June 26 - 28, 2016: Giant Magellan Telescope Workshop
A teacher professional development workshop held at McDonald Observatory
This workshop is supported and presented jointly by the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization and McDonald Observatory. Additional support to McDonald Observatory teacher education programs was provided by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, Carolyn Keenan and Charlie Gaines, Hugh Gragg, Lynn Lyles Brill, Leonard Tedesco, and Bill and Alice Wright.
Other Websites:
● Selection of GMT videos / animations from workshop
● GMT Supernovae website - Forum for K-12 Students
● NASA Cosmic Times
● NASA JPL “Exoplanet Detection” Demo Kit Activity Guide & Instructions
● Solar System Origins Card Sets - Order through Delta Education Website
(Click on “FOSS Middle School” under Program and Click on “Planetary Science, Second Edition” under Module. Look for “Solar System Origin Card Sets, Part #1408676. $16.90 for classroom set of 8 sets.)
● Solar System Origins Cards Worksheet - Developed by Wade Green
● Lenses (and other educational supplies) online supply store - Flinn Scientific
● Online gaming and educational resources related to Exoplanets, Orbits, and real exoplanet data - designed by McDonald Observatory astronomers & educators
● NASA Wavelength - NASA resources for Earth & Space Science education
● Tonight’s Sky - Observing Planning site - good for hosting star parties
