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Emily Sudholt, Rosaura Salinas, and Robert DobynesL
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Advisor: Dr Bruce Wilking
Abstract
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has directed a Fifth Grade Elementary School Outreach Program since 1992 with funding from the NASA/Missouri Space Grant Consortium. The program is designed to enhance the curriculum requirements of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Students attend a variety of presentations including: a slide show on stellar evolution and the planets, a planetarium show, and comet and liquid nitrogen demonstrations. One hundred percent of the teachers reported in the Program Evaluation that the planetarium program is worth the time and effort necessary to arrange the field trip, and that they are inclined to request a similar visit in the future. In addition, all teachers stated that the program increases students' interests in math, aerospace sciences, and engineering.
Emily Sudholt is a senior at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Rosaura Salinas is a senior at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Robert Dobynes is a senior at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
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