Albuquerque: summer teacher programs at NM Museum of Natural History & Science

Selena Connealy

Chief of Education

N.M. Museum of Natural History and Science

1801 Mountain Rd NW

Albuquerque, NM 87104

505-841-2836

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AUGUST

The Bosque Education Guide Workshop

Monday, August 4, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the RGNC

The Bosque Education Guide is a resource book of

background information, activities, curriculum suggestions,

and references to help teach about the bosque. This

workshop (held at the Rio Grande Nature Center) will cover

topics such as the history of the river, restoration and

service learning projects, ecosystems, geology, and fire, and

will have activities that are appropriate for the classroom,

outside on the playground, and in the bosque. This

workshop is jointly sponsored by the RGNC and NMMNHS

and funded by the PNM Resources Foundation.

Level: Teachers of elementary to 12th grade

Cost: Free! (includes a free copy of the Bosque Education

Guide and kit of materials.)

Explore New Mexico Geology and Geophysics

through the EarthScope Program

Tuesday, August 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at NMMNHS

EarthScope is a national, decade-long geoscience program

to understand the North American continent. Geophysical

instruments will move across the continent, acquiring new

information about continental evolution and structure; and

laboratories have been set up in regions of special interest,

including our own Rio Grande rift. In 2008, instruments will

be fully operational throughout New Mexico, allowing us to

better understand our state’s volcanoes, mountains, seismic

activity, and the development of the rift. This is a great

opportunity to learn about new and ongoing geological

research that directly relates to New Mexico. This workshop

is offered by EarthScope, IRIS, and UNAVCO and hosted by

the NMMNHS. Come learn information, activities, and

materials that you can use in the classroom!

Funding provided by the National Science Foundation.

Level: Limited to teachers of middle through high school

earth science and physical science

$125 teacher stipend and lunch provided; mileage and onenight’s

hotel available for non-local participants.

JUNE

The Bosque Education Guide Workshop

Monday, June 30, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the RGNC

The Bosque Education Guide is a resource book of

background information, activities, curriculum suggestions,

and references to help teach about the bosque. This

workshop (held at the Rio Grande Nature Center) will cover

topics such as the history of the river, restoration and

service learning projects, ecosystems, geology, and fire,

and will have activities that are appropriate for the

classroom, outside on the playground, and in the bosque.

This workshop is jointly sponsored by the RGNC and

NMMNHS and funded by the PNM Resources Foundation.

Level: Teachers of elementary to 12th grade

Cost: Free! (includes a free copy of the Bosque Education

Guide and kit of materials)

JULY

New Energy Future Workshop

Wednesday and Thursday, July 30-31

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days, at NMMNHS

“How can we create a sustainable energy future?” This

two-day workshop will prepare teachers to implement a

thematic unit incorporating the study of Earth and its

atmosphere, ecosystems and the threat of global warming,

the history and economics of human energy use, and

energy choices for the future. Designed for New Mexico

students and addresses middle school science, social

studies and language arts standards.Teachers completing

the workshop will receive a $150 stipend and a copy of the

curriculum.

Trainer: Eva Thaddeus is an educational consultant who

has taught grades 1, 2, 4 and 6 and been a bilingual

resource teacher and dual language program coordinator.

She is the Rio Grande Sierra Club’s Issue Chair for Global

Warming, and served on the NM Climate Change Advisory

Group, convened by the Governor in 2007.

Funding provided by the McCune Foundation.

Level: Teachers of grades 5 to 8

$150 stipend plus curriculum and lunches included

Summer 2008

Teacher Programs

1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

www.NMnaturalhistory.org

NM Museum of Natural History Foundation

PO Box 7010

Albuquerque, NM 87194

REGISTRATION

To register, or for more information,

contact August Wainwright,

august.wainwright@state.nm.us

or 505.841.2861.

• All programs require advance registration.

• Please register two weeks prior to workshop date.

• Workshops and materials address New Mexico

State Standards and Benchmarks.

New Resources at NMMNHS

The Sandia Mountain Natural History Center

has a new and improved website:

www.NMnaturalhistory.org/smnhc. Find curriculum

materials, public program information, and

newsletters.

Educational materials related to the STARTUP

Gallery about computer history available at

www.startupgallery.org. Lesson plans, bilingual

activities to do while visiting the gallery, and more!

Voices in Science Lecture Series

See our website for other talks and programs: www. NMNaturalHistory.org

Seafood Watch: Consumer Choices for Healthy Oceans

Sheila Bowman, Tuesday, June 3, 2008 6 p.m.

Co-sponsored with LaMontanita Food Coop

Free. Reservations recommended (841-2872)

Bats!

William Gannon, Ph.D.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7 p.m.

$2 public; $1 members, seniors, students