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Departmental Projects and ActivitiesIncluded on these pages are some of the PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES of the Department of Physical Sciences. Please visit the sites below and explore the ventures of the faculty as they move Science Education toward the 21st Century.
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In 1998, AUM became a network site for the Jason Project. The
Jason Project is a year long, award winning science education program which uses satellite broadcasts, the internet, and scientific investigations to excite and engage students in science and technology. It is currently active in approximately 35 states and involves hundreds of thousands of grade 4 - 9 students and teachers. This year, students will be invited to the AUM campus to view live broadcasts from Alaska and the Polar Regions of the Earth taking students on a fascinating journey of scientific discovery.Visit the Project Jason @ AUM Site Here
Madison Area
JASON PROJECT : Integrates communication technology
and multidisciplinary education. Features include an interactive
Avian Adventure and student homepages developed as part of the
project curriculum.
Jason
Project @ St.
John Fisher College : A "telerobotic and more" site that
allows users to control the computer - generated robot and see
what it sees. The robot can be used in helping to solve a "Jason"
mystery, which is provided, along with clues to help in its
solution.
Jason
X : Rainforests - A Wet & Wild Adventure : A site providing
information on the most recent endeavors of the Jason Project research
team, as well as links providing information about past expeditions.
Jason Project : Provides teachers with information about how they can
bring
The Jason Project into their classroom.
JASON on the WEB : This is a link to an extremely large data
base of Jason Project sites maintained by the Yahoo and Alta
Vista search engines. The link was placed here to speed internet
searches
on the Jason Project.
Dr. Jill Rawlings
Dr. Chris Mahaffy
For 3 years, AUM has been sponsoring the Alabama Crystal Growing Competition. Each year, hundreds of 5th and 6th grade students from around the state grow crystals of Alum, under teacher supervision, and submit these for judging. For more information, including an electronic entry form for obtaining growing instructions and contest rules, and
FAQ's, please visit the Alabama Crystal Growing Competition web page.
A federally funded activity,
Project L.A.B.S.S. aimed at developing experiments and other modifications in order to include students with disablities in chemistry laboratory experiences. The L.A.B.S.S. project concluded in the Fall of 1997, but the ideas, experiments, and modification practices developed as part of the project are still very much utilized in the department. Project L.A.B.S.S. gained national and international recognition through many publications and presentations by the project developers and staff.
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