NAI: Exploration Day at Penn State (PSU)

Overview
Program Element / Activity Title:
NAI: Exploration Day at Penn State (PSU)
E/PO Project Name:
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Contact Information Shown to the Public:
Bldg. 247, Rm. 207 P.O. Box 1 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
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This event is a one-day, hands-on, interactive STEM science fair hosted in collaboration with the PA Space Grant Consortium and other Penn State partners. The purpose of the event is to provide information about NASA research to a diverse and wide audience. The event includes more than 50 exhibits with more than 250 volunteers, and had more than 2000 in attendance in 2011. NASA materials, especially those related to astrobiology, are given out.

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Evaluation
National Priorities and Coordination Approaches as Articulated in CoSTEM:
  • Increase and Sustain Youth and Public Engagement in STEM