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Mar. 24, 2009

Nano Days at Montana State University

NanoDays set March 31 with free family events

March 20, 2009

Nanoscience, the study of extremely small particles, will be celebrated with a variety of fun and free activities at MSU NanoDays, set Tuesday, March 31, at the Burns Technology Center in MSU's EPS Building. Photo courtesy of MSU's Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials.
Nanoscience, the study of extremely small particles, will be celebrated at the Burns Technology Center at Montana State University on Tuesday, March 31, as part of a nationwide week of public outreach.

All NanoDays events are free and will help kids and adults understand nanoscience in a fun and easy-to-understand format.

Nanoscience is an emerging field that blends chemistry, physics, engineering and other areas of science. Nanoscientists work with particles and devices between one and 100 nanometers in size (the head of a pin is 1,000,000 nanometers across). Through nanoscience, scientists have developed disease-fighting drugs, computer components, transparent sunscreen, ultra-strong sports equipment.

At MSU, researchers are using nanoscience to develop targeted vaccines, magnetic materials for electronics and catalysts for producing hydrogen.

The schedule for MSU NanoDays follows:
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Ongoing--Nano videos, demonstrations and interactive multimedia exhibits. Drop in anytime; teachers who wish to bring a class should schedule by calling 994-6550.

6 p.m.: "What's all this fuss about nanotechnology?" Presented by scientists from MSU's Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Family activities and hands-on demonstrations, including build your own virus model, manipulate magnetic liquid and play with a hydrogen fuel cell model car.

Souvenirs and refreshments will be provided. Activities are appropriate for children approximately age 8 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

All events take place at the Burns Technology Center's Studio 1080 multimedia center in the atrium of the EPS (Engineering and Physical Sciences) Building, just east of the Strand Union at MSU.

NanoDays is sponsored by MSU CBIN and MSU Extended University. For more information, visit http://eu.montana.edu/nanodays

Martha Peters at CBIN, (406) 994-7658, mpeters@montana.edu

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Jan. 29, 2009

More on World Math Day - excitement is building at our house!

World Math Day is March 4, 2009.

You can participate by visiting www.worldmathday.com and registering for free! Registration opens in February.

This is a truly unique event and a fantastic way to promote numeracy.

Students play against each other at mental arithmetic games. Students are captivated by the fact that they are playing in real-time with other children across the globe. The questions are appropriately leveled for different ages and abilities.

All students need is internet access.

Participation is open to students ages 5 – 18. Registration is fast and free!
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Jan. 28, 2009

World Math Day

World Math Day is March 4, 2009

Registration and practice begins February 1st.

 

This is a great event.  Let's see how many calculations can be made in one day!!!!  I can tell you, I have two boys who can't wait until March 4th.  Check out the site:  http://www.worldmathday.com/

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Jan. 23, 2009

A great Math Newsletter

Here is a newsletter about math in the real world' -  it is free to
subscribe.  

Keep checking here for details on World Math Day.  As soon as I get the details, I will share them.  Kim
 

Subject: Latest news from Plus magazine! - http://plus.maths.org

In this newsletter:

* Support Plus
* Latest news
* Mathematical moments
* Browse with Plus
* Live maths
* The Plus new writers award 2009

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Support Plus - make a difference to mathematics

http://plus.maths.org/support.html?nl=1

We are continuing our campaign to raise the funds we need for the
continued
development and production of Plus beyond 2009. As you may know, Plus
receives no statutory funding and is entirely supported by grants and
donations from organisations and individuals committed to the public
understanding of mathematics. If you're interested in helping us, then
please visit http://plus.maths.org/support.html?nl=1 where you'll find
three easy ways to give to Plus.

Thank you for your support!

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Latest news

* The cost of failing our maths students
Innumeracy costs UK taxpayers up to £2.4 billion a year
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/jan-apr09/innumeracy/index.html?nl=1

* Book review: Is god a mathematician?
A new book asking big questions
http://plus.maths.org/issue49/reviews/book5/index.html?nl=1

* Building trust in statistics
The UK Statistics Authority fulfills its duty to keep the government
honest
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/sep-dec08/statistics/index.html?nl=1

* Automated mathematics
Human versus machine: who's better at proving theorems?
http://plus.maths.org/latestnews/sep-dec08/proof/index.html?nl=1

Plus... read more on the Plus blog and have a look at some maths
cartoons http://plus.maths.org/blog?nl=1

And for all the Plus podcasts, see: http://plus.maths.org/podcasts/

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Mathematical moments

Alfred Tarski
Born on the 14th of January 1902 in Warsaw, Poland
Died on the 26th October 1983 in Berkeley, California, USA

If you've ever heard Tarski's name before, it was probably in connection
with one of the most counter-intuitive results maths has to offer, known
as the Banach-Tarski paradox. Despite being called a paradox it's actually
an irreproachable mathematical theorem. It says that a sphere can be cut
into as few as five pieces which can then be reassembled to make a much
bigger sphere. This sounds as if mathematicians have mastered what humankind
has dreamt of since the beginning of time: to make something out of nothing.

But they haven't, not quite. The pieces the sphere needs to be cut into
could not possibly exist in physical reality. They're "unmeasurable
sets"; sets so complex that no sort of measure, like area or length, can be
meaningfully applied to them. It's possibly to construct these sets
abstractly, though a sequence of geometric steps, but no-one could ever
achieve them with a pair of scissors.

Given the strangeness of this result, it'll come as no surprise that the
vast majority of Tarski's work involved contortions of the mind. Having
set out to be become a biologist, his encounters at university with
mathematicians including Sierpinski (he of the fractal carpet and
triangle) soon interested him in logic. He wrote a number of celebrated works on
the very foundations of mathematics: the nature of truth, deductive
reasoning, and the limitation of mathematics as an axiomatic system. He came into
contact with some of the most prominent logicians of his day, including
Kurt Goedel. Today, Tarski's name is often mentioned in the same breath
as that of the father of logic, Aristotle.

Tarski's personal life was troubled by the two World Wars and the
turbulent  political atmosphere in his native Poland. Born a Jew, Tarski's was
originally called Alfred Teitelbaum. He converted to catholicism in 1923
and changed his name to Tarski, probably to give expression to his
Polish nationalism, but also to escape the prevailing antisemitism. When Hitler
invaded Poland in 1939 Tarski was lucky to be on a visit to the US.
Although he was unable to arrange a passage to the US for his wife and
two children, they were lucky to survive the war and the family was
re-united in 1946.

To find out more about the kind of maths Tarski was involved with, read
the following Plus articles:

Measure for measure - on measurable sets and the Banach-Tarski paradox
http://plus.maths.org/issue17/features/measure/index.html?nl=1

Cantor and Cohen: Infinite investigators - Two articles on set theory
and the foundations of maths
http://plus.maths.org/issue47/features/elwes1/index.html?nl=1
http://plus.maths.org/issue47/features/elwes2/index.html?nl=1

We must know, we will know - on Hilbert and the foundations of
mathematics http://plus.maths.org/issue41/features/morris/index.html?nl=1

Goedel and the limits of logic - on the limitations of maths as an
axiomatic system http://plus.maths.org/issue39/features/dawson/index.html?nl=1

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Browse with Plus

When will I ever need this?

If you're in the business of persuading young (or not so young) people
that maths is useful in the real world, then have a look at the "Maths in
work" videos produced by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of

Mathematics. From sports engineering to period costume design, these
short clips show what maths is involved and go some way towards answering the
"when will I ever need this?" question so familiar to maths teachers all
over the world.

http://www.ncetm.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=13&module=res&mode=100&resid=1
1329

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Closing date: 31st of March 2009
More information: http://plus.maths.org/competition/index.html?nl=1

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Jan. 21, 2009

More Space Weather - Just can't get enough!!!

Space Weather News for Jan. 23, 2007
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SOLAR ECLIPSE: On Monday, Jan. 26th, the Moon will pass in front of the sun producing an annular "ring of fire" eclipse. This is not a total eclipse; the Moon will cover only 93% of the sun's surface. Nevertheless, the Moon's dead-center transit across the solar disk will produce a sight of rare beauty for observers along the "path of annularity." Best views are to be had from islands in Indonesia where the ring of fire will appear to sink into the ocean at sunset. Meanwhile, in Australia, southeast Asia, southern parts of India and South Africa, observers will experience an off-center partial eclipse. Crescent-shaped sunbeams will dapple the ground while high overhead the Moon takes a curved bite out of the sun.

Please visit http://spaceweather.com for eclipse maps, timetables and photos.

BLUE-SKY FIREBALL: Last week a meteoroid of unknown size hit Earth's atmosphere over Denmark and exploded with a flash so bright it turned the nighttime sky daytime blue. A video of the remarkable fireball and eye-witness reports may be found at Spaceweather's fireball sighting page: http://spaceweather.com/glossary/fireballreports_17jan09.htm

You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com.

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Jan. 14, 2009

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When it comes to parenting, do you just deal with things as they come your way or are you planning and creating opportunities to teach your child what's important to you?

I found a neat chart on the Intentional Parents website that demonstrates the difference. While sometimes it's easy to slip into survival mode or get caught up in what everyone else is doing, an intentional parent recognizes the importance of planning and creating teachable moments.

Want your child to learn about serving others? Don't wait for your support group or church to schedule an event. Find ways to serve others together.

Want them to exercise more and take better care of themselves? Don't wait for them to "feel like it." Talk about why it's important to take care of our bodies and find fun ways to exercise together.

Want them to be responsible with their money? Don't just hope they'll figure it out when they're older. Start teaching them biblical financial principles at a young age and encourage them as they begin to have some of their own money.

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Intentional: Intended; designed; done with design or purpose. The act was intentional, not accidental. Inten'tionally, adv. By design; of purpose; not casually.

Pa'rent, n. [L. parens, from pario, to produce or bring forth... ] 1. A father or mother; he or she that produces young. The duties of parents to their children are to maintain, protect and educate them.

Our duty is to educate our children with design and purpose. What is our greatest design but to train them up in and for the Lord? We must intentionally design an education for them with such a purpose. We must make it our intention to train them to follow God's ways; to teach them to follow His commands; to instruct them in righteousness and holiness. If we take a casual, unplanned approach, our children just may wander off on their own path as adults, whether or not they walked on your path as children. We must continue to not only walk the walk, but talk the talk, on purpose and with intention. We find several antonyms to the word "intentiona,l" they are: accidental, unplanned, casual, without purpose or design. It doesn't sound like anything fruitful would come out of this approach. It's not just the idea that I should stop and take that teachable moment, but that I should stop and make that teachable moment. I am learning to become more intentional.

Just today, I wanted to share something with one of my sons. I held his hands and looked straight in his eyes and said, "God has excused us our sin just like you are excused from the table. All we have to do is ask Him and then He pardons us and frees us! Just say to the Lord, 'May I please be excused?' and He will excuse you if you just ask;and then you will be free!" With purpose in my voice and tears in my eyes, I made my point to my son. I was intentional in what I wanted to convey to Him. I didn't wait for a good time. I didn't wait for him to ask the question. I said it on purpose, today. There may not be a tomorrow for any one of our children. We need to take today by the horns and be in God's eyes like Abraham was. God KNEW that Abraham would teach his children: "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD." (Genesis 18:19) I want God to know that of me, too, don't you?

Don't let today get away without doing something you've intended to do, and everything that God intends you to do.

~Deborah 

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As the story unfolds, the chapters alternate between the perspectives of Johnny from ages 11 to 15, and Eliza, the slave matriarch whose family he helps to free.

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Faith in Jesus is a common element among the main characters, both slave and free. "Coincidences" and grace that could only be orchestrated by God fill the pages of The Light Across the River. Johnny's father is not only an active abolitionist but also the town preacher.

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Jan. 12, 2009

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Dec. 17, 2008

Aurora Watch

 
Hi all,
So the University has a call list early and late for aurora watch.  It is through the electrical engineering / physics department (they usually know when we have had any significant solar flares).  I am unsure if it is running.  Several students presented a new system to alert those interested at the recent engineering fair.  I will post more as the system develops. 
 
Here's something from the electrical engineeering department at MSU:
 

 

Montana State University professor Joseph Shaw and two of his students built an aurora borealis detector, then traveled to Alaska to test it during the spring break of 2007.

To view a multimedia feature about auroras, the detector and the group's trip to Alaska, visit http://www.montana.edu/cpa/gallery/080711au/.
Above, Joseph Shaw. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham.
Joseph Shaw, 406-994-7261 or jshaw@ece.montana.edu
 
Here is what the calling tree looks like - you could set one up to with homeschoolers - just a thought. http://www.coe.montana.edu/ee/jshaw/auroratree_ece.pdf
email me at kim@snider.ws if you are interested in being on a homeschool calling tree.
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Dec. 13, 2008

Space Weather News for the weekend

Space Weather News for Dec. 12, 2008
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WEEKEND METEORS: Earth is entering a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, and this is causing the annual Geminid meteor shower. The shower is expected to peak on Dec. 13th and 14th. Normally, as many as 100 meteors per hour shoot out of the constellation Gemini, but this year a bright Moon will interfere with the display, reducing hourly counts to only 20 or so. That's could still be a nice show. For best results, watch the sky from 10 pm local time on Saturday night (Dec 13th) until dawn on Sunday morning (Dec. 14th).

BIGGEST FULL MOON OF THE YEAR: The Moon that's causing trouble for the Geminid display happens to be biggest full Moon of 2008, as much as 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser Moons we've seen earlier this year. An astronomer would say this is a "perigee Moon" because it occurs at perigee, the side of the Moon's elliptical orbit closest to Earth. Go outside tonight and take a look. The meteor rate may be low, but the lunar beauty index is off the charts.

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Dec. 12, 2008

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Dec. 12, 2008

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December 10, 2008: The James Webb Space Telescope, targeted for launch in 2013, is already taking an incredible journey right here on Earth. It's zigzagging up, down, and across the US to be "spit and polished" to perfection for its lofty space mission.

see caption"To find the first stars and galaxies that formed in the early universe, which are millions and even billions of light years away, the Webb telescope mirror has to be wickedly smooth," says Jeff Kegley of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

Right: The James Webb Space Telescope, an artist's concept. Credit: ESA. [Larger image]

To get ready for space, the 18 mirror segments that will ultimately form the Webb telescope’s huge primary mirror are trucked from pit stop to pit stop in tandem cross-country for careful processing and polishing. They visit seven different states, some several times.

During the long odyssey, every precaution is taken for their protection. How many years of bad luck would you have if you broke one of these mirrors?

"That's something we don't talk about," laughs Helen Cole, also of Marshall. "But seriously, we do have three spare segments, so no problem there."

Let's trace a mirror segment's Earthly journey from rough start to "wickedly smooth," and finally to union with its 17 siblings to form a 6.5 meter (21 ½ foot) wide whole with a total area of 25 square-meters (almost 30 square yards).

The story begins in a Utah beryllium mine. Beryllium is one of the lightest of all metals, and the "stuff" of the telescope's mirrors.

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Above: The making of the JWST mirrors begins here in a Utah Beryllium mine. Photo credit: Brush Wellman, Inc., Beryllium Products division. [Larger image]

Technicians in Ohio sift and purify the gritty beryllium powder from Utah into an extremely uniform optical grade especially for the Webb mirror. Then they pour the powder in a big, flat can, apply heat and pressure, and pump out the residual gas to create a large slab called a mirror billet. They bathe the billet in acid to burn off any stainless steel stuck to the billet when the can is removed. Next they split the billet in half Oreo-cookie-style to form two mirror blanks (no cream!). These mirror blanks are the largest ever produced in beryllium.

Workers in Alabama machine the back of each blank into a honeycomb structure to make the blanks lighter without reducing stiffness. The machined ribs are less than 1 millimeter thick -- almost paper cut thin!

"This precision machining/etching removes 92 percent of a blank's mass," says Lee Feinberg of the Goddard Space Flight Center. "Mass is critical in launching space missions."

Next, a California company grinds and polishes the segments to a very smooth and exact shape and optically tests them at room temperature.

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Above: Key stops in the long journey of the JWST. Not shown: space. [Larger image]

But the Webb telescope will not operate in room temperature. Not only will this telescope mirror be "wickedly smooth," it will also be wickedly cold in space. Because it is an infrared telescope, the JWST is designed to pick up the heat of faint, awesomely distant stars and galaxies. To do that it has to be kept extremely cold. It will operate in space at about -238 deg Celsius (-396 deg Fahrenheit, 35K).

"The extreme cold may cause the telescope's structures and mirrors to change shape, so testing has to be done here on Earth under similar, hyper-cold conditions," says Cole.

This super-cold testing is done in Alabama. The Marshall Space Flight Center's X-ray & Cryogenic Facility has a vacuum chamber that can simulate the incredibly cold conditions of space. Testing in this chamber reveals even the tiniest distortions that happen to the mirror segments in the cold. The tests provide precise data that specifies the exact repolishing to be done to compensate ahead of time for distortions likely to occur in space.

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Above: (Left) A prototype JWST beryllium mirror segment at Tinsley Labs in Richmond, California; (Right) Mirror testing under space-cold conditions at the Marshall Space Flight Center's X-ray & Cryogenic Facility. [Larger images: #1, #2]

Once the mirror segments are polished to precision, gold is evaporated over them, forming a very thin coating on the smooth mirror surface.

"This gold coating is highly reflective over all the wavelengths of the Webb telescope, from visible to mid-infrared," says Feinberg.

All 18 segments finally meet at Goddard Space Flight Center. Here, they're mounted on structures that will ultimately hold them in place and let them perform as if they were part of a single giant hexagonal mirror. (The mirror structure will be folded with its shield origami style when it's time to fit in a rocket.) Next the telescope is fully assembled and attached to the instrument module, and the whole kit and caboodle is acoustic and vibration tested.

Final cryogenic testing takes place at Johnson Space Center, in the same vacuum chamber that tested the Apollo lunar lander.

The telescope is integrated with the spacecraft and sunshield at Northrop Grumman in California. It will lift-off from Kourou, French Guiana, on an Ariane 5 rocket.

Are we there yet? Almost. Only 930,000 more miles to go....

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Credits: The Webb telescope is a joint project of NASA and many U.S. partners, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is the principal optical subcontractor for the Webb telescope program, led by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Space Technology, under a contract from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Ball Aerospace is in charge of the optical testing at the Marshall Center, which is providing a facility for the testing and supporting Ball, helping to ensure an appropriate and safe environment for testing that meets the needs of the project.

For more information about the James Webb Space Telescope, please visit: http://jwst.gsfc.nasa.gov


In Detail: Webb Telescope Mirror Fabrication and Processing Stops

Elmore, Ohio
Brush Wellman, Inc.
Sifts and purifies the gritty Beryllium powder into an extremely uniform optical grade especially for the Webb mirror. Creates mirror blanks -- the largest ever produced in Beryllium.

Cullman, Alabama
Axsys Technologies, Inc.
Machines the back of each blank into a honeycomb structure to make the blank lighter without reducing its stiffness. Also machines the mirror fronts for general shaping.

Richmond, California
L3 Communications, Tinsley Laboratories
Grinds and polishes the segments to a very smooth and exact shape, then optically tests them at room temperature.

Boulder, Colorado
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Attaches mount and actuators to the mirror segments, performing vibration and optical testing before and after assembly.

Huntsville, Alabama
The X-ray Cryogenic Facility, or XRCF
Tests the segments in the XRCF vacuum chamber. Relays findings back to Tinsley Labs, arming them with precise numbers indicating the exact extra polishing needed to compensate ahead of time for distortions likely to occur in space.

Boulder, Colorado
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Removes mount and actuators.

Richmond, California
L3 Communications, Tinsley Laboratories
Fine-tunes each mirror piece by polishing in the opposite of the surface error values derived from the XRCF's super-cold testing. Now, distortion that occurs in space-cold should actually perfect the mirror.

Boulder, Colorado
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Cleans mirror segments to prepare for coating.

Moorestown, New Jersey
Quantum Coating, Inc. -- Denton
Evaporates gold over the segments in a huge vacuum chamber, forming a very thin coating on the smooth mirror surface.

Boulder, Colorado
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Reassembles the mirror segments with mount and actuators and performs final acceptance vibration testing.

Huntsville, Alabama
The X-ray & Cryogenic Facility
Performs final cryogenic acceptance testing on the segments.

Greenbelt, Maryland
Goddard Space Flight Center
Assembles the telescope and attaches it to the instrument module. Performs acoustic and vibration tests.

Houston, Texas
Johnson Space Center
Final cryogenic testing.

Redondo Beach, California
Northrop Grumman
Integrates the assembly with the spacecraft and sunshield.

Kourou, French Guiana
Guiana Space Centre
Lift-off!

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Dec. 10, 2008

MSU Engineering Design Fair

 

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering
and the Departments of
Electrical & Computer Engineering
and
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

present the Fall 2008

Engineering Design Fair
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Noon to 5:30 p.m.                        SUB Ballroom A

Poster displays and equipment exhibits by senior engineering students showing engineering design projects.

·        Senior design projects

·        Product prototypes

·        Poster displays of engineering design projects

·        Wide variety of subjects within engineering

·        New technologies

·        Unique solutions to challenging problems

·        Multidisciplinary design projects





Open to the Public





Thursday, December 11, 2008


Noon to 5:30 p.m.                        SUB Ballroom A




~ Refreshments will be served ~
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Dec. 10, 2008

MSU Science Saturdays

MSU Science Saturday offers hands-on experiments and a close-up look at science and research projects occurring at MSU. The event takes place December 13,  from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Studio 1080, the Burns Technology Center's interactive multimedia center in the atrium of the EPS Building.

"At MSU, we are studying how magnetism generates and transfers electrical energy, records information and facilitates high-speed communication," said Yves Idzerda, a physics professor who will lead the December activities. Idzerda added that just one of many possible applications is ultra-high-density memory, in which 100 movies could be stored on something the size of a credit card.

Science Saturdays are designed for kids aged 10 to 15, but younger kids may attend if accompanied by a parent. Kids who attended the November Science Saturday on viruses should bring back their SciPass passports for new stamps; kids who have not yet attended a Science Saturday will get a free passport during the December event.

The event is free, although enrollment is limited to 100 students. To pre-register, please call 994-6550 during MSU business hours (Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Science Saturdays are sponsored by MSU's Center for Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials and MSU Extended University, with support from the Undergraduate Chemistry Society. MSU Science Saturdays will also take place in January, February and March.
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Dec. 1, 2008

Space Weather

Space Weather News for Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look south. Beaming through the twilight is one of the prettiest things you'll ever see--a tight three-way conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon. The event is visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. People in New York and Hong Kong will see it just as clearly as astronomers watching from remote mountaintops. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun (sorry Antarctica!) can spoil the show.

The great conjunction offers something extra to Europeans. For more than an hour on Monday evening, the crescent Moon will actually eclipse Venus. Astronomers call such an event a "lunar occultation." Venus emerging from the dark edge of the Moon is a remarkably beautiful sight. Sky watchers across Europe will be able to see this happen.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos, webcasts and more information.
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Nov. 29, 2008

Check out this great website - Amazing Moms!!! - Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World - Christmas traditions from other countries.

Christmas is a time for peace and love. What better way to share this message than to incorporate a custom from another country into your holiday festivities. With these links you'll find Christmas recipes, stories 
and legends from other countries.

America - American Christmas celebrations combine 
traditions from all over the world. Carols from England, trees from Germany, Santa Claus, or St. Nick. originated in Scandinavia...read where American Christmas traditions 
started and how they've evolved...More >>

Austria - December 6th is the day Saint Nicholas makes his rounds dressed in a glittering Bishops robe and accompanied by his devilish assistant, Knecht Rupnecht...More >>

Australia - In Australia Christmas comes in the summer time
so the holiday may be spent at the beach, or eating cold salads instead of a hot Turkey...More >>

England - Christmas is Britain's most popular holiday.
With traditions which date back hundreds of years...More >>

France/ Canada -Across Europe Celtic festivals marked the beginning of winter. Those past traditions show through in France and Canada's current celebration of Christmas.
More>>

Germany -In Germany there is a legend of magical events occurring on Christmas Eve; rivers turn to wine,
animals speak, mountains reveal precious gems.
There holiday festivities begin on St. Nicholas Day December 6th...More>>

Italy -Italians combine early pagan festivals with the Christian holiday beliefs. Christmas fairs and torch processions, honor not only the birth of Christ, but also the birth of the "Unconquered Sun."  More >>

Mexico - December 16th marks the beginning of La Posadas 
a glorious and unique Mexican tradition. More>>

Philippines - Christmas in the Philippines is said to be one of the longest celebrations ever. You'll see the signs of the holiday as early as September. More >>

Poland - Christmas in Poland is a time to mark a new era and forgive grievances of the past. Many magical legends and folklore abound More >>

Spain - Although Spain celebrates the holiday season with much of the usual fare, one tradition is not common elsewhere..."Hogueras" (bonfires) More >>

Sweden - The excitement begins with feasting and celebrating on December 13  - Lucia Day then continues with a magical Christmas holiday. More >>

Main Christmas Page
Christmas greetings from around the World
AmazingMoms Home

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Nov. 28, 2008

Science and Math News for Montana Students

Hi Everyone:
Welcome to the last month of the year – December.  This is a great time to begin planning for 2009 and hopefully some of the below items will "spark" your interest.




Upcoming events in Montana Math and Science include:
Jan 30 – 31 – Math Science Leadership Conference – Boz.
March 4 – Hi_Line Science Fair - Havre
March 10 – 12 – Montana Tech Science Fair – Butte
March 11 – Great Falls Science Fair – Shelby
March 20 – 21 – Billings Science Expo - Billings
March 19-22 – NSTA National Conference – New Orleans, LA
March 22 – 24 – State Science Fair - Missoula
April 22-25 – MCTM National Conference – Washington DC

In this Eblast, please find:
1.  Math / Science Leadership Conference
2.  2009 Biology Olympiad
3.  TOY Challenge
4.  Design Challenges for your Class.
5.  Montana Science Fairs

1.  Math / Science Leadership Conference

The conference is generally a sell- out and fills up early., so now is the time to register. It is being held on Jan 30 – 31 at the Comfort Inn in Boz., MT.  Please contact Angel Greenley at greenleya@billings.k12.mt.us to be sure you get your spot at the conference.  The topic this year is a continuation of the India for All theme, and presenter Bill Haye is a member of the Assiniboine/Sioux Indian Nation and a faculty member of Lewis-Clark State College. There are many break out sessions, leadership opportunities and the "State of the State" address for both math and science is always a highlight.  This is a great conferen! ce to bring your principal and/or other school science and math leader s too.  Information can either be obtained from Angel or go to the BaP Message board where the leadership letter, agenda and registration form is posted (http://bap.nsta.org/, then log in and go to Montana Message board)  You can also find all the information at the MSTA website. (http://www.abaetern.com/montanascience/).


2.  2009 Biology Olympiad

 I wanted to make you aware that registration for the 2009 USA Biology Olympiad is now open on our website and request that you kindly consider distributing the following information about the competition to contacts w! ithin your state who may be interested.
 
The USA Biology Olympiad is the premiere biology competition in the United States.  Starting with almost 10,000 registered students from 40 states in 2008, the competition ultimately selects 4 students as "Team USA" who will represent our nation at the International Biology Olympiad.  Last year, for the second year in a row, Team USA returned home from the International Biology Olympiad with 4 gold medals.   The team hopes to capitalize on this success in 2009!
 
Additionally, the USA Biology Olympiad also offers a "Teacher Resource Center" to registered schools to assist teachers.  The Teacher Resource Center includes practice exams with answer keys, links to International Biology Olympiad exams, textbook recommendations, links to outside professional development opportunities and study guides, as well as a breakdown of the grading rubric and testing protocol.
 
The USA Biology Olympiad provides an outstanding forum for aspiring biologists to ! learn and grow in the discipline through interaction with other likeminded students.  Take advantage of this opportunity to challenge your outstanding students.  For additional information, the program schedule and online registration visit: www.cee.org  You can also contact Marcy Reedy, Manager of the USA Biology Olympiad, at mreedy@cee.org or 703-448-9062.

3.  TOY Challenge

TOYchallenge is an exciting way to bring imaginative kids together to create a new toy or game. TOYchallenge can be used in schools, after-school programs, home school families, or as part of any youth-based organization. A team consists of 3 to 6 members, at least half of whom must be girls. One adult is the team coach. Register by December 15th for only $60 per team! 
Sign up today at www.toychallenge.com or call 1-800-561-5161.

4.  Design Challenges for your Class.

    A creative way to have your! students work in science is the design challenge.  In a design c hallenge students must choose from a list of supplied materials and attempt to overcome a challenge.  Some classics in design challenge are ideas like "egg drop" where students using paper and string, must build a container that will save a raw egg from a 5 meter drop.  Or a tower building where students must use 30 Fettuccini noodles and a meter of tape to build a tower that will hold the maximum number of books, 5 cm. above the table.  A number of factors may be considered when doing a design challenge.  It should fit your curriculum and lesson plans.  We are way too busy to bring any extra information to our lessons.  It should be something that is "hand-on" in terms of students manipulating variables to accomplish an outcome.  It also should be practical in the sense that you don't need to spend a lot of time and money finding all the materials.  Let's brainstorm in a couple of curriculum areas?  Chemistry – We have a "toxic material" that we must dispose of in an environmental friendly way.  What's the best way of doing this?  Students are provided with a clear mystery solution (actually water with baking soda dissolved in it), and using various other supplied materials ( diluted vinegar, and various other acids and bases) they must solve this.  The team that is the quickest and also gets the "toxic" solution closest to the neutral state is the winner.  Biology – Seed dispersal – Using a cotton ball as the seed, an 8 X 11 inch piece of paper, 50 cm of string and 50 cm. of tape, they must design a seed dispersal method that when dropped from a 2 meter height; the seed that goes the furthest wins.  Physics – During a unit on speed, the team that is able to use a balloon, straw, tape and design a balloon rocket that travels along a string the fastest is the winner.  Earth Science – During a unit on climate and heating and cooling a "h! ot house" design challenge is used.  The team is given one news paper, 50 cm of tape and some scissors.  They must design a 10 cm by 10 cm structure that will hold heat in the best.  After 30 minutes of building time, the structures are tested by placing a 250 ml beaker of water in them, and the structure in which the water cools the least is the winner.
    Think about your curriculum and lessons.  What design challenge can you come up with?

5.  Montana Science Fairs

It won't be long before students and teachers are getting ready for the various local, regional and state science fairs.  Science fairs are a wonderful way to involve your students in project-based, open inquiry activities.  While the school wide fairs are excellent, you could also conduct within your own classroom a science fair.  It could be part of your curriculum, a homework assignment or even extra credit type work.   Don't forget to have the students present to the other students what they did in their science fair project.  An important component of science is the communication aspect (scientists go to conferences, publish research, etc).  A bonus might be to have winning teams at your school go on to a regional or state science fair.  You can check out all the information on regional and the state science fair by going to http://www.mtsciencefair.org/

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Oct. 25, 2008

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Oct. 20, 2008

NASA News

NASA Science News for October 16, 2008

More than four decades after they were discovered, gamma-ray bursts continue to mystify astrophysicists. Next week, experts from 25 countries will converge on Huntsville, Alabama, to discuss and debate clues to the biggest explosions since the Big Bang itself.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/16oct_grboverview.htm?list140471

Check out  http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!


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Oct. 20, 2008

Orionid Meteor Watch

Space Weather News for Oct. 20, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

ORIONID METEOR WATCH: If you wake up before sunrise on Tuesday, Oct. 21st, set aside 15 minutes or so to watch the sky around Orion. You might see some meteors. The annual Orionid meteor shower, caused by dusty debris from Halley's Comet, is peaking today and tomorrow. Little was expected of this year's display because a bright Moon is hanging in the pre-dawn sky, causing an interfering glare. Surprisingly, however, sky watchers on Oct. 20th witnessed 15 or more Orionids per hour, many of them brighter than first magnitude stars. If this stronger-than-expected display spills into Tuesday, you might be glad to wake up early. Check http://spaceweather.com for updates and a sky map.

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