Crow Talk

Looking for something fun to do this weekend, or any weekend of the year? Pull on your boots and gloves and join the Green Seattle Partnership for a volunteer event in your local Seattle park, working to restore Seattle's urban forests.

Volunteer events are happening all over the city every weekend. Click here for a list of upcoming events.

FREE ASTROBIOLOGY LECTURES ON TUESDAY EVENINGS

Life and the Universe, a free series of six lectures at the University of Washington, celebrates the ideas of Galileo and Darwin and takes stock of how those ideas fostered the emerging interdisciplinary science of astrobiology, which asks fundamental questions about the phenomenon of life in a cosmic context. The lectures will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, beginning Oct. 6, in Kane Hall, Room 120. To reserve a free ticket, click here.

SPACE OUT!(4-12)

Space Out! -- an interdisciplinary educator workshop combining visual art, science and social studies -- looks at how people looked at space travel (real and imagined) before the first manned moon landing. The workshop, presented by the Museum of Flight and the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum (EMP/SFM), takes place Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m at the EMP/SFM. Registered educators will receive copies of exhibition images for classroom use, audiovisual materials and handouts. Clock hours are also available. For more information, click here.

BLAST BACK TO SCHOOL (K-12)

Blast Back to School offers educators an easy way to add a little space to their classrooms. The page provides quick links to educational resources for use in kindergarten through college, as well as resources for the informal education community.

GALILEAN NIGHTS (K-12)

Galilean Nights --the International Year of Astronomy's cornerstone project -- takes place October 22-24. For three nights, amateur and professional astronomers, enthusiasts and the public will take to the streets around the globe and point their telescopes to the wonders that Italian astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago. Galilean Nights focus on objects that Galileo observed, including Jupiter and the moon, which will be well-positioned in the night sky for observing. The site offers resources to organize events and educational material for classroom activities.

National Education for Sustainability Week
The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development launched November 9-13 as the first Education for Sustainability Week to promote and support the teaching of sustainability in K-12 schools and in colleges of education. To read the resolution and for an excellent listing of teaching and learning resources visit the US Partnership website here, click on "K-12 and Teacher Education" in the "Sector Team" section and then click on "Link to Resources."

October 1 and 2 in Tukwila, WA.

Topics include: hormone disruptors, pesticides in food, cell phones and electromagnetic radiation, house dust, climate change, high-risk exposure times during pregnancy, how an individual exposure can be carried down to later generations, and causes of autism. Policy sessions zero in on efforts being made to protect kids at home, in schools and child care centers, in healthcare settings, in communities, through the foods they eat, and through the toys they play with. View the Program here for a full agenda of sessions and speakers.

We have kept the cost low to encourage participation in these cash-strapped times. Register by September 24 and $50.00 covers both days of the event and includes organic lunches and snacks. Professional credits available: WSBRS CEU, Category 2 CME and Clock hours. To register, click here. Please call or e-mail if you have questions. 206-263-3042.