|
INFOCON Schools To Participate In Jason XI
November 12, 2006
Students and teachers in 8 Northwest Minnesota Schools that are members of the Northwest Minnesota INFOCON (a technology and information consortium of public and private schools), will be joining Dr. Robert Ballard and a team of researchers and Argonauts (student and teacher explorers) as they launch into outer space and descend into inner space as part of The Jason Project. The Jason XI- 2000 project is entitled ?Going to Extremes? and is an elementary science curriculum that is aligned to the Minnesota Graduation Standards.
This year the project through the use of technology in participating schools, will compare NOAA?s Aquarius Underwater Laboratory in the Florida Keys and NASA?s International Space Station as research platforms that enable humans to go beyond their physical limitations to explore the unknown and ask the question ?why?. The project training for these schools took place recently at the University of Minnesota- Crookston. Participating schools and teachers included: Geraldine Cyr, St. Joseph?s School, Red Lake Falls, Sarah Chalich, St. Michael?s School, Mahnomen, Cathy Bjorklund, St. Joseph?s School, Moorhead, Jenny Telle, Sacrad Heart Elementary School, East Grand Forks, Giselle Longtine, St. Mary?s Mission School, Red Lake, Joanne Mills, Cathedral School, Crookston, Stacy Hanson, Climax Public School and Deb Salberg from Hughes Elementary in Red Lake Falls.
In order to bring the thrill of discovery to millions of students worldwide, Dr. Ballard founded the JASON Project, a year-round scientific expedition designed to excite and engage students in science and technology and to motivate and provide professional development for teachers. The JASON project website is www.jasonproject.org. For more information on the JASON project contact MN IDEALS at 800 923-5548.
Each year, the JASON team of scientists travel to a unique area to study the biology, geology, social studies, and physical science associated with the research site. As each classroom embarks on a JASON expedition, teachers receive a comprehensive curriculum, professional development training, a 30 minute introductory video, Team JASON Internet activities, and two weeks of live satellite broadcasts from the expedition site. The Jason project is sponsored by Minnesota IDEALS and the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota.
|
