The Mars Science Laboratory is NASA’s new Mars mission. The spacecraft will deliver the Curiosity rover to the Red Planet on August 5-6, 2012 and you’re invited to participate! NASA’s Jet p[ropulsion Lab has put together a web page full of games, apps, viewing details, and activities for students, teachers, and the general public. Become [...]
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Follow Your Curiosity! – Free Resources For the Mars Science Lab Mission
July 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, K-12, Mars, NASA, Science, Student Opportunities, Teacher Opportunities
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Free NASA Xbox Kinect Game – Mars Rover Landing
July 16th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Cool Science, K-12, Mars, NASA, Science, Student Opportunities
NASA, in conjunction with the upcoming Mars Science Lab landing, has just released a FREE new game for XBox Kinect called Mars Rover Landing. In the new game, players will control each stage of the mission landing! How hard is it to land on Mars? Test your skills! Your mission: guide NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity [...]
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New DLN Event to Celebrate the Soyuz Launch of the Expedition 32 Crew – July 16, 2012
July 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Webcasts
Ready for Launch! Join NASA’s Digital Learning Network, or DLN, hosts Michael Hare and Damon Talley for a live interactive education event on July 16, 2012, at 2 p.m. EDT to celebrate the Soyuz launch of astronaut Suni Williams and the Expedition 32 crew. Students will learn about the upcoming mission to the International Space [...]
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Free Education Webinars from NASA’s AESP Program – July 2012
July 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Best Practice, K-12, NASA, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webinar
Free Education Webinar Series from the Aerospace Education Services Project The Aerospace Education Services Project is presenting a series of free webinars throughout July 2012. All webinars can be accessed online. Join aerospace education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources to bring NASA into your classroom. Looking at the Sun [...]
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50 years after Telstar: How Space Age spawned communication age – Cosmic Log
July 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, NASA, Science, Space Age, Sputnik
50 years after Telstar: How Space Age spawned communication age – Cosmic Log. 50 years ago, on July 10, 1962, NASA launched the very first commercial satellite – Telstar 1. The satellite relayed a trans-Atlantic TV signal on July 12, 1962, marking the beginning of the global communications network we all rely on today! While Sputnik 1 (launched by the [...]
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