NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Nine teachers and 40 5th-11th grade students from the Nashville area will personally assemble their own telescopes to use in their classrooms during a workshop Feb. 13 at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University’s . The workshop is part of the project designed to give minority and other underserved students greater exposure to the science of astronomy. The teachers and students are from Nashville Metro Schools as well as schools in Gallatin, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville and Franklin. Administered by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Keivan Stassun, “Scopes for Schools” is sponsored by the and .
WHAT: “Scopes for Schools” workshop
WHERE: ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University Dyer Observatory, 1000 Oman Dr., Brentwood
WHEN: Feb. 13, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Media Contact: Amber N. Sims, (615) 322-NEWS
amber.sims@vanderbilt.edu