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In This Issue:
- Science of Cirque Magnifique!
- Science Demonstrations
- Spring 2010 exhibit: RISK
- Spring Break Day Camps
- Title 1 discounts
- STS-131 Shuttle Mission
- New NASA Resources for
Educators
- Eye on the sky
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NASA NEWS
STS-131
The space shuttle Discovery will deliver a multipurpose logistics module filled with science racks and supplies to the International Space Station.
Launch Target: 3/18/2010
Orbiter: Discovery
Eye on the Sky:
- February 16th - Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus: These two bright planets will come within half a degree of each other on this evening.
- February 28th - Full Moon
www.seasky.org
Sponsorship discount now available for Title 1 schools. Click here for details and to download the application.
Find everything you need to plan an "Out of this World" field trip on our website. Here, you will find a variety of helpful tools from the Field Trip Checklist to Sample Field Trip Schedules, to lunch tickets, to activities that will enhance your trip. Discover how to get the most educational value out of your field trip with our Outer Space Academy classes.
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SCIENCE OF CIRQUE MAGNIFIQUE!
March 11-12, 2010 |
Join us on a high flying adventure! Our Spring Break show is opening early just for you. Schools who come on March 11th or 12th will get a special sneak peak of Cirque Magnifique! Enjoy a mindboggling performance then explore the science behind all the acrobatic wonders that are brought to the stage by Cirque Magnifique! |
ULTIMATE SCIENCE LAB!
Join our Mad Scientist daily under the shuttle
for the science behind space travel!
FEELING THE PRESSURE!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
HOW ROCKET ENGINES WORK (LN2)
For more information about these events please visit our website
NOW OPEN!!!
 Plan your Spring Field Trips NOW!
New Exhibit
February 13 - May 9, 2010
Fasten your seatbelt! Strap on your helmet! Don't drive too fast! What if a museum exhibit could alter your students' thinking about problem-solving and managing the risks in their daily lives?
RISK! is an exhibit experience about life, decision-making, and the science, mathematics and technology that supports it.
Spring Break Day Camps
March 15th-19th, 2010
Looking for an out of this world Spring Break Camp? How about Day Camps at Space Center Houston!
Space Center Houston offers exciting educational Day Camps for children of various ages! Campers will learn in a fun and unique environment where they can explore the wonders of space through hands on activities and one-of-a kind space exhibits.
Visit our website for day camp descriptions, pricing and available times!
NASA Educator Resource Center Corner
NASA & MICROSOFT CHALLENGE
High school students: design a website that communicates your vision of the future. Cash and prizes! Registration deadline 2/24/10: http://www.bliinkcontest.com.
2010 THACHER ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CONTEST
This competition challenges high school students to demonstrate the best uses of satellites to study Earth using remote sensing, GPS, photography, or other tools. Cash awards for both students and adult mentors! http://www.strategies.org/ThacherContest.
CONNECT AND COLLABORAYE WITH NASA
Begin at this site that links you to social networks, NASA blogs, scientist chats, programs, events, and desktop tools: http://www.nasa.gov/connect.
BALLOONSAT COMPETITION
NASA challenges students (grades 9-12) to design experiments to fly 100,000 feet high on a NASA weather balloon. Learn more from our webcast January 27, 12:30 pm, and submit proposals by February 19: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/balloonsat.
KIDS IN MICRO-G
We challenge grade 5-8 students to design an experiment that could be performed both in the classroom and aboard the International Space Station. Proposals may be submitted 1/4/10-2/19/10: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/nlab/experimentchallenge.html
NASA EDUCATION ROBOTICS
Announcing a new NASA Education Robotics Web site! Are you interested in robotics? Do you want to help your students be part of a team that designs and tests robots? Check out the new NASA Education Web site that puts incredible resources and tools right at your fingertips. Come join us and discover the world of robotics at NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/education/robotics
LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE A TOP STAR!
Recognize an educator who uses Hubble images in creative ways to inspire students in formal or informal settings: http://topstars.strategies.org.
For help in finding, accessing and using NASA teaching resources, please email JSC Educator Resource Center at erc@spacecenter.org or call Elaine Lapka at 281-244-2129 (M-F 10-4). |
