In celebration of Women’s History Month, a panel of outstanding women at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., will answer student questions about their contributions to the missions and goals of NASA. Meet Judith Watson, a senior research engineer, Julie Williams-Byrd, an electro-optics engineer, Kimberly Land, a communications, education and public outreach manager, and [...]
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Live Video Chat: In Celebration of National Women’s History Month – March 22, 2012
March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, Interactive Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities, Webcasts
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NASA – Station Spacewalk Game
March 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, Interactive Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, STEM, Student Opportunities
Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Take a virtual spacewalk today and play on the ISS in this game offered free online from NASA. Explore the International Space Station and try to perform some of the tasks assigned to astronauts working on the station. Complete missions to earn badges. It’s not as easy [...]
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New ISSLive! Application Available for iPhone, iPad and Android
March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, Interactive Materials, NASA, Science, STEM
NASA announces the release of the ISSLive! app for iPhone, iPad and Andoid. This innovative, interactive app provides a novel way to learn about the International Space Station while on the go. The ISS Live! app delivers live streaming data from the International Space Station. Users can take a virtual 3-D tour of the Mission [...]
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New NASA Kids’ Club Activity: Window to Earth
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, Educational Materials, Interactive Materials, K-12, NASA, Science, Student Opportunities
Astronauts have a spectacular view of Earth from space. Move through the pages of Window to Earth and see images taken from space of these geographical features: peninsula, glacier, lake, desert, cape, island, upheaval dome, strait, waterfall, reef and volcano. To take a peek and see how Earth looks from space, visit http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/clubhouse/Window_to_Earth.html For more [...]
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What’s New at the NASA Space Place?
January 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Educational Materials, Interactive Materials, K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Science, STEM
Science and technology permeate all our activities from driving a car to cooking to writing poetry. So when we study science and technology, why not incorporate some of those other activities? Why not use interests like art and music to think about and express our understanding of nature? The Space Place has lots of cross-disciplinary [...]
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