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ACEAP 2018 Applications Being Accepted

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Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP)

This program, in its fourth year, brings amateur astronomers, planetarium personnel, and astronomy educators to several U.S.-funded astronomy observatories in Chile. While there, ambassadors will receive behind-the-scenes tours of some of the world’s most productive and advanced telescopes, including in-depth information on their instruments and discoveries.

ESAAPG Earth Science Teacher of the Year Award

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) sponsors an annual national Teacher of the Year (TOTY) award program. The goal is to recognize and encourage educators in K-12 Earth Sciences and Natural Resources.   The Eastern Section (ES) of the AAPG https://www.esaapg.org/ promotes this as well with its own annual award.  The society recently increased their award from $1000 to $2500 to better reflect the importance of the work educators do.

Pottsville Formation

An exposure of the Pottsville Formation. The Pottsville is a very coarse-grained sandstone that makes up much of the Allegheny Front.

Pottsville Formation
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Exploring the Highs and Lows of Landscapes: Demystifying Topographic Maps

Want to learn more about Earth’s geographic features?  This workshop will focus on landscapes, their origin, and recognition of landforms on topographic maps.  The topographic map is the most common tool used by geologists, geomorphologists, geographers, landscapers, and land managers to identify landscape types. Topographic maps are also essential as way finders for people in areas that are not familiar to them. These maps represent a three dimensional surface (landscape) on a two dimensional piece of paper by incorporating contour lines that show points of equal elevation.  

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