The next academic workshop of the year will be held on Saturday, January 9, 1999, at SFA for all Texas Project LIFE participants. We will get underway at 8:30AM in our usual classroom and conclude by 3:30PM. Be sure to bring any items for the next newsletter and your terrific Texas attitude as we kick off 1999 together and make plans for the remainder of our Project LIFE year.

Thank you Texas LIFER's for your hospitality and gracious spirit as I have visited your classrooms for the first time. You have been TERRIFIC and your hard work shows. Keep it up! I can’t wait to see you in ‘99 . . .

Liz Dickson, Nacogodches High School passes along this helpful hint as an extension for population sampling activities. Take the students outside and have them use the quadrant technique for evaluating a pine/hardwood ecosystem. Ten trys can yield a tremendous amount of data and you can develop a picture of your local ecosystem in the process. Let us know if you try it and how your students do!

CATHI IS FINALLY ON LINE!
You can reach her office via e-mail at this address: ccox@latech.edu

Ho! Ho! Ho!
Wishing all Project LIFE participants, instructors, and supporters the very finest things of the holiday season. May your days be days of joy and your nights filled with wonder as the magic of the holidays fills your heart and surrounds those you love. And may we all remember to be thankful for the many blessings we enjoy each day of our life. Merry Christmas from the entire Project LIFE gang plus our finest wishes for the BEST year of your life!
 

Project LIFE Leadership Set

The dates for Project LIFE’s summer Leadership program are now set for July 12-30, 1999, at Louisiana Tech University. Former Project LIFE participants are encouraged to apply for this wonderful follow-up to Project LIFE and really master the skills necessary to become a true agent for science education reform. The program offers a $60/day stipend for the 8:30 - 3:30 sessions ($900 total) along with paid housing and mileage. You’re responsible for your own meals! Applications will be sent our in January so be watching your mail and make plans now to apply early.

Want a great web site to use with your lessons involving the eco-columns? try the following sites for snails:
http://www.cfkc.demon.co.uk/news/snails.htm OR http://huizen.dds.nl/~snc/behavior.htm

TERC is looking for earth science, life science, and geography teachers (grades 6 - 12) to test new software titles in the "Visual Earth" series. The software presents scientific data and satellite images which students explore using educational applications of geographic information systems. (GIS). Contact: jane_pfister@terc.edu.

Have students interested in a career in some type of engineering? Want a great guide to career decisions in engineering? Project LIFE’s very own technical writer, Celeste Baine, has authored her first book entitled "Is There An Engineer Inside You?: A comprehensive guide to career decisions in engineering" and it is available to the public now. The book is the perfect reference on choosing an engineering discipline and guiding you to success. Each book is $14.95 and can be ordered from Bonamy Publishing, P.O. Box 445, Farmerville, LA, 71241. Order Tollfree: 877-NGINEER (877-644-6337) or FAX: (318) 368-7321. Shipping is $4.50 for the first book and $2.00 for each additional book. Call Today!

Interested in the NASA Student Involvement Program? It is a national program of investigations and design challenges. Students are linked directly with NASA’s diverse and exciting missions of research, exploration, and discovery. By participating in the competitions and learning activities, students design space missions, investigate Earth from outer space, explore Earth systems, explore Earth systems in their neighborhood, and learn about the latest developments in aeronautics, and Earth and space exploration. Contact Cathi for more information on contests, judging, and applications. Deadline: 3/23/99.