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Education :: Astronomy
Educational Resources :: Science
Education :: Physics
Education :: Space

Student Programs - Programs for K-12, university students, educators, minorities and women, and additional resources and links for all grades.

A Space Library - A mixture of space-related images and programs which will help you visualize the Solar System and NASA space missions using computer graphics.A solar system simulator lets you view any body in the solar system from any other. There are maps and images of the surfaces of planets, and accurately-rendered star backgrounds that include up to one million stars.

Aeronautics Activities - Contains many ready-made K-12 lessons, activities, and experiments that deal with the science of aerodynamics.

Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology, and Research (ALLSTAR) Network - Learn about the history of aeronautics, aerospace careers, and the principles of aeronautics. For students in middle school, high school, and lower level college.

Aerospace Resources for Education - A wide range of NASA online educational programs, products, and services that are designed to capture the interest of students while helping educators incorporate the exciting work of NASA's Aerospace Technology Enterprise into math, science, and technology curricula at all levels.

Ames Education - Web sites, libraries, and other information for students, teachers, informal educators, and the media to inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and to engage the public in shaping and sharing the experience of exploration and discovery.

Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links - A list of resources that excel in astronomy education. Each is distinctly different, having been chosen to highlight a wide range of interests.

Basics of Space Flight Learners' Workbook - The goal of this training module from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is to provide an aid for identifying and understanding the general concepts associated with space flight in general and deep space missions in particular.
Meta Description: [ Participants will identify the range of concepts associated with robotic interplanetary space flight and grasp how they relate to one another. ]

Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics - The site was prepared at NASA Glenn to provide background information for secondary math and science teachers on the basic aerodynamics of airplanes. Students of all ages are welcomed.

Challenger Center for Space Science Education - Challenger Center for Space Science Education uses students' natural enthusiasm for space to create innovative learning experiences for imaginative young minds. By transforming the way teachers teach and students learn, Challenger Center is creating a new generation of explorers.
Meta Description: [ Challenger Center uses students' natural enthusiasm for space to create innovative learning experiences for imaginative young minds. By transforming the way teachers teach and students learn, Challenger Center is creating a new generation of explorers. ]

500 Days of Air and Space Calendar - Click on a month and learn what happened on this day in history in the space program.

Destination Tomorrow - A series of five, 30-minute educational programs that focus on NASA research. Produced in a magazine-style format, the goal of the series is to increase scientific literacy.

Destination: Earth - NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is an initiative to advance Earth science.

Digital Learning Network - Interactive learning expeditions to Johnson Space Center via live videoteleconference. Available expeditions for K-12 class visits are listed by grade level and topic.
Meta Description: [ NASA Digital Learning Network is a collection of NASA centers providing educational video conference events to educators throughout the United States. ]

Distance Learning Workshops - Offers virtual NASA visits through workshops on numerous aerospace-related topics using videoconferencing technology.

EarthKAM - A NASA sponsored program that provides stunning, high quality photographs of our planet taken from the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Since 1996, EarthKAM students have taken thousands of photographs of Earth by using the world wide web to direct a digital camera on select space flights.

Education Associates Program - Internships and fellowships at NASA.
Meta Description: [ Education Associates program is an internship / fellowship program at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) for college students and faculty. Research and engineering positions are commonly offered by the Education Associates program. ]

Educational Resources from TOPEX/Poseidon - Oceans, climate, and satellite altimetry resources for kids, teachers, and the general public.
Meta Description: [ We've prepared a veritable ocean of educational resources on weather, climate, and oceanic science for learners of all ages and backgrounds. ]

EventScope Mars Exploration Interface - Exciting software that helps students of all ages discover Mars in a fully interactive 3D game-like world using telepresence technology from NASA.

Exploration In Education - a NASA-supported program of the Special Studies Office (SSO) of the Space Telescope Science Institute features Electronic Picture Books

Exploring Our Universe: From the Classroom to Outer Space - Education kits on astronomy and the FUSE satellite are designed to help secondary school students develop an understanding of how what they learn in science and math classes relates to the world in which they live, and how it applies to modern science and technology.

500 Exploring Technology with Satellite Imagery - An educational outreach program based at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center that allows your students (grades 6-12) to post process raw, realtime, remote sensing image data from satellites.

Farming in Space--Space Station Challenge - Offers teachers and students a chance to examine a number of basic principles and concepts in plant biology and crop production through hands on experiments using a simulated Biomass Production System.

Fingerprints of Life? - Astrobiology educational resources from NASA JSC including educator information and classroom activities.

Forces of Change - A comprehensive program developed by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, through funding from NASA and other donors, to explain the geological, environmental, and historical processes that have shaped our world.
Meta Description: [ The Forces of Change Program investigates and creates outreach programs concerning global change in our world. ]

Free Software Downloads - NASA's Glenn Research Center offers five applets to instruct students in the basics of aerodynamics.

From A Distance - Provides formal and informal educators a resource for easy-to-use technology-based lesson plans. The lesson plans utilize the applications of remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS).

404 GEO Gateway: Geospatial Education Opportunities - A portal to information about Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and remote sensing. Learn more about this growing industry, whether you are a novice or a professional.

Glenn Icing Research Center Virtual Tour - Take a virtual tour of the NASA Glenn IRT, the oldest and largest refrigerated icing wind tunnel in the world. It has been used to research ice detection systems and develop icing technologies used on many of today's aircraft.
Meta Description: [ Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, EngineSim, ModelRocketSim, FoilSim, Distance Learning, educational resources, NASA WVIZ Educational Channel, Workshops, etc.. ]

Glenn Learning Technologies Project - K-12 educator resources, aeronautic educational resources, and internet access research.
Meta Description: [ Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, EngineSim, ModelRocketSim, FoilSim, Distance Learning, educational resources, NASA WVIZ Educational Channel, Workshops, etc.. ]

500 Handbook Cool Hidden Stuff - Items which are hidden links from top level pages of the Space Educators Handbook are found here.Read the account given by Jim Lovell of the Apollo 13 rescue in April of 1970 or read about the death of a star. What famous comic strip characters travelled to the Moon? Read about the astronauts communicating by HAM RADIO with operators on Earth and over 20 more cool hidden facts.

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center - Education and Public Outreach Activities at the HEASARC/NASA

ILIAD - Your Personal Offline Search Engine; A NASA/JSC Learning Technologies Project that is particularly useful for the vision-impaired.
Meta Description: [ Your Personal Offline Search Engine ]

J-Track Satellite Tracking - Shuttle, Mir, and other satellite tracking Java Applet which also shows Day/Night and near current weather conditions--a NASA site [requires JVM].
Meta Description: [ Shuttle, Mir, and other satellite tracking Java Applet which also shows Day/Night and near current weather conditions. ]

Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Education Gateway - A directory to the resources available to teachers, students and the general public on the topic of space exploration.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the JPL Education Gateway. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is NASA's lead center for the robotic exploration of space. JPL and NASA support many educational programs through the Education and Public Outreach Office. ]

JSC Educational Outreach - Topics for teachers and students include astrobiology, earth science, space science, astromaterials, planetary science, and planetary missions.Links to all other NASA educational sites are also included.

Kids Science News Network! - A series of newsbreaks that present basic science concepts to kids of all ages. These spots are free and available to broadcasters for use on commercial, public access, and PBS stations.

Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics - A resource about the world of space off our planet. Created and maintained at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, this site offers the latest in information and education about the region of space from our Sun through all nine planets and just beyond.
Meta Description: [ A resource about the world of space off our planet. Created and maintained at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, this site offers the latest in information and education about the region of space from our Sun through all nine planets and just beyond. ]

404 LDAPS: LEGO Design and Programming System - Introduces engineering into K-12 education.

404 MAEL - Educators across the U.S. are being offered a unique opportunity to explore how technology can be used as a tool to transform learning. NASA's Mobile Aeronautics Education Laboratory (MAEL) eases students and teachers into the classroom of tomorrow by bringing a technology-assisted classroom to their hometown.

Marshall Space Flight Center Education - This site provides information, contacts, and resources for its education and outreach programs.

Mathematical Thinking in Physics - Articles, essays, and problems designed for students to learn more about the importance of math in the study and application of physics.

Measuring Rainfall from Space - Teacher lesson plans, activities and movies devoted to learning about how rainfall is measured from space.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission where you can see global precipitation and flood alerts as they happen. TRMM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall and the associated release of ener... ]

Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP) - Dedicated to the support and advancement of underrepresented students in the fields of math, science, engineering, and technology.

500 Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) - MU-SPIN is a comprehensive educational initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Other Minority Universities (OMUs). The focus of the program is on the transfer of advanced computer networking technologies to HBCUs and OMUs and their use for supporting multi-disciplinary research.

Mission to Geospace - An International Solar Terrestrial Physics outreach educational site for the general public to learn more about the sun-earth connection, the earth's magnetosphere, and solar features and interactions with earth.

NASA - Searchable guide to all of NASA: space program, education programs, electronic publications, photos, Internet resources, NASA TV's program schedule,etc. Teachers, faculty, and students will find not only information about NASA programs and projects, but also teacher guides and pictures that can enhance classroom instruction.

NASA Features and News - NASA's page for students K-12.

500 NASA Academy - NASA's premier leadership training program. Selected college students work on-site with Center researchers, visit other NASA Centers and NASA Headquarters, and meet aerospace business leaders during a 10-week session designed to build leadership skills and give the students a glimpse of the aerospace industry as a whole. There are Academies at four NASA Centers.
Meta Description: [ Main website for the NASA GSFC Office of Higher Education ]

NASA Aeronautics Match Game - Concentration game from the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center.
Meta Description: [ Concentration page of the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center. ]

NASA Aeroquiz - Aeroquiz page of the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center.Archives for 1997-2001; site no longer active.
Meta Description: [ Aeroquiz page of the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center. ]

404 NASA Astrobiology Academy 2001 - A unique summer institute of higher learning whose goal is to help guide future leaders of the U.S. Space Program by giving them a glimpse of how the whole system works. The Academy is an intense summer experience at Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California.

NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) - A national distribution center for NASA's audiovisual educational materials. For a minimal fee, NASA CORE will provide educators unable to visit one of the NASA Educator Resource Centers with materials through its mail order service.

NASA Classroom of the Future Program - The COTF at Wheeling Jesuit University develops and conducts research on technology-based learning materials that challenge students to solve problems by using datasets and other information resources provided by the four strategic enterprises of NASA: Aero-Space Technology, Human Exploration and Development of Space, Earth Science Enterprise, and Space Science.

NASA Connect - An award-winning series of instructional programs designed to enhance the teaching of math, science and technology concepts in grades 5-8; establishes the connection between the mathematics, science, and technology concepts taught in the classroom and NASA research.

NASA CONNECT - An annual series of FREE integrated math, science, and technology programs for students in grades 6–8.

NASA Earth Observervation - Provides space Earth observation resources for educators.
Meta Description: [ The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. EOS is a major component of the Earth Science Division of NASA's Science Mission Directo... ]

NASA Educational Products - Listed in this area are the current NASA educational products available. Throughout the year NASA produces new items and revises existing products.

404 NASA Educational Workshops - NASA-funded summer workshops for K-12 teachers. Educators will be provided with an opportunity to observe NASA's state-of-the-art research and development through direct interaction with NASA scientists, engineers, technicians, and educational specialists at a NASA Field Center. Travel, housing, and meal expenses are provided by NASA. Graduate credit is available. The two-week workshops occur during mid-June through mid-August.
Meta Description: [ Home page of the National Science Teachers Association. ]

NASA Educator Resource Center Network - NASA provides expertise and facilities to help educators access and utilize science, mathematics, and technology instructional products aligned with national standards and appropriate state frameworks and based on NASA's unique mission and results

NASA Field Center Educator Resource Centers - Contacts for educators.

NASA Genesis Mission Outreach - An abundance of standards-based science education materials allows teachers, students, and the public to study the sun and solar system origins as a NASA mission unfolds.
Meta Description: [ NASA's Genesis mission will send a spacecraft to collect pieces of the Sun, called solar wind. ]

NASA Glenn Educational Activities - Targeted to educators and students in our six-state region (MN,WI,MI,IL,IN OH), we encourage students through classroom presentations, guided tours of our facility, teacher resources, and an online collection of K-12 resources developed under the High Performance Computing and Communication project.

NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project (LTP) - Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, EngineSim, ModelRocketSim, FoilSim, Distance Learning, educational resources, NASA WVIZ Educational Channel, and Workshops.
Meta Description: [ Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, EngineSim, ModelRocketSim, FoilSim, Distance Learning, educational resources, NASA WVIZ Educational Channel, Workshops, etc.. ]

500 NASA LIVE: Learning through Interactive Videoconferencing Experiences - Free videoconferencing programs for K-12 and college students and teachers that enrich math, science, and technology instruction; provide professional development, and facilitate communication with NASA researchers in an interactive, virtual environment.

NASA Quest - Dedicated to bringing NASA people and science to classrooms through the internet. Space Team Online, Aerospace Team Online, Solar System Online, and Deep Space Online. NASA Quest is the ultimate resource for educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and space science.

NASA Quest Calendar of Events - Monthly calendar of webcasts for school educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and space science.

NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities - Sponsored by NASA and administered by the Texas Space Grant Consortium, this program provides a unique academic experience for undergraduate students to successfully propose, design, fabricate, fly and evaluate a reduced-gravity experiment of their choice over the course of six months. The overall experience includes scientific research, hands-on experimental design, test operations and educational/public outreach activities.

NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - This undergraduate and graduate grant and fellowship program contributes to the nation's science enterprise by funding research, education and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia.
Meta Description: [ National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program ]

NASA Space Science Center At DePaul University - An education and public outreach support system that serves the space science and education communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

500 NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory - This Directory is a convenient way to find NASA space science products for use in classrooms, science museums, planetariums, and other settings.Search by grade level.

500 NASA Spinoff 1995 - This publication is an implement of the Technology Transfer Program intended to heighten awareness among potential users of the technology available for transfer and the economic and social benefits that might be realized by applications of NASA technology to U.S. commercial interests.

NASA Structure and Evolution of the Universe - Beyond Einstein - From the Big Bang to Black Holes.The education pages sponsored by the SEU Theme Office at the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters, with a link to the Educators Forum.
Meta Description: [ NASA's Astrophysics Science Division conducts and supports astroparticle (gamma-ray and cosmic-ray), x-ray, gravitational-wave, observational cosmology, exoplanet and stellar astrophysics research. ]

500 NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) - an educational program of investigations and learning activities for students in grades K-12. NSIP facilitates learning in science, mathematics, technology, and geography.

NASA Student Team Experiment Competition - This NASA program is designed for high school students. Student teams will develop a proposal for a microgravity experiment for a NASA drop tower. Five winning proposals will be selected, and those five teams will proceed to build their experiment and test them at a NASA drop tower!

500 NASA's Center for Distance Learning - Enhances grade K-16 curriculums by providing educators with FREE multimedia instructional programs.There are currently six programs available for, free of charge.

NASA's Cosmicopia - Contains an abundance of information about cosmic rays, the Earth's magnetosphere, the Sun, space weather, and other exciting topics in space science. Brought to you by the ACE mission and the cosmic ray group at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, this site is aimed at the general public and intended to be accessible to interested readers without a background in this area of science.
Meta Description: [ Cosmicopia at NASA/GSFC -- Ask Us -- Earth and Moon ]

NASA's Observatorium - A public access site for Earth and space data. We have pictures of the Earth, planets, stars, and other cool stuff, as well as the stories behind those images.

NASA's SSDOO Summer Intern Activities - Each summer the Space Science Data Operations Office hosts a number of interns from various education programs supported by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC). Students from different colleges/ universities across the country and several local high schools join staff members for six to eight weeks to work on various scientific and technical tasks.

NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center -Educator Resource Center - Consists of centers located in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee. Each Educator Resource Center (ERC) demonstrates and facilitates the use of education technologies; provides in-service and pre-service training utilizing NASA curriculum support products; and partners with local, state, and regional educational organizations to become part of the systemic initiatives in the state.
Meta Description: [ NASA/Marshall Resouce Center Network disseminate agency-related information and materials to the nation's educational community. MSFC consist of six centers. Each center provides expertise and facilities to help educators access and utilize instuctional products that emphasize science, mathemat... ]

NASAexplores - Provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards.
Meta Description: [ NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards. ]

NASAexplores: Express Lessons and Online Resources for K-12 - Provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards.
Meta Description: [ NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards. ]

NasaMike - NASAMike, director of the COOLSpace program, jumps at every chance he has to explore a region of the globe he has not yet seen. Join him on his journeys.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Education Programs - NASA has created a comprehensive Education Program containing a portfolio of activities directed toward education at all levels, undertaken by the NASA Office of Human Resources and Education, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, the NASA Enterprises, and the NASA Field Centers.

Neurolab Online - Students and teachers are invited to join NASA personnel in studying brain and nerves in space.
Meta Description: [ NASA Quest is dedicated to bringing NASA people and science to classrooms through the internet. Space Team Online, Aerospace Team Online, Solar System Online, and Deep Space Online. NASA Quest is the ultimate resource for educators and kids interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and... ]

Origins Education Outreach - Educational portal with educator resources, scientist resources, answers to FAQ, curriculum support, and research topics about the NASA Origins Program.

Origins: Timeline of the Universe - This NASA tutorial follows the 15-billion-year-long history of the Universe.
Meta Description: [ The Origins library contains the Origins Roadmap and other documents such as timelines and tutorials. ]

Practical Uses of Math And Science (PUMAS) - A collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. The examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are available to teachers, students, and other interested parties via the PUMAS Web Site.
Meta Description: [ PUMAS is a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. The examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are available to teachers, students, and other interested parties ... ]

Project Radio Jove - An educational project to involve secondary school students in collecting and analyzing observations of the natural radio emissions of Jupiter and Sun. Participating students get hands-on experience in gathering and working with space science data.
Meta Description: [ Radio JOVE is a NASA education and outreach project involving high school and college students in solar and planetary radio astronomy. ]

Project SkyMath - Making Mathematical Connections is designed for middle school mathematics teachers. It is a middle school mathematics module using the science and language of patterns to explore the weather by incorporating real-time weather data.

PURSUE - The NASA Preparation for University Research of Students in Undergraduate Education (PURSUE) Program at the University of New Mexico is a program for mathematics, science, engineering, and technology undergraduates to participate in hands-on research projects.
Meta Description: [ The University of New Mexico offers you educational opportunities at one of the United States' leading universities. ]

Robotics Education Project - A NASA project dedicated to encouraging people to become involved in science and engineering, particularly building robots. Visit this website to learn about robotics competitions and how to get involved.

Scale Model Demo of Solar System - This demonstration uses NASA's Starship 2040 to illustrate the size of the planets and the distances between them.
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Science for the Millennium - A beautifully designed virtual museum of science and industry which will be of interest to students and others with an interest in science and computing provided by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

SeaWiFS: Teachers Resources - Monitoring the Earth from Space with SeaWiFS.An online presentation about ocean color..

See Learning In A Whole New Light - The Educator Astronaut program from NASA is new and looking for candidates. Nominate a teacher or find out how to apply.

SHARP - Provides program and application information of NASA's Summer Highschool Apprenticeship Research Program. Each year, approximately 400 students will be selected to participate in NASA SHARP for a minimum of eight weeks during the summer.

404 Sharp Plus - The NASA Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program. During their eight-week SHARP PLUS research experiences, apprentices work with industry-or university-based mathematics, science, and engineering (MSE) professionals and engage in hands-on research.

SIMON - School Internet Manager Over Networks - A search tool for educators.
Meta Description: [ Affordable Networking for Educators, Affordable Networking for Educators ]

SOLAR - Students On-Line Atmospheric Research - The SOLAR web site introduces students and teachers to one of NASA's major satellite-based programs designed to study the Earth's atmosphere, the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III).

Solar System Exploration Education and Public Outreach Forum - We're the official NASA destination for educational activities and materials related to solar system exploration.
Meta Description: [ The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar system. ]

Solar System Online - Provides the K-12 educational community with new, exciting information on space science, project information, and interaction with astronomers and space scientists.

404 Space Biology: An Educator's Resource - Provides downloadable teaching materials and profiles of available references for undergraduate education.
Meta Description: [ Bringing Science and Technology to Life ]

500 Space Educators Handbook - A NASA list of great space-related sites for educational use.

Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center--Education - Offers educator guides, information, and project details related to NASA's space optics program.

Space Science Curriculum Standards Quilt - A fast track to lesson plans that engage, entertain and adhere to the National Science Education Standards. By grade level and topic.

Space Science Education Resources - Includes links to NASA Affiliated sites, Professional Organizations and Standards,Schools/Museums/Planetariums, and more, from the Space Science Data Operations Office of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Space Team Online (STO) - Hosted by NASA's Quest Project, STO is a location on the Internet that allows Internet users to interact with members of NASA, and publish their work online. Live activities include Web chats with members of NASA.

Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program - In this NASA-sponsored program, undergraduate college students spend six weeks in an intensive program at Kennedy Space Center doing supervised laboratory work with investigators.

404 SSC: FIRST Robotics - FIRST is an acronym, which means For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. We sponsor a national robotics contest immersing high school students in the exciting world of engineering.

STARDUST Microchips - STARDUST was launched on February 7, 1999 carrying microchips.Two of the microchips are inside the Sample Return Capsule, and will return back to Earth with the capsule in the year 2006. The other two chips are on the spacecraft body and will remain in space forever. We have a listing of all of the names that have been inscribed onto the microchips.You can search for your name.

Student experiments to fly aboard future NASA flights - NASA has selected students from six high schools around the country to prepare and fly their experiments on future NASA space flights. Mar 4,2004 NASA news.

404 Sub-orbital Space Experiment Module (Sub-SEM) - Developed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility to offer hands-on flight experiences that can be accomplished in a single school year. Student experiments are integrated into a NASA sounding rocket payload.

404 Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program - NASA's program for enrichment of high school students (SHARP). What it is and how to apply.

Texas Aerospace Scholars Program - Johnson Space Center's educational outreach program for Texas high school students to learn online and then apply for a one week internship at the center.

The CERES S'COOL Project - The CERES S'COOL Project invites schools around the world to make ground truth measurements for a NASA Earth-observing satellite mission.

404 The Earth Science Educator - The educational portal site of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Sciences Directorate. It contains hundreds of teaching and learning resources available from within the Earth Sciences Directorate and provides teachers and students with quick access to a set of rich and scientifically-oriented educational resources on a wide range of Earth Science research activities.
Meta Description: [ Portal and Content Management System of the Earth-Sun Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ]

The GLOBE Program - A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program. GLOBE is a cooperative effort of schools, led in the United States by a Federal interagency program supported by NASA, NSF, EPA and the U.S. State Department, in partnership with colleges and universities, state and local school systems, and non-government organizations.
Meta Description: [ An exciting, worldwide, hands-on education and science program. ]

The Inspire Project - A non-profit scientific, educational corporation whose objective is to bring the excitement of observing natural and manmade radio waves in the audio region to high school students. INSPIRE is an acronym for Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionosphere Radio Experiments. Since 1990, The INSPIRE Project has been involved in the investigation of very low frequency (VLF) radio signals in the earth's magnetosphere.

The ROVer Ranch- K-12 Experiments in Robotic Software - NASA's place to learn about robotic engineering, the development of robots and use a 3-D VRML simulation to run a robot you build. Build, test and run Remote Operating Vehicles in simulated environments.

The RXTE Learning Center - a forum for explaining the science the satellite RXTE does, as well as striving to introduce concepts of X-ray astronomy to the public and to provide teachers with data and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom. This NASA site also includes descriptions of discoveries RXTE has made. Ages: Upper High School to adult.

The Science Education Gateway - SEGway (formerly SII) is a collaborative NASA project which brings together the expertise of NASA scientists, science museums, and K-12 educators to produce NASA science-based Earth and space science curricula for classroom and public use via the World Wide Web.

The Science of Star Trek - Is Star Trek really a science show? Could people really DO the fantastic things they do on the Star Trek programs?

The Solar System Ambassador Program - A public outreach program designed to work with motivated volunteers across the nation who organize and conduct public events that communicate exciting discoveries and plans for exploration in Solar System research and technology through non-traditional forums, e.g. Rotary Clubs, libraries, museums, planetariums, star parties, and mall displays.

The Space Infrared Telescope Facility Education and Outreach - NASA's one-stop page for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to learn more about infrared astronomy, the electromagnetic spectrum, or simply enjoy various games and activities.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Cool Cosmos, NASA's website about infrared astronomy, brought to you by the Spitzer Science Center and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology. Here you'll find pictures, videos, games, educational materials, and more. A fun way to learn ... ]

The Teacher's Corner: Multidisciplinary Classroom Activities - A multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of high-energy astrophysics! The Teacher's Corner also includes information on NASA programs and opportunities.
Meta Description: [ The Teacher's Corner is a multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of high-energy astrophysics! The Teac... ]

500 Thursday's Classroom - News, research, lesson plans and educational activities from NASA.

UNIVERSE! An Educational Forum - A national center for teaching and learning about the scientific study of the structure and evolution of the universe; sponsored by NASA's Office of Space Science.

404 Wallops Education Office - Overview of educational resources and educator support provided by this center of NASA.

WebStars: Astrophysics in Cyberspace - This list of astronomical resources created by the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. It is intended as a resource for users who have a general interest in astronomical topics.

500 Welcome to COOLSpace! - You be the Scientist, earth images from space, and virtual trips are on this NASA site which strives to involve more students in the study of COOL (Communications Over Obscure Locations) Space.

Welcome to Jackson and Tull's PCs IN SPACE - Freeware interactive educational Earth and space science software.
Meta Description: [ Free interactive educational software on Earth and space science ]

Western Region Western Region Education and Outreach Broker/Facilitator Program - Supporting the involvement of the space science community in partnership with the education community to enhance K-14 science education and the public understanding of science in CO, AZ, NM, UT, WY, NV, MT, ID, WA, OR, Northern CA, and AK.

Windows to the Universe - An extensive and graphics intensive astronomical learning system. Learn all about the Earth and Space Sciences.A NASA sponsored site.

Women of NASA - Interactive project designed to encourage young women to pursue careers in math, science and technology by providing as role models outstanding women working in diverse fields at NASA

500 You Be The Scientist - This EOS Aqua Education Outreach uses emerging digital satellite technology to distribute satellite imagery data from NASA and NOAA directly into schools.