ED43D:
Best Practices in Meaningful and Authentic Science Outreach to Formal and Informal Audiences I

Thursday, 18 December 2014: 1:40 PM-3:40 PM
Chairs:  Todd D Ellis, SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Kinderhook, NY, United States and Melissa A Burt, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Primary Conveners:  Todd D Ellis, SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Kinderhook, NY, United States
Co-conveners:  Melissa A Burt, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Todd D Ellis, SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Kinderhook, NY, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

1:40 PM
 
Lessons Learned by Combining Formal and Informal Science Education at CMMAP
Scott Denning1, Melissa A Burt1, Brian Jones2 and Randy M Russell3, (1)Dept. of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, United States, (2)Colorado State University, Department of Physics, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (3)UCAR, Learning Lab, Boulder, CO, United States
1:55 PM
 
Building the Bridge to Help Engage your Audience to your Science and Mission
Karen Yuen, JPL/NASA, Pasadena, CA, United States
2:10 PM
 
The CERES S’COOL Project: Dynamic NASA Earth Science Education and Public Outreach for Formal and Informal Audiences.
Sarah Crecelius1, Lin H Chambers2, Preston M Lewis Jr2 and Tina Harte1, (1)Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Hampton, Hampton, VA, United States, (2)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States
2:25 PM
 
NASA and GLOBE Connect K–12 Students to NGSS with Big Data Applications
Daniel Oostra1, Thomas Hunt2, Lin H Chambers1 and Preston M Lewis Jr1, (1)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (2)Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
2:40 PM
 
Meaningful, Authentic and Place-Based Informal Science Education for 6-12 Students
Emi Ito, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States and Diana M Dalbotten, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, United States
2:55 PM
 
Introducing School Children in Nigeria to SPACE Technology As a Tool for Mitigation of National Catastrophes
Omowumi Alabi, African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education, Ile Ife, Nigeria
3:25 PM
 
Building Effective Scientist-Educator Communities of Practice: NASA's Science Education and Public Outreach Forums
Theresa G Schwerin, IGES, Arlington, VA, United States, Laura M Peticolas, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, Stephanie Staples Shipp, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX, United States and Denise A Smith, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
 
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