Westfield Science Teachers Complete Competitive NASA Course
Course, which was administered through the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and a grant from NASA, concluded on February 2.
Westfield science teachers Kristi Houghtaling from Edison Intermediate School and Andrew Bausch from Roosevelt Intermediate School were among 3 teachers in New Jersey selected to attend a NASA funded competitive course about the science of climate change. The course, which was administered through the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and a grant from NASA, concluded on February 2. The learning experience marked the completion of a combination on-line and on-site course that included three weeks of preparation requiring extensive reading and research. Professors from Columbia University, including a former NASA Scientist, utilized NASA software to make simulations to project what the earth will look like in 100 – 200 …