FREE Grades 10-12: Explore the Immune System

Date: March 18, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Target Audience: Grades 10-12
Cost: Free!
Requirements for Participation: There are 6 spaces available for MAGPI Member Institutions with H.323 Videoconference Capabilities and Non-member Institutions with H.323 Videoconference Capabilities and Connections to a High-Speed Research and Education Network.

Have your high school students explore the Immune System through this interactive multimedia videoconference presentation!

Designed by Riddle Memorial Hospital's emergency room doctor Phillip Silverstein, the “Inner World Discovery” program is a multimedia journey through the human body. With Dr. Silverstein as their guide, students participating in this session will experience the wonder, intricacies and elegance of the human body’s immune system. This interactive videoconference presentation with Dr. Silverstein will make the complexities of understanding the immune system accessible to students, and will make real the devastating effects of HIV. The program, a curricular supplement, is scaled and adapted for each audience.

We encourage students to generate questions about the immune system, HIV and/or AIDS before participating in this videoconference.

More Information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Inner-World-Discovery

Grades 3-8: Meet Newbery Award-Winner Jacqueline Kelly

Content Provider		Amon Carter Museum 2007-08, 2008-09 Honorable Mention
Contact Information		Nancy Strickland nancy.strickland@cartermuseum.org 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 United States Phone: (817) 989-5038 Fax: (817) 989-5039
Program Type		Individual Program
Program Rating		This program has not yet been evaluated.
Target Audience		Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Maximum Number of Participants		There is no maximum.
Minimum Number of Participants		There is no minimum
Primary Disciplines		Fine Arts, Language Arts/English, Reading, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Writing
Program Description		Meet Jacqueline Kelly, Newbery award-winning author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Ms Kelly, practiced both law and medicine before finding her real passion—writing ! In addition to reading excerpts from her book, Ms. Kelly will discuss the source of her creative ideas and describe how she weaves them into imaginative stories. Originating from the galleries of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, this program will connect art, language arts, and science. With reference to the book’s heroine Callie Vee and her grandfather who explored the wilds of central Texas, discovering and documenting a new plant species, participants in this program will also see spectacular images of plant life in the form of botanical prints published in books dating back to the 17th century. These rare books (some quite large!) are currently on view in a special exhibition entitled Nature Bound: Illustrated Botanical Books, co-curated by librarians from The Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the Carter Museum.
Program Format		The author will read and speak to students about the creative process for approximately 30 minutes. Using an inquirey-based format, botanical prints will be shown and discussed for about 10 minutes. Interactive sites will be invited to ask questions of the author.
Objectives		- explore historical fiction and experience the writing process through the words of a successful children's novelist. - find connections between art and literature. - develop an appreciation for a museum gallery experience.
Program Length		50 minutes
Dates/Times		Program Date Program Time Network Time Registration Deadline All times below are displayed in Eastern Daylight Time, as specified in your profile. 3/25/2011 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 9:40 AM - 11:00 AM 03/22/2011
Date/Time Notes		This is a special event and will only be offered once this year.
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees		Interactive Cost: $100.00 View Only Cost: $50.00
Cancellation Policy		We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
Is recording allowed?		No
The Provider broadcasts over		ISDN Minimum Broadcast Speed: 384 K Maximum Broadcast Speed: 768 K IP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider		We require schools to dial our bridge, Education Service Center Region XI. We are IP to Region XI. Region XI can dial ISDN or IP. For Region XI, contact Lori Hamm at 817-740-7516 or email lhamm@esc11.net

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