Seismology and Volcanology Workshop
For teachers from the San Carlos region.
Organized and sponsored by the Instituto
Tecnológico de Costa Rica with help from
CIENTEC and IRIS.
Held at the Arenal Volcano National Park Headquarters.
| Agenda |
| Detailed Summary of Workshop with Activity Links |
| Power Point Slides |
| Photographs |
The Fifth International Math Festival
This CIENTEC-sponsored Festival
was held from March 29 to 31, 2006, at the University School of Puntarenas,
Puntarenas, Costa Rica, with 65 exhibitors from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
EE.UU, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. There were 65 different
academic activities involving 5 different communities and 653 participants,
including some from Chile, Guatemala and Ecuador. Summary photos of many of the
activities and also of the wonderful reception that was provided in San Ramon
are posted here:
http://www.cientec.or.cr/matematica/resultados-05.html
John Lahr's participation was also supported by IRIS.
| Agenda Day 1 (Spanish) (Google Translation to English) Day 2 (Spanish) (Google Translation to English) |
| John's Lessons (in MS Word format) |
Three Methods of Earthquake Location
Bisector Method
Hyperbol Method
S-P Circle Method
| Festival Photographs |
Jan's walking tour of Puntarenas
| Photographs |
Post-Festival Relaxation on the Caribbean coast
| Photographs |
Links to all of the Festival's Lessons
The educational lessons that were presented at the Festival are posted on
the CIENTEC web site, with hopes that they will be consulted and used by others
around the globe.