The Sun-Earth CONNECTION
An Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Newsletter 
for the Sun-Earth Connection Science Community - and beyond!
Volume I, Issue 2, 6 September 2000

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Table of Contents

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1. Get your Education and Public Outreach Materials Into the Hot Little Hands of Science Teachers. 
2. Scientist Rewarded for Participating in Education and Public Outreach. 
3. Lockheed Martin Hosts Solar Week 2000 - a Sizzling Tip for October 9-13, 2000.
4. Sun Earth Scientists’ Involvement Appreciated by Educators At Goddard Summer Workshop.
5. Newsletter Sponsor Information
6. How to Contact Us
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1. Get your Education and Public Outreach Materials into the Hot Little Hands of Science Teachers

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory’s (SOHO) Steele Hill, in a cooperative effort with National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) John Kermond (UCAR Joint Office for Science Support, Office of 
Global Programs) has sent 15,300 copies of the “Dynamic Sun” CD to be included in a mailing to science teachers
 throughout the nation. "Building a Presence for Science" is an initiative of the National Science Teachers Association
 (NSTA). NSTA has secured funding from Exxon/Mobil. The program provides a key science contact in every school 
to be the conduit for all science-related "goodies" that are available from government, industry and others. The program 
is now entering Phase 2, and a Phase 3 is planned. NOAA is also sending teachers copies of the monographs "Our
 Changing Climate" and "Our Ozone Shield." NSTA is providing labels and has given NASA the ability to mail in bulk 
at a very favorable rate. They are adding a short paragraph on an enclosed letter giving teachers information about the 
CD and where they can get additional copies.

NOAA plans to do more mailings, so if anyone is interested in using this vehicle as a way to get their EPO materials into
the hands of science teachers they should contact John Kermond at kermond@ogp.noaa.gov or call at (301)427-2089
 (ext. 137).

-- contributed by Steele Hill (Goddard Space Flight Center)
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2. Scientist Rewarded for Participating in Education and Public Outreach: 
Goddard Astronomer Gets Science Writer’s Award

Dr. Sten Odenwald, education and public outreach manager for NASA's Imager for Magnetopause to Aurora Global
Exploration (IMAGE) mission (Code 633) at Goddard is this year's winner of the American Astronomical 
Society/Solar Physics Division's Science Writer’s Award. Odenwald received the award for his Washington Post 
article about solar storms, which appeared last fall.

"I am very excited about getting a peer award like this from the solar physics community, given that I am an 
astronomer who has spent the last 20 years writing about cosmology and other related issues," Odenwald said. "I hope 
I can continue to support the goals of the Sun-Earth Connection community for the foreseeable future. This is definitely 
an area of space science that the public needs to learn a lot more about."

Every year the Solar Physics Division solicits nominations from the solar science community in two categories; 
one reserved for professional researchers and scientists and the other for science writers and journalists. Odenwald 
was one of 27 possible recipients for this year's award in the science writer's category. Winners were announced 
on June 19 during the Solar Physics Division's dinner meeting. Odenwald was presented with a certificate and a 
cash award.

For the complete story, visit:
<http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/gnews/072800/072800.htm#award>
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3. Lockheed Martin Hosts Solar Week 2000 - a Sizzling Tip for October 9-13.
Yohkoh/YPOP invites students to participate in the web-based Solar Week 9-13 October 2000. A week-long 
series of web-based educational activities and games will be centered on understanding our nearest star. The 
site is primarily designed to spark the interest of pre- and early teen girls in science by direct interaction with 
female scientists at the forefront of solar research. However, all are welcome! Participants will interact with 
leading experts as they learn about solar flares, the solar cycle, solar eclipses and solar observations. They will 
see the latest images of the Sun from space, build their own sundial, make their own filter wheel, and measure 
the speed of a solar storm as it hurtles towards the Earth. Register at http://www.LMSAL.com/YPOP/solarweek

- Contributed by David Alexander Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab)

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4. Sun Earth Scientists’ Involvement Appreciated by Educators 
At Goddard Summer Workshop

In August, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), as part of their Education Division and Sun-Earth Connection 
Education Forum activities, held a workshop focusing on SEC science content. The Sun-Earth Connection 
Content Workshop was created for representatives from Educator Resource Centers (ERC), Aerospace 
Education Specialist Program (AESP), Broker/Facilitators, and GSFC Education Program Office staff. 
The goal was to give Goddard Service Region educators an opportunity to learn the science content, see 
the products, and develop an action plan for dissemination. Participants particularly valued the face-to-face 
time with scientists.

When asked about the most valuable aspect of the program, participants cited scientists’ willingness to talk 
to them, the opportunity to hear from renowned scientists on the latest research discoveries on the sun, and
the hands-on activities. One participant offered, “I feel as though I have been to the sun and back! I am very
pleased with the learning curve, productivity, and the end product.” 

-- contributed by Elaine Lewis (GSFC/Raytheon STX)
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5. Newsletter Sponsor Information--Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
An integral element of the Office of Space Science (OSS) education and public outreach strategy is the 
establishment of a network for space science to foster a wide variety of education and public outreach 
activities. This network of institutions include (1) four Education Forums that serve as major centers for 
space science education and public outreach in each of the four OSS Themes, and (2) a set of regional 
Broker/Facilitators who, for example, help arrange collaborations between scientists and the education 
community. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF) is a partnership led by Goddard 
Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory. To learn more about SECEF and 
the Office of Space Science Education and Public Outreach program, go to
 <http://spacescience.nasa.gov/education/ecosystem.htm>

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6. How to Contact Us: 

The Sun-Earth CONNECTION Education and Public Outreach Newsletter is issued approximately monthly. 
Back issues can be found at <http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu/SECNews/>

The Newsletter is sponsored by the NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
(Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley; Rich Vondrak and Isabel Hawkins, Co-Directors)
Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum Web Site:
<http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov>  and http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu

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