Transcript 15 high school students from Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan (7M / 8F)

JINA Outreach:
Bringing the Science of the Stars to
Classrooms and to the Community
Member Institutions
Michigan State University
University of Chicago
University of Notre Dame
Mission and Vision
• To contribute to K-12 science education
• To encourage future nuclear astrophysicists
• To enhance diversity in the field
Summer of Science 2007
PIXE-PAN (Proton-Induced X-ray Emissions – Physics of Atomic Nuclei)
JUNE 18-29
 5 high school teachers from Indiana and Michigan (2M / 3F)
 15 high school students from Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan (7M / 8F)
This program introduces teachers and students to the fundamentals of the extremely
small domain of atomic nuclei and its connection to the extremely large domain of
astrophysics and cosmology.
PIXE-PAN is sponsored by
JINA, ISNAP, and the University
Of Notre Dame.
PIXE-PAN 2008
June 16-27
Summer of Science 2007
PAN (Physics of Atomic Nuclei) at MSU
JULY 23-AUG 3
This program introduces teachers and students to the fundamentals of astrophysics,
cosmology, and nuclear science. PAN is sponsored by JINA and the NSCL.
PAN 2008
July 14-25
Summer of Science 2007
SENSING OUR WORLD
JULY 16-20
 19 middle school students from throughout St. Joseph County, as well as from
Michigan and North Carolina (12M / 7F)
This week-long, all-day summer camp about physical science, materials, physics, and
sensors is so popular that there are already two applicants for the 2008 program.
Sensing Our World is possible thanks to
JINA, ISNAP, the Department of Physics,
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry,
Dr. H. Gordon Berry (Siemens), Kaneb
Center for Teaching & Learning, Freimann
Life Sciences Center, ND Radiation Lab,
QuarkNet Center, and the University
Of Notre Dame.
Coming Summer 2008
JINA STAR (Stellar Aptitude Resources) Games:
On-Line Interactives in Nuclear Astrophysics
The ten part series will
begin with three primers –
introductions to astronomy,
astrophysics and nuclear
physics and then move
through the subject matter,
ending with the future of
nuclear astrophysics.
First there is a narrative,
then a ‘drag and drop’
section where players
create reactions, and last
there is a quiz.
Seven Games are already
on line!
Successes
• Classroom Materials Mini-Grants –
By providing stellar classroom materials, we enhance the science
curriculum of K-12 classrooms at every level.
From ART to SCIENCE
Special needs and after-school programs are
invited to join us in igniting stellar imaginations.
We also offer a traveling exhibit of the students' artworks.
“The city is dark
and sometimes
black in the
evening.
Sometimes you
can see the
moon and stars
and clouds and a
cat.”
By: Kenyon (age 5),
Tokesha (age 5) &
Lexis (age 5)
“Dark City with Black Cat”
YOUTH IN NEED,
St. Louis, MO
“Sometimes in the morning when I
come to school, I can see the sun and
the North Star. The North Star is
the brightest star and never moves.
Sailors ask him for directions.”
“Sun and North Star”
Brandenisha (age 5) & Ebony (age 4)
YOUTH IN NEED, St. Louis, MO
Who knows how this experience - - making a connection between
art and science - - - may affect the
children? Perhaps we are
encouraging (in some small way)
some of the children to pursue a
life-long interest in Science (or
ART), with our efforts. I always
think of my interactions with
children in those terms - - - will
something I do, help a child realize
a passion in life?
- participating teacher
“A Giant Star”
“Stars are very big and bright, but you cannot
see them when it is raining outside.”
The Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics
by Kenyon (5)
From ART to SCIENCE: A JINA Outreach Project
www.JINAweb.org