Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Colloquium to Discuss Future Teachers Complete Wednesday, August 24 Dating of Water Samples Fermilab Prairie Research 3:30 p.m. Director's Coffee Break - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Fermilab Colloquium - 1 West Speaker: Z.-T. Lu, Argonne National Laboratory/Enrico Fermi Institute Title: Atom Trap, Krypton-81, and Saharan Water Today's Fermilab Colloquium will describe the Note: There will be no Fermilab ILC R&D Master teacher Anna Zuccarini (left) worked process of dating fresh water found beneath Meeting this week with pre-service teachers Dorothy the Sahara Desert. (Click on image for larger Wyrzykowski (center) and Kristen Maier this summer. (Click on image for larger version.) Thursday, August 25 version.) Two recent graduates of the University of 2:30 p.m. Theoretical Physics Seminar - A vast amount of fresh water has existed Illinois at Chicago spent this summer Curia II beneath the Sahara Desert for conducting research projects at Fermilab. Speaker: P. Ko, Korea Advanced Institute approximately a million years. In today's Dedicated to a career in teaching, Kristen of Science and Technology Fermilab Colloquium, Zheng-Tian Lu of Maier and Dorothy Wyrzykowski recently Title: Partially Composite Two-Higgs Argonne National Laboratory and the wrapped up their summer internships in Doublet Model Enrico Fermi Institute will explain how that the Pre-Service Teacher internship 3:30 p.m. Director's Coffee Break - water can be dated by using single program with research presentations on 2nd Flr X-Over atoms, trapped by laser light, of rare ecology. A DOE-funded program, PST Note: There will be no Accelerator Krypton isotopes. The Krypton was made helps future teachers increase their Physics and Technology Seminar today in cosmic ray interactions in the scientific knowledge by working at a atmosphere long ago. The method is national laboratory. called ATTA for Atomic Trap Trace Mostly Sunny 76º/59º Analysis, and should have many "There aren't that many opportunities for applications, including dating ancient teachers to get their hands dirty and Extended Forecast polar ice and learning about climate actually do science, especially at the history. Weather at Fermilab elementary and middle school levels," said Spencer Pasero, who manages the Fermilab Colloquium presentations begin program for the Education Office. at 4:00 p.m. in Wilson Hall, 1 West. All are welcome. Secon Level 3 With master teacher Anna Zuccarini at their side, Maier and Wyrzykowski rose Thoughts on a Butterfly with the sun, trudged through wetlands Walk through the Prairie and grasses two meters tall, and even endured poison ivy to complete their research projects.

Working with physicist Tom Peterson and Wednesday, August 24 Fermilab ecologist Rod Walton, French Onion Soup Wyrzykowski conducted research on the Texas Style Meatloaf Sandwich $4.85 vegetation in the habitat of the Meadow Grilled Chicken with Black Bean & Corn Fritillary butterfly, evaluating the quality of Salsa $3.75 native plants found onsite for butterfly Kielbasa & Sauerkraut $3.75 survival. "This internship not only helped Smoked Turkey Panini $4.75 me better understand the research Sausage & Pepperoni Combo Pizza process, but by understanding the natural $3.50 regions in which butterflies live, Fettuccine Carbonara w/Ham & conservationists will be able to better Author Elizabeth Wade (left) and others Mushrooms $4.85 manage the habitats in which these examine a butterfly on Tom Peterson's (front butterflies are found," Wyrzykowski said. The Wilson Hall Cafe now accepts Visa, right) latest Butterfly Walk through Fermilab's Master Card, Discover and American prairie. (Click on image for larger version.) In collaboration with Walton and physicist Express at Cash Register #1. Fermilab public affairs intern Elizabeth and bird expert Peter Kasper, Maier Wade reflects on her recent Butterfly studied the preferred habitats for Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Walk through Fermilab's Prairie Henslow's Sparrows and Grasshopper Sparrows. "My study left us with more While most people are scared of spiders questions than answers," said Maier. "But Wednesday, August 24 or snakes, the creepy-crawlies that terrify that's the scientific process." Lunch me the most are butterflies. Ridiculous, I Curried Chicken & Pineapple Salad know, but I still scream and jump away The interns also completed education Raspberry Sherbet w/Raspberry Sauce when they fly at my face. In light of this modules, which outline a method by fact, I'm not quite sure why I decided to which teachers can teach students about Thursday, August 25 go on Tom Peterson's most recent butterflies and birds. Dinner Butterfly Walk. Like normal people, Melon and Prosciutto Peterson likes butterflies; unlike most "So many teachers try to teach science Scallops in Maple Cream people, he is also an encyclopedic source without having actually taken and Sautéed Pea Pods of knowledge about them, and shares his analyzed data themselves," said Pasero. Black Forest Parfait passion with others from the Fermilab "This program offers the perspective that community on his Butterfly Walks through there's more to teaching than you can find Chez Leon Menu the prairie. in a textbook." Call x4512 to make your reservation. —Kelen Tuttle The last Butterfly Walk was held on such Search the Fermilab Today Archive a nice day that I wanted any excuse to

spend my lunch hour outside. Peterson, who works in the Technical Division's Development and Test Department when he is not studying butterflies, pointed out at least a dozen species in our one-hour walk—making many of his identifications by expertly spotting subtle markings on the butterflies as they flew past us—and made sure to include interesting facts Fermilab Today is online at: about each one. When we saw monarchs, Mixed Bowling League http://www.fnal.gov/today/ Peterson told us about the species' The Fermilab Tuesday Night Mixed regular migration to Mexico. A camera- Bowling League will begin on September Send comments and suggestions to shy butterfly flew away when we tried to 6th, 2005. It is a 30 week ABC/WIBC [email protected] take its picture, but Peterson advised us sanctioned league and meets at AMC to wait, because many butterflies return to Fermilab Today archive Bowling Center (formerly Valley Bowl) in specific perches. Sure enough, it came North Aurora. We are looking for Fermilab Today PDF Version back and was ready to pose. complete 4-person teams or any number of individual bowlers. Start time is 6 p.m. Fermilab Result of the Week archive Not only was Peterson's walk a For information contact Dan Johnson Fermilab Safety Tip of the Week archive fascinating trip into the world of (x2074), Rene Padilla (x3160) or Jackie butterflies, it also raised some important Coleman (x3027). Linear Collider News archive issues about nature at Fermilab. Walking slowly through the prairie and taking time PC Manager Meeting Fermilab Today classifieds to examine the life around us gave The August PC Manager meeting will be Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Fermilab Today participants a sense of how vibrant the held Wednesday, August 24th, from 9:00 - ecosystem is. The lab works hard to 10:00 a.m. in WH8X. There will be restore and maintain its beautiful updates on software licenses and security environment, and the Butterfly Walk is a as well as an open discussion regarding great way to fully appreciate importance recent security vulnerabilities and of the effort—even if butterflies aren't rethinking the way the lab handles exactly your cup of tea. machine management. —Elizabeth Wade Power Outage The power will be cut to EAD Operations Center (although there should be a From The New York Times, August 23, 2005 generator to keep the power up) on Saturday, August 27, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 Scientists Speak Up on Mix of God and p.m. Science By Cornelia Dean Upcoming Classes September 12 & 13: Word Intro & At a recent scientific conference at City PowerPoint Intro College of New York, a student in the September 27: Excel Intermediate audience rose to ask the panelists an September 28: Word Intermediate unexpected question: "Can you be a good October 11: Excel Advanced scientist and believe in God?" October 12: Word Advanced

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