Sunday, June 20

1:00 - 5:00

Check into Comfort Inn

5:00 - 5:15

Travel to Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Center for Science Education (ORAU-CSE)

5:30 - 7:30

Welcome Dinner and Introductions

- History of Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

- Logistics, Schedule, and Research Assignments

Return to Hotel

Monday, June 21

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –8:30

Badging

8:30 –12:00

Tours at ORNL

- EVEREST Visualization Laboratory

- Jaguar Super Computer

- Robotics

- Graphite Reactor

12:00 –12:30

Lunch

12:30 –4:30

Research Assignments, ORNL

4:30 –5:00

Return to Hotel

5:30 –6:00

Dinner, Comfort Inn

6:00 —7:30

- Team Reports on Research Assignments

Tuesday, June 22

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –4:30

Research Assignments, ORNL

5:30 –6:00

Dinner, Comfort Inn

6:15 –7:00

Travel to Knoxville Zoo

7:00 –9:00

Knoxville Zoo – Night Safari on Endangered Species

9:00 –9:30

Return to Hotel

Wednesday, June 23

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –3:00

Research Assignments

3:30 –5:00

Seminar: Extreme Retrofit Energy Effecient Homes, Jeff Christian

Wigner Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Bldg. 4500N

5:30 –6:15

Dinner at ORAU-CSE

6:30 –8:00

ORAU-CSE

-Initial planning for Final Presentations

Thursday, June 24

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –4:30

Research Assignments

Return to Hotel

5:30 –6:00

Dinner, OARU-CSE

6:00 —7:30

- Technical Writing/Scientific Literacy

Friday, June 25

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –4:30

Return to Hotel

5:30 –7:00

Dinner, Local Restaurant

Saturday, June 26

6:30 – 7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

9:00 –12:00

Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm / Net-Zero Energy Homes

1:00 –5:00

Chattanooga Aquarium

5:00 –6:00

Dinner on the Road

6:00 –7:30

Return to Oak Ridge, Comfort Inn

Sunday, June 27

7:00 –9:00

Church (optional), Free Time

12:00 –1:00

Lunch, ORAU-CSE

1:00 –5:00

American Museum of Science and Energy

5:00 –6:00

Dinner, Ryan's

7:00 –8:30

ORAU-CSE

- Team Work on Final Presentations

Monday, June 28

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –12:00

Tours at ORNL

- Solar Arrays

- Aquatics Labs

- BioEnergy Center

12:30 –4:30

Research Assignments, ORNL

6:00 –6:30

Dinner, Comfort Inn

6:30 –8:00

ORAU-CSE

-Team Work on Final Presentation

Tuesday, June 29

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –3:00

Research Assignments, ORNL

3:00 –3:30

Travel to ORAU Cytogenetic Laboratory

3:30 –4:30

Tour of ORAU Cytogentics Laboratory

4:30 –5:00

Return to Hotel

6:00 –6:30

Dinner, ORAU-CSE

6:30 —8:00

ORAU-CSE

– Photo/Video Essays in Science Classrooms

Wednesday, June 30

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –11:15

Research Assignments, ORNL

11:30 –1:00

Brown Bag Lunch with ACTS Teachers

 -Taking Research Experiences Back to the Classroom

1:00 –3:00

How to Implement a Scientific Research Class

3:30 –5:00

Seminar: Artificial Retina, Eilas Greenbaum

Wigner Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Bldg. 4500N

5:15 —6:00

Travel to TN Riverboat

TN Riverboad Dinner and Cruise

Return to Hotel

Thursday, July 1

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

Travel to ORNL

8:00 –11:45

Research Assignments

12:00 –1:30

Luncheon with Siemens Foundation

1:30 –4:30

4:30 –5:00

Return to Hotel

6:00 —6:30

Dinner, ORAU-CSE

ORAU-CSE

– Exchange of Lesson Ideas/ Best Practices/ Wrap Up

Friday, July 2

6:30 –7:30

Breakfast, Comfort Inn

7:30 –8:00

8:00 –9:30

Finalize Presentations, Pollard Auditorium, ORAU

STARs Presentations and Recognitions Ceremony, Pollard Auditorium, ORAU

12:00 –1:00

Luncheon, Pollard Auditorium, ORAU

1:00

Depart for Home

10:00 –12:00