to explore the diversity of careers in these fields, slated by the Department of Labor, these jobs are expected as being among the fastest growing jobs in the nation over the next ten years.

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/estme
During ESTME Week, the NSTA will offer special programs and resources, teaching tips, and news and information for science educators, parents, and students.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.education.noaa.gov/
Click on site links to access pages for “Teachers,” “Students,” and “Cool Sites for Everyone”; each page is divided into subject matter categories.

San Diego County Office of Education
http://www.sdcoe.net/lret/science
The current Web site provides resources for K–12 science educators in the region.

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org
SmithsonianEducation.org brings the Smithsonian Institution’s vast educational resources to millions of classrooms and homes across the nation. Sites include:
• Smithsonian Educator Science Lesson Plans
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/science_technology.html
• Smithsonian Student Science Websites
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html

Student News Net Career Profiles
http://www.studentnewsnet.com/careers
Famous scientists in history as well as present-day men and women who have chosen science careers are profiled on this Web site.

Taking America’s Measure
National Institute of Standards and Technology – NIST
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/kids/kidsmain.htm

Technology Administration/US Department of Commerce
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Innovators/Nation Medal of Technology
http://www.technology.gov/Medal/educoutr.htm

Technology Administration/US Department of Commerce
Activities and Events (TA/OTP) for Students and Educators
http://www.technology.gov/Educ-Events.htm

TechXplore National Online Technology Education and Mentoring Program
http://www.TechXplore.org
TechXplore is an innovative online competition and mentoring program dedicated to helping middle and high school students realize the potential of science and technology for solving real-world problems.

TechXtra Technology Education and Career Awareness Newsletter
http://www.nationalstep.org
TechXtra offers a free subscription to up-to-the-minute information on new technologies, explanations of the underlying science, and profiles of the technical experts and visionary leaders who are making it all happen.

TryScience.org
http://www.tryscience.org
TryScience.org is a gateway for experiencing contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with over 600 science and technology centers worldwide.

Partnership for Science Literacy
http://www.scienceeverywhere.org
TryScience.org also hosts the NSF-sponsored Partnership for Science Literacy, a national initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to increase awareness among parents and families—particularly those in Latino/Hispanic, African American, and other minority communities—of the value of science literacy for all children.

Thirteen/WNET New York
CYBERCHASE
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase
Fans of the popular math cartoon on PBS KIDS play interactive math games, send colorful e-cards, download free stuff, watch clips of “CYBERCHASE for Real,” meet the characters, and experience original adventures. There is also an extensive Parents and Teachers section with searchable lesson plans, math education tips, and much more.

USDA
• Agriculture in the Classrooms (AITC)
http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/index.htm
Science based hands-on activities that are linked to teaching standards and endorsed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• The Agricultural Research Service
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=1274
Includes science fair project ideas, career information, “AG-tivities,” and lots of fun stuff in an easy-to-find format showing how agricultural research is wired into everyday life.
• National Resource Directory of Education Materials
http://cerp.cornell.edu/directory/
Resources are peer reviewed and are searchable by such variables as subject area and grade level.
• Sci4Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids
See how agricultural science is wired into the foods we eat, the clothes we wear, and the water we drink. In Spanish too!
• Space Agriculture in the Classroom
http://www.spaceag.org/
Lesson plans for middle school science classes that show why astronauts need agriculture for successful missions.
• Additional Web-Based USDA Youth Education Programs and Resources
http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html

Exploratorium’s Iron Science Teacher
http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science/
Washington Hilton, 1919 Conneticut Ave.
March 16, 2:45 p.m.
As part of the National Celebration of Excellence in Science, Technology,
and Mathematics Education, the Exploratorium will be presenting a special
Capitol Hill edition of Iron Science Teacher.

NASA
During ESTME Week, NASA’s Education Office will present two Webcasts in conjunction with Sun-Earth Day 2004; this year the theme is the transit of Venus.

Thursday, March 18
http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/
PBS stations across the country and registered cable stations will broadcast a NASA CONNECT program, The Transit of Venus, into homes and classrooms.

Friday, March 19
http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/
Students and teachers are invited to join NASA’s Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum and NASA’s PlanetQuest Program to learn all about the 2004 transit of Venus during a live broadcast from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Lewis and Clark Then and Now: Math and the Expedition
March 18, 2004
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EST
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1001241/ PLEASE NOTE: You need a high-speed Internet connection and QuickTime 6 or higher software to view this Webcast. Also, you will not be able to see this Webcast if your computer network has a firewall.

To make the Corps of Discovery expedition a success, members of the Lewis and Clark party had to engage in all sorts of interdisciplinary problem solving. Students will have the chance to ask questions of experts, present their findings from a math-related activity sent to them prior to the broadcast, and engage in interactive activities designed to answer questions dealing with volume and density and the math of the expedition.

The Conference Board’s Business Education Council
Monday, March 16–Tuesday, March 17
3 p.m. to 12 noon
USA Today Facilities, MacLean, Virginia
http://www.conference-board.org
The Conference Board’s Business Education Council will meet with practitioners, researchers, and business and education leaders to discuss “The Talent Imperative: Educating and Expanding America’s Technical Workforce.” If you would like to be invited to the meeting, please contact Michelle Meltzer: michelle.meltzer@conference-board.org.

FIRST Robotics Competition
Friday, March 19
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland

NASA TV Education File
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
During ESTME Week, NASA TV will show educational videos to support the theme of “Question…Explore…and Discover.”

Technology Administration/US Department of Commerce
Student Technology Roundtable
Tuesday, March 16
With Under Secretary Phillip J. Bond
Carnegie Endowment
Washington, D.C.

Education News Parents Can Use
“Math and Science: Preparing for the Future”
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Reception: 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Live Broadcast: 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
WETA Studios (PBS Member Station)
2775 S. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22206

Education News is a television series from the U.S. Department of Education about ways to ensure children’s educational success.

Shuttle Boarding Time: Between 5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Location of the Science Summit: Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Shuttle will return to the hotel at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The first thirty (30) people to RSVP will have round-trip transportation for the event.

RSVP to the U.S. Department of Education:
Phone: 202-401-0936
E-mail: Education.TV@ed.gov

Department Of Transportation (DOT)
http://education.dot.gov/estme/index.htm
Log on to this site for a description of many events for ESTME Week at different agencies within the DOT, as well as links to educational resources that have a transportation bent and address math, science, and technology.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Ship Tour and Introduction to New Maritime Technologies
Tuesday, March 16
Kings Point, New York
http://education.dot.gov/estme/index.htm
For ESTME week, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has planned a special visit for high school students from the Long Island, New York, area to tour ship handling bridge and engine simulators and the school’s laboratories, including the Hydrogen and Alternate Fuels Laboratory.

New Jersey Aviation Education Advisory Board
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Mercer Community College
The board will discuss programs and directions.

Jersey Shore Science Fair
Saturday, March 20 Stockton College

Department Of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) National Congress on Aviation and Space Education
Educator Workshop
Wednesday, March 24′Saturday, March 27, 2004
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
http://education.dot.gov/estme/index.htm This year’s annual math, science and technology educator conference theme is “Teaching Today for Tomorrow.”

Massport, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, and the Massachusetts Pre-Engineering Program (MassPEP)
Aviation/Transportation EXPO
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Logan Airport
Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.faa.gov/education/ane/expo.htm
Designed to introduce students to the broad field of aviation. Representatives from private Industry, and government will be available to speak to students about career options, education and aviation in general. Students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on activities and view outstanding static displays.

Federal Aviation Administration
19th Annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference
Shoreline Community College
Seattle, Washington
http://education.dot.gov/estme/index.htm
Aerospace engineers Marcia Smith and Margaret Langsted will be presenting aviation career options in math, science, and technology fields to young women in grades 9′12.