Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
THE
PINHEAD
INSTITUTE
LINKING THE LANDSCAPE:
DIGITAL OUTREACH TO SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATIONS NATIONAL CONFERENCE JUNE 11, 2013
WHAT IS PINHEAD?
MISSION: PINHEAD INSTITUTE EDUCATES AND INSPIRES CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE
GREATER TELLURIDE REGION ABOUT THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNO LOGY.
HOW WE DO THIS: WE DO THIS THROUGH ENGAGING PROGRAMS, DIRECT INTERACTION WITH
SCIENTISTS, AND UNIQUE RESEARCH CENTERED INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES .
THE PINHEAD INSTITUTE, A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS A SM ITHSONIAN AFFILIATE,
THE FIRST IN COLORADO.
WHAT WE DO…
• RIDGWAY, NATURITA/NUCLA,
NORWOOD, TELLURIDE, OURAY
• REACH OVER 5,000 STUDENTS
EACH YEAR
• PROVIDE NEARLY 8,000 HOURS
QUALITY SUPPLEMENTAL SCIENCE
PROGRAMMING
• SUPPORT EXISTING CURRICULUM
• PUT A FACE ON THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY
• ONLY SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH PROGRAM IN OUR
REGION
• WE REACH EVERY KID IN EVERY
GRADE K-12 EACH SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOLARS IN THE SCHOOLS
• DR. JOHN STRAUB (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
• DR. MATTHEW PORTEUS (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)
• DR. JOAN SHEA (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
BARBARA)
• DR. RIGOBERTO HERNANDEZ (GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY)
• DR. MICHAEL OTTE (MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY)
• DR. CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT (ASTRONOMER, U.S. NAVAL
OBSERVATORY)
• DR. MARK VARIEN (CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CENTER)
• DR. RON ESTLER (FORT LEWIS COLLEGE)
• DR. ANDREW BERRY (HARVARD UNIVERSITY)
• DR. ROSEMARY WHITE (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
• DR. TERRY ERWIN (CURATOR OF ENTOMOLOGY,
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
• DR. JULIE COLE (UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON)
• DR. JOHN STEINBERG (UMASS, BOSTON)
• JOE TANNER (NASA ASTRONAUT, RETIRED)
• DR. SUSAN DESENSI (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
PINHEAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , S A N T A B A R B A R A
B U R A T T O G R O U P
S A N T A B A R B A R A , C A
M O N T A N A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
D E P A R T M E N T O F A N I M A L & R A N G E S C I E N C E S
B O Z E M A N , M T
M A S S A C H U S E T T S I N S T I T U T E O F T E C H N O L O G Y
G A B R I E L I L A B O R A T O R Y , D E P A R T M E N T O F B R A I N &
C O G N I T I V E S C I E N C E S
B O S T O N , M A
S M I T H S O N I A N I N S T I T U T I O N , N A T I O N A L M U S E U M O F
N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y
D E P A R T M E N T O F P A L E O B I O L O G Y
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .
U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , S A N T A B A R B A R A
M A R I N E S C I E N C E I N S T I T U T E
S A N T A B A R B A R A , C A
C A L I F O R N I A A C A D E M Y O F S C I E N C E S
D E P A R T M E N T O F O R N I T H O L O G Y & M A M M A L O G Y
S A N F R A N C I S C O , C A
B O S T O N U N I V E R S I T Y
O R T H O P A E D I C A N D D E V E L O P M E N T A L B I O M E C H A N I C S
L A B O R A T O R Y
B O S T O N , M A
N A S A A M E S R E S E A R C H C E N T E R
M O F F E T T F I E L D , C A
S M I T H S O N I A N N A T I O N A L M U S E U M O F N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y
D E P A R T M E N T O F V E R T E B R A T E Z O O L O G Y , D I V I S I O N O F
M A M M A L S
W A S H I N G T O N , D C
T E X A S A & M U N I V E R S I T Y
V E T E R I N A R Y M E D I C A L T E A C H I N G H O S P I T A L
C O L L E G E S T A T I O N , T X
S M I T H S O N I A N N A T I O N A L Z O O
C H E E T A H C O N S E R V A T I O N S T A T I O N
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .
U N I V E R S I T Y O F A R I Z O N A , D E P A R T M E N T O F G E O G R A P H Y
I N V E S T I G A T I N G N O R T H A M E R I C A N M O N S O O N V A R I A B I L I T Y
I N T H E S W U S A U S I N G I N S T R U M E N T A L & T R E E R I N G D A T A
T U C S O N , A Z
A N D E S T O A M A Z O N B I O D I V E R S I T Y P R O G R A M
B O T A N Y P R O J E C T
Q U I N C E M I L , P E R U
B O T A N I C A L R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T E O F T E X A S
F T . W O R T H , T X
S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W Y O R K A T S T O N Y B R O O K
T H E S I M M E R L I N G G R O U P
S T O N Y B R O O K , N Y
T H E I N S T I T U T E F O R M U S I C & B R A I N S C I E N C E
J O I N T P R O J E C T W I T H H A R V A R D F A C U L T I E S O F M E D I C I N E
A N D M A S S A C H U S E T T S G E N E R A L H O S P I T A L
B O S T O N , M A
W O O D S H O L D O C E A N O G R A P H I C I N S T I T U T E
D E P A R T M E N T O F M A R I N E C H E M I S T R Y A N D G E O C H E M I S T R Y
W O O D S H O L E , M A
U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , S A N D I E G O
M C C A M M O N G R O U P
S A N D I E G O , C A
PINHEAD PUNK SCIENCE
• ENERGETIC ELECTRONS AND MAGIC METALS
• RADICAL REACTIONS WITH COMBUSTING
CHEMICALS
• SPECTACULAR SOUNDS AND SCIENTIFIC SMELLS
• RIP ROARING RADICAL ROCKETS!
• COOL CHEMISTRY FROM YOUR CABINETS:
HOMEMADE SCIENCE
• POLYMERS AT THEIR PRIME!
• GALACTIC GLEE AND GLACIAL GAS
• MARVELOUS MOLECULES OF WACKY WATER
• PECULIAR PARASITES AND BODACIOUS BUGS
• FUN WITH FOOD: CRAZY COOKING CHEMISTRY
• SIZZLE…BANG…BOOM!
• UNDER PRESSURE: FUN WITH AIR AND NO AIR
• HOW COLD CAN YOU GO: SPECTACULAR SPACE
SCIENCE
• FROM FOOD TO POO: UNRAVELING THE FOOD’S
JOURNEY THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT
OTHER PINHEAD PROGRAMS
• NO SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECT
• ROCKIN’ ROBOTS LEGO LEAGUE
• TELLURIDE UNEARTHED
• SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS
• STARGAZING SERIES
• SCIENCE FRIDAYS
• MINECRAFT MANIA
• PINHEAD PACKS
• JITTERBUGS
PINHEAD: SYCCC
• SUMMER CAMP 2012
• GEARED TOWARDS 6TH
GRADERS
• 12 KIDS REGISTERED/ATTENDED
• 4 DAY CAMP: 11AM – 2PM
• LIBRARY PROVIDED LUNCH
• FREE!
NATURITA, COLORADO
• LOCATED ON CO/UT BORDER
• POPULATION: 635
• TOTAL AREA OF 0.7 SQUARE MILES
• FORMER URANIUM MINING COMMUNITY
• MEDIAN INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD: $28,977
• 10.0% OF THE POPULATION ARE BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE
NATURITA PUBLIC LIBRARY:
OPENED 2009
4,400 SQUARE FOOT, STRAW BALE,
GEOTHERMAL BUILDING
DAY ONE
• INTRODUCTION/DISCUSSION OF
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
• VOCABULARY ACTIVITY:
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC
TERMINOLOGY
• TELESCOPE AND THE EYE ACTIVITY
• INTRODUCTION TO MICRO-
OBSERVATORY SITE
• IMAGING PROCESSING
DEMONSTRATION/DISCUSSION
• SELECTION/CAPTURING FIRST
IMAGE
• HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
DAY TWO
• HOMEWORK REVIEW/SHARING
• IMAGING PROCESSING ACTIVITY
WITH STUDENT SELECTED IMAGES
• PRINT OUT FIRST IMAGES: MOON
• STUDENT PRESENTATION OF
PROCESS TO PEERS
• ASTRO-POETRY ACTIVITY
• HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
DAY THREE
• VOCABULARY ACTIVITY:
INTRODUCTION TO FILTERS
• SELECTION/CAPTURING IMAGE
USING FILTERS
• RESEARCH OF SELECTED IMAGE
FOR CAPTION
DAY FOUR
• SELECTION OF IMAGE FOR
DISPLAY
• IMAGING PROCESSING
• CREATING CAPTIONS/LABELS OF
IMAGES
• CREATING EXHIBIT
• STUDENT PRESENTATION OF
PROCESS TO PEERS
• WRAP UP/REFLECTION
WHAT WORKED:
• RIGHT PROGRAM FOR US!
• COLLABORATION WITH SMITHSONIAN
• SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING
• SUMMER SCIENCE
• INCREASED VOCABULARY
• MONTH LONG STUDENT EXHIBIT
• STUDENT SUCCESS AND
RECOGNITION
• DIGITAL LEARNING/TECHNOLOGY
• ART & SCIENCE CONNECTION
• GENERAL MARKETING
FOR NEXT TIME:
MORE OF EVERYTHING!
