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| July/August 2007 |
| COSI's Teacher e-News offers quick and timely information about teacher professional development, student programs, and hands-on activities for busy educators. To receive the Teacher e-News monthly by e-mail, please send a request to teacherenews@mail.cosi.org. Teachers always receive free admission to COSI's exhibitions and a discount on membership! |
Put Science in Your Announcements! August 5, 1930: Neil A. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. In 1969, at age 39, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. |
| August 1, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Check out the FREE Teacher Resource Fair at COSI Columbus! Meet representatives from Central Ohio organizations that support teachers, including the Wexner Center, Newspapers in Education, and many more! Free admission includes Animation, COSI’s summer exhibition, and Dinosaurs Alive! 3D on COSI's 7-story Extreme Screen! Valid school identification required for free admission. Learn more about COSI's FREE Teacher Resource Fair |
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| Register now for our July 19-20 and August 2-3 workshops |
Explore science through inquiry this summer at COSI! Join us for “Inquiring into Force & Motion” (July 19-20), and “All Things are Connected: Inquiring into Relationships in Ohio's Prairies” (August 2-3). Each two-day workshop is $75. Graduate credit is available through Ashland University for additional fee. Register by calling 614.228.2674. View complete information about COSI's upcoming teacher workshops. |
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| Don't just educate. Fascinate! |
COSI field trips inspire a love of science in students of all ages by providing amazing interactive experiences that bring science standards to life. With unique adventures in virtually every area of science, COSI provides incomparable access to real-world science. This coming school year, COSI will offer exciting new resources that strongly support Ohio academic content standards. Start planning your COSI Field Trip! |
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| little kidspace® graduation, August 17-19th |
It's time once again for caps and gowns! Over the weekend of August 17-19, COSI will host little kidspace® graduation for our friends taking the big leap into first grade this fall. Learn more about COSI's other resources and offerings, get introduced to the Hang-Out Room, participate in our graduation ceremony, and get a diploma! Learn more about little kidspace and other early childhood resources at COSI |
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| Storyboard Design Challenge |
Summer is a perfect time to go the movies! Think about how many blockbusters come out during this time of year! And with so many books that become movies, like the Harry Potter series, there are endless opportunities for your students to imagine how a story can come to life by using process and design skills. Materials • Blank storyboard (download free forms at www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/doc/links/s_board_01.pdf) • Drawing and coloring tools Procedure 1. Have students discuss some of their favorite books or stories. Decide which story the group will work on, and pick a favorite scene. 2. Break down that scene into as many individual portions, or shots, as possible. 3. Use the storyboard blocks to visualize what that scene might look like. Have students draw each character and the scenery how the book describes it, and how they interpret it. Think about what sound or music might be in the background and how each shot transitions to the next shot. 4. Have the students present their storyboards to the class. Did everyone interpret the scene the same way? What’s Going On? Storyboards are just like engineering challenges. Engineers take a concept or a problem and must find a way to interpret those thoughts and communicate them into a product. The first step is often visualization. After the concept is represented properly, the product can be financed, built, marketed and sold. In movies, it ultimately comes down to the director’s interpretation of a story. If this summer, you are left wondering why the new Harry Potter movie was not like how you would have interpreted the scene, maybe the storyboard was different than the one in your mind!
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