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Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF)
OPEN HOUSE: BRING YOUR FAMILY
Following the opening of Kent County’s spectacular Big Oak Park, the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF) hosts its First Annual Fundraising Open House at the Environmental Outpost on Big Oak Road in Smyrna, Delaware. See our website www.dasef.org or call (302) 454-2432 for more information.
Date and Time:
September 30th, 2006 at Big Oak Park from 3 until
9 p.m.
There will be lots of simultaneous fun-filled family
activities, including rocket building and launching, solar
viewers, a spinning device, a hands-on clean water exhibit
featuring renowned renditions of marine life by world famous
painter, Wyland, the interactive NOLS Bus which runs on
vegetable oil and solar power, and Radio Disney, a national,
high quality children’s radio network, will present
interactive entertainment for all of our visitors.
The day will culminate with an outdoor Kaleidoscopic Spectrasphere that will open the first public viewing of the night sky from DASEF’s telescope in the Mountjoy Observatory.
This is a rain or shine event. Refreshments and Food will be available for purchase. There will be a fee for some of the activities and the observatory.
Preliminary Schedule
3:00 Gate Opening to the General Public
Developed with a focus on creativity by renowned marine
life artist Wyland, the Wyland Clean Water Tour joins the
worlds of art and science to demonstrate the importance of
water and how it connects us all. Through exploration,
scientific inquiry, artistic expression, and action visitors
will experience the water cycle, understand the science
behind water purity, and realize the power each individual
has to make a difference.
You owe it to yourself and your family to come out and enjoy DASEF's First Annual Open House.
Our special thanks to Kent County Levy Court for providing DASEF with the acreage to Build our Dream.
Fall & Winter
Earth and
Space Science Technology Education
Delaware Aerospace Center
For further details about information provided in
ASTROBITS contact
swright@udel.edu
or visit our website:
www.dasef.org
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Stephanie
Wright, Delaware Aerospace Resource Educator
and NASA Aura Mission Educators
CREDIT: 6 Clock Hours
Maximum: 24
Fee: $30 (includes lunch)
Workshop Description
NASA's Aura mission (http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov)
has been orbiting the Earth since July 2004, making
observations of air quality, stratospheric ozone, and
climate change in our atmosphere. Education Specialists from
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will give an all-day
workshop for middle and high school teachers on learning and
teaching resources that bring cutting-edge science to the
classroom, with an introduction to the chemistry of air
quality and stratospheric ozone, and news about monitoring
ozone through gardening with ozone-sensitive plants.
Participants will receive a rich array of classroom
materials, and will become familiar with how to obtain more.
To register, call the Delaware Teacher Center at 1 800 282 -
8770.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Fly a
Teacher Program.
Saturday, November 4
WHERE: Environmental Outpost
585 Big Oak Road
Smyrna, Delaware
Directions:
From North or South, take DE-1 (toll road) Take Smyrna
South Exit 114 to Rte 13 South. At light, turn left onto
Route 13 South, at next light, turn left onto Big Oak Road.
After passing under Rte 1, turn left onto the second
entrance. The Outpost is in the far corner of the property.
Another option is to take Route 13 (not a toll road), >From
South, turn right on Big Oak Road. From North, turn left on
Big Oak Road.
$17.00 registration fee includes
$17.00 for discounted CAP membership, lunch and a personal
flight that you will schedule with the CAP at a later date
9:00 – 9:30 Update on Delaware
Aerospace Education Foundation
9:30 – 10:30 CAP – Principles of Flight and Controls
10:30 -11:00 Video from AOPA Intro to flying
11:00 – 11:30 Introduction to glider flying and video
Lunch 11:30 – 12:15
12:15 Class break's into three groups and rotate through
three ½ hour activities
12:15 – 12:45 12:45 – 1:15 1:15 – 1:45
Group 1 Power flight simulator computer
Group 2 Remote control simulator
Group 3 Remote control airplanes models (construction
controls, how they fly etc.
1:45 – 2:15 Pending weather conditions, there will be an R/C
demonstration
2:15 – 2:30 Q & A session and meeting wrap up
GODDARD SPACE CENTER: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE WORKSHOP
2007 Goddard Space Center: First
come first serve MUST REGSTER BY JANUARY 10 in order to
attend. To get on the list, please email
swright@udel.edu with the
following information.
In the subject area put GSFC - List your name, school,
district, grade and subject taught, home address and home
phone number.
Day trip will include speakers, tour, and transportation &
box dinner.
February 17th snow date: Feb. 22 of 2007 Lunch on
your own.
Cost $50 per person. Maximum: 23
Send Check for $50 payable to:
DASEF
5 Essex Drive
Bear, Delaware 19701
LAUNCHING A DREAM:
The 2007 Launching a Dream (LAD) is the continuation of an
annual, statewide, Aerospace Education Program in its
sixteenth, consecutive year coordinated by Dr. Stephanie
Wright. It is the culmination of the cooperative efforts of
students, teachers, parents, and businesses at various
Delaware mission sites. Brader Elementary School is
participating in the 2007 LAD Program. If you are interested
in participating in the 2008 Program, please call 454-2432.
DELAWARE AEROSPACE ACADEMY:
In operation since 1990, the Delaware Aerospace Academy
provides hands-on training and experiences in earth and
space related activi¬ties and fields for students in
entering 2nd – 10th grades. . All academies are designed to
integrate the study of science, technol¬ogy, engineering and
mathematics using AeroSpace Education as the uni¬fying
framework. 2007 Day Academies: 6/18 – 22, 6/25 – 29 &
6/16 -20
Overnight Academies: 7/8 – 7/13.
Youth can obtain an application online in January: please
visit www.dasef.org
AVIATION WORKSHOP:
Look for training to be offered in the late fall of 2006.
Introduction to Principles of Flight for Elementary Teachers
can apply NOW! Call 454-2432 to register. Need a K-4 team of
2-3. Boeing Elementary Simulator comes to your school for 2
– 3 weeks after training!
LAUNCHING A DREAM:
The 2007 Launching a Dream (LAD) is the continuation of an
annual, statewide, Aerospace Education Program in its
sixteenth, consecutive year coordinated by Dr. Stephanie
Wright. It is the culmination of the cooperative efforts of
students, teachers, parents, and businesses at various
Delaware mission sites. Brader Elementary School is
participating in the 2007 LAD Program. If you are interested
in participating in the 2008 Program, please call 454-2432.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER/2007 SPACE SCIENCE CONFERENCE: under negotiation TBD
DELAWARE AEROSPACE CENTER:
Please call 454-2432 FREE NASA, FAA & CAP materials.
Resources: Videos, Slides, and audiotapes to borrow or copy.
NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS: For more
information go to
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
Become a NASA Explorer School and partner with NASA to bring
exciting and unique opportunities to educators,
administrators, students, and families. Applications for the
2007 award are due the end of January...
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY &
EXPLORATION CENTER:
Founded in 1989, the Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation
(DASEF), an independent non-profit educational organization
having 501(c)(3) status, exists to inspire and educate the
people of the Delaware Valley in the areas of math, science,
technology and aerospace through the use of academies,
presentations, symposiums, professional development, events
and activities and the new ITEC.
Nature walks, Stream Watch and a
focus on indigenous plantings integrate the grounds with the
foundation’s state-of-the-art “green” construction. Key
features of the outdoor experience are a nature trail and
walkway, dinosaur digs, weather station, outdoor exhibits
and wildflower fields. The Environmental Outpost (Phase I)
open by appointment.
FIELD TRIPS: School programs are under development and
will be offered soon.
ITEC will provide a facility that demonstrates the DASEF mission with emphasis on the appreciation and understanding of the natural world and beyond and the integration of human ingenuity with the ecosystems of the Earth.
Questions, Problems, Suggestions?
Contact the Site Administrator
- admin@dasef.org
This page was last updated
February 17, 2008.
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