Calendar
The WAIS Divide Outreach Program (WDOP) will be attending various educational events throughout the lifetime of the project. Some of these events will take place at schools around New England while others will be part of larger science education meetings such as the National Science Teacher converntion (national and regional meetings). The WDOP will also be hosting a free teacher workshop on global climate change during summer, 2008. This workshop will take place at the Glacier Institute in Glacier National Park, Montana and will focus on the effect of climate change on the cryosphere. To view the full calendar, please select a month below.
Schedule of Events
WDOP live link from WAIS Divide camp to school sites via Iridium satellite telephone:
• Maine School Administrative District #35, 5th Grade Class, South Berwick, ME
• Cooperative Middle School, Stratham, NH
• Ditto Elementary School, Arlington, TX
• Maine School Administrative District #35, 5th Grade Class, South Berwick, ME
• Cooperative Middle School, Stratham, NH
• Bangor High School, Bangor, ME
• February 27 @ 12-1pm, Tufts University, Science and Technology Building, 4 Colby St, rm 136. Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• February 29 @ 7pm, Great Works School, public presentation. Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• March 9, 11:45 am, Community Church of Durham, Durham NH, Green Bag lunch. Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• March 13, 7pm, Bitterroot Cross Country Ski Club, Hamilton, MT. Contact scott.battaion@tufts.edu for more information.
• March 17, 7pm, National Audubon Society - Bitterroot Valley Chapter, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville, MT. Contact scott.battaion@tufts.edu for more information.
• March 27 & 28, NSTA Boston presentations , Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm Climate Change: Data and Activities, Friday, 5-5:30pm Informal Science Day: Mapping the Invisible - Capturing and Sharing Data Across Domains by Employing 21st Century Skills
• April 10, @ 6:30 pm, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish Holy Name Society Monthly Meeting, Ashworth by the Sea, Hampton, NH
• April 11, Camden Hills Regional High School, ME. Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• April 17, @ 6:30 pm, Brixham Friends Montessori School , public presentation. Contact info@brixhammontessori.org for more information.
• April 19, Teller Wildlife Refuge 20th Anniversary Earth Day Event, Corvallis, MT. Contact scott.battaion@tufts.edu for more information.
• May 3, Cambridge Science Festival, Cambridge MA (in cooperation with the MIT Museum and Swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland). Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• May 12, Ferry Beach Ecology School , Wells, ME. Contact zach.smith@tufts.edu for more information.
• July 20-26, Earth Science XI - The Cryosphere/WAIS Divide Ice Coring Outreach
In this seven-day workshop during the International Polar Year, teachers will participate in scientific data collecting in Glacier National Park, Montana, learn how to monitor cryospheric change, interpret polar and temperate glacier data, and understand how environmental science can be used in all classrooms. Participants will collaborate with international colleagues to develop materials custom made for their classrooms. Applicants must apply as a teaching team--a team consists of two or more teachers. This is one in an ongoing series of Wright Center workshops on change in the natural environment Co-sponsored by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Outreach Program, The Glacier Institute, the Crown of the Continent Learning Center, Clean Air-Cool Planet, and the Wright Center. This workshop will take place at the Glacier Institute, Glacier National Park, Montana. Workshop conducted by Zach Smith and Scott Battaion. More information available at the IECWS website.
• Scott Battaion, WDOP Media Coordinator, prepares for deployment to WAIS Divide field camp for the second year of ice coring (year #2 of IPY).
• Scott Battaion deploys to WAIS Divide field camp for the second year of ice coring (year #2 of IPY). Scott will report back from WAIS Divide camp via podcasts, blog postings, photos, videos, etc.