The Geometry in Space Project
The Geometry in Space Project seeks to
awaken an interest in middle school, junior high school, and senior high school
mathematics and science teachers and students and BSU faculty and students in
the mathematics and science of remote sensing, one of NASA's most successful
activities. The keynote speaker for the
Geometry in Space Project will be Dr.
Steven Saunders of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Saunders is currently Chief Scientist on the Mars
Odyssey Mission. Project
curricular materials and technology resources will be disseminated using a
variety of strategies, including rebroadcast of the public lecture on Insite (Indiana Academy’s distance
learning network), on-campus workshops, presentations in local schools, and
publication of a project WWW site and CD-ROM.
Through these follow-up activities, the Geometry in Space Project will assist teachers and students to
continue their interest in remote sensing and to apply what they learn in both
in-class (e.g., lessons and term projects) and extra-curricular (e.g., science
fair projects) educational activities.
In so doing, we hope to promote and instill in our community a
heightened sense of the value and timeliness of geometry in today's scientific
world.
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Project Directors |
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Education dthomas@bsu.edu |
Professor of Mathematics emert@math.bsu.edu |
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Undergraduate
Students |
Matt Fisher Kristen Taylor |
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Graduate Student |
Assistant Professor, |
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