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!
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Queens College have partnered to provide teachers with a FREE 3 day STEM training on November 14th, 15th and 16th that will provide teachers and schools with GLOBE certification. If you are the first teacher from your school to be certified in GLOBE you will receive a bundle of science instruments and equipment worth $600.00, courtesy Con Edison.
Day one will be held at the offices of NASA-Goddard…
Download AttachmentsNASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum have partnered to provide educators a Free STEM workshop that will train educators to implement the BEST (Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology) curriculum into their classrooms and educational programs. Participants will receive a Free BEST lab materials kit and training from Intrepid’s STEM education programs. BEST meets many of the standards associated with the Common Core Standards, Next…
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…
Download AttachmentsThe NASA Science Mission Directorate Education and Public Outreach Forums’ Speaker’s Bureau is available for requests and for additional entries by scientists!
Astronomers, planetary scientists, heliophysicists, and Earth scientists are available to speak with audiences on a variety of topics, from black holes to the search for life, through http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/speaker/request/. (If the request is for an astronaut or a presentation about NASA’s human space exploration,…
This Earth Science Week, join thousands across the country on a special mission to explore Earth’s connected systems, contribute to citizen science, participate in educator webinars and engage with NASA Earth scientists.
NEW for the 2014 Earth Science Week…
#SkyScience
Be part of a real NASA experiment! One and all are invited to become a “Citizen Scientist” from Oct. 12-18 and contribute to NASA science while learning about clouds and how they affect our…
The Oct. 12-18 Earth Science Week is quickly approaching and we need you to help spread the word on NASA events and resources for all ages. Please share the following information on NASA Earth Science Week activities with your networks and educators!
FYI – Shareables on #SkyScience are available at the following Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/gp/121477272@N02/f24AEe
Scroll to the bottom and attached is a document with shareable messages for social media about NASA ESW…
DownloadSolar Week – Oct 27-31st – is a lively week of online activies, games and curriculum about the Sun for grades 5-9. Interact with leading solar scientists and ask your questions about the Sun-Earth connection.
Magnitude 6 at peak brightness
Magnitude 6 at peak brightness
Magnitude 6 at peak brightness.
Magnitude 5 at peak brightness
For the general public, teachers and students.
For the general public, teachers and students.
For the general public, teachers and students.
For the general public, teachers and students.
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI)’s MY NASA DATA team is seeking elementary, middle, and high school teachers to serve as Master Teachers on our new MY NASA DATA Advisory Board. The SSAI/MY NASA DATA team is interested in gathering feedback from teachers so that we can better meet the needs of the K-12 educational community. Selected teachers will use their classroom experience and expertise to help improve the MY NASA DATA project, which provides real NASA data, lesson…
This will be a spectacular event with all states in the U.S. experiencing at least a partial eclipse. The path of totality crosses a number of large cities (including Salem OR, Casper WY, Kansas City MO, St Louis MO, Nashville, TN, Columbia SC, and Charleston SC), several national parks (Craters of the Moon, Grand Teton, Great Smokey Mountains, Conagree), and numerous state parks.
Maps from http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
Review the general architecture of the Next Generation Science Standards and the specific expectations for first grade. Then learn how to use the standards to plan curriculum and instruction. During this 90-minute web seminar, you will also have an opportunity to
- deepen their understanding of how the three dimensions of NGSS (practices, core ideas, and crosscutting concepts) are designed to blend together during classroom instruction;
- dive in to one or two examples of what the…
Most of the US will see at least part of the total lunar eclipse the morning of October 8, and again many will see at least part of the partial eclipse of October 23. I've posted my lunar and solar eclipse FAQ's (along with links to tons of other eclipse images) at my eclipse page:
!http://space.rice.edu/eclipse
The lunar and solar FAQ's can also be downloaded as pdfs. Feel free to share!
This eclipse will be observed in Hawaii and Alaska on the afternoon of March 8. Western Alaska and the main Hawaiian islands will experience a partial solar eclipse. The path of totality will pass through the region of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands between the Pearl and Hermes Atoll and Lisianski Island.
Map from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mapping Earth’s Water Cycle with NASA Scientists – An Online Event for Educators
October 16, 2014, 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT
Register for the upcoming webinar: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ESW-Aquarius
Scientists from two NASA missions will address how their synergistic research helps us to understand Earth's water cycle, including extreme events such as floods.
The presenters will use an online concept map tool for exploring the water cycle. These interactive maps are loaded…
For the general public, teachers and students.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2015Apr04T.pdf
Like the Oct 8 2014 eclipse, all of the contiguous U.S. will experience the partial phases before totality. The east coast will witness the Moon setting during totality. Observers further west will see all of totality and, progressing westward the partial phases following totality. Totality for this eclipse will be of very short duration, less than five minutes.
