Spring 2010
Programs for K-12 Students
[Tuesdays 9-10 a.m. CST, 10-11 a.m. EST]

{MTKT0809FA-17} The Rainforest [Patrick Dawes, Outreach Programs Manager, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere] Did you know that the rainforest is home to more than half the world's animals and plants, or that some trees grow to over 200 feet tall? Discover all this and more in this interactive program as we journey into the depths of the rainforest and actually build its layers - discovering its great diversity and importance. [Students, grades 3-8; Tuesday, January 26, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]
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{MTKT0910SP-01} Why Would You Want To Be an Engineer? [Billy Hix, Professor, Motlow State Community College and Terry Sue Fanning, Technology Director, Lincoln County Schools] Billy and Terry Sue visit with some young engineers at NASA to learn how their school experiences relate to their work. Your students can then join us in the studio for some easy-to-conduct, hands-on activities that make science, technology, engineering or math fun and engaging. [Students, grades 3-8; Tuesday, February 2, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0809SP-01} Sanctuary: A Captive Elephant’s Only Acceptable Alternative [Carol Buckley, President and Co-founder, the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee] Did you know that the country’s largest elephant Sanctuary is located in Middle Tennessee? Learn more about the eighteen residents of this natural habitat Sanctuary as well as the crisis facing elephants in captivity and in their home ranges. [Students, grades 5-8; Tuesday, February 9, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]
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{MTKT0809FA-07} Fueling the Future Update: Building Engines that Run on Sun and Water [Dr. Cliff Rickets, School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, MTSU] Join Dr. Cliff Ricketts and his students as they build vehicles that run on sun and water! Their program will feature four ongoing projects: a pure hydrogen powered vehicle, MTSU’s plug-in solar/electric hydrogen hybrid vehicle, a plug-in electric fuel-cell hydrogen hybrid Toyota Prius, and a hydrogen enrichment device added to a vehicle to get a 20-30% increase in fuel mileage. [Students, grades 7-12, particularly agricultural education and science students; Tuesday, February 16, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]
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{MTKT0910SP-03} WISE Women Caring For Critters [Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, Director and Cacy DeSheles, Assistant Director, GRITS (Girls Raised in Tennessee Science), MTSU] Do you want to be a veterinarian or a zoo keeper? Do you want to study snakes or train horses? WISE women who are working with animals and reptiles will discuss how they choose their educational and career paths. Information about what classes to take while in high school, what volunteer opportunities are available and what questions to ask as you explore a potential career with all kinds of critters will be provided by our panel. [Students, grades 7-12; Tuesday, February 23, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910SP-05} Cedar Glades: Rocking Out with Endemic Plants [Dr. Kim Cleary Sadler, Center for Cedar Glade Studies, Department of Biology, MTSU and Marrie Lasater, Homer Pittard Campus School, Rutherford County] Cedar glades are a globally unique and fragile habitat found primarily in Middle Tennessee and a few other localities. The limestone topography supports highly specialized plant species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Join your students for cross-curricular, standards-based activity lessons about the cedar glades and the unique characteristics of organisms found there. [Students and teachers, grades 2-6; Free teacher packets including The Cedar Glade Activity Guide with 20 class activities and a DVD about the Cedar Glades will be mailed to teachers on request; Tuesday, March 2, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910SP-07} Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece [Andrea Steele, Educator for Teacher and School Programs, Frist Center for the Visual Arts] The Frist Center for the Visual Arts presents Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. On view from January 29 through April 25, 2010, this exhibition features approximately 100 statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes, coins, and jewelry, which reflect the importance of heroes in shaping the mores and attitudes that informed Greek society. The program will introduce students to the major themes of the exhibition, present specific images and create interdisciplinary links to the visual arts, language arts and social studies. [Students, grades 5-12; March 16, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910SP-09} A Hole in a Box Can Turn the World Upside Down!: The Art and Science of Pinhole Photography [Jackie Kerns Heigle, Electronic Media Communication Department, MTSU] Jackie Kerns Heigle will discuss the history and process of pinhole photography - a type of image making that employs a simple hole in a light tight box to form the photographic image. The presentation will include "how to instruction" in the making of pinhole cameras, composition and exposure techniques, selection of photosensitive materials, and the development of the images. A selection of historic and contemporary pinhole images will be shown to illuminate the aesthetic possibilities of this simple, inexpensive and popular medium. [Students, grades 6-12, particularly fine arts and science students; Tuesday, March 23, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910SP-11} The Battle of Stones River [John Mckay, Park Ranger/Education Coordinator, Stones River National Battlefield] This program will help students understand the battle of Stones River and the Civil War through reading context clues with vocabulary words. Too often our students (and sometimes adults) skip over words and terms that are too meaningful not to understand. We will witness a ten-minute film concerning the battle, and then have students identify Civil War objects and define key terms. Examples of objects and terms include: secession, knapsack, brogans, housewife and Emancipation Proclamation. [Students and teachers, especially in language arts and social studies, grades 4-8; Tuesday, March 30, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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{MTKT0910SP-13} Discovering Primary Sources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives V: A Student’s Guide [Gwynn Thayer and Kathy Lauder, Archivists; Tennessee State Library and Archives] The fifth in a series of programs highlighting the exciting primary sources that are available for students at the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA). Students will learn how to use TSLA resources in their social studies and history research projects. This session will focus on the resources available on TeVA (Tennessee Virtual Archive), TSLA's online digital repository. In addition to updating our audiences on new findings about our World War II diary written by a young Tennessean who spent several months as a prisoner in a German POW camp (see program # MTKT0708SP17), we will explore other first-hand accounts of Tennesseans in battle or otherwise affected by war. [Students, grades 7-12, particularly Tennessee, American and European history and social studies students; Tuesday, April 6, 9:00-10:00 a.m. CST, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST]

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