Past Projects

The Christopher Newport University Institute for Science Education past projects:

1. CISE hosted a career fair organized by Donna Pollard at New Horizon's which took place Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 9:30-noon on the second floor of the David Student Union for 9th and 10th graders who were interested in the New Horizons Governor School for Science and Technology.
2. On January 31, Randall Caton addressed the Kiwanis Club of Smithfield on CISE and K-12 Science Education.
3. Globe Workshop sponsered by NASA SPHERE from June 18-22, 2007 at Christopher Newport University and NASA Langley Research Center. Hands-on learning of GLOBE protocols in (1) Atmosphere - Basic and Advanced; (2) Hydrology - Basic and Advanced; (3) Soils - Basic and Advanced; (4) Ozone; (5) GPS, Aerosols & Water Vapor - Advanced; GLOBE Data Entry; and Inquiry projects with GLOBE data. Dr. S. Raj Chaudhury of CISE is coordinating this workshop.
4. Technology Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) Hampton Roads Regional Symposium from August 6-8, 2007. Knowledge integration through inquiry and technology in secondary science. Dr. S. Raj Chaudhury of CISE is coordinating this symposium.
5. In Spring 2007, CISE implemented an 8 week kinesthetic learning session on computer science at Riverside Elementary for fourth graders. In collaboration with SWE (Society for Women Engineers), Dr. Lynn Lambert will cover binary numbers, sorting and searching, networks and the Internet and other topics.
6. Randy Caton was in the Extremadura Region of Spain from April 18-20, 2007 at their La Feria de la Educatión presenting his Squeak projects developed for NASA CONNECT to students and teachers. The program is listed on the Squeakpolis Web Site. You can also view photos from the Feria. Finally, there is a video of the workshops in Spain at YouTube.
7. March 7, 2007 3-5 PM EST: CISE sponsored a Video Conference with teams of students at the National Sports School in Canada. Working in groups, students had to communicate an effective message using artwork (picture, drawing, sculpture, painting etc.) or music as the medium. The message is to clearly explain the long-term effects on the human body (muscles and bones) as astronauts travel to and from Mars. Click to read more detail and watch the video conference.