JINA's Educational Outreach Programs
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Special needs programs and after-school
programs for at-risk children are invited to join us in igniting
stellar imaginations. |
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Science educators and high school
students participate in a two week program offering lectures, demonstrations,
hands-on experiments @ MSU. |
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Science educators and high school
students will explore topics in modern science and nuclear physics
in the Nuclear Structure laboratory at ND with the senior faculty
and staff of the NSL. |
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A one-day workshop for teachers who want to teach more nuclear
astrophysics in their classrooms. |
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The camp is based on JINA's Art to Science program which introduces
children to the wonders of the physical universe! This camp will
utilize a multidisciplinary approach to learning, integrating reading,
writing, art, and science. The participants will learn about physics,
astronomy, and other sciences through reading books, creating art, and hands-on experiments. |
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A week-long, all-day summer camp about physical science, materials,
physics, and sensors for students aged 12 - 14. |
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High school students work in the Nuclear Structure Laboratory for one or more semesters earning college course credit while doing research under the supervision of JINA scientists. |
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JINA’s Classroom Materials Support
Program is intended to provide the means to enhance science curricula
with classroom materials that might not otherwise be utilized. |
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JINA will provide financial
support toward the transportation costs for K-12 classes to tour
the NSCL at Michigan State or the NSL at Notre Dame. |
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For those physics classes who
want to go beyond the tour, delve into the problem of cosmic rays
with a hands-on experiment. After being treated to a faculty discussion
of the state of cosmic ray research, students will form their own
hypotheses on the nature of cosmic rays and test them with directional
detectors. This program includes materials for the teacher to use
in class before and after visiting NSCL, turning it into a three-day
lesson. JINA offers grants to defray some of the travel costs for
classes participating in this program. |
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Run by MSU's Honors College,
this residential camp offers intensive two-week courses to over
100 high-achieving middle school students each summer. This year's
program will feature the first Nuclear Astrophysics course, taught
by JINA faculty and staff from NSCL and University of Notre Dame.
JINA is also funding scholarships for interested students who demonstrate
financial need. |
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Being underwritten by the JINA,
a scale model solar system will be added to a playground, where
children can learn about the stars and the galaxies beyond. The
Playground Solar System includes the sun, the eight large planets
and two dwarf planets. The label accompanies each solar system member,
telling the diameter, distance from the sun and gravity as compared
to Earth's. |
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The WaMPS outreach team discusses
the questions that drive the research at MSU/NSCL and explains the
basic underlying principles and techniques of the research. The
team shares their personal college experiences and the positive
impact that higher education has made in their lives. The group
also incorporates physics demostrations into the presentation. |
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Undergraduates at Michigan State University become members of the MSU Nuclear Astrophysics group and work on various research projects in experimental and theoretical nuclear astrophysics. |
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Undergrad students at Notre Dame work on various projects in nuclear astrophysics in the Nuclear Structure Laboratory. |
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Michigan State, Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago all offer NSF-funded REU programs, as do JINA-Associated Institutions…apply directly via the following links: |
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Grad students learn about education
and outreach activities by participating in at-risk and special
needs programs. |
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JINA welcomes the collaboration of scholars
& students from all over the world. |
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