[HSIS] Fwd: 8th Grade Space Research Project

[Satyam Nayak]

I'm cool with it, except for the "space expert" and the "up to date" parts
;)

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
>        We have an proposal from the McAuliffe Regional Charter Public
> School in Framingham, MA to be a part of their 8th Grade space project.
>  They are looking to interview space experts on up-to-date space research
> projects.  How would you guys feel about giving an interview on our
> involvement in HSIS?  Let me know.
>
>              - Ethan
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dan Anderson <danderson at mcaulifferegional.org>
> Date: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 6:23 AM
> Subject: 8th Grade Space Research Project
> To: kenneth.l.johnson at nasa.gov, yohonlo at yahoo.com, ed buckbee <
> buckbee at air-space.com>, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com>,
> ghallison at aol.com, ROBERT.S.MCKAMEY at saic.com,
> william.watson at spacefrontier.org
>
>
> Dear Space Experts,
>
> My name is Dan Anderson and I am the 8th grade science teacher at McAuliffe
> Regional Charter Public School in Framingham, MA. I received most of your
> names from David Hewitt who worked with me last year on this project.  In
> addition, some of you even contacted me last year expressing interest in
> this space project that I have my 8th graders work on.  So I am now reaching
> out to you to see if you would like to be apart of this project this year.
> I have attached the summary and an expert job description document for you
> all to read over if you still are interested in helping out.
>
> The Christa McAuliffe Remembrance Event project last year was very
> successful and I could not have done it without the help and dedication of
> our experts who worked with our 8th graders. If you do choose to help out,
> the interviews with the experts will most likely take place the second week
> of January and a follow up interview will be done shortly after.  For you
> convenience, the interviews can be done over the phone, through Skype, or
> though e-mail. At times, if the expert is close enough, we can take the
> students to your lab to meet you and see your work/research.   However,
> students get more excited when they get to actually see or talk to an
> expert.  Again, the specific to this project are all outlined in the
> documents attached. Students will be in small groups and they would be
> assigned or will pick a topic relates to your particular  space expertise.
>
> If you know another professional or scientists who would like to work with
> me on this projects please send them this e-mail or just give them my e-mail
> and I would be happy to send them the information. I am aiming to increase
> the space topics this year. So if you have a new research project please let
> me know. Moreover, I would love to get an astrobiologist and another
> astronaut to join this project. So if you know anyone please let them know
> about this project or just send them my contact information. Please respond
> back to me at your earliest convenience if you would like to be apart of
> this wonderful project. So once again, I hope all of you can join in on the
> fun this year!
> Thanks again for taking the time to read this e-mail and I appreciate any
> and all efforts you can give our school.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>  Dan Anderson
>
> 8th Grade Science Teacher
>
> McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School
>
>
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