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Using NASA Observations to Study Changes in Chesapeake Bay
Date: July 7-9, 2009
Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771
In 2000, the states surrounding the Chesapeake Bay watershed signed an agreement to make significant commitments to changes that will remove the Bay from the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Impaired U.S. Waters by 2010. Aided by NASA’s remote sensing missions, scientists studying the Chesapeake Bay have made fascinating discoveries that have unlocked the unique history of the Bay and that can inform strategic plans for improving its future.
Cutting edge science observations from space will be integrated with classroom-ready lessons in this three-day workshop for middle school teachers. An overarching theme of the Bay’s place in space, and time, and the Earth system will
tie together lessons in geology (impact craters), land use change, air quality, and water cycle as we look at the long-ago past and into the future. Education specialists with NASA missions will provide a rich experience and a multitude of resources for learning more.
Limit 30 participants. No cost for participating in the workshop itself, but all must cover their own expenses for travel, meals, and hotel. 10 rooms are being held until June 10 at Holiday Inn, Greenbelt.
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Contact: Trena Ferrell
E-mail: Trena.M.Ferrell@nasa.gov
Please put Chesapeake Bay in "Subject" field