Before you come to Green Bank,

1. Contact us to set the date. Determine how many students and how many chaperones will be on the trip. We recommend 1 chaperone per 10 students. Chaperones should accompany students in all activities. What do you want to do while you're here? Consult the Activities summary to plan your time. Call 456-2150, or email at gbt-tours@nrao.edu.

2. Meals? There aren't many fast food outlets in Pocahontas County and none in the Green Bank area. If you wish to eat at the Science Center café, and your group is large, you should pre-order. Consult the café menu. Your best options are pizzas, or box lunches. There is a box lunch order form that you can copy and have your students fill out. Then you can mail these to us: Science Center Café, NRAO, PO Box 2, Green Bank, WV 24944.

3. Introduce your students to radio astronomy and multiwavelength astronomy. You might try one of the following activities.

• explore Multiwavelength Astronomy: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
• do our coloring activity on radio pictures, or take the tour of Orion, or the solar system: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/epo/try-it.shtml
• Give our annotated Power Point Presentation on radio astronomy: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/epo/powerpoint/ppt.html

We can assist you if you wish to do an overnight trip and visit other educational venues in the area. Just let us know!