This tab contains the majority of the content on the site (posts and events) about the efforts of the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) Community to share the story, the science, and the adventure of NASA’s scientific explorations of our home planet, the solar system, and the universe beyond. The content can be filtered in several ways to narrow down what you see using the filters on the left sidebar, allowing you to navigate to specific content quickly and easily!
Calling all educators! Are you looking for ideas to create new and exciting programs for your audiences? Celestial events (eclipses, meteor showers, etc.) are seen frequently from Earth while, in this age of planetary exploration, NASA spacecraft are often reaching important mission milestones. Use these celestial events and NASA mission milestones as unique opportunities to engage your audiences in solar system science and exploration! The Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, TX…
These slide sets are the pilot examples of a series of slide sets the NASA SMD E/PO Astrophysics Forum is developing to help Astro 101 instructors bring the latest NASA discoveries into their classrooms!
After considerable discussion during and following the Cosmos in the Classroom SIG on July 23, 2013, we have incorpoarted instructors' feedback on their needs.
10/15/2014:
Updated Instructor's Guide and 2 slide sets have passed NASA Product Review. They are available for…
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