Imagine the Universe - This site, intended for ages 14 and up, is dedicated to a
discussion about our Universe... what we know about it, how it is evolving and the
kinds of objects and phenomena it contains.
(Added: 28-Jun-1999 Hits: 4464) [Spider search][grade levels: 9-12][pop]
Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics Education and Public Outreach - This conglomerate of information (compiled by scientists and non-scientists alike) is valuable for all, from elementary school age to adult. There are activities, links, projects, guides, glossaries, book lists, games, pictures and graphics, and in-depth studies, all in an easy-to-navigate format. The Current Events page is updated regularly to keep the readers aware of upcoming events at NASA, in the world community, and locally. It includes natural events, space events, and even man-made events with links and ideas for watching eclipses, launches, etc. Contact: Diana Taggart, web administrator, Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics Education and Public Outreach, Code 696.0, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA; Phone: 301-286-7424; FAX: 301-286-1468; email: taggart@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov
(Added: 24-Jun-2003 Hits: 2109) [Spider search][grade levels: all]
Making Sense of the Weather: El Nino - El Nino is caused by warm surface water flowing from the
western pacific towards South America. This phenomenon
can cause severe weather, flooding and high tides on the
west coast of North and South America. Find out how El
Nino affects you and why it's important.
(Added: 28-Jun-1999 Hits: 1637) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12]
NASA GISS Institute on Climate and Planets - The Institute on Climate and Planets is a research, science education, and minority
outreach program at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The ICP involves
pre-college and undergraduate students in current NASA climate and planetary
investigations in collaboration with teachers and faculty from their schools and colleges,
and GISS research scientists.
(Added: 23-May-1999 Hits: 710) [Spider search][grade levels: post-secondary]
NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) - NSIP is NASA's national competition for students in grades 3-12, designed to link students directly with
NASA's diverse and exciting missions of research, exploration, and discovery. Annual competitions foster
student literacy in science, mathematics, engineering, technology and geography. Teachers use NSIP to
support curricular goals, spark student interest, encourage creative thinking across disciplines, and involve
students in science process skills. Program information and entry forms are provided in the annual NSIP
Program Announcement, available in print and via the Internet prior to the new school year. Supplemental
information is provided in Educator Resource Guides available for each of the competition categories:
Design a Mission to Mars; Watching Earth Change; Earth Systems in My Neighborhood; Aeronautics
and Space Science Journalism; and Flight Opportunities.
Entries are judged at NASA Centers, students may receive judges' comments about their entry. All
qualified entrants receive NASA certificates of participation. Prizes include NASA presentations at
schools; trips to the National Symposium, Student Flight Week, and Space Camp; and student
experiments launched on a NASA Sounding Rocket or the Space Shuttle. Beginning in 2000, the Institute
for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) will award the $4,000 Thacher Scholarship to a first-place,
high-school Center Winner in the Watching Earth Change competition.
(Added: 5-Feb-2001 Hits: 914) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8|9-12]
Project SUN - Students Understanding Nature - NASA's Genesis Mission currently sponsors Project SUN as part of its outreach effort to instill
knowledge in students about the natural links between the Earth and Sun. Through Project SUN, secondary students all over the world are contributing to the long term, time
resolved, monitoring of both visible and UV radiation on the Earth's surface. Data is usually transmitted to
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) via the Internet. Participating schools purchase their own
equipment, total cost about $600, not including the cost of a computer supplied by the school to use for
the data logger. Schools agree to supply NASA JPL at least two days of data per week for a full school
year. The equipment can be used the other three days for individual research projects such as investigation
of the efficiency of different items of solar energy equipment, use of UV skin blockers, effects of
enhanced UV radiation on plants, etc. It is hoped each school will integrate Project SUN as a continuing
program, using the concept of a school research team, just as the school has established athletic teams. Contact: Gilbert Yanow, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 264-370, 4800 Oak Grove Dr.,
Pasadena, CA 91109; Phone (818) 354-8060, Fax (818) 393-1392;
Email: gilbert.yanow@jpl.nasa.gov
(Added: 5-Feb-2001 Hits: 1082) [Spider search][grade levels: 6-8|9-12]
Soil Science Education - This web site provides students with a "hands-on" introduction to soil science, and its relation to the environment, society, agriculture and ourselves.
(Added: 17-Jun-1999 Hits: 1113) [Spider search][grade levels: unspecified]
Space Place JPL's Education Page - Space Place JPL's education page is
the place where kids can do and make spacey things.
(Added: 14-Jun-1999 Hits: 2747) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8]
Starchild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers - A Learning Center for Young Astronomers is a place where little kids and
big kids can learn about the solar system, the universe and other space stuff.
(Added: 28-Jun-1999 Hits: 1200) [Spider search][grade levels: 3-5|6-8]
