Session 33. Astronomy Education and Outreach

Display, Thursday, January 7, 1999, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall 1

33.01 The SOFIA Education and Public Outreach Program

M. Bennett (Astronomical Society of the Pacific), E. DeVore (SETI Institute)

33.02 SOFIA Education/Public Outreach with the Echelon Cross Echelle Spectrograph (EXES)

M. K. Hemenway, J. H. Lacy, D. T. Jaffe, M. J. Richter (UT- Austin), K. Green (Lago Vista HS, Lago Vista, TX), J. L. Harkrider (Irving MS, San Antonio, TX), C. L. Lutsinger (Martin Acc. School, Brownsville, TX), E. Noid (Dobie MS, Austin, TX), R. Penn (Lago Vista HS, Lago Vista, TX), L. Shepherd (Del Valle HS, Del Valle, TX), R. Suder (LBJ HS, Austin, TX), M. J. Tykoski (Dripping Springs HS, Dripping Springs, TX), M. J. Willis (Grisham MS, Round Rock, TX)

33.03 Starstuff.org - Bridging the Cosmos Between Astronomers and the Public

J.J. Hamm (starstuff.org), D. A. Howell (The University of Texas, starstuff.org)

33.04 The Little Thompson Observatory

A. Schweitzer (Little Thompson Science Foundation (LTSF); U. of Phoenix), T. Melsheimer (Merlin Controls; LTSF), C. Rideout (Berthoud High School; LTSF), K. VanLew (Front Range Community College)

33.05 How Old Are the Jewels of the Night?

C. A. Pilachowski, J. Barnes, S. H. Jacoby (NOAO), J. F. Lockwook (Tucson Unified School District), N. Sharp (NOAO)

33.06 The Universe at Your Fingertips: An Activity and Resource Notebook for the Teaching of Astronomy

Andrew Fraknoi (A.S.P. \& Foothill Coll.)

33.07 A Workshop for Integrating Astronomy into Current Junior High/Middle School Science and Mathematics Courses

S. J. Shawl (Univ. of Kansas)