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Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics

In this Issue:

Upcoming Grants and Proposals - Find out when and where to submit your applications

PRISM Guatemala Presentation - PRISM staff Anna Mazzaro and Jacalyn Willis presented a bilingual paper on the technology and educational uses of videoconferencing between classrooms and scientists in remote field sites at an international conference in Guatemala hosted by the MesoAmerican Society

Exotic Connections: Utah, Mars, and Beyond! - Students will soon be talking with scientists in exotic locations throughout the school year!

CUSP Teacher Workshops - These teachers have been studying physical science and pedagogy through firsthand experience

Bergenfield Student Insect Murals - When PRISM Outreach Specialist Mrs. Elinor Semel visited the Bergenfield Public Schools in December, she found that every elementary school had large colorful science murals

Belize Rainforest, Reef & Ruin - You're invited to our August 2007 field experience for teachers and educators to Belize
 

Why is PRISM Director Jacalyn Willis perched on a ledge of an ancient Mayan temple above the treetops of a tropical forest in Guatemala, hoping she won’t lose any equipment down the 8-story sheer drop beneath her dangling sandals? Click Here to Find Out!

The top of Temple I in Tikal, Guatemala, is visible above the forest canopy. When Mayans moved their people to the highlands 800 years ago, this city became overgrown and invisible. The old forest had been cleared to make a cityscape of towering temples, smooth white plaza pavements, wide walkways, and large water-storage reservoirs. Why did they leave the cities and where are they now?