1. Confirm your visitation date (above) first with Bryan Yager at the December 8th meeting. (*All dates confirmed by instructor as of 1/06/11). This must be done prior to online registration.
2. Go online to the The Ames Exploration Encounter and Register your students using the scheduling link at Scheduling. This should be done ASAP but no later than 2 weeks prior to your scheduled visit. Use the date provided above (from the meeting) as the preferred date (we only have this one for you) and bullet the 1:00 - 3:30 time slot. Continue filling out the rest of the form. Choose Bus as the method of Transportation. Your chaperones will be riding on the bus with you and the students. (* Except Chris Uskert and Karen Loring. They have arranged independent transportation via carpool).
3. Go to the Teachers Page scroll down and complete, save and email your Student Crew list to arc-encounter@mail.nasa.gov. You will divide your class into 3 or 4 groups. In two of the four activities, Exploring Space and Exploring Earth you will assign duties for each group member. See the cheat sheet if you have difficulty.
4. Complete, save and email your Adult list to arc-encounter@mail.nasa.gov. Insert Lipano Sosaia as the name of your SMUHSD (San Mateo Union High School District) bus driver.
5. If you have any trouble with the online forms, you can always email your student and adult lists to Brenden Sanborn at the AEE. The phone number at the AEE is 604-1110.
6. Read and Print out the important information. Use this as a checklist prior to your arrival.
7. Read the Teacher Resource and Student Activities guide (2mb pfd)
8. Read about the Four hands-on stations
9. The actvities at the AEE conclude at 3:30, so be aware that you will not return to your school until ~ 4:00pm. Please use this time on your student permission slips to alert parents.
10. For additional resources, reference NASA Teaching Materials, or visit the Quest web site.
11. Read what Belmont-Redwood Shores instructors have to say about their field trip to Ames Research Center.
12. AEE evaluation/metrics form for all instructors.
13. Try your luck at the Air Traffic Control Simulator. You'll know why it's called Smart Skies.
14. Try your luck designing a commercial aircraft at the Aircraft Design Workshop. Have Fun!

POC
Bryan Yager
byager@astound.net
url http://itech.brssd.net/tripschedule.html