Telescopes and Instruments

Project SPECTRA!

Posted September 19th, 2008 by admin
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http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/spectra/index.htm
University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Project SPECTRA! is a science and engineering program for 6th - 12th grade students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. Project SPECTRA!  read more »

GAVRT (the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project)

Posted September 9th, 2008 by admin
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NASA, JPL, and the Lewis Center for Educational Research
http://www.lewiscenter.org/gavrt/
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/gavrt/index.html

The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project is an exciting venture that is bringing hands-on scientific discovery to America's classrooms.  read more »

Chandra & the X-Ray Universe Classroom Activities

Posted August 5th, 2008 by admin
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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/index.html

Chandra offers investigations, activities, teacher's guides and answer keys, performance tasks, and demonstrations on the topics of: the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, stellar evolution, and the EM spectr  read more »

Athena Mars Exploration Rovers site with activities

Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
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Athena Mars Exploration Rovers site at Cornell University (lead institution for science instruments)
http://athena.cornell.edu/educators/

Lesson plans and handouts for 15 fun Mars activities

Mars Student Imaging Project

Posted July 24th, 2008 by admin
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Mars Education Program
JPL and Arizona State University
http://msip.asu.edu/index.html
http://marsed.asu.edu/activities.php

This project offers students the opportunity to explore Mars on a personal, direct level.  read more »

NASA GENESIS Education MS Modules

Posted May 8th, 2008 by admin
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NASA GENESIS Search for Origins mission
http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/moduleoverview.html

Genesis education modules are written for K-12 classroom teachers and capture student interest by using the Genesis mission as a real-world link.  read more »

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