THE ASTRONOMY RESEARCH SEMINAR Objective : Students Publish a Scientific Paper in Their Name Sponsored by InStAR and BRIEF for Mount Everest Academy InStAR = Institute for Student Astronomical Research Dr. Russ Genet, Creator of the Seminar and Text University and College Accredited Conducted at Over a Dozen Schools Ten Years of Success in Publishing Student Research Has Created an Extensive Community of Interest BRIEF = Boyce Research Initiatives and Education Foundation Provides the Robotic Telescopes Provides the Software and On-Line Support Provides Tailored Instructional Materials Helps Teach the Class As Needed Is Your San Diego Representative

Our Goal: Learn Science by Doing Science … Doing Science Means Publishing Scientific Papers ASTRONOMY RESEARCH SEMINAR – PRIMARY LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING TOPICS Stars, Light, Telescopes, Cameras Astronomical Data, Sky Coordinates Double Stars, Kepler’s Laws; Star Classes Astronomical and MS Office Software; Basic Statistics; a little Trigonometry Cartesian & Polar Coordinates SKILLS DEVELOPED College Registration / College Self-Discipline Scientific Method and Analysis Teamwork / Leadership / Sharing the Load Proposal Writing and Presentation Project Planning and Management Visualization of Data; Oral Presentations Scientific Writing, Editing and Publication – A Published Paper Is Required

How It All Works – You’re in Control of iTelescope Measure Analyze Request your observation Receive your images and data Write & publish iTelescope World Wide Network

Student Benefits They’re recognized for publishing a scientific paper – how many people can say that? College graduates don’t even get this opportunity They can go to the top of the list for College Admissions and Scholarships They can be proud always of making your contribution and they’ll be in the permanent record Initially it will be online Later they’ll be in a published book available on Amazon Once they have mastered the basics, we’ll help teams undertake other research as desired: asteroids, exoplanets, occulting binaries, cataclysmic binaries, … And for High School students: First college experience and credit They can get an ”A” in their college transcript if they participate all the way to completing the paper Nice way to start your college record

More Information Upcoming Events – all free: May 14 - Instructors Workshop at High Tech High June 12 – Opportunities for Student Astronomical Research In SoCal Before the AAS meeting Early August – Instructors Workshop Other Handout Materials: This presentation Cuesta College Summer Astronomy Research Seminar flyer Schedule / Syllabus – General outline for a structured high school seminar Sign up for future information Further Information: www.instar.org www.boyce-astro.org Call Pat Boyce at BRIEF: 619-227-9614 Email Pat Boyce at pat@boyce-astro.org

BRIEF Vision – 2017/2018 SAN DIEGO AREA GRANTS HS B HS C HS A AREA 1 COLLINS EDUCATION FOUNDATION HS B HS C SAN DIEGO AREA HS A AREA 1 SD CC InStAR AREA 2 BRIEF AREA 3 InStAR WEBSITE BRIEF ADVISORY BOARD BARC BARO BRIEF SUPPORT