Department

Name of Faculty

Project

Date

Anthropology

Bert Covers, Lynn Kilgore

Facilitated the loan of bones for the Science Explorers, Who Stole the Bones? workshop and assisted in developing the module on identifying bones.

2000 - 2001

APS: Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory

Katy Garmany, Bruce Bohannan, Keith Gleason, Bob Stoller, Doug Duncan. Fiske Staff

Fiske Planetarium provided a home for Science Discovery from its inception in 1983 to 2000. Science Discovery utilized office space, classrooms, the theater, and the workshop for its programs. Several offices were also in the Sommers-Bausch Observatory. Since SD's move to RL-2 in 2000 Science Discovery continues to use the classroom and theater for classes and the expertise of the faculty and staff.

1983 - present

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences

John Stocke, Jessica Rosenberg, Post doc student, Fiske Planetarium Staff

Assisting in the development and writing of the Science Explorers Curriculum for 2003/04, How in the World: From the nanoworld to the galaxies. Received an Outreach Council grant to develop and deliver this curriculum.

2003-2004

Chemistry and Biochemistry, EEB, APS, CIRES

GK-12 Grant

Veronica Bierbaum, Margaret Asirvatham, Fran Baganal, Andrew Martin, Lesley Smith

NSF grant funding graduate fellows to work with middle school and high school teachers in the classroom and in modifying FOSS curriculum to meet needs of Boulder Valley School. New modules are being created in chemistry. SD facilitates the training of the graduate fellows, works on curriculum and coordinates the interaction with BVSD teachers.

2003-2006

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dave Walba, Lynn Geiger

Grant from the Dreyfus Foundation to expand upon the Cool and Creative Chemistry presentation and to develop new presentations on polymers and materials science. Development and delivery of these programs through Science From CU. Students in the Chemistry Club assist in development and delivery of programs.

2002-2004

Chemical Engineering

Christopher Bowman, Doug Gin, Daniel Schwartz

Science Discovery facilitated faculty presentations at annual Colorado Science Convention for teachers.

2001, 2002

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Carl Koval, Lynn Geiger

Through a CU Outreach Committee Grant facilitated by SD, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Club developed Cool and Creative Chemistry. Undergraduate students are trained to deliver this program to K-12 audiences statewide.

2001 - present

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Research (CIRES)

Alexandra Weaver, Susan Buhr

Developed Polar Connections, for delivery through Science Discovery’s Science From CU program.

1998 - present

CIRES, National Snow and Ice Data Center, EPOB

Richard Armstrong, Anne Nolin, Lesley Smith

Assisted in the development and taught for Science Explorers. The day-long program was called Water: From Snow Caps to Water Taps. It included three workshops, Biology of a Stream and Water Quality, Ice and Glaciers, and Watersheds. Presented to 467 teachers and their 2,790 students statewide.

2001-2002

CIRES

Lesley Smith

Assisted in the development of the current Science Explorers curriculum, Wetlands: Nature's Water Wonders. The three workshops are Hydrology, Hydrophytic Plants, and Hydric Soils. Dr. Smith also teachers these daylong workshops which reach over 2,000 students statewide. This curriculum was adapted by BVSD at the Sombrero Marsh location.

2002-2003

CU Wizards (Physics, Chemistry, EEB, APS, Engineering)

John Taylor, David Nesbit

(see next panel)

Science Discovery assists in promoting the CU Wizards and in arranging for them to deliver additional Wizard programs, especially to audiences off campus.

Additional CU Faculty Wizards: Dana Anderson, Paul Beale,

Tom Chech, Noel Clark, Janet deGrazia, Michael Dubson, James Faller, Katy Garmany, Todd Gleeson, Andrew Hamilton, Casey Hynes, Henry Kapteyn, Margaret Murnane,

Kathy Rowlen, Tarek Sammekia, Gordon Yee, Dave Walba,

Deborah Wuttke

1995- Present

Education

Steve Guberman

Professional development for Boulder Valley School teachers on the pedagogy and learning cycle of the FOSS kits. Workshops facilitated by Science Discovery in collaboration with Boulder Valley Schools.

2003

Geography

R.J. Kern, Graduate Student

Developed and taught two classes for students using Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. Held in the Geography Department computer lab.

2003

Engineering

Computer Science

Mike and Ann Eisenberg

Taught a class through the summer program in HyperGami. This class is part of their research in using computers to enhance math education in elementary schools.

2004

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB

Marc Bekoff

Kicks off the Wolf and Wilderness Camp by giving a talk concerning animal behavior, prior to students visit to the Wolf reserve.

2003, 2004

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

David Armstrong, Wilson Crumpacker

Outreach Grant from CU Outreach Committee to conduct Biodiversity workshops. Two workshops in 2002 with 35 teachers attending, in 2003 18 teachers. Proposals in process to NSF and National Geographic Society to expand this project to national level.

2002, 2003

EEB Biology

Wilson Crumpacker, Jorge Moreno, Eric Stone

In 2000 received a joint grant from the Colorado Geography Education Fund (National Geographic Society) to develop a curriculum in Conservation Biology. Also developed four maps showing the biodiversity, habitat, conservation system, and urban development of the 9-county front range region. Conducted four teacher workshops to train teachers in the content and curriculum (2001 - 156 teachers trained)

2000-2002

EEB/

Environmental Studies

Eric Stone

Developed and taught a field biology course for middle school students. Helped develop “Scoop of Colorado” a program in Biodiversity for Science From CU.

2000 - present

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)

Gary Rottman, Greg Kopp, Bill McClintock, Tom Sparn, Greg Kopp

SD worked with SORCE scientists (Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment) to develop an outreach component for their NASA funded project. The program focuses on the Sun's variability and SORCE satellite measurements. It is being presented to groups of students and teachers statewide.

2001 - present

Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology (MCDB)

Samantha Messier

Developed Science Explorers workshop on DNA extraction for Who Stole the Bones?

2000-2001

MCDB

Nancy Guild

Assisted in rewriting the 2004-2005 Science Explorers workshop on DNA.

2004 - 2005

College of Music

John Drumheller, Joe Lukasic, Sean Brady (Grad. Student)

Helped developed a course for middle school students in computer music composition. This class is taught by School of Music graduate students utilizing the Music Schools’ computer laboratory.

1998 – Present

Physics

John Taylor

SD facilitated a weeklong workshop for Boulder Valley teachers on the Physics of Force and Motion and Sound using Physics For Fun curriculum and taught by Professor Taylor.

2000

Physics and Chemistry Departments:

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials Science Center (FLC-MRC)

Noel Clark, Dave Walba, Joe MacLennan, Christopher Bowman, Doug Gin, Dan Swartz

Science Discovery assisted in developing the outreach component for the NSF MRSEC award, granted in 1998 and renewed in 2002. The ongoing collaboration allows for the development of outreach programs and activities for FLC-MRC. Among other activities, developed new presentations and augmented existing Science From CU programs to reflect current ferroelectric liquid crystal research and nano technology. Delivered statewide.

1998 - Present

Physics

Danielle Harlow

PhD candidate in physics will teach four summer classes for SD. One of them will be for girls only entitled, Fascinating Physics for Girls.

2003

Physics

Michael Dubson

Outreach Grant from CU Outreach Committee to conduct a teacher training workshop and disseminate Convection Connection curriculum to teachers state-wide

Conducted a workshop on force and motion for 15 Middle School science teachers in Pueblo 60. Three graduate students from physics education also assisted. Developed a kit of materials to go with the Physics for Fun curriculum.

2002 - present

2004

Physics

CIRES

Michael Dubson, Alexandra Weaver

Convection Connection. Ten Video segments broadcast over KCNC (Channel 4) with written curriculum supplied to elementary and middle school teachers in Colorado. Has become part of the Physics for Fun curriculum modules that are still being disseminated statewide.

2000

Physics

Eric Cornell, James Faller, Joe MacLennan, Michael Dubson

SD facilitated faculty presentations at the annual Colorado Science Convention for teachers.

2000

2002

Physics

Noah Finkelstein

Noah teaches a class in physics education for graduate students. Students must complete a project for the class. Three graduate students are working with Science Discovery to develop a presentation on force and motion for Science From CU presentation in classrooms across the state. The program will be piloted in Pueblo as part of the follow-up to the summer workshop. More projects in the works.

2004 - 2005

Physics and JILA

Margaret Murnane

With funding from the Outreach Committee, Dr. Murnane and five graduate students worked with SD to train teachers in Pueblo in the use of the Physics For Fun curriculum in optics. Kits of materials were assembled for teachers to check out from the district Resource Center. Follow-up presentations were made in the classrooms of participating teachers.

2003-2005

Physics and JILA

Margaret Murnane, Henry Kapteyn

NSF funding for an Engineering Research Center focusing on extreme ultraviolet radiation. Funding began summer of 2003 and extends for 4-10 years. Science Discovery is collaborating to provide the K-12 outreach component of the grant. A workshop for high school teachers in Pueblo is planned for January 2005.

2003 - 2007