Welcome! We
look forward to your visit.
Please check out the following pages of our
WEBSITE to help you prepare for your trip! NRAO/VLA homepage can be found
at: www.nrao.edu Open the “Learn & Explore Tab click : “
Once on this page click:
“Bringing your class to
the VLA” This section includes everything you want to
know to make your trip a HUGE success!
While reading the, “Preparing for your visit” section,
be sure to click:
“basic framework for teaching radio astronomy”
This link will take you to a wonderful, 19 page
document which includes ; complete
classroom lessons, NM Standards and Benchmarks, excellent diagrams, student assignments,
student test, Student Tour Question
List, and activities suitable for handout to your students!
Remember,
if you have booked a “guided tour” with me, you will need to call the VLA gift shop at
575-835-7410 on the day of your field trip if your arrival time or plans
change. You will not be able to reach me at my office in Socorro. I’ll be waiting for YOU at the Very Large
Array!
Judy Stanley – Education
Officer VLA