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Annual Report for Sue A. Bowman Teacher Info Page | Annual Login Page
Were you in the field this season?
Yes
Dates in the Field:
1/4/99 - 2/8/99
Approximate Number of Student E-mails:
141
Approximate Number of Teacher E-mails:
25
Apporximate Number of Other E-mails:
12
Additional Comments:
6V 3?Price research group (University of California,
Berkeley) on AMANDA project at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Tested
travel of sound in ice; collected data on wear of optical fibers on array
and compiled data base on findings. Continued lines of communication of
TEA activity through E-mail, network conferencing and website
contributions with students, faculty, staff or our school district and
others.
Did you maintain a daily (or as often as possible) electronic journal while in the field?
Yes
Continued Collaboration with Research Team Members
Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants:
As an extension of the field
experience, I collaborated at PI's institution to help develop the secondary education component of a STC
proposal. The STC proposal did not find funding, but the collaboration
continues to work on the educational outreach associated with new research
efforts. I look forward to working on future projects. I communicate regularly with my PI and members of the research group to
follow the progress of their efforts and get the clarification I need
to strengthen my understanding of the research that I might better relate it to
others. I continue to seek out the interaction of scientist and student , over the net or otherwise.
How are you sharing your research experience with your colleagues, district, community, etc? 4/99 Multimedia presentation of field experience - all school assembly Lebanon High School, Lebanon, PA attend: 1,100 7/99 Digital slides of research experience - Educators'; Summer Institute on Earth Science at American Museum of Natural History attend: 25 10/99 TEA Program presentation with ECW gear display at Lancaster/Lebanon Intermediate 13, PA meeting attend: 45 11/99 WLBR Talk Radio interview (2hr/call in) on TEA and research experience 9/98 WGAL TV classroom visit/interviews with students and TEA, aired as Learning Matters segment 4/00 Scheduled to present "Cool Characteristics: Properties of Ice and Atmosphere" with Sandra Kolb at NSTA. Hour presentation designed as a collection of activitieson Antarctic weather and astronomy
Hosted 2 conferences with classes at Lebanon High School for Q and A, sharing of digital slides of South Pole environs (Microsoft Netmeeting software) Conducted 3 conferences with faculty /staff of Lebanon High School to share polar environs and to coordinate efforts on class sessions. Conducted 1 conference with Lebanon High School faculty /staff from PI's institution to learn how to establish link for future work between the school district and the university Prior to the field experience we tried CU-SeeMe software sessions from Lebanon High School , but had difficulty with the reception. We experimented with other software and found at that time NetMeeting was easier to manage.
In the classroom, work continues to collaborate with teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels within our district and others to develop polar studies in our curricula. Added to astronomy curriculum: AMANDA; also, students have presented planetarium shows on auroras and constellations of the southern hemisphere. Halos have been added to meteorology. Ice properties and movement, Antarctic fossils to geology. Activities on these areas are starting small, but are building momentum through class discussion/demonstrations, use of the Internet and mini-labs; look to add other TEAs’ work in oceanography and all fields. Continue work on the Ice Depth vs. Temperature activity begun at TEA Activities Workshop
TEA Collaborative Learning Group
Name:
Pamela Leahey at Harding Elementary
Active?
Yes
Active?
Yes
Contact Hours:
100 hr+
Type of Interaction / Outcomes / Dates / Locations / Parcticipants: Mentoring
Pamela Leahey at Harding Elementary
School, Lebanon, PA and 100 hr+ Matthew Baker at Lebanon High School. Lebanon, PA have worked with me to share polar activities and resources, enjoy guest speakers,
and ECW gear in an effort to bring the Antarctic environment closer to
our students. I visited Pam's 5th grade class before and after the
field experience. She and her students E-mailed while I was at the Pole. Matt and I
collaborate on Earth and Space curriculum and team teach our honors
course. Our students were a part of the field experience from the onset, and
continue to work together on polar studies.
Presentations and Real Audio Sessions
Have you presented to your local board of education this year?
N/A
3/99 NSTA 1999 5/99 Hosted Bruce Long, PhD candidate, PSU who spoke to earth science classes on his work with seismic stations in West Antarctica with S.Anandakrishnan 7/99 Educators’ Summer Institute on Earth Sciences at AMNH 7/99 TEA Activities Workshop 1999 8/99 Established link to share Antarctic experiences with the School of the Armenian Evangelical Church in Beirut , Lebanon
Have you submitted all press-related materials concerning your TEA experience to the TEA Archives?
N/A
Have you submitted 20 digital images to the TEA Archive with electronic captions?
N/A
Have you submitted 6-8 photos to the TEA Archive?
N/A
TEA Meetings Covered by School/District/Corporation
Permanent Materials and Equipment Provided by Institution/Corporation/District for the TEA Program
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