JINA's Educational Outreach Programs
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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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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Playing like speed solitaire, JINA's CNO Cycle Card Game is a fun way to teach and learn the CNO Cycle. |
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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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A hands-on learning approach to learning about matter on the atomic and subatomic scale by comparing and contrasting different isotopes... |
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A one-day workshop for teachers who want to teach more nuclear
astrophysics in their classrooms. Will be held at HASTI in 2013. |
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Science educators participate in a week long program offering lectures, demonstrations, hands-on experiments related to nuclear astrophysics. Experience research in a world class laboratory and share curriculum ideas with other educators. |
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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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Special needs programs and after-school
programs for at-risk children are invited to join us in igniting
stellar imaginations. |
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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. ( Flyer in Spanish ) |
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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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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. The program includes a Nuclear Astrophysics course, taught by JINA faculty and staff from NSCL and University of Notre Dame. JINA funds scholarships for interested students who demonstrate financial need. |
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A hands-on learning approach to learning about matter on the atomic and subatomic scale by comparing and contrasting different isotopes... |
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Boy Scout troops are invited to spend five hours at the Nuclear Science Laboratory on the campus of Notre Dame to earn their nuclear science badge. JINA scientists will provide all information and materials to ensure that each scout meets the requirements for the badge. The day includes lectures, a tour of the lab, and hands-on projects/experiments. Email jinaout@nd.edu for more information. |
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A week long program at one of two world leading nuclear physics laboratories: Nuclear Science Laboratory located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory located on the campus of Michigan State University. Learn nuclear astrophysics through lectures from faculty, demonstrations, and experiments. |
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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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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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JINA offers an unpaid internship experience for qualified high school students. Each internship is tailored to the student in terms of content and duration. Remote participation is also available. The program is focused on guiding students to gain skills necessary for a career in research, but differs from a research experience. The internship consists of many smaller projects, whereas a research experience often centers around a single project suitable for a science fair project. Our internships focus on skills such as the ability to work independently, detailed and methodological processes, balancing multiple projects, learning unfamiliar software, and "thinking outside the box" when creating solutions to complex problems. Contact jinaout@nd.edu for more information. |
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Playing like speed solitaire, JINA's CNO Cycle Card Game is a fun way to teach and learn the CNO Cycle. |
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A hands-on learning approach to learning about matter on the atomic and subatomic scale by comparing and contrasting different isotopes... |
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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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JINA welcomes the collaboration of scholars
& students from all over the world. |
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The JINA Outreach Program relies on volunteers to teach nuclear astrophysics to students through structured programs, and demonstrate the importance of the field to the general public through events. Contact jinaout@nd.edu for more information. |
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