“SciJinks” is a highly interactive Web site that provides middle-school students and audiences of all ages an amazing science education opportunity. Provided by NOAA and NASA, the Web site transports visitors to the wild world of weather to learn about predicting global weather patterns. SciJinks: http://scijinks.gov Click on the Educators link at the bottom of [...]
Entries from December 10th, 2009
SciJinks for Middle School Students
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Educational Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities
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The Space Place – A Great Place For Kids, Parents, and Teachers
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Educational Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Teacher Opportunities
The Space Place is an extensive, content-rich Web site for upper elementary-age kids, their teachers, parents, and anyone else who likes a simple, readable, fun presentation of a wide range of space and Earth science and technology topics. Most of the site is great for kids to explore on their own, with interactive games, hands-on [...]
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2009-2010 NASA Education Resource Showcase Series
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Educational Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webcasts
NASA’s Digital Learning Network presents a series of videoconferences to assist educators in staying current on NASA education resources and related products. During each event, product producers, authors and experts will demonstrate their materials designed to optimize awareness and understanding of science concepts. Instructional objectives, accessing the materials and primary contacts for the materials will [...]
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Digital Learning Network to Host Solar Event for High Schools – Jan. 26, 2010
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Astronomy, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Teacher Opportunities, Webcasts
How intense will the next solar cycle be? Can scientists predict when a violent solar storm will blast Earth with energetic particles? How does this peculiarly low activity of the sun in 2007-2010 counteract global warming trends? These are a few of the questions that scientists anticipate the new Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, will [...]
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Watch Live as Kids Test Their Inventions in Annual Challenge – Dec 11, 2009
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Cool Science, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Webcasts
Tune in to see middle- and high-school teams showcase their inventions — cardboard bridges capable of carrying up to 235 pounds (107 kilograms), in this year’s Invention Challenge hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The live event will air on the “NASAJPL” channel available on Ustream TV at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasajpl on Dec. 11, [...]
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