A nationwide, free program for teachers, students and the general public designed to increase awareness and understanding of scientific research and technological development and their place in the world we live in. AESP specialists hold workshops, seminars and conferences for teachers, demonstration-lecture assembly programs for students, and general public presentations for civic groups, professional organizations, museums and planetariums. The NASA AESP program is administered through the Department of Aviation and Space Education at Oklahoma State University.
Hosted by NASA's Quest Project team (the K-12 Internet Initiative). "The LTC provides educators and the general public with a location on the Internet that allows them to participate in online courses and to remotely attend some NASA workshops and seminars. A primary focus of the LTC will be to broaden the uses of the Internet to include in-service teacher training. The LTC will also provide access to the immense field of NASA projects and information." - From the LTC home page
NASA CONNECT Series
Consists of interactive 30-minute instructional programs that use NASA projects, facilities, and reserachers to enhance the teaching of elementarty and middle school math and science. Each program includes a lesson; a classroom experiment; and a web-based, online, interactive component. NASA CONNECT is free, and educators are encouraged to tape the broadcasts and copy the teacher materials. (NOTE: The ERC has previously broadcast programs and teacher's guides available for copying.)
We want you! Educators and Students. See Learning in a whole new light. The Educator Astronaut Program.
Behind every student, there is a teacher... encouraging, pushing, inspiring. Nominate your teacher today for the Educator Astronaut Program.
The NASA SCIence Files is a series of free instructional programs consisting of a broadcast, print, and online elements. Emphasizing standards-based instruction, and Problem-Based Learning, the series motivates students in grades 3-5 to become critical thinkers and problem solvers.
NASA
History Home Page
Current Events in NASA History, Publications, Historical
Subjects and "hot topics." Go to this site for a timeline of
aeronautics and space achievements.
NASA Human Spaceflight
One-stop site for information on Space Shuttle missions,
the International Space Station, Mir, historical manned space programs,
and even Mars exploration.
NSIP is a national competition that links students directly with NASA's diverse and exciting missions of research, exploration, and discovery. . . . NSIP is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn science by doing science." This year's program, for grades K-12, includes five national competitions:
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Design a Mission to Mars
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Watching Earth Change
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My Planet, Earth
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Science and Technology Journalism
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Aerospace Technology Engineering Challenge
" [Their] mission: To provide support and services for schools, teachers and students to fully utilize the Internet, and its underlying information technologies, as a basic tool for learning. Quest. . . is managed by NASA's Learning Technologies Project (LTP) of the Office of High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC)." - from the Quest web site
NASA Educational Workshops
The NEW program is sponsored and funded by NASA and
implemented through a contract with the National Science Teachers Association
(NSTA). Selected teachers will receive a two-week, expense paid trip
to a NASA Field Center where they will observe NASA's state-of-the-art
research and development through direct interaction with NASA scientists,
engineers, technicians and educational specialists. The brochure and
application is accessible online from this site.
A FUN site for KIDS (primary thru middle school) that's full of hands-on activities illustrating various principles involved in space missions. This site is produced by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in conjunction with the International Technology Education Association (ITEA).
Touch
The Universe
A new book of majestic images taken by NASA's Hubble Space
Telescope brings the wonders of our universe to the fingertips of the blind.
Called "Touch the Universe: A NASA Braille Book of Astronomy," the
64-page book presents color images of planets, nebulae, stars, and galaxies.
Each image is embossed with lines, bumps, and other textures. The raised
patterns translate colors, shapes, and other intricate details of the cosmic
objects, allowing visually impaired people to feel what they cannot see.
