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Lunar Workshops for Educators Grades 6-9
(Session 1, June 24-28; Session 2, July 8-12) Science educators grades 6-9 are invited to attend one of two free workshops focused on lunar science, exploration, and how our understanding of the Moon is evolving with the new data from … Continue reading
Unknown Moon Institute for High School Teachers (June 24-28)
(June 24-28; John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md.) This five-day professional training involves teacher participation in activities that bridge content from the Moon to Earth, address student misconceptions, and interact with lunar scientists. Applications are considered on a … Continue reading
ESIP Teacher Workshop for Middle and High School Teachers (July 9)
(July 9; Chapel Hill, N.C.) Middle and high school science teachers are invited to attend the 2013 ESIP Teacher Workshop for an opportunity to take an iPad on loan for the entire school year. The Federation of Earth Science Information … Continue reading
Educational Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS) – NICE-T
(Pre-Proposal Telecon May 8; NOIs Due May 22; Proposals Due July 24) NASA solicita education opportunities in support of NASA’s Office of Education under the Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for fiscal years 2013-2014. The goals of the … Continue reading
NASA Solicitation – The GLOBE Program Implementation Office
(NOIs Due May 20; Proposals Due July 19) The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an important element of NASA’s commitment to promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among youth worldwide. The Earth Science … Continue reading
May 2013
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Design Squad Nation – Mission: Solar System (Ages 9-12)
Launch students into space exploration with Mission: Solar System, a new (and free) trans-media project celebrating NASA’s Year of the Solar System missions. This project includes hands-on engineering design challenges related to exploring the solar system, as well as videos … Continue reading
SpaceMath@NASA – New Math Guides
Four new math guides have been released by SpaceMath@NASA: Exploring the Lunar Surface (Grades 3-5): This introduction of the lunar surface is comprised of 10 problems on basic scale and proportion. http://1.usa.gov/13VQxOC Exploring Planetary Moons (Grades 3-6): This collection of 22 … Continue reading
Popular Astronomy Lectures Now Available on YouTube
The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures, featuring noted scientists presenting non-technical illustrated lectures on recent developments in astronomy, are now available on their own YouTube channel. The lectures are co-sponsored by NASA’s Ames Research Center, SETI Institute, and the Astronomical Society … Continue reading
