# Presentation: 322621

## III. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF)

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## What is the Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF)?

**    ****A national coordination and support structure for the SEC theme to:**
- Facilitate the involvement of SEC scientists in education and outreach;
- Help identify appropriate high leverage opportunities;
- Coordinate nationally, and synthesize the education and outreach programs undertaken by SEC flight missions and individual researchers;
- Arrange for the widest possible dissemination and long-term sustainability of SEC education and outreach programs and products;
- Identify and disseminate best practices in education and public outreach; and
- Develop an on-line resource directory to provide a single point of access to SEC EPO resources.

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- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/

## Who is SECEF?

- A partnership between NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory
- Additional partnering institutions:
- Exploratorium
- GSFC Office of Education
- Lawrence Hall of Science
- Pompea & Associates
- San Francisco and San Jose State Universities
- UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education; and
- AIR for evaluation.
- Contact information is provided on the next page

- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov

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## Who is SECEF? (cont.)

- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov

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## Major Accomplishments of SECEF

**Coordination of mission education/outreach programs**
**  ****Reach out to all current and future OSS missions and many   **
**      ****SEC scientists**
**  ****Design and build an SEC Resource Directory  **
**  ****Facilitate participation in Museum Exhibits, Curricula,  **
**      ****Planetarium Shows, etc.**
**Coordination with others within the OSS Ecosystem**
**  ****Connections with education/outreach organizations**
**  ****Proposal support**
**  ‘****Match-making’ and partnership support**

- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov

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## Major Accomplishments of SECEF (cont.)

**Coordinated presence at science, education and outreach conferences**** **
**American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Physics Society, National Science Teachers Association, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Association of Science-Technology Centers, etc.**
**Working with science museums, planetariums, and public television**
** “****Passport to Knowledge - Live From...” TV series**
** ****SEC traveling exhibit**
** ****High visibility public events with science museums**
**Minority University Interactions**
**Interactions with National Black Physics Students Society, National Society of Hispanic Physicists, and tribal colleges**

- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov

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## Upcoming Events for 1999-2000

- Solar Max Coordination	                        Multi-mission and program EPO activities
- Live from the Sun 			           More TV broadcasts in the Fall and Spring
- IMAGE Satellite Launch		           First light and launch
- HESSI Satellite Launch		           Launch
- GEMS Guide - Seasons		           A math and science book on “Seasons”
- Space Weather Traveling Exhibit	           Mini exhibit sponsored by GSFC and SSI 					                will debut
- Connections Planetarium Programs	           IMAX-quality programs at Rice University
- Educator Workshops			           Teacher training in SEC curriculum topics

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- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/

## Examples of Future SEC Opportunities

**Adopt a Constellation Spacecraft **
- 	- National competition to name the individual satellites
**Auroral Alert  **
- 	- Network to monitor CME’s and image the polar aurora
**Space Weather Reports**
- 	- Real time reports for schools and the general public
**Voyage to the Sun **
- 	- Multi-media “virtual voyage” to understand the active Sun and its
-        effects on Earth, other planets, life, and society.

***Potential opportunities include:***

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- http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/

## IV. Appendix

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## SEC Operating Missions

**  ****Major point**
- Secondary information
- Added information

**SEC Operating Missions**

***SEC EPO***

**SOHO**
**ACE**
**WIND**

**TRACE**
**YOHKOH**

**VOYAGER                                 **
**ULYSSES**

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**GEOTAIL**

**GEOTAIL**

**IMP-8**

**IMP-8**

**SAMPEX**
**POLAR**
**FAST**
**SNOE**

**SAMPEX**
**POLAR**
**FAST**
**SNOE**

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