Solar System and Beyond: Dwarf Planets — Earth and Space Science

Written by Nathan Smith on April 26, 2018. Posted in STEM and STEAM.

Solar System and Beyond: Dwarf Planets — Earth and Space Science
Audience: Educators of Grades 6-12
Event Date: May 2, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. EDT
Contact: john.f.weis@nasa.gov

Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar. Participants will get an overview of the story behind the creation of the “dwarf planet” classification. Learn about currently identified dwarf planets in our solar system and NASA resources for teaching about them. The activities discussed in this webinar address the Next Generation Science Standards PS2 and ESS1. Online registration required.

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith is Director of Technology for the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. In that role, he also directs The Adele & Dale Young Education Technology Center (The YETC) located in room 170 of the Education Building on Utah State University's Logan campus. The YETC is a combination student openaccess computer facility, a K12 curriculum materials library, a NASA Educator Resource Center for Utah, and a technology training center. Nathan served eight years (20042012) on the Board of Directors for the Utah Coalition for Education Technology (UCET) He was reelected in 2014 to serve another two year term on the board. A former elementary school teacher, Nathan has taught students every age from young children to senior citizens. He has had the opportunity beginning in 2011 to train international high school teachers from all over the world about technology in education, through the U.S. State