Oregon Space Grant STEM Resources

NASA and the International Technology Education Association, or ITEA, present the NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber for the 2007-2008 school year. Elementary, middle and high school students design, build and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers — while engaging in research- and standards-based learning experiences. Students participate in the engineering design process and learn how to conduct a scientific experiment.
 
Choose from three ways to participate in the challenge:
1. Design, Build and Evaluate a Chamber
2. Design and Evaluate a Chamber
3. Evaluate a Chamber
 
Educators who complete the STS-118 Design Challenge with their students can request cinnamon basil seeds that have flown in space on the STS-118 space shuttle mission. Participants will receive space-flown and Earth-based control seeds. Students may use the seeds to test the designs of the lunar plant growth chambers. The seeds will be available on a limited basis.
 
Visit the link below to learn more about the challenge and to register to participate. http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge

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