Who: Science and Technology Teachers 3 - 8
When: Tuesday, May 12 at the Environmental Outpost
Time: 4:30 P.M. – 7:40 P.M.
Where: Environmental Outpost on Big Oak Road in Smyrna, Delaware
Hours: 3 clock hours
Directions: www.dasef.org 
Light supper included

Call the Delaware Teacher Center 1800-282-8770 to register.

Coordinator/Instructor: Dr. Stephanie Wright, DASEF
Instructors: Goddard Space Flight Center – Sonya Lawrence 
 

Plants in Space

During this session, learn how NASA is experimenting with plant growth in microgravity, how particular plant systems adapt to spaceflight, especially the production of the plants structural elements, secondary products that are often used as pharmaceuticals, and the alterations in sugars and starches. The teacher guide “Plants in Space” will be reviewed. This guide investigates the effects of corn plants grown onboard the Space Shuttle in orbit. Elementary students assist in the experiment by growing control plants in a one gravity environment on Earth. Plant growth terms such as geotropism and phototropism are explained. Students viewing the program can participate in the experiment by growing similar plants in their classroom.

Classroom teachers and their students will also have the opportunity to participate in a Planting Project where plant growth and results will be shared with other participating teachers in Delaware. The first Educator Astronaut, Barbara Morgan, and her fellow crewmates took up 10 million basil seeds... Each teacher at the workshop will receive a package of Earth- Based (Control Group) and Space - Exposed Seeds from NASA for the Planting project.

Directions:

From North
Take Route 1 south to Exit 114. (Second Smyrna exit). You will exit to a light at Route 13. Turn left onto Rt. 13 heading south. (Pass Food Lion, Mike’s Harley) At the next light (Ocean Pro on your left), turn left onto Big Oak Road. Go Under Route 1. Turn left into Big Oak Park - Henhar Drive. Turn right onto Wright Way, follow to Dino Drive through gate and to the Environmental Outpost and Mountjoy Observatory

From South
Take Route 1 north to Exit 114. (Second Smyrna exit). You will exit to a light at Route 13. Turn left onto Rt. 13 heading south. (Pass Food Lion, Mike’s Harley) At the next light (Ocean Pro on your left), turn left onto Big Oak Road. Go under Route 1 Turn left into Big Oak Park - Henhar Drive. Turn right onto Wright Way; follow to Dino Drive through gate and to the Environmental Outpost and Mountjoy Observatory.

If you are coming up Route 13, follow 13 from Dover until you get to the Willis Dealership on your right. At the next light, turn right onto Big Oak Road and then follow the same directions.