Grades 5-12: Nanotechnology: The next BIG wave of innovation

“NANOTECHNOLOGY: The next BIG wave of innovation”

REGISTER online for all videoconferences: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Target audience: students in grades 5 - 12
Times: 9:00 - 9:45AM and 10:00 - 10:45AM (CENTRAL time zone)
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then
15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 –
“NANOTECHNOLOGY: The next BIG wave of innovation”
Presenter: Dr. James Crowe
Think small, really, really small. Imagine the smallest thing that you can see and then imagine that we can make things that are 1/1000 that size. Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter at a scale of 1 to 100 nanometers. Using nanotechnology scientists can control molecules at an atomic level and create materials with unique properties. Nanotechnology is being used to make every day things like clothing, sports equipment and medical devices better. For example, carbon nanotubes, thin tubes made of carbon that are 1/50,000 the width of a hair, are being used to make tennis rackets that are very strong.
Why does nanotechnology generate worldwide excitement?
Working at the nanoscale, scientists are creating new tools, products, and technologies to address some of the world’s biggest challenges, to improve lives, and to contribute to worldwide economic growth.
These include:
? clean, affordable energy
? stronger, lighter, more durable materials
? low-cost filters to provide clean drinking water
? medical devices and drugs to detect and treat diseases more effectively with fewer side effects
? lighting that uses only a fraction of energy
? sensors to detect and identify harmful chemical and biological agents
? techniques to clean up hazardous chemicals in the environment
We should expect significant changes in specific fields where nanotech products can make a big difference.
Come join Dr. James Crowe in this videoconference and learn about emerging nanotechnologies. The smaller the technology gets, the more "invisible magic" will surround us in our daily life.

Don’t miss this one!
Patsy

Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place

Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384
www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

Grades K-12: Programs for the Puppetry Center

We have some great PreK-12 IVC programs to tie into your springtime curriculum needs! We are proud recipients of the CILC Pinnacle Award for two consecutive years. All programs meet national curriculum standards. for more We book on demand, so you let us know what date and time works for you.


For Earth Day (April 22nd):

• Butterflies (PreK-2nd) Build a Butterfly Marionette and learn about the lifecycle, camouflage, and insect characteristics of butterflies! TEACHER FAVORITE*
PRE-K VERSION AVAILABLE!!!!

• Plants (1st-3rd) Build a Pop-Up Plant puppet and learn about parts of plants, photosynthesis, and plants and food! GREAT for EARTH DAY

• Tropical Rainforest (3rd-5th) Build a Tropical Bird Rod Puppet and learn about the diverse life of a Tropical Rainforest! GREAT for EARTH DAY

• Spiders (1st-6th-tailored to grade level) - Create a Spider Marionette and learn about web builders, hunters, the lifecycle of a spider, and the differences between spiders and insects! PRESENTER FAVORITE*

For Puppetry Day (April 29th)

All of our programs tie into this day!!


The Distance Learning Team
Center for Puppetry Arts
Patty Petrey Dees, DL Program Director
Sara Burmenko, DL Program Operations Coordinator
Iyabo Shabazz, DL Program Presentation Specialist
Eve Krueger, DL Program Presenter/Assistant

Direct studio line: 404-881-5117
1404 Spring Street, NW at 18th
Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 USA
Facsimile: 404.873.9907
www.puppet.org/edu/distance.shtml
Headquarters of UNIMA-USA
Member of Theatre Communications Group & Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts

Grades K-3: Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center

Down On the Farm

K-3
Students will finally get the answers to those brain burning questions like…”Why do pigs roll in the mud?”, and “Why are some eggs white, and others are brown?”. Experiments and farm artifacts will take kids on a virtual field trip to the farm! Don’t miss the opportunity for your students to find the answers to these questions and more! It is definitely a connection that they will not soon forget!

Egg-Citing Animals and Egg-Speriments

K-3
No “yolk’s” about it folks, this video conference will keep your students engaged for an entire 60 minutes! This lesson is packed full of “dozens” of egg facts, fun, experiments, and literature.
Topics explored include:
·Dr. Seuss (author discussion, and shared reading of “Green Eggs and Ham”)
·Rhyming Words
·Reader’s Theater (Shared student reading of poetry selection)
·Identification of main ideas, characters, and supporting details
·Science Link: Oviparous Animals
·Math Link: Group Graphing, prediction, and observation

This lesson is perfect for celebrating Dr. Seuss’s March birthday or incorporating it into Spring or Easter classroom activities.

From Egg to Butterfly

K-3
This distance learning This distance learning event looks at the life cycle of the magical butterfly. The life cycle stages and butterfly development will be explored in this interactive lesson. Topics discussed include: habitat, metamorphosis, migration, adaptation. The kids will wrap up this lesson with an interactive game titled: “Who Wants to be a Butterfly”

On Request/By Demand
$75

Leslie Charles
lcharles@mvesc.k12.oh.us
205 North 7th Street
Zanesville, OH 43701
United States
Phone: ext. 133
Fax: (740) 455-6702

Grades 3-12: Japanese Dance Traditions: Old and New

Program Description

The island culture of Japan has many strong traditions in its history, some of them old and some relatively new. This program will explore dance traditions that include: •Bon Odori, a traditional folkdance done as part of a festival honoring and welcoming ancestors for an annual visit •Nihon Buyo a dance form derived from Kabuki and Noh Theatre during the 19th Century •Aikido, a martial art form that is like a partner dance and has been adapted into a form known as “Contact Improvisation” outside of Japan •Yosakoi, a contemporary recreational dance form done to traditional folk songs in Japan and elsewhere today. Participants learn about the use of the fan as a dance prop, the symbol of the Pine Tree, fishing folklore, and the life of regular citizens as they come to appreciate traditions that make Japan a distinctive and unique world culture.They will also portray the Geisha and the Samurai. Students also learn about and practice writing a bit of Japanese kanji – and how, similar to the many movements in Japanese Dance, Japanese pictograms (kanji) are self-contained units. Throughout the program, an emphasis will be placed on the theme of tradition & how it evolves with time/societal change. About the presenter: Marc Kotz is a life-long performing artist and teacher who delights in venturing to other cultures and times through the means of dance, theatre, music and educational exploration. His career has taken him around the world (literally and figuratively), delving into diverse cultures and artistic disciplines .He has performed in numerous dance and theatre forms, collaborated on two dozen play/musicals/operas, and has directed/choreographed ten concert-length productions, half of which have original scripts written by him .Marc received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Iowa as an Iowa Arts Fellow, has taught all ages from pre-school to the aged (including 12 years at the university level), and directs his own arts-integration company Born 2 Move Movement Adventures. LLC. (http://www.Born2Move.org).

Theresa Neuser
efieldtrips@ils.k12.wi.us
UWGB IS 1040
2420 Nicolet Dr
Green Bay, WI 54311
United States
Phone:
Fax: (920) 465-2723

$150
By Request