In This Issue:
- Spring 2010 exhibit: RISK
- Special Days for Spring 2010
- After Hours Space Adventure
- SEEC
- Title 1 discounts
- Field Trip Planning
- New NASA Resources for Educators
- NASA News
- Eye on the sky
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NASA NEWS
In May of 2009, the Mars Rover "Spirit" became trapped in a sand pit. The scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on freeing the rovers wheel. The Mars rovers were expected to last for 90 days on the surface of Mars. They just recently passed their 5 year anniversary. For information on the Mars Exploration Rover project please go to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission
_pages/mer/index.html
Eye on the Sky:
- January 15th - Full Moon
- January 15th - Solar Eclipse (if you want to observe it, you will have to travel to Africa or Asia!)
- January 29th - Mars at Opposition!
(Mars, Earth and the Sun will all be "lined up!")
- January 30th - Full Moon
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Sponsorship discount now available for Title 1 schools. Click here for details and to download the application.
Find everything you need to plan an "Out of this World" field trip on our website. Here, you will find a variety of helpful tools from the Field Trip Checklist to Sample Field Trip Schedules, to lunch tickets, to activities that will enhance your trip. Discover how to get the most educational value out of your field trip with our Outer Space Academy classes.
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Coming Attractions!
 New Exhibit: RISK
February 13 - May 9, 2010
Plan your Spring Field Trips NOW!
Fasten your seatbelt! Strap on your helmet! Don't drive too fast! What if a museum exhibit could alter your students' thinking about problem-solving and managing the risks in their daily lives?
RISK! is an exhibit experience about life, decision-making, and the science, mathematics and technology that supports it.
Special Days for Spring 2010
January 21: Early Childhood Space Explorers
February 4-6 : SEEC Conference
April 1: Community College Space Walk
April 22: The Green Generation
April 26-28: Alien Encounters |
May 6: Space Day
May 14: Career Day
May 21: Stunt Man Science
May 28: Summer Preview Event
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For more information about these events please visit our website.
School Visit Overnight
Turn Space Center Houston into your personal classroom!
 What you get:
- TEKS aligned hands-on activities
- After hours access to Space Center Houston
- "Country Dinner"
- Second day visit
- Private Tram Tour of Johnson Space Center
Once the doors close to the public, your students will receive
hands-on, minds-on Mission Activities!
Visit our website for activity descriptions, pricing, and available dates!
February 4-6, 2010
Featuring Sally Ride as the Keynote Speaker
January 22 is the last day for online registration and session changes.
Register now for the 16th annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC)! This conference is an exciting opportunity to discover how to ignite the minds of students of all ages across the curriculum. Educators attend sessions presented by Scientists, Engineers, Educators, and Astronauts. All sessions engage attendees in hands-on, classroom-tested activities. All meals are included throughout this 3 day conference. Click here for more details.
NASA Educator Resource Center Corner
DIGITAL LEARNING NETWORK TO HOST "SOLAR" EVENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
On 1/26, join in a one hour interactive event for high schoolers with scientists and engineers of the Solar Dynamics Observatory that will launch in February. Contact marci.delaney@nasa.gov.
NASA & MICROSOFT CHALLENGE
High school students: design a website that communicates your vision of the future. Cash and prizes! Registration deadline 2/24/10: http://www.bliinkcontest.com.
KIDS IN MICRO-G!
We challenge grade 5-8 students to design an experiment that could be performed both in the classroom and aboard the International Space Station. Proposals may be submitted 1/4/10-2/19/10: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/nlab/experimentchallenge.html
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PRATICE SERIES
We've created free response questions to help students prepare for AP exams in calculus, physics, history, and geography: http://humanresearch.jsc.nasa.gov/education/AP_main.asp.
EYES IN THE SKY II — PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
High school science teachers learn to use NASA data and visualizations along with other geospatial information technologies through a web course. Stipends and graduate credit included: http://serc.carleton.edu/eyesinthesky2/index.html
2010 THACHER ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CONTEST
This competition challenges high school students to demonstrate the best uses of satellites to study Earth using remote sensing, GPS, photography, or other tools. Cash awards for both students and adult mentors! http://www.strategies.org/ThacherContest.
LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE A TOP STAR!
Recognize an educator who uses Hubble images in creative ways to inspire students in formal or informal settings: http://topstars.strategies.org.
For help in finding, accessing and using NASA teaching resources, please email JSC Educator Resource Center at erc@spacecenter.org or call Elaine Lapka at 281-244-2129 (M-F 10-4). |
