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OESTA Member Mini-Grant Criteria  
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The Ohio Earth Science Teachers Association is pleased to be able to offer three (3) $200.00 mini-grants to member teachers.  The money is being appropriated, in part, from funds raised by the latest OESTA Rock Raffle.  The grant is intended for the purchase of supplies used by all students.

The activities developed by the teacher receiving the grant will need to be submitted for publication in the OESTA Newsletter and copies are also to be provided for distribution at the OESTA Share-A-Thon session during the next SECO Conference.

          Proposals must include
               1) a description of your needs;
               2) what you plan to purchase;
               3) how your students will use the materials purchased;
               4) how the scientific method is involved in your activity;
               5) the expected learning outcomes (aligned with the 
                   Ohio Standards for Earth Science) from the project.

To apply, submit the Grant Proposal Application Form to the address listed below.  The actual proposal pages must be typed and  double-spaced.  Important:  Do not put your name on the Grant Proposal itself.  Only put your identification on the Grant Proposal Application Form.  Grant proposals will be numbered and considered anonymously.  The teacher's immediate supervisor should also sign the Grant Proposal Application Form.

Applications and completed proposals should be submitted by January 31st to:

Phil Lacey
placey61@msn.com

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Previous Grant Winners

Chantelle Rose  - "The Cosmic Cup Conundrum"

My classes have been experimenting with environment induced changes
involving polystyrene.  We have aquired the assistance of scientists and
researchers from around the world.  So far we have collected polystyrene
foam cups that have been submerged deep in the Gulf of Mexico, Lake
Superior, the Galapagos area of the Pacific ocean where new sea floor is
being created and off the coast of Hawaii.  We also have cups ready to
be sent in submersibles off the coast of California and Florida.  My students
have found that the pressure of deep waters causes mass and volume
changes and therefore density changes. 
 
The most exciting news is that our experiment was selected to fly on a
NASA Sounding Rocket...to be carried into space.  We are going to
compile our results to see if the pressures of launch and spaceflight
will have an effect on polystyrene foam test strips.   We are one of only 5 student
experiments selected for FreeSPACE 2006 - and the ONLY one form
OHIO...the BIRTHPLACE of aviation!!
 
NASA has invited a team of my students working on the project to the
launch in June to observe integration of the experiment and participate in NASA
Wallops Student Flight Week.