NASA and Space Grant "Educational
Opportunities"
for Teachers, Students, and Home School Parents, Grades K-12
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This page last updated on April 17, 2008
Attention Teachers - Register Now - Summer 2008 Robotics Teacher-Training
(Workshops in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Pierre)
* Featured Speaker for Space Days 2008 - Dr. Jack Bacon. Additional details/schedule to be posted when available.
He Sapa Bloketu Woecun (Black Hills Community) - Summer '08 Cultural & Science Field Experience
Click here for Application
» Space Adventures! Camp (Middle School) - Week long camp for grades 6-8 - July 20-25, 2008
» Space Adventures! Camp (High School) - Week long camp for grades 9-12 - July 27 - Aug. 1, 2008
» A Walk Through Space - For grades 3-5 - August 14, 2008
» A Walk Through Space - For grades 6-8 - August 14, 2008
Kelly Lane Earth and Space Science Grant - This $5,000 grant provided by the SD Space Grant Consortium will be awarded annually to a select science or math teacher in SD to recognize and support outstanding teachers and innovative educational programs at the pre-college level. Click here for more information on 2008 Award Winner.
- Phoenix Mars Mission: May 25, 2008 scheduled Landing on Mars!
- SD Astronaut Mike Fossum's Second Mission to Space (STS-124) - Launch target: May 31, 2008
NASA Science - NASA's Science Mission Directorate has launched this new Web site that provides enhanced and engaging information about NASA's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements.
NASA Engineering Design Challenge: "Lunar Plant Growth Chamber" for the 2007-2008 school year - Elementary, middle and high school students design, build, and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers, while engaging in research-and standards-based learning experiences. Plant growth will be an important part of space exploration in the future as NASA plans for long-duration missions to the moon.
Apply to be a NASA Explorer School
Team America Rocketry Challenge - The world’s largest rocket contest. The Team America Rocketry Challenge was created in 2002 to encourage middle and high school students to study math and science and pursue careers in aerospace. To register and sign up for exciting updates, visit www.rocketcontest.org
- Send your experiment to space in a "TinySat" container! - Under this offer by UP Aerospace, student experiments can be flown into space, recovered, and provided back to young experimenters for as little as $2,000.
Teacher and School Grant Opportunities - This up-to-the-minute list of grant programs and new funding sources can help you locate those hard-to-find technology dollars.
NASA Exploring Space Challenges - a national program providing a compilation of investigations and design challenges for all grade levels in the primary and secondary schools. NASA ESC supports many of the national education standards for science, mathematics, technology and the arts.
Youth Engineering Adventure (YEA) - YEA is a week-long, on-campus program (at SDSM&T and SDSU) for high school students interested in math and science.
ACE Camp - Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Camp is for high school students who want to find out first hand about aerospace, aviation, and related careers.
SDSU-Flandreau Indian School (FIS) Success Academy (where all students are "honored" students) - An early and intensive college preparatory program for Native American high school students.
Amazing Space - This website promote the science and majestic beauty of the universe for use in the classroom. The materials developed for educators and learners of all ages are accurate, classroom-friendly, visually appealing, and carefully crafted to adhere to accepted educational standards.
Presentations such as "Mars Mania" and Images of Space from the Hubble Space Telescope to K-12 and general public audiences may be requested by contacting Tom Durkin. Limited educational programs will be granted based on staff availability.
NASA Science and Technology Scholarship Program - Anticipated to provide full tuition leading up to a 4-year degree in Science, Math, Engineering or Technology
NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) - 2005 Competition Materials Now Available! Click here for more information.
NASA's Digital Learning Network - Bring NASA into your classroom with over 60 interactive events to choose from.
EarthKAM - EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA education program which enables students, teachers and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space.
EngineeringK12 Center - This new online home seeks to identify and gather in one place the most effective engineering education resources available to the K-12 community.
December 17, 2003 was the Centennial of Flight - From the Wright Brothers to the International Space Station! For more info, click here.
Powers of 10 - View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude and enter then enter the microscopic world!
NASA "Central Operation of Resources of Educators" (CORE) - Your resources for multimedia materials for the classroom.
NASAexplores.com - on-line resource for K-12 educators that provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects.
Annual Space Settlement Contest (NASA Ames Research Center) - This annual contest invites students from around the world in 6-12th grade (11-18 years old) to develop and submit their designs for permanent space communities.
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Marsoweb - an interactive Web site developed by NASA helps scientists select suitable landing sites for future missions to Mars.
Planet Quest: "The Search for Another Earth" - Are we alone? Check out this website provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
Boundless Science for Bountiful Agriculture - A National Essay Contest for 6-8th graders. See Cultivating New Technologies: "Producing Food in Space".
SkyJinks - Provides an exciting and interactive opportunity to learn about weather.
Virtual Skies - Explore the exciting worlds of aviation technology, air traffic management, and current research in this web site designed for use in high schools and flight technology programs. Application to test Virtual Skies.
Sioux Empire Astronomy Club - The Sioux Empire Astronomy Club located in Sioux Falls, SD i
NASA "Educator Resource Center" (ERC) at Kirby Science Center, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Center for the Advancement of Mathematics and Science Education operated by Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD
» NASA "Educator Resource Center" (ERC) in Spearfish, SDNASA Education Program and Educator Resource Center (ERC) Network
Science Fair Projects for all Students! - Hundreds of ideas for every science topic, from Astronomy to Zoology!
Space Explorers - Bringing Space into the Classroom! (Note: This web-based educational program has a minimal cost associated with it, but grants are available. Click here for GRANT INFORMATION. If you are a teacher in a SD school and can't secure the required matching funds on your own, please contact Tom Durkin, SD Space Grant Consortium, to inquire about sponsorship). Marslink --- K-3 Space --- Orbital Laboratory --- Mission: Solar System
Earthworks "free" teacher workshop - a free one-week workshop in Jamestown, CO that provides an opportunity for secondary teachers to investigate Earth Systems Science at the local level through the interconnections between the geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere.
Sally Ride's "Imaginary Lines" Program - Imaginary Lines was founded by former astronaut Sally Ride - America's first woman in space - to provide support for all the girls who are, or might become, interested in science, math and technology.
New Formulas for America’s Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering
South Dakota "Science on the Move" - Two mobile science trucks will be available to schools, along with instructors, to present a variety of science lessons to students. The goal of Science on the Move is to bring Science and technology to the students as an extension of their regular classroom.
Project STARSHINE. Click here for South Dakota Schools participating in STARSHINE.
SpaceLink - An Aeronautics and Space Resource for Education Since 1988
PC's in Space - The goal of PCs in Space is to include Earth and space science in existing vocabulary, math, science, and geography curriculums.
NASA Educational Workshops - For Science, Mathematics, Technology, Geography, and Elementary Educators.
Climate and Global Change Geoscience Education Workshop for middle and high school science teachers. July 22 - Aug 2, 2002 at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.
Global Warming Kids Site - Animations of how Global Warming occurs and how it is linked to the Carbon and Water cycles. To view these animations, you will need to have Macromedia Flash Version 5 or higher. EPA Global Warming website.
Natural Hazards Data from National Geophysical Data Center
SEDS - Students for the Exploration & Development of Space - Use Search Engine as an Encyclopedia of Astronomy
NASA Challenger Center's Journey through the Universe - launches thousands of everyday people (teachers and students, moms, dads, and caregivers) on a fantastic journey through our universe.
Window on the Universe - Each year, Challenger Center's Window on the Universe launches thousands of everyday people—teachers and students, moms, dads, and caregivers—on a fantastic journey through our universe.
Windows to the Universe - Sponsored by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system on the Earth and Space sciences for the general public.
Web Weather for Kids - An internet site for kids in grades 5-8.
2002 Summer S'COOL at NASA Langley Research Center (July 17-24, 2002) - Teachers in grades 3-6 may apply.
"Missions" in Space Science - A link to NASA's Space Science Missions (past, present, in development, and under study missions).
Basics of Space Flight - An excellent mini-course on space exploration by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
"Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (SETI) Institute Homepage
Solar System Ambassador Program
Click here for info on SD's Ambassador Fernando Nino"From A Distance: An Introduction to Remote Sensing/GIS/GPS"
TerraFly - Virtually "fly" over the entire U.S. Enter your zip code or street address and find your home!
Virtual Immersion in Scientific Inquiry for Teachers (VISIT) - an Online Collaboratory for teachers of grades 9 – 12 science, mathematics, and technology subjects.
HAVE SPACESUIT, WILL TRAVEL! - A Texas Space Grant Consortium Summer Institute for Middle and High School Teachers (July 2003)
NASA's Space Science Education Resource Directory - An Internet on-ramp to top-quality educational resources produced by NASA.
Student "Signatures in Space" Program.
» 2005 SD Student Signatures in Space Program
» 2004 SD Student Signatures in Space Program
» 2003 SD Student Signatures in Space Program
» 2002 SD Student Signatures in Space Program
» 2001 SD Student Signatures in Space Program
» 2000 SD Student Signatures in Space (carried aboard Space Shuttle's 100th Mission!!)
» Photo: 1999 Crew carries SD Student Signatures in SpaceClassroom Lessons (or for Fun Learning at Home):
» Activity #1 - Shuttle/Mir Seed Germination Activity (Grades K-8)
» Activity # 3 - Hydroponic Systems (Grades 9-12)
» Activity #4 - Optimum pH of Nutrient Solutions (Grades 9-12)
» Activity #5 - How Many Pencils? (Grades K-4)
» Activity #6 - To Absorb or to Scatter? (Grades 5-8)
» Activity #7 - The Refractive Index of Water (Grades 9-12)
» Activity 8 - A Cure for “Bad” Breath? (Grades K-4)
» Activity #9 - A Circulatory System Relay (Grades 5-8)
» Activity #10 - Effects of a Closed Environment on Living Things (Grades 9-12)Other Lessons
» Lesson 4 - Measuring G-Forces
» Lesson 5 - How Much Do You Weigh on Other Planets?
» Lesson 6 - How Old are You on Other Planets?The "GLOBE" Program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) - GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. Students and teachers from over 9,500 schools in more than 90 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet.
Earth Systems Connections - A collaborative elementary curriculum project developed at Virginia Tech, University of Colorado, and South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Researchers around the world make daily discoveries showing that the Earth's physical, chemical, biological, geological and even economic and cultural systems are intimately intertwined.
Space Experiment Module (SEM) - An educational program for kids who want to discover more about space by building experiments that may ultimately fly on a Space Shuttle.
Space is Special! - Space Is Special provides special education students the opportunity to enhance their skills in science and math by using space as a motivational theme. Up to 18 special education students, grades 9 and 10, will be selected to participate in the Space Camp program in Huntsville, Alabama.
Citizen Explorer - CITIZEN EXPLORER is a small satellite mission by the Colorado Space Grant College. It is designed to provide: 1) environmental and space education for K-12 students, 2) significant experimentation for the scientific community, and 3) real-world experience for undergraduate and graduate student engineers and scientists.
Space Place - A website for children devoted to learning about space.
NASA Quest - is one of the LTP Internet sites that features interactive projects that allow students and teachers the opportunity to communicate with NASA scientists and researchers and experience the excitement of science as it is happening.
Join the NASA Spacelink EXPRESS mailing list to receive announcements of new NASA materials and opportunities for educators.
Earth from Space - Excellent Earth Photos acquired by astronauts aboard NASA Space Shuttle. Over 315,000 images!
» More "Earth Photo" Websites: 1) Earth Observatory, 2) Visible Earth, and 3) Earth Science 'Picture of the Day'
» EarthKAM - EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA education program which enables students, teachers and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space.Nighttime Satellite Image of Earth - Showing that dark skies are a vanishing natural resource in developed countries.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Books, posters, classroom aides, gifts, globes, slides, videotapes, software, etc.
Beautiful Posters of Space and Celestial Objects - available on-line through Astronomical Soc. of the PacificThe Nine Planets - A multimedia Tour of the Solar System (an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.)
NASA's Planetary Photojournal - Wonderful downloadable photos and images!
Great Images in NASA (GRIN) - A library of NASA images that can be browsed by subject and downloaded.
Moon Phases - This website contains: 2 complete photographic maps of the moon, pictures of the moon and quizzes about the phases of the moon.
Space Story - "Space Story" is the official web-site of Astronaut Story Musgrave to share his experiences as an astronaut, marine, surgeon, scientist and literary critic. Story applies a unique perspective to his favorite photographs of our Earth, the Heavens and Humanity.
SOHO (Solar & Heliospheric Observatory) - Exploring the Sun
"Solar Events" Homepage - The "Sun-Earth Connection" Education Forum.
» Downloadable Slide Presentations: Sun-Earth Connection (for K-12 grade levels)Hubble Space Telescope website
» Hubble's "New Views of the Universe"The Lessons Plans Page - Home to over 900 free lesson plans - making teaching easier!
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