PLANT BIOLOGY COURSE OFFERED TO SCIENCE TEACHERS

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From: Karen Kalumuck (karenk@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 23 2004 - 11:17:51 PDT 

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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:17:51 -0700
From: Karen Kalumuck <karenk@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: PLANT BIOLOGY COURSE OFFERED TO SCIENCE TEACHERS

>>Hi gang!

A summer course offering in conjunction with Caltech and the
Huntington Botanical Garden in Pasadena.....

---Karen K

>>Dear Science Educator,
>>
>>We are pleased to announce a week-long course to be offered as part
>>of a National Science Foundation research project, "The Computable
>>Plant." See
>>
>>http://www.outreach.caltech.edu/computableplant/
>>
>>The course will be taught at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in
>>San Marino, CA (near Pasadena). Participating teachers will receive
>>upon completion of the course: a $350.00 stipend, classroom visits
>>by scientists, a $500.00 grant to implement botany lesson plans in
>>their classroom, plus substitute teacher funds for the duration of
>>the winter workshop. Teachers may also qualify for salary point
>>credits.
>>
>>Topics will include: fundamentals of plant development, dissecting
>>and compound microscope use, mutation, genetically modified crops,
>>classification, variation and adaptation, cell differentiation, and
>>plant cell biology.
>>
>>If you are interested in registering, please visit the website
>>above or contact Dr. Martha Kirouac [email]
>>mkirouac@huntington.org, [phone] (626) 405-3537.
>>
>>cheers,
>>Jill Andrews
>>
>>
>>******************************************************************************
>>Jill H. Andrews
>>Assistant to the Provost for Educational Outreach
>>California Institute of Technology
>>1200 E. California Blvd., MC 08-31, Pasadena, CA 91125
>>Voice 626.395.6254 Mobile 626.524.1871 Fax
>>626.568.9102
>>Website: www.outreach.caltech.edu
>>****************************************************************************** 

-- 
Karen E. Kalumuck, Ph.D.
Biologist/Educator
Exploratorium Teacher Institute
3601 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA   94123
415-561-0388
FAX  415-561-0307

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