Grade 3-12: Eli Lilly and Company Distance Learning Programs

Eli Lilly and Company offers a variety of interactive distance learning experiences for K-12 students and organizations across the nation via the use of videoconferencing. Take advantage of these unique programs and learn from experts in the field of science or provide students the opportunity to explore various careers by participating in our interactive career panel discussions.

About our Distance Learning Program
Where do I find your program information as well as how to enroll?
• To view current program information or to enroll in a program, please visit the Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration (CILC) website at www.cilc.org (Location: Education Content > Content Provider Programs). All programs are scheduled and viewed through the Ameritech Advanced Video System (AAVS) Network. Participating sites outside of this network may also view programs.
Are there costs to your program?
• No, there is no program fee. However participating sites are responsible for their own line charges to connect.
Are your programs aligned with the educational standards?
• Yes - National and Indiana State Standards have been applied to Lilly’s distance learning programs. For a more detailed description of our programs, or a list of standards, please refer to the CILC website.

Offerings designed to assist your students in career planning as well as learning more about the field of science.

Grade 3-6: Seeds on the Go

Students will examine how the seeds have adapted to use different methods of dispersal to get to a new sprouting spot. Students will discover ways to categorize seeds' appearances by looking at a variety of seeds from home or previously collected outside. We will connect those physical characteristics with the way those seeds disperse. We will examine "close-up" special features of certain dispersal methods. Finally after the videoconference, students will design their own seed considering the method of dispersal they have chosen and the adaptations we have discovered.

Program Format

1. Students will relate what they found during their exploration of the different seeds.

2. Based on their findings, we will start to discover the relationship of the appearance to the seed's method of dispersal.

3. I will have examples of common wild plants' seeds to examine up-close.

4. The students will hypothesize what dispersal method the seed uses and why.

5. If time allows, we will play a quiz game.

6. Students are welcome to ask questions during or after the presentation.

Participants will:

-To sort and classify seeds by external characteristics.

-Explain how the features of seeds help the plants survive.

-Ask questions and identify some needs of plants and their seeds, and explore possible answers to these questions and ways of meeting these needs (predict how a seed might travel/ disperse based on its appearance)

-Describe ways in which plants and animals depend on each other

-Use appropriate vocabulary to describe their investigations, explorations and observations

Cost: $125

Karin Davidson-Taylor

kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca

Royal Botanical Gardens

680 Plains Road West

Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7T 4H4

www.rbg.ca/pages/evirtualfieldtrips.html

Grade 1-2: Cyber Chase-The Chase is On!

Students will solve narrative based math and logic problems based on plots and characters of the popular PBS show Cyber Chase.

Learning objectives
Students will be able to:
- Apply math, logic and reasoning skills to solve problems.
- Combine mathematical thinking with narrative roleplay.
- Interact with a museum exhibit to explore math concepts.
- Apply and use critical thinking skills.

Interactive Cost: $100.00

LCDLC Scheduled cost: $85.00

Grade 7-12: Adventures in Medicine & Science (AIMS): Dental Health: Disease & Injury; Prevention & Treatment

An introduction for students to dental anatomy, including teeth, gum, and associated vessels, nerves and musculature. The presenter will progress to a discussion of common disease processes and injury, followed by a detailed look at preventive measures and today's latest treatment modalities.

AIMS Distance Learning programs offer students around the world the opportunity to participate in professionally facilitated programs in anatomy and science.

The participant will:

- interact with a healthcare professional

- list anatomy of the mouth- compare preventative dental health measures

11/14/2007 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM or 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

4/16/2008 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM or 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $175.00

Grade 3-6: Wetland Ways

How would you describe a wetland? There is more than meets the eye! Why is it called a nursery? Why is it known as one of the most production ecosystems? We'll examine some water-loving plants typically found in wetlands to better understand how a wetland works. Why are plants so critical to a wetland? We'll use everyday objects to discover the important functions of a wetland for wildlife and humans. What can we do to care for it?

Program Format:

1. We begin by students suggesting what they think a wetland is.
2. We'll examine some pictures/models of 4 types of wetlands and discuss their characteristics while examining representative plants.
3. We'll use common household objects as metaphors to investigate for natural functions of wetlands.
4. We'll make simple predictions and inferences based on a wetland model.
5. We'll discuss how wetlands are important to wildlife and us and suggest ways that we can help restore and maintain this ecosystem.
6. We'll conclude with a question and answer session.

Participants will:

* explore and describe characteristics of wetlands.
* examine representative plants and discover their connection to wildlife.
* discover the functions of a wetland.
* demonstrate their understanding of the importance of wetlands to wildlife and humans.

Karin Davidson-Taylor
kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca
Royal Botanical Gardens
680 Plains Road West
Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7T 4H4
www.rbg.ca/pages/evirtualfieldtrips.html

Grade 5-12: African-American Civil War Heroes

Storyteller/actors Khabir Shareef & Andrew Bowman engage your students for 45 minutes. They will come with historically accurate full military dress and accompaniments as they share true stories through first-person interpretation. Members of the audience will be recruited for basic training & will participate singing a popular song of black Civil War soldiers. The Q&A at conclusion will address specific questions.

Presenters are in first-person i.e. look and act as if it were during the Civil War; will take audience back in time to 1865. Two Alternating characters will engage audience in dialogue throughout the presentation. Several participants will be recruited for basic training and will accompany singing a favored song of black Civil War soldiers.

Participants will gain a broader perspective of African-American participation during, and contribution to, the US Civil War effort to unify the country; the price for freedom.Participants will learn about participatory storytelling, theatre, and first-person interpretation. Participants will develop an appreciation of cultural diversity, and engage in discussions of historical significence.

http://www.storytellersdrum.com/

Interactive Cost: $250.00

Interactive Cost for Premium Site Members: $225.00 (Scheduled through the LCDLC)
View Only Cost: $200.00

Khabir Shareef

Storytellersdrum@att.net

4961 Seville DrIndianapolis, IN 46228

Phone: (317) 347-9066

Grade 4-12: Constellations: Stories of the Stars by Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

How are art and astronomy intertwined? How has the depiction of the night sky changed over time? Why is it important to create collections for history, for art, and for science? These are questions that your students will be able to answer after exploring the collection at the Adler. From exploring the current night sky in your area to learning from an Adler historian about how people have looked to the sky for thousands of years and back again to how modern astronomers explore the universe, this program will connect your students? interest in the arts to both astronomy and history. Join us for an artistic adventure through time and space!

Program Format
1. This program begins with an introduction to the Adler.

2. The constellation Ursa Major is discussed. Including the cultural mythology surrounding the constellation.

3. The asterism, the Big Dipper is explored and how it has been used as a navigation tool.

4. As a group, we explore the night sky from your location.

5. Students observe, discuss, and compare depictions of Ursa Major from 1482 to 1943.

6. Video shorts featuring Adler astronomers and historians.

Interactive Cost: $125.00

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/education/distancelearning/index.shtml#videoconferences

Katie Peterson

kpeterson@adlerplanetarium.org

1300 South Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60605

Phone: (312) 322-0333

Fax: (312) 322-9181

Grades 6 -12: Fall Programs from Global Nomads

As you prepare for class to begin again, I want you to know about the exciting lineup of GNG.
PULSE programs we have planned for the fall semester:

• The Future of America
• The Issue of Landmines
• Darfur
• Global Environmental Issues
• Threat of Nuclear Weapons
• Arab World and the U.S. (Egypt)
  

Visit http://www.gng.org/programs/index.html and click on individual programs to learn more and sign up.

Also, it is with a mixture of excitement and nostalgia that I say farewell for now. I have decided to pursue an MBA program in Singapore, which will keep me away from GNG operations for at least a year (I will remain on the organization’s Board of Directors).

It has been a pleasure working with you, and I hope we can remain in contact in the future. Going forward, please address all program-related queries to Lisa Inks at lisa@gng.org or call 212-529-0377.

I wish you a wonderful semester of GNG programs.

Very best wishes,
David Macquart

Grade 3-6: Chocolate & Vanilla with the Camden Children's Garden

Chocolate & Vanilla
Cost: $70.00

Vanilla is the favorite ice cream flavor by far in the USA. Chocolate comes in second. Both flavors have been known for thousands of years, and they both originated from tropical ecosystems. We will explore where these flavors come from, and how they get to our tables.

1. The program begins with an exploratory of what the students already know about the subject. We will look at what and where are tropical rainforests around the world.
2. We then explore vanilla - what kind of plant it is, how it is pollinated and where it comes from?
3. Chocolate is next. We will view a short video on how chocolate is harvested.
4. We will discuss what other flavors come from the tropics.
5. If the teacher opts to have some chocolate candy or vanilla wafers to hand out, this is the time to hand them out.
5. Time is allowed for questions and answers.

Betsy Payne
bpayne@camdenchildrensgarden.org
3 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone: (856) 365-8733
Fax: (856) 365-9750
http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org

Grade 8-12 New Programs from McMillen Center for Health Education

STDs Not for Me
Cost: $125.00
Youth learn about new responsibilities that come with adolescence and are taught about consequences of sexual activity. All sexuality programs are taught from abstinence until marriage basis.

Upon completion of this program the student will be able to:

1. Name common sexually transmitted diseases/infections and their symptoms.
2. State that some STDs can be asymptomatic but still may be transmitted to others.
3. Identify two benefits of sexual abstinence before marriage.
4. Identify several non-physical ways one can demonstrate love and caring in a relationship.
5. Identify the organs of the male and female reproductive systems and describe their functions.
6. Give an example of how a decision or choice affects others.

Balance Your Act
Cost $125.00

Youth obesity is a rising problem in the U.S. Participants will learn the causes of youth obesity as well as determine their current weight status. Participants will increase their energy output by designing a basic exercise program, and decrease their energy intake by identifying and decreasing their simple sugar and fat intake.

Upon completion of this program the student will be able to:

1. Describe balance and what “out of balance” means.
2. List 3 reasons for increases in overweight individuals in the U.S.
3. Develop exercise program by using F.I.T.T.
4. List 3 ways to decrease amount of energy coming into the human body.
5. List 3 adjectives that mean a food contains less fat.
6. State that carbonated beverages are a large source of empty calories in U.S.
7. List 2 ways to know your balancing act is working.
8. Describe negative aspects of being overweight

Linda Hathaway
lhathaway@mcmillencenter.org
600 Jim Kelley Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN 46816
Phone: (260) 456-4511
Fax: (260) 456-9655
http://www.mcmillencenter.org

Grade 7-12: The Nine Who Made A Difference

Ball State University Presents: The Nine Who Made A difference

BROADCAST DATE:

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007
10 AM AND 1 PM ESTGRADES 7-12

COST: FREE

http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/32fieldtrip.php?tripID=132

The first day of school is always filled with great anticipation. You're enrolled in what some architects have called the most beautiful high school in America. As you make your way toward Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, you become aware of an angry mob that has gathered across the street from the high school. In fact, the governor has called out the National Guard to maintain order, but every time you attempt to enter the school the guardsmen block your way. This is the scene that greeted "the Little Rock Nine," as they were called by the media, in September 1957. Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was the first important test for the implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision of May 17, 1954. The Little Rock controversy was the first test of the national resolve to enforce equality in public school education in the face of massive Southern defiance during the period following the Brown decision. Many individuals and organizations in and around the city took up the cause for civil rights, such as Mrs. Daisy Bates, who helped the students gain access to the high school. On May 27, 1958, Ernest Green (one of the "Little Rock nine") became the first African-American to graduate from Central High School. Central High School National Historic Site commemorates the events that surrounded the crisis of 1957. It has been 50 years since the desegregation of Central High School. Join the rangers and other special guests of this national historic site to examine the issues and compelling stories that have evolved from the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.

Jeff Mohl

jdmohl@bsu.edu

Teacher's College Outreach Programs

Muncie, IN 47306

Phone: (765) 285-4679

Fax: (765) 285-5455

http://www.bsu.edu/eft/

Grade 3-8: Tails from the Tetons

Few landscapes in the world are as striking and memorable as Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming. The mountains, valleys, lakes, river and skies are home to an amazing variety of animal communities. In this EFT, we will focus on the Grand Teton's intact temperate ecosystems and the animals that inhabit them, including wolves, bears, buffalo, antelope, and many others. Come along as we explore this majestic national park and study its amazing inhabitants.

BROADCAST DATE:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007
10 AM AND 1 PM

COST: FREE

http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/32fieldtrip.php?tripID=131

Ball State University Electronic Field Trip Website:

www.bsu.edu/eft/

Jeff Mohl

jdmohl@bsu.edu

Teacher's College Outreach Programs

Muncie, IN 47306

Phone: (765) 285-4679

Fax: (765) 285-5455