Live...From National Geographic
Cincinnati Lecture Series and Programs 2002

Live...From National Geographic returns!
(news relase from WCET)

Explore the Egyptian pyramids, climb the highest mountains in the world, peer through the photographer's lens and uncover the mysteries of human origins in the 2002
Live...From National Geographic programs airing January-April on WCET 48.

The live, interactive programs, offered by the National Geographic Society in collaboration with WCET, accompany the annual Live...From National Geographic lecture series. Each program will air in the morning, with the lecture following in the evening at the Aronoff Center. Ohio Geographic Alliance (OGA) will offer educator workshops to accompany each lecturer. Online lesson plans will also be available.

Educational Outreach Program
sponsored by
The Ohio Geographic Alliance

Classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, and OGA Teacher Consultants may attend the dinner and lectures free of charge when attending workshops accompanying the lectures!

Workshop - 4:30
Dinner - 6:30
Lecture - 7:30

For more information, contact
Dr. Barbara Myers at either:

myers.37@osu.edu
or
614-292-9552

Program dates and topics are as follows:

 January 17
"Saving Africa's Wildlife"		 Photographer Chris Johns discusses African wildlife.
 February 28
"Pushing the Limits"		 Mountain climber Ed Visteurs gives an action-packed talk on his attempt to scale 14 of the world's 8,000 meter peaks.
 March 14
"Mysteries of Ancient Egypt"		 Archaeologist Zahi Hawass reveals the latest archaelogical discoveries in Egypt.
 April 18
"Discovering Our Earliest Ancestors"		  Paleontologist Louise Leakey discusses the surprising diversity in the hominid fossil record.

As in the past programs (see Live...From National Geographic), students will be able to call or email questions to the speakers during the live broadcast. Check
http://www.wcet.org/education/ngs
for updates about the programs, lecture series and OGA workshops.

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