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COSM Home Jefferson Lab K-12 Education Virginia Standards of Learning COSM QuarkNet pages Waves, Sound, and Light Actvities from Zambia PIE Wiki page Application	PIE: Physics Is Elementary Physics and Mathematics Workshops for Elementary School Teachers What is PIE? PIE is a collaboration between high school physics teachers and elementary school teachers to find hands-on and minds-on activities for students to meet Grade 4-5 SOL objectives in science and mathematics. Teachers work together in workshops that meet once per month during the school year. Materials and stipends are provided. PIE is jointly sponsored by the Hampton University Center for the study of the Origin and Structure of Matter and the Jefferson Lab Education Office. What are the benefits for Elementary School teachers? Actvities to help students succeed in mathematics and science Recertification points A math/science network with elementary and high school teachers Connections with Jefferson Lab and Hampton University Stipends and materials provided Coffee and PIE socials What next? 2007-2008 Schedule: Date Topic Type of Meeting October 16, 2007 Motion Workshop November 13, 2007 Force and Acceleration Workshop December 04, 2007 Energy Workshop January 15, 2008 Static Electricity Workshop February 19, 2008 Electric Circuits Workshop March 18, 2008 Magnetism Workshop April 15, 2008 all Open House All sessions are on Tuesday evenings and meet from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Room 72 of the VARC at Jefferson Lab. Participating teachers are expected to attend at least 5 of the 7 meetings, including the Open House. Stipends are paid based on full sessions attended. Expressions of Interest and Queries: Ken Cecire, Hampton University E-mail ken.cecire@hamptonu.edu Tel 757-728-6533 Dave Abbott, Jefferson Lab E-mail davida@jlab.org Tel 757-269-7633 Application: Applications for the 2007-2008 program are open and due by September 15, 2007. Prosective participants may download an application here. The completed application may be sent by mail or fax to the attention of David Abbott at: Office of Science Education Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility 628 Hofstadter Road, Suite 6 Newport News, VA 23606 fax: (757) 269-5065 http://cosm.hamptonu.edu/~kcecire/pie/pie.html Supported by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy, Office of Science. Copyright © 2005 Hampton University. All rights reserved. Last updated August 2007.