NASA Grant:  Inspiring the Next Generation of Earth Explorers

Revised: 21 February 2005

 

This web page is devoted to the teachers and district leadership who are participating in the 2004-05 NASA grant titled, Inspiring the next generation of earth explorers.

 

 

·        Documents

1.      Needs Assessment conducted with Aldine’s elementary & middle school science teachers.

2.      Final Draft of narrative submitted with proposal

3.      Excel Spreadsheet: contacts, phone numbers, activities, budget, Sky Camps.

4.      Questionnaire for Teachers

5.      Meeting Schedule for the week of 6 Sep 04 (districts and other partners)

6.      PowerPoint Presentation for districts

7.      Activities for the Sky Camp and Science, Teaching, & Learning Seminars.

 

·        Links—NASA Specific (for Grant)

1.      NASA Research Proposal (NRP): Inspiring the New Generation of Earth Explorers

2.      NASA Research Page

3.      NASA’s Earth Science Home Page

4.      Earth Science Education Plan

5.      Earth Science Enterprise Strategy

6.      NASA’s Education Enterprise Strategy

7.      ESE Missions

8.      Project GLOBE

9.      JSC Education Center

10.  How NASA Studies Natural Hazards

11.  CLOUD SAT

12.  CLOUDSAT CSU Page

13.  CLOUDSat article in BAMS

14.  ICESat

15.  TRMM

16.  TRMM Learning Module

17.  Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)

18.  NASA’s ESE Reviewed Collection

19.  Geospatial OneStep

20.  Mission Geography

21.  EarthKam

22.  American Meteorological Society

23.  Ecological Society of America

24.  Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA)

25.  NASA Earth Explorer Schools

26.  NOAA Aircraft Operations

27.  NASA Classroom of the Future

28.  SpaceLink

29.  TAMU GeoEarthKam,TeacherWorkshop, Summer04 Activities

·        Learning Strategy Links

1.      Problem-based learning (PBL)

2.      Institute for Inquiry

3.      Inquiry Paper—NSF

4.      Another paper on inquiry learning taken from the NSF web site

5.      Eisenhower Learning Center

6.      Center for Educational Resources (NASA-funded)

 

·         Other Links

1.      NASA Johnson Space Center Education Office

2.      Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation

3.      Aldine ISD

4.      Prairie View A&M University

5.      Department of Teaching, Learning, & Culture, TAMU

6.      1940 Air Terminal Museum, Hobby Airport, Houston

7.      Science Teachers Association of Texas

8.      Oregon Museum of Science & Industry