--- NSTA Express <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "NSTA Express" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Pluto Demoted as Planet > Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:08:06 -0400 > > > > NSTA Website | Become an NSTA Member | Register > for a Conference | Career Center | NSTA Express > Feedback | August 28, 2006 > > Name: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Member > Status: Nonmember Web Version: > http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_2006_08_28.htm > Today's Circulation: 239,912 > Table of Contents > > Pluto Demoted as Planet > New Orleans Hotels to Provide Free Lodging to > Teaching Candidates > Two Online Specials this Week for NSTA Press > Publications > Meet Fellow Pioneers in Science&Join NSTA in Omaha > October 19-21 for a Professionally Enriching > Experience > New Book from NSTA Press Offers Hands-on Projects > for Teaching Physics > Back-to-School SpecialSave $5 on Your NSTA > Membership! > Pluto Demoted as Planet > > A barrage of media stories, blogs, and buzz followed > last weeks announcement that Pluto is no longer > considered our Solar Systems ninth planet. At a > meeting of its General Assembly in Prague, the > International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted to > adopt new guidelines defining what isand isnta > planet. According to an Associated Press story, > Pluto doesn't make the grade under the new rules for > a planet: "a celestial body that is in orbit around > the sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to > overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes > a...nearly round shape, and has cleared the > neighbourhood around its orbit." Pluto is > disqualified because its oblong orbit overlaps with > Neptune's and it will now be considered a dwarf > planet in a new classification system. For now, > membership is restricted to the eight "classical" > planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, > Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. > > According to Gerry Wheeler, NSTA Executive > Director, "Science is not a static set of facts. Our > understanding of science is constantly changing as > new evidence is added. This is a perfect teachable > moment to show the dynamic nature of science. > To read news coverage in Scientific American > Magazine about the IAU vote, visit > http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa007&articleID=000BAB90-0894-14EE-889483414B7F014C. > To read a CNN story featuring comments from NSTA > Executive Director, Gerry Wheeler; NSTA > President-Elect, John Whitsett; and former NSTA > Pre-school-Elementary Committee Chair, Rich Hogen, > visit > http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/08/25/pluto.reaction. > > > (back) > > New Orleans Hotels Provide Free Lodging to Teaching > Candidates > > In an effort to strengthen the education system in > New Orleans, the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention > and Visitors Bureau has partnered with the Louisiana > Recovery Authority to provide free hotel rooms to > all teachers applying for K12 teaching positions in > New Orleans during the interview process. Hotels > providing rooms include New Orleans Marriott, JW > Marriott New Orleans, Drury Inn & Suites, Chateau > Sonesta Hotel, the Terrell House Bed and Breakfast, > the Renaissance Arts Hotel & Renaissance Pere > Marquette Hotel, and the Hilton Hotel. Teachers > interested in this offer should contact the > participating hotels directly. To read the press > release from the visitors bureau, go to > http://www.neworleanscvb.com/articles/index.cfm/action/view/articleID/598/typeID/24. > > (back) > > Two Online Specials this week for NSTA Press > Publications > > Two different NSTA Press titles share the discount > promotion spotlight this week: Augusts Exploring > Safely: A Guide for Elementary Teachers is available > at 30% off regular retail price through Thursday at > http://www.nsta.org/onlinespecial. And starting on > Friday and throughout September, you can order NSTA > Presss bestselling title Uncovering Student Ideas > in Science: 25 Formative Assessment Probes at 30% > off the regular retail price. Uncovering Student > Ideas in Science helps pinpoint what your students > know (or think they know) so you can monitor their > learning and adjust your teaching accordingly. To > browse the book and to order, go to > http://www.nsta.org/onlinespecial2. > > (back) > > Meet Fellow Pioneers in Science& Join NSTA in Omaha > October 19-21 for a Professionally Enriching > Experience > > For the first time ever, NSTA brings an area > conference to Omaha, Nebraska, October 19-21. NSTA > area conferences bring together professional > development, networking, social events and field > trips you wont want to miss. Conference strands are > Assessment in Learning;Teaching for Learning in > Science: Exemplary PracticesGood, Better, Best; and > Freshwater Systems Science. With the earlybird > deadline for best rates fast approaching, nows the > time to visit > http://www.nsta.org/conferencedetail&Meeting_Code=2006OMA > to tour the Omaha conference agenda, create a > personal scheduler to plan an enriching professional > development experience, and register for the > conference. We look forward to seeing you in Omaha. > > (back) > > New Book from NSTA Press Offers Hands-on Projects > for Teaching Physics > > If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect > do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want > custom-made demonstration projects to use in their > classrooms. Devices like Galileos Track, Coupled > Pendulum, and Gum-Wrapper Thermostat will help you > teach forces, energy, properties of matter, and much > more. To browse sample pages and order, visit > http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB200X. > > (back) > > > > Back-to-School SpecialSave $5 on Your NSTA > Membership! > > When you make use of the helpful information in NSTA > Express, youre just scratching the surface of the > many ways that NSTA membership gives you voice, > knowledge, and a sense of community. If youre > already a member, you know how valuable that sense > of community iswhy not renew your membership now > and save? If youre not a member, now is the time to > join! NSTA membership is the best way for you to > expand and enhance your knowledge and teaching > skills, to make your voice heard on important state > and national education issues, and to share your > expertise with other members as part of a national > community of committed educators. > > Join or renew your membership now thru September 30 > and receive $5 off your individual regular* > membership dues and take advantage of these great > benefits: > > Choose the grade-specific journal geared to your > specific needs > Receive NSTA Reports, our monthly newspaper, printed > September through May > Search the online journal article archive > Network with peers online and in real time > Access SciLinks® database of teacher-approved > websites > Discover grant, scholarship, and leadership > opportunities > Receive discounts on books and registration fees > And much more! > Members: Visit http://www.nsta.org/renew and enter > B2SREN7 in the source code field or download this > form > (http://science.nsta.org/conference/B2SREN7.pdf). > > Nonmembers: Visit http://www.nsta.org/join and > enter B2SNEW7 in the source code field or download > this form > (http://science.nsta.org/conference/B2SNEW7.pdf). > > *Discount does not apply to student or retired > membership options. > > (back) > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Professional development courses in your future? > Online options give you a world of choice. > Take a look at these institutions offering courses > for science educators! > _________________________________________________________________________________________ > > NSTA Express Feedback > > Please take a moment and use this form to submit > suggestions for NSTA Express to the NSTA Express > team: > > > > > > > > For direct e-mail feedback, send messages to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > THE FINE PRINT > This e-newsletter is brought to you by the National > Science Teachers Association > 1840 Wilson Boulevard > Arlington, VA 22201-3000 > Phone: 703-243-7100 > http://www.nsta.org > If you do not want to receive NSTA Express by > e-mail, please follow this link: > > http://ecommerce.nsta.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]&source=nstaexpress > > If you want to receive NSTA Express by e-mail, > please follow this link: > http://www.nsta.org/newsletters > NSTA Express archive: > http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_archive.htm > > NSTA Career Center: http://careers.nsta.org > For the latest collected education and science news > from across the country, see the NSTA Web News > Digest at http://www.nsta.org/mainnews >
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