Purpose
Introduce in-service science teachers of grades 7-12 to astrobiology. This new multi-disciplinary field connects:

• Astronomy of stars and galaxies
• Physics of gravity and forces
• Geology of fossils in rocks on planets
• Chemistry of origin of elements and hydrocarbons
• Biology of amino acids, DNA and origin of life.

Sponsor
UH Manoa’s NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) in Honolulu and Space Science Network Northwest (S2N2).

• Astronomy & Physics – Protostars, NASA Cassini Mission to Titan, Deep Impact Mission to Comet Tempel 1
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• Chemistry – Astrochemistry of Hydrocarbons, Meteorites
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• Geology – Origin of Oceans, Earth’s Climate, Life on Mars
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• Microbiology – DNA, Extremophiles

Lab Tours to learn about high tech research instruments such as:

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• CCD cameras for imaging galaxies billions of light years away
• Polarizing Microscope for mineral composition analysis

Voyages Thru Time (VTT)
Curriculum modules for astrobiology activities, which are standards-based, nationally field-tested, and NSF-funded.
For more info: www.voyagesthroughtime.org/curriculum/

UH and DOE credits will be available for the workshop.

For more information, contact:

Mary Kadooka
UH Institute for Astronomy
(808) 956-7954
2680 Woodlawn Dr.
Honolulu, HI 96822

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