Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The first Sustainability in Motion workshop will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m.-noon at the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Field Station, 937 Fayette-New Wilmington Road.
The workshop is for middle school and high school teachers and offers several activities: building and experimenting with solar cars; constructing and testing a Gratzel solar cell; experimenting with a number of devices (fan, radio, motors) using solar power; learning how active solar energy works; examining the mechanisms of a solar home; and using a solar cooker to make s'mores.
The workshop will be led by Dr. Helen Boylan, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of chemistry and project director for Sustainability in Motion, and Dr. Douglas Armstead, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of physics. They will be assisted by ¾¨Ó㴫ý students Nicole George, a sophomore chemistry major; Zachary Smith, a junior chemistry major; and Cassie Treshok, a senior psychology-human resources major.
George is a daughter of Jonathan and Lisa George of Valencia and a graduate of Mars Area High School.
Smith is a son of Joseph and Constance Smith of Bethel Park and a graduate of Bethel Park High School.
Treshok is a daughter of Anthony and Karen Treshok of Sarver and a graduate of Freeport Area High School.
The program includes Act 48 credits, continental breakfast, and classroom kits. Reservations for the workshop are required and may be e-mailed to martinls@westminster.edu.
The workshop is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Education Grants Program with support from ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Science in Motion Program.
Sustainability in Motion is an outreach program established at ¾¨Ó㴫ý to educate students of all ages about the benefits of solar energy and other sustainable technologies. In addition to Boylan, those involved with the program are Dr. Patrick Krantz, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of education and director of the Drinko Center, and Dr. Timothy Sherwood, associate professor and chair of ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Department of Chemistry and director of its Science in Motion Program.
Contact Boylan at (724) 946-6293 or e-mail boylanhm@westminster.edu for additional information about Sustainability in Motion.
