The Challenger Center for Space Science Education will host another in a series of live interactive webcasts for teachers and students on Thursday, April 29th at 1:00 pm EDT. Our guest for this webcast is Dr. Jeff Goldstein.
Dr. Goldstein is a nationally recognized science educator and planetary scientist. As Center Director for the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, Dr. Goldstein oversees programs that engage entire communities, trains thousands of teachers annually, and emphasizes family learning.
The topic for this webcast has to do with that big, often intimidating universe out there. How do we – scientists and students alike – even begin to fathom objects and distances that dwarf anything we’ve ever experienced? The secret is placing the universe in a context that is familiar. You’re not convinced? Come and explore your universe with Dr. Goldstein. To make his point, he’ll use content from his Blog on the Universe to take you where you’ve never been (even though you thought you’ve been there many times.)
For more information see Dr. Jeff’s Blog on the Universe – The Power of Models
at http://blogontheuniverse.org/drjeff-on-stuff/the-power-of-models/
The webcast is free and open to the public. You can view the webcast visit http://webcasts.challenger.org.
About Challenger Center
Using space exploration as a theme and simulations as a vehicle, Challenger Center and its international network of nearly 50 Challenger Learning Centers create positive educational experiences that raise students’ expectations of success, fosters a long-term interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and inspires students to pursue studies and careers in these areas. Challenger Center’s network of Challenger Learning Centers across the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Korea reach more than 400,000 students each year through simulated space missions and educational programs, and engage over 40,000 educators through missions, teacher workshops and other programs. To learn more about Challenger Center for Space Science Education, visit www.challenger.org.
Carol Pfau
Administrative Assistant
press@challenger.org
http://www.challenger.org
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
300 N. Lee Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
1.888.682.9740
