"Citizen Science" project

NASA Be a Martian!

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NASA and Microsoft collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars.  read more »

Moon Zoo Citizen Science Project: Crater Survey and Boulder Wars

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Help scientist do real science by helping to identify surface features on the Moon - craters and boulders. A fun way to get involved in real science using real data.

Moon Zoo Citizen Science Project

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The aim of Moon Zoo is to provide detailed crater counts for as much of the Moon's surface as possible.  read more »

GAVRT (the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project)

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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 »

A Silent Cry for Dark Skies

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Universe in the Classroom Newsletter - Winter 2008
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/74/74.html

Many of us live in a world of urban constellations, unable to see the stellar constellations a moderately dark sky would provide.  read more »

Asteroids: Exploring the Wilderness of Rocks

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National Optical Astronomy Observatory
http://www.noao.edu/education/asteroids/

The project involves students in research using visible and near infrared color photometry to characterize Near Earth Objects, newly discovered asteroids, and other interesting known asteroids.  read more »

The CERES SCOOL Project: Students Cloud Observations

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NASA Langley Science Directorate
http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/

S'COOL is a real-time, collaborative science experiment that elementary through secondary students conduct with NASA scientists.  read more »

Galaxy Zoo

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Galaxy Zoo and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
http://galaxyzoo.org/

GalaxyZoo is the project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies.  read more »

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