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Join us for Science Educators Day on 10/15/2009

Join us for (or volunteer at) Science Educators Day on September 15th, 2009 (6-8pm) at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University

Join us for Science Educators Day on 10/15/2009

SCIENCE EDUCATORS' DAY


Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:00-8:00  pm 
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Stanford University

 If you are interested in volunteering or presenting a demo at this interactive exhibit please contact us!

  • Attend this FREE event for middle and high school science teachers sponsored by the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Stanford OSA Student Chapter, and the Department of Electrical Engineering

  • The program will focus on effective and innovative approaches to science education, with an emphasis on hands-on, interactive classroom lessons

  • Come see low-cost experiments and demonstrations on optical phenomena (that you can use in your classroom!):

    • Fluorescence: Viewing Glowing Colors and Invisible Ink

    • Splitting White Light: Prisms, Soap bubbles, and Rainbows

    • Creating Colors from Polarization

    • Waveguides: Water and Jell-O Light Pipes, Fiber Optics

    • And Much More!

  • Gift bags containing demonstration aids and lesson plans for the first 100 registrants; additional optics materials available as door prizes

  • Enjoy a complimentary dinner with other local science educators

  • Meet Stanford and Berkeley graduate students, staff, and local educators interested in science outreach

Space will be limited, register today!  Deadline: Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The registration process is simple; teachers can register one of three ways:

  1. Fill out the quick, easy online form at http://www.frontiersinoptics.org/Forms/EdayOnlineForm.aspx
  2. Email their contact information to kcoffm@osa.org to let us know they plan to attend, or
  3. Fax the completed registration form (download the PDF version) to 202-416-6134.

Please feel free to distribute registration information to your fellow teachers and make additional copies of the registration form if needed!

To learn more about OSA and EDAY, visit:

http://www.osa.org/educationresources/youtheducation/educatorsevents/default.aspx

Please contact us if you have any questions about the program!

 

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