The Exploring the Environment – Global Climate Change (ETE-GCC) project announces that five modules are ready for pilot testing: Global Temperatures, Ice Caps and Sea Levels, Human Health, Volcanoes, and Drought. These new modules present an updated theoretical approach to problem-based learning (PBL) that focuses on scientific inquiry, use of satellite imagery, and incorporating of [...]
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Climate Change PBL Modules Available for Classroom Pilot Testing – Middle and High School
June 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Educational Materials, Environmental Science, K-12, Lesson Plans, Science, STEM, Teacher Opportunities
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Student Flight Mission Challenge – Improving Earthquake Monitoring – NOI Deadline April 16, 2012
March 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Cool Science, K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Request For Proposals, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is gaining a better understanding of earth science processes such as earthquakes through airborne science research platforms. Using a specially modified Gulfstream-III jet, NASA engineers and scientists are using radar to collect data on how quakes change the Earth’s surface, which may eventually help scientists forecast earthquakes. NASA hopes [...]
Percentage and Volume: Space Food and Nutrition – How Much is Waste? Web Seminar – March 22, 2012
March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Educational Materials, K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webinar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and project LE&RN are hosting a 60-minute live professional development Web seminar for educators on March 22, 2012, at 8 p.m. EDT. Learn how to guide your students through three mathematical computations to determine usable and unusable portions [...]
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Free Webinar – Heat, Temperature and Energy: MESSENGER – Cooling with Sunshades – March 21, 2012
March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · K-12, Lesson Plans, NASA, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webinar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute Web seminar on March 21, 2012, at 8:15 p.m. EDT. Learn how to use the NASA MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) mission to motivate your [...]
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Newton’s Laws of Motion: Lunar Nautics Web Seminar – March 19, 2012
March 16th, 2012 · No Comments · K-12, Lesson Plans, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities, Webinar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute Web seminar on March 19, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. EDT. This Web seminar features three lessons for grades 5-8, focusing on a real-world understanding of Newton’s Laws of [...]
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