Native American Pow-Wow
The 29th Annual Native American Pow-Wow was held in the Neilson Fieldhouse on the Utah State University Campus. There were 28 different Tribes who participated with approximately 225 dancers and four age groups for a total of 16 categories. Approximately 400 people attended as observers. Also available were Tribal Americam foods, jewelry and apparel.

Pathway to Mars Workshops
The 14th Annual Pathway to Mars Workshop was comprised of three sessions in 2003. The first session was held at Uintah Basin Campus of Utah State University in Vernal, Utah, June 2-4. Numerous scientific concepts were presented to the 35 K-12 teachers. These included the size of the solar system, galaxy and the universe, weather concepts, GPS, astronomy, effects of microgravity on human physiology, and how to make science exciting by using a hands-on approach. By using different size Styrofoam balls attached with string we were able to demonstrate the different sizes of the moon and nine planets and the distances between them. This demonstration was very interesting and easy to use in the class room. Dr. Don Jensen of the Utah Climate Center explained high and low pressure areas, the different cloud formations and how they can be used to predict the weather. GPS units were demonstrated and then used outside. Dr. Jim Davis of USU gave an interesting presentation on astronomy, planets and space. Dr. Joe Sharp of SUU reviewed the potential problems encountered by the body in a microgravity environment. Dr. Ed Galindo, of the Shoshone-Bannock School, demonstrated to the teachers how to make science very exciting and interesting. The other two sessions were held at Salt Lake Community College, June 16-26. These sessions were four days each and included additional activities. Don Lind, former astronaut, told of his experiences in space, Tony Leavitt, a NASA Educator, showed additional ways to make science exciting, Darnel Haney, an African-American, explained the importance of cultural diversity in our multi-cultural society. The participants also designed, built and launched rockets in a large area on the campus.

Physics Day at Lagoon
Physics Day at Lagoon was held Friday, May 16, 2003. Lagoon is an amusement park 15 miles north of Salt Lake City off I-15. The park has numerous rides which are excellent to measure many of the laws of physics. Students make measurements on amusement park rides and record results in data books, then make calculations based on those measurements. They also participate in Physics Bowl competitions for prizes (scholarships, admission tickets, science demo kits). Their teachers grade their data books and participate in summer workshop to develop curriculum material for following year's outing. This is our most effective Outreach Program in terms of numbers of students and teachers participating and degree of enthusiasm. It grows each year and also improves in quality. Each year additional science and math teachers in Junior High and Middle Schools from all of the participating states have asked to be included in next year's Physics Day. This year students attended from Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada.

Physics Night at Six Flags
Physics Night at Six Flags was held May 1, 2003 a Elich Gardens located near downtown Denver, Colorado. Nearly 3,500 students from 80 schools attended the evening's activities. The amusement park was turned into an outdoor hands-on laboratory where students could learn and apply physics. Students were challenged to describe the forces that drive a ferris wheel, and figure out at what point they would feel weightless and heaviest on the ride called "Sea Dragon," plus many others. There were also several demonstrations on physics by DU undergraduate students. The secondary school students took the data that they collected in the park and answered a series of questions. The answers were graded and the students with the top grades were given prizes and received a gift certificate from a scientific equipment company.

Utah Space Week
Utah Space Week 2004 will be held April 19-23, 2004. In the past, approximately 8,000 sixth grade students from 39 schools across Utah have participated in Utah Space Week. Utah teachers assisted in organizing activities to help students become interested in space, math and science curricula. Activities included NASA astronaut assemblies, NASA classroom visits, rocket building, satellite building, space essays, GPS treasure hunts and star parties. Utah Space Week is an official part of the U.S. space program.

Utah State Fair
The Consortium took several displays of space science to the Utah State Fair in Salt Lake City. Some of the items were the following: A mock-up of the MIR Space Station section where USU and Russia developed a procedure and hardware for growing wheat in space; model rockets and how to build them for launching; other Affiliates also had displays (SDL, ATK Thiokol, University of Utah and Hill Aerospace Museum). Approximately 54,000 people attended and viewed the displays.

V.I.P. with West High School
Students from West High School just a few blocks from the University of Denver campus come to the U of D for a one day stay. They are treated to the life of a college student. Career possibilities are discussed and they see first-hand what college life is like. Each day of this tour sees 60-70 students come to the campus for this experience. This high school is approximately 66% Hispanic. In the nine years the program has been in effect, the percentage of students continuing on to college has risen from 8 to 90%.

WSU/NASA Science Teacher Workshop
This is a one-class workshop for Utah teachers to improve teaching techniques in space technology. It is co-sponsored by WSU/NASA Ames Research Center (www.arc.nasa.gov), USU and ATK Thiokol Foundation. One of the programs discussed and explained was the Starshine project.