Dr. Don Thomas, the current director of the Hackerman Academy at Towson University, gave a talk to the BioMedical Magnet students at Randallstown High School on Monday April 14, 2008. 

Dr. Thomas is a former astronaut with National Air and Space Administration. He joined NASA in 1988 as a materials engineer for the Space Shuttle Program. In 1990 he was selected to be a mission specialist astronaut in NASA’s 13th group of astronauts. He is a veteran of four space shuttle mission and has logged over 1,000 hours in space, completing nearly 700 orbits of the Earth and traveling nearly 20 million miles in the process. He served as a NASA International Space Station program scientist at the Johnson Space Center in Houston where he planned and coordinated numerous science experiments being performed from 2003 to 2006.

His talk centered around life in space aboard the space shuttle.

Women's Science Forum High School Flyer - Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) opens its doors to young women who are interested in science, math, engineering and technology careers on Saturday, May 31, 2008. This year, we invite girls in grades 9-12 to take part in hands-on activities related to space, astronomy and engineering — real-life scientific research underway at STScI. High school-aged girls are encouraged to share their career dreams, ask questions and interact with the women panelists to explore opportunities in a number of space science career disciplines. Continental Breakfast and Lunch included. See the linked flyer for more information.

Women's Science Forum Middle School Flyer - Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) opens its doors to young women who are interested in science, math, engineering and technology careers on Saturday, May 17, 2008. This year, we invite girls in grades 6-8 to take part in hands-on activities related to space, astronomy and engineering — real-life scientific research underway at STScI. High school-aged girls are encouraged to share their career dreams, ask questions and interact with the women panelists to explore opportunities in a number of space science career disciplines. Continental Breakfast and Lunch included. See the linked flyer for more information.

Secondary Science STEM fair
The 2nd annual Secondary Science STEM fair was held on March 8th, 2008 at Dulaney High School from 8:00 – 1:00 pm. Highlights of the fair included school teams competing in the Middle School Challenge and the High School Physics Olympics. Several science fair projects from various school-based science fair competitions were on display. Also featured at this fair was the ARML math competition. The overall winner in the Middle School Challenge was Middle River MS and the winner in the Physics Olympics was Franklin HS.

• Forest Buffer Restoration Project – High School Science
  The Office of Science PreK-12 is very excited to announce a new “High School Forest Buffer Restoration Project” which will involve approximately 1,000 high school students. The project will result 700 trees planted throughout Baltimore County. Planting sites, either on school grounds or nearby Recreation and Park sites, have been selected so that students can impact and enhance their own neighborhood watersheds. This project has grown out of a newly formed partnership with BCPS, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, The Baltimore County Forestry Board, and Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks. This project will become an annual event provided continued funding.
  
  
• Lunar eclipse photos by our StarLab Resource Teacher, Tim Kent
  
  
• Understanding by Design and Science Education - Jay McTighe