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| On January 21-22, 2017, three representatives from Elizabeth City State University attended a training session held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Jessica Hathaway, Anissa Norman, and Joselyn Hathaway attended the Inspiring Meaningful Programs and Communication Through Science (IMPACTS) program, a science and education based program that involves getting younger students involved in hands-on activities. The session, led by Tamara Poles, was a two day training event filled with hands on activities, team building, problem solving, and critical thinking. The activities that were explored can be implemented in classrooms and outreach events.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a unit of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The Morehead Building houses the GSK Fulldome Theater, as well as the Science Stage, exhibits, and Morehead classrooms. The UNC Visitors Center, Morehead-Cain Foundation and UNC Morehead Observatory are also in the Morehead Building.
Morehead's programs include classes for adults and children, special courses for teachers, summer camps for children, afterschool programs, memberships, public viewings of astronomical events and public lectures. Since 2010, Morehead has produced the North Carolina Science Festival. Between traditional onsite offerings and its state outreach, Morehead serves more than a half million people every year.
A full report of the weekend by Joselyn Hathaway can be found here. |
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