Christopher Russell Funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education (GK-12) DGE 0538555Graduate Teaching Fellows.

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Christopher Russell Funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education (GK-12) DGE Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education

Graduate Student-Teacher Pairing Mr. Christopher Russell Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Theoretical Modeling of Massive Stars Mrs. Lisa Nowak Delcastle High School Integrated Science Teacher

Role Assist with Science education in any way possible Design new activities/Transform old activities Teach subject matter in my specialty Facilitate group work Answer the “I don’t know, let’s ask Mr. Russell.” questions Increase student appreciation of science How has science made our lives better? Why is science funding important?

Scale of the Universe Misconception of Space Travel Landed on Moon with Apollo in 60’s/70’s Pres. Bush: go back to Moon and eventually to Mars What’s the big deal? Why not go to other stars & galaxies?

Scale of the Universe Courtesy 20 th Century Fox Misconception of Space Travel

Sun & Planet Sizes Turn ceiling into Sun Scale planets onto Sun Reinforce math & life skills of scale factors See “life size” depiction of size differences Picture 50 ft. radius

Sun & Planet Sizes Turn ceiling into Sun Scale planets onto Sun Reinforce math & life skills of scale factors See “life size” depiction of size differences Picture 5 ft. radius

Sun & Planet Sizes Turn ceiling into Sun Scale planets onto Sun Reinforce math & life skills of scale factors See “life size” depiction of size differences 0.5 ft. radius

Sun & Planet Distance Turn ceiling into solar system 56 ft. from Sun to Neptune Scale planets from Sun How close is nearest star? 90 miles away Picture

Wrap-up: Sizes & Distances How large would the planets be on the distance scale of the entire room? How far away would the planets be for the three size scales on the ceiling? More realistic understanding of space travel Going to Mars is not simple, but not impossible Never going to be able to visit far reaches of the galaxy

Final Thoughts: GK-12 Immense respect for teachers New respect for educational researchers Hard to create interest in a subject, but relevance to their life is crucial for their engagement

Final Thoughts: My Career Much more willing to do outreach programs Much more able to explain why science is important Better ability to explain science and my research to non-scientists