Category One: Elementary School

• Elise Schebler, Development Director - Science Station, Cedar Rapids, IA
  The Science Station will develop twelve 30-minute lessons on astronomy and constellations for grades K-5. Activities will be available to classroom teachers in a printed format and via the museum's web site.

Category Two: Middle/Junior High School

• Ernest Schiller, Science Teacher - Central Lee High School, Donnellson, IA
  Funding for a workshop for middle and high school science and mathematics educators. The workshop will investigate the topic of biodiversity as related to the health of Planet Earth. Included in the workshop will be laboratory activities using algae, bacteria, soil science microbes, entomology, and plant specimens.
• Cal Johannes, Education Director - Dubuque County Extension, Dubuque, IA
  To promote the vision of what technololgy can add to classrooms, and to facilitate and increase the amount of use of technology in sixth grade classrooms participating in Marsville. Three workshops will be held for teachers prior to the Marsville program to help the teachers develop their technology skills. A CD-ROM will be developed for use by the teachers in the classroom. Electronic communication and site visits will support the teachers during the project.

Category Three: High School

• Michael Blair and Randi Montag Peterson - Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, IA
  Recent studies from Purdue University and the University of Southern Florida found that the most influential promoter of students' interest in science was Star Trek and that when used correctly, is superior to traditional educational films. We propose developing a high school physics/physical science curriculum based on Star Trek. It will cover the major concepts in physics by combining short clips from Star Trek videos (that show the concept) with demonstrations, student activities and engage higher order thinking skills.

EDUCATOR INCENTIVE PROGRAM

• Kathleen Lockard, Teacher - East Union Community School District, Afton, IA
  Kathleen will attend the NSTA National Convention 2000 and NEWEST alumni conference. Information gained will be used in the classroom, Young Astronaut Club, and shared at state science and math teacher's conferences.
• Gail Lynch, 4th Grade Teacher - Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Fairfield, IA
  Gail will attend the NSTA Conference 2000. Information will be shared in her classroom, with school faculty, at the state science teacher's conference, and at the Southern Prairie AEA annual inservice.
• Suzanne Case-Card, Science Teacher - Goodrell Middle School, Des Moines, IA
  Suzanne will attend The Space Foundation, graduate course A View from the Top - Space Basics and Earth Studies. Information will be used with TAG and Iowa Girls Leadership and will be presented at the state science teacher's conference and at the Iowa Aerospace Education Council Workshop.