Colorado Project ASTRO-GEO (CPAG)

If you are a teacher, an astronomer (amateurs welcome), or work in an Earth science or space-related field, please consider joining CPAG!

About Colorado Project ASTRO-GEO (CPAG)

 K-12 teachers, scientists and engineers are invited to participate in Colorado Project ASTRO-GEO (CPAG), a coalition of organizations dedicated to providing hands-on earth and space science education. By partnering volunteer scientists and engineers with K-12 teachers for a minimum of four sessions per academic year, CPAG facilitates in-class and after-school science enrichment activities.

Next CPAG Workshop for 2007-2008

Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: LASP Auditorium at CU-Boulder

CPAG's Fall 2007 Teacher Workshop will be on Saturday, September 15, from 10:00 am-5:00 pm in the auditorium at the LASP (Laboratory for Astrophysics and Space Science) building on the University of Colorado - Boulder's east campus. Directions are available here: http://lasp.colorado.edu/other/directions.htm Lunch and snacks will be provided. Scientists and engineers participate for free! Teachers may choose to earn 1/2-semester hour of graduate level relicensure credit from the University of Colorado's Division of Continuing Education; if so, there will be a $50 processing fee. This workshop is grant-supported so aside from graduate credit, all activities and curricular materials are supplied at no cost to you.

To register, please fill out one of these downloadable forms:

  • CPAG 2007 Teacher Application
  • CPAG 2007 Scientist Application

    For more information about the workshop, please contact Suzanne Traub-Metlay by email at "suzanne.metlay -at- colorado.edu" or call 303-492-4073.

    For more information about the CPAG program, please download the following PowerPoint file:

  • CPAG Introduction

    CPAG astronomer Andrea Schweitzer shares the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's solar system card sorting activity with students in the classroom of teacher-partner Dee Wanger.

    National Project ASTRO

    Colorado Project ASTRO-GEO is a member of the national Project ASTRO program developed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. It operates in 13 sites across the country, pairing astronomers with teachers for hands-on, inquiry-based classroom activities. Through 500 partnerships, it reaches over 20,000 students annually. For more information, see the national Project ASTRO website.

    Project ASTRO materials are geared toward 4th through 9th grades, and are standards-based. Project ASTRO activities are also available in Spanish.

    Family ASTRO projects can be done by parents and kids together at home.

    At a CPAG workshop, scientists and teachers stretch to simulate the Earth tilted and rotating on its axis.

    CPAG Email List

    To get the most current information about Colorado Project ASTRO-GEO, please join our mailing list. Just follow the instructions at the following link:

  • The CPAG Email List

    The list is for teachers interested in the program or for scientists, amateur astronomers, aerospace engineers, etc. who would like to volunteer with a classroom teacher or to assist us in other ways.

    To Contact CPAG Organizers

    Erin Wood
    LASP
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Erin.Wood -at- lasp.colorado.edu

    Suzanne Traub-Metlay, Ph.D.
    Education Programs Manager
    Fiske Planetarium
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    suzanne.metlay -at- colorado.edu

    Andrea Schweitzer, Ph.D.
    Director of Teacher Education
    Little Thompson Observatory
    schweitzer -at- frii.com

    Susan Buhr
    CIRES
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    Susan.buhr -at- colorado.edu

    CPAG Partner Organizations

    Partner organizations supporting Project ASTRO Colorado include:

    Museums and Science Education Centers

    Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the national Project ASTRO
    Space Science Institute NASA Broker/Facilitator
    Little Thompson Observatory (LTO)
    University of Colorado / Fiske Planetarium
    Denver Museum of Nature and Science
    Challenger Learning Center
    Discovery Science Center

    University Institutions

    University of Colorado / LASP
    University of Colorado / CIRES

    Research and Engineering Institutions

    Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
    Ball Aerospace
    UCAR/NCAR

    Amateur Astronomy Clubs

    Northern Colorado Astronomical Society
    Longmont Astronomical Society
    Denver Astronomical Society
    Boulder Astronomy and Space Society

    Schools and Kids Groups

    school district representatives
    MESA
    Girl Scouts

    CPAG members listen to a presentation at the Little Thompson Observatory.