Posted on November 15th, 2010 by ASEE
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to participate in Spaced Out Sports, a national design challenge that applies Newton’s Laws of Motion in the design of a game for astronauts of the International Space Station to play in space. The goal is for students to learn the “science behind the game” on Earth and in microgravity. Deadline: February 1, 2011.
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Tags: Contest, Fun & Games, International Space Station, NASA, Newton's Laws, Web Resources
Posted on October 4th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
A Northern California program underwritten by an $11.96 million National Science Foundation grant is going to make masses of public domain scientific data readily available to middle schools. Students will be able to track hurricanes, weather patterns, and even earthquakes as they happen.
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Tags: Grant Opportunities, NASA, National Laboratories, National Science Foundation, NOAA, U.S. Department of Energy
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by ASEE
The NASA Quest Website offers a range of online resources for teachers, students, parents, and others, so that the public can share the excitement of NASA’s authentic scientific and engineering pursuits, like flying in the Shuttle and the International Space Station, exploring distant planets with spacecraft, and building the aircraft of the future.
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Tags: Aeronautics, Aerospace, Class Activities, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, NASA, Web Resources
Posted on September 20th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education operates 45 Learning Centers across the United States, using space-mission simulators and interactive exhibitions to make STEM subjects fun for students in grades 5 through 8. Now, a new center will open next spring in West Virginia targeting K-2 students.
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Tags: Elementary Education, Grades K-2, NASA, Science Center
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge encourages students in grades 9-12 to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in STEM subjects through two phases of project-based learning and team competition, working with the Webb telescope.
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Tags: Competitions for Students, Computer Engineering, Contest, Engineering Design, Engineering Design Process, NASA, Science Contest
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
ScienceEducation.gov supports cyber-learning and open participation with lesson plans, curricula, classroom activities, homework help, and professional development information. There are more than 35,000 web pages of STEM content available.
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Tags: Class Activities, Curriculum, Department of Energy, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, NASA, NOAA, Professional Development, Web Resources
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ASEE
In this lesson, students assume the role of NASA aerospace engineers, following the engineering design process to learn the steps for designing, creating, and improving equipment. They design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land, and come to understand some of the challenges of lunar landings.
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Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Grades 3-8, NASA
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ASEE
The exhibit “Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System” at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum features the work of Michael Benson, who searched the archives of NASA and other planetary databases for extraordinary images of objects in our Solar System. Benson presents what our eyes might see if we could visit these spectacular places ourselves. Combining art, science, photography, and exploration, Beyond presents a visual tour of these diverse landscapes. It is the first large-scale retrospective look at the legacy of robotic spacecraft over the last 50 years.
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
NASA’s Learning Environments and Research Network and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to create the ePDN, a new initiative dedicated to preparing K-12 teachers to engage their students in STEM subjects through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. Teachers wanting to enhance their instructional skills, meet professional development goals, or find new and exciting resources to use in learning environments can apply to one of the free courses.
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Tags: Courses, NASA, Outreach, Teacher Training, Workshops
