Motivation
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The Office of Educational Programs at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) would like to invite you to participate in our Sci-Ed Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Sci-Ed Day is a professional development event for all teachers to participate in a variety of workshops.
Workshop Details
Spend the day at Brookhaven National Laboratory where cutting-edge research abounds. Meet the scientists, see the facilities, and discover the latest and greatest scientific innovations. Learn how to engage students at every level by incorporating current research topics into your curriculum.
Educators will choose one workshop strand for the day that suits their area of interest. In addition to the workshops, participants have the opportunity to visit one of Brookhaven’s state of the art research facilities.
The workshop strands are as follows:
- Physical Science – Participate in hands-on activities that can be used to explain the physics behind NSLS-II at various levels (elementary, middle, and high school). Topics will be related to properties of matter, different types of light, and accelerator science.
- Life Science – Learn how amino acids and proteins are studied at NSLS-II via the process of protein crystallography. Activities in this session will be geared toward middle and high school students.
The registration fee is $26.03 US ($25 plus a non-refundable processing fee) per participant which includes continental breakfast and lunch. Participation certificates will be distributed at the conclusion of the event.
All registrants must bring a photo ID to enter the Main Gate at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Participants will meet at the Science Learning Center (Building 935). Directions will be given at the Main Gate. Busses will transport participants to facility tours and workshop locations.
Important Dates
October 18, 2024 | General registration opens |
November 1, 2024 | General registration closes |
Workshop Information
Note: This event falls under Exemption D. Formal classroom training held at Federal facilities, which does not exhibit indicia of a formal conference as outlined above.
The exception would include activities such as regular courses of instructions or training seminars at the National Center and the HAMMER training facility at Hanford, and regular courses of instruction or training seminars conducted by the office of Management for Acquisitions, workforce related to the core activities of the department.