March 15, 2010

Beth Hagenauer
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Phone: 661-276-7960
beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 10-08

NASA DRYDEN SPONSORS SOLAR SYSTEM WORKSHOP FOR EDUCATORS

PALMDALE – Elementary and middle school educators are invited to a 
solar system workshop March 27 at the AERO Institute in Palmdale. 
Sponsored by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's Office of 
Education, the workshop is offered free of charge.

The workshop will explore the connections between the sun, Earth and 
other planets. Participants will learn to use NASA's Sun-Earth Day 
kit for the classroom. Also presented will be magnetic storms and 
their magnetism as a key to understanding the sun and its storms.

The workshop for educators of grades kindergarten through eight will 
be offered from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The AERO Institute is located at 
38256 Sierra Hwy., Ste. A, in the Palmdale Civic Center.

Teachers interested in attending the workshop should register with 
Sara Cutts, Dryden Educator Resource Center coordinator, at 
661-276-3992 or e-mail sara.cutts@nasa.gov

	
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