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Film: Behind the Scenes Educator Workshop
January 30, 2010
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
EMP|SFM and Cinerama Theatre

Why do filmmakers make certain choices in their work? Where do art and practicality meet? Find out during our annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF) educator inservice! This workshop is held in conjunction with the fifth annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival. Participants will gather at EMP|SFM where several filmmakers with entries in the festival will screen and discuss their work with a special emphasis on the creative process. A discussion on using the films in the classroom will also be included along with presentations by local educators with experience using film in the classroom. Then the group will move to the Cinerama Theatre to attend the first session of the fifth annual Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival in special VIP seating. Educators will apply their new understandings to original short films produced by filmmakers from around the world. All participants receive a DVD that includes 2010 festival entries specially chosen for classroom use.

Fee: $20.00 (includes Film Festival ticket, video resources DVD, one pass to visit EMP|SFM and light refreshments); 5 clock hours are available through Seattle University for an additional fee. Register here.

PLEASE BE AWARE: Although the films selected for the workshop have been chosen for classroom use, in general festival films are unrated. Film Festival entries may include adult material including violence, sexuality or adult language. Please be prepared for material corresponding to an R-rated commercial movie during the Film Festival screening. Information about Cinerama Theatre can be found here: http://www.cinerama.com/ Science of Sound Educator Workshop
February 27, 2010
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum in partnership with Museum of Flight

We think of music as a form of art, but it can be explained by science—the science of sound! Join Museum of Flight and EMP|SFM educators to learn how to teach students about sound. Participants will first explore sound by using activities from the FOSS (Full Option Science System) "Physics of Sound" kit. Next, those scientific principles will be modeled using the electric guitar through the "Science of Sound" EMP|SFM student workshop. Participants will try out their skills on real electric guitars, then examine the collection of historic guitars that showcase how inventors engaged in "The Pursuit of Volume." All participants receive copies of the Pursuit of Volume EMP|SFM classroom curriculum. This workshop is most appropriate for 3rd-5th grade classroom teachers.

Fee: $15, clock hours available for small additional fee. Register by calling 206.764.1384. RECENT EVENTS

EMP|SFM Open House
More than 320 Puget Sound Educators and their families attended October's EMP|SFM Educator Open House! The afternoon included live music from Lucy Bland, a hosted Educator Resources Lounge, hands-on demonstrations of the Songwriting and Science of Sound Investigations Workshops, and staff presentations highlighting current exhibition Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers and upcoming exhibition Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock 'n' Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash. Teachers also had the opportunity to explore the whole museum for field trip opportunities.

Click to learn about the Educator Resources and Field Trip Opportunities showcased at the event.

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