Brian Jones Dan Claes Susan Pfiffner Gavin Polhemus Colorado State Univ Andrew Warnock Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (CSU) Robert Stencel Denver University Barbara Monday Victor Stenger Science Discovery Univ of Colorado Colorado Citizens for Science

Task PS-1 Continue community support efforts.

SALTA’s Henderson Project is launched September 29, 2004

Basalt students move the detectors to the next location Clear Creek students set up the satellite modules

Saturday, February 25 Colorado State University Over 4500 attendees! Little Shop of Physics Annual Open House

Henderson Mine Colorado Henderson Mine Colorado 500 Henderson Mine 500 CU Science Discovery 100 Arapaho Project 100 Morrill Hall Natural Science Museum University of Nebraska 100 each of SALTA Schools including Clear Creek High School 3-d anaglyph maps display the unique topography of Colorado 4000 have been distributed through the Minnesota Geological Society (National Center for Earth Science Dynamics and the Science Museum of Minnesota) University of Minnesota 2500 shipped to Colorado State University / Little Shop of Physics 1000 used this semester in laboratory sections of introductory geology at CSU and UNL

4:30 Messages from Deep Space Deep Underground: The Science of DUSEL 5:15 Hands-On activities/ Take home materials 6:00 Brainstorming Session Task EO-2 Organize broader impacts component of each of the four proposed Henderson DUSEL workshops, drawing K-12 and undergraduate educators and students at each of the different venues in an effort to develop genuine and effective connections with the science. Over 60 participants! By the 4 th workshop in Golden, CO

No doubt lured there by the free dinner! …at which we picked their brains

Extracting DNA from fruit Viewing cosmic rays in a mixing bowl Simulating geotherms in a coffee cup and unveiled a number of hands-on activities:

Brian Jones and Gavin Polhemus met with the local chapters of American Indian Science and Engineering Society Tuesday, February 21 Wednesday, February 22 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Task EO-3 In addition to invitations to workshop sessions, we propose going directly to Hispanic and Native American community leaders to request audiences at regularly scheduled Denver area special events, celebrations, and regional powwows in an effort to assess regional needs & expectations. National Society of Black Engineers Thursday, February 23 discussing ideas for developing the pipelines that promote and recruit student and teacher participation in the REU & RET programs anticipated at DUSEL.

This is a first step in planning for HUSEP to host a future joint AAPT-Colorado/Wyoming and CAST (Colorado Association of Science Teachers, the Colorado section of the NSTA) meeting. Dan and Brian are jointly planning a Physics of DUSEL presentation followed by hands-on activities ( making cloud chambers ) to the Denver Area Physics Teachers (DAPT) April 11 Brian’s column in the CAST Quarterly Newsletter will help promote the evening! Task EO-4 Develop plans to host a joint AAPT-Colorado/Wyoming and CAST (Colorado Association of Science Teachers, the Colorado section of the NSTA) meeting and organize sessions within their regular annual meetings to build interest and assess needs to be certain we develop a program appropriate for our intended audience.

Teachers truly eager to learn about the science of DUSEL! lesson plans tying current research to basic science concepts The main element separating DUSEL from other similar visitor facilities is the site. Both the physical setting and scale will mean a significant draw for the laboratory. Science museums and other facilities may offer professional development opportunities for teachers, but DUSEL would uniquely offer an experience tied to real, exciting science at the facility where it is being conducted! DUSEL lab will be interdisciplinary a plus for schools looking to integrate the sciences. DUSEL will have a strong earth science focus. Colorado’s science standards stress earth science many teachers are weak in this area in particular.

Summer/weekend workshops for teachers. Training in content areas to include engaging classroom activities directly related to material/objectives already covered in classroom with credit hours available through university members Summer research programs for students & teachers. Engaging them in projects related to DUSEL research REU experiences for undergraduates Bringing in student groups/underrepresented through some sort of residential program? Web-available instructional materials Providing examples of teaching science concepts using information/ideas from DUSEL experiments Task EO-1 Develop an E&O component that is truly integrated with the operations and research programs of the multi-disciplinary Henderson DUSEL. We will devise new initiatives developed in consultation with the project scientists, K-12 teachers, and members of the local communities. There will be an emphasis on the local schools, but instructional materials will be distributed nationally.

Broader Impacts/architects reviewing Visitors’ Center plans. Arapaho has supplied attendance figures for several regional visitors centers/attractions Conservatively estimate 50,000-65,000 annually (peaking Summer) Unused 100-ft drift potentially offers the world’s 1 st underground hands-on science center. A subterranean setting allows the development of interactive exhibits inaccessible to surface museums. cosmic ray shielding transmission of vibrations thru rock rock temperature at different levels water sampling and analysis

Outreach to regional schools and communities K-16 ( Standards based. Partnerships with CSMATE, school districts ) Onsite lab/classroom space with a program of packaged presentations or activities Teachers bring entire classes Traveling program / mobile lab (Little Shop type outreach, science exposure) Undergrad presenters (internship) Graduate students (GK-12 program of internships/fellowships) SALTA revive the original cosmic ray grid plans for SALTA recruit neighboring schools to expand the grid Curriculum development Teachers develop, pool lessons ( DUSEL maintains repository/clearing house ) Teacher career development: getting teachers "Highly Qualified" Lab sponsor online courses /hosts remote courses Summer/weekend program for teachers credit hours available through collaborating university members Post-secondary science Research based, Partnerships with Universities Research Experiences for Undergraduates Research Experiences for Teachers Mentor recruiting and training Exchange activities for undergraduate and graduate students

Outreach to Scientists ( Inreach, Partnerships with outreach programs ) Encourage all scientists to participate in and contribute to outreach efforts. This will be done by elevating outreach sessions from optional parallel activities at workshops to more highly visible and attended plenary sessions... I. Formal educational presentations/demos prepared or sponsored by DUSEL outreach office A. Integrated into scientific plenary sessions of all DUSEL-related workshops and colloquia help at the laboratory B. Regularly scheduled presentations 1. REU mentors recruiting, training, and help sessions 2. II. Presentation content to include A. how scientists should DO outreach 1. invited speakers from successful outreach programs 2. outreach guidelines (speakers from funding agencies) B. proven teaching practices and methods(classroom - all levels) C. demos of classroom technology D. how-to primers on controversial topics 1. examples: evolution

DUSEL will be an interdisciplinary laboratory and we should encourage cross-disciplinary exposure and exchanges III. Exposure to DUSEL efforts across disciplines to ALL scientists A. weekly newsletter (electronic posting and distributed hardcopy) 1. featuring a "find" of the week 2. highlighting an experiment or colaborating institution 3. promoting the lab's calendar of events 4. to be distributed across lab, electronically posted 5. electronically distributed to registered schools, organizations 6. Ask-a-scientist feature B. weekly generally audience lab-wide colloquia 1. independent of group-specific or area-specific colloquia 2. open to the public 3. encouraging scientist to be informed across the curricula of exciting science taking place at the lab