Ellen Drake is JASON Project Student Argonaut 2006
 A
13 year old student at Ruffing Montessori School, Ellen
Drake
successfully met the challenges of both the local and
national competition for one of nine positions available
for JASON Project Student Argonaut for 2006. Joining
eight other students from across the country, including
three other students from Ohio, Ellen will be a part of
the Monster Storms expedition. She will begin her
training in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 25th, 2006, and
await her Monster Storms assignment for later this
summer. Ellen will be a fine representative of students
participating in JASON from Case's Center for Science
and Mathematics Education and will
represent students all over the world who are involved
in JASON
expeditions. Congratulations and Best Wishes, Ellen.
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Join Us for More Real Science- in Real Time- with Real Researchers!
JASON Expedition: Rainforests at the Crossroads
JASON Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands
JASON Expedition: Mysteries of Earth and Mars at Case Western Reserve
University
JASON Project, Operation: Monster Storms
Immersion Presents: Secrets of the Gulf
August Field Experiences: Forest Hills Park, Lakeview Cemetery,
Kitty
Todd Prairie, Oak Openings
The JASON Project: June 26, 27, 28, 2007 and October 12, 2007 -
This award winning, supplemental science and technology curriculum is
designed for 4th to 9th grade classrooms. Aligned to national and state
standards, this hands-on, inquiry based science and technology program
takes classrooms on a virtual expedition to build the skills of a
scientist. Life Science, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and
Technology are the core disciplines. Language Arts, Art, Social Studies,
and Mathematics are woven into the fabric of each expedition.
Become a member of one of three virtual JASON Project expeditions this
summer! Follow a team of leading scientists, specialists, and students
to explore the Disappearing Wetlands of Louisiana, Panamanian
Rainforests at the Crossroads, and the Mysteries of Earth and Mars. For
each expedition, educators will prepare to engage students in unique
laboratories to focus on the research, monitoring, and management of
interconnected systems. Through hands-on activities inside and outside
of the classroom, we’ll model the work of researchers, transferring
knowledge from the expedition site to our own local environments.
Each expedition is guided by the following questions:
What are Earth’s dynamic systems?
How do these systems support life on Earth?
What technologies are used to study the Earth-Space systems and why?
June 26, 2007, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.
JASON Expedition: Rainforests at the Crossroads
Travel through geological time and observe the closing of the gap
between continents and then its reopening with the construction of the
Panama Canal. Explore this unique rainforest laboratory from Barro
Colorado Island’s Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the oldest
tropical research station on the Earth, and compare it to your local
environment.
June 27, 2007, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.
JASON Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands
Explore this fragile laboratory and focus on the research,
monitoring, and management of the interconnected systems of the
Louisiana Gulf Coast. Study the impact of humans and other environmental
factors that continuously change the region. Examine river systems, land
mass creation, and the delicate wetland ecosystems in peril.
June 28, 2007, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.
JASON Expedition: Mysteries of Earth and Mars
Unravel the mysteries of Earth and Mars comparing seasons, weather,
floodplains, polar ice caps, volcanoes, canyons, craters, and
atmospheres of both planets. Look at cutting edge research and
technology that goes into a robotic mission to Mars and look at the
efforts to send humans to Mars some time in the future. The mission of
this expedition is to gain new insights to the nature and history of
Mars, Earth, and life itself.
October 12, 2007, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.
JASON Project: Monster Storms and Immersion Presents-Secrets of the Gulf
Two expeditions will be introduced on this date. The JASON Project’s
Monster Storms curriculum, designed for 5th – 8th grade classrooms will
connect students to great explorers and great events through hurricanes,
tornadoes, thunderstorms, and lightning. Participants will study weather
dynamics, forecasting, extreme weather, global weather monitoring and
more. Immersion Presents, an adventure series designed to help youth
succeed in science, mathematics, and literacy while using technology,
introduces Secrets of the Gulf, an adventure to the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary. Home of the northern most coral reefs in the
U.S., the Flower Gardens are home to sea turtles, manta rays, and
hundreds of species of plants and animals. The sea floor features mud
volcanoes, brine seeps, and, perhaps, secrets about ancient America.
Fees for each of the above professional development sessions is $150
which includes one professional development session, one curriculum
package, and the associated technology connection. Certificates of
participation are provided. Advanced registration is required.
Field Experiences
August 14, 2007, Lakeview Cemetery, Forest Hills Park; 9:30a.m. –
2:30p.m.
Discover nature in urban settings. This field experience will take us to
Forest Hills Park and Lakeview Cemetery to explore the unique urban
landscapes, identify permanent and transient species of plant and animal
life, and discuss the limitations for life in a fragmented forest.
Cleveland Metroparks naturalist, Wendy Weirich, will lead this program.
Fee $35, includes lunch.
August 15, 2007, Oak Openings Preserve (Toledo Metroparks) and Kitty
Todd Prairie Preserve (The Nature Conservancy); 6:30a.m. – 6:00p.m.
(includes travel) Tie the JASON Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands to Ohio's lost Great
Black Swamp or just learn more about natural northwestern Ohio. Join us
for this all day trip to Ohio's Oak Openings and Kitty Todd Prairie.
Wendy Weirich, Cleveland Metroparks naturalist, will guide us in this
field experience. Fee $85, includes transportation and brown bag lunch. |
