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Orbital Laboratory--Seeds Project
Orbital Laboratory - Seeds Project on
the
International Space Station
Orbital
Laboratory places students in control of an actual experiment to
run on the International Space Station. This project
addresses how life grows in space and will be the ground control
for the experiment to run on the International Space Station.
The space shuttle will carry the experiment to the space station in
the April 19th launch. NASA has created a web site for all
information regarding the plants to be recorded and analyzed.
Data will be gathered from grade 5-8 classrooms across the United
States.
The
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing 250
lab-in-a-box experiments that include a lesson plan, seeds,
directions, and other related materials. There is no cost to
participants in this project.
A
training session approximately 5 hours long will be provided for
K-12 teachers on March 31, 2001, at Slippery Rock University
(SRU). Innerlink will conduct the videoconference training
session for this project. Participating teachers will receive
5 Act 48 credits or 0.5 pre-approved continuing education CEU
credits. The schedule for the day's events is as
follows:
| 9:00
am |
Welcome/Introduction of Facilitators and
Sites |
| 9:15
am |
International
Space Station - Presented by the U.S. Space Foundation
Why a Space Station? Science on the Station, Assembly |
| 10:15
am |
Orbital Labs
Plant Biology, Procedures, and Science Mr. Jason
Sunseri, Robert Gillio |
| 11:30
am |
Lunch (Please
bring a lunch) |
| 12:15
pm |
On-Line Orbital
Labs/PA Invents Space Training, Presented by Dr. Robert Gillio, Mr.
Jason Sunseri, Mr. Dan Daneker and Dr. Michael Curley |
| 12:15
pm |
Computer Lab
needed at each site, InnerLink Facilitator at each site |
| 2:00
pm |
Closing,
Evaluation |
| 2:45
pm |
Session
Adjourns |
Funded by the
National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate
Education
Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Project.
NSF Cooperative Agreement #9986753
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